Conversations in the Coop

In advance of Squash Nationals, we catch up with long-time Trinity Women's Squash coach Wendy Bartlett about her path to Trinity College, how the sport's landscape has evolved through her career, and going into nationals as the #1 team in the nation.

Today we host a sibling special as we head to the hardwood to catch up with Trinity Basketball's sibling duo, Will and Lucy Dorion.  With Will as a junior on the men's side and Lucy a first-year for the women, we talk about their family ties to the NESCAC, how they both found their way to Trinity, and what it's been like to have a sibling on campus.

On today's conversation, we head to the pool to talk with senior captain of the Women's Swimming & Diving team, Rachel Papalski.  We cover everything from how she and her sister both found their way to collegiate swimming, the return of a team training trip this year for the first time since January 2020, and her role in and the importance of the Athletics DEI Committee.

In this conversation, we chat with Wrestling senior captain Anders Klass about the mental game that comes with wrestling, how the sport has shaped his life since getting involved, and his cross country road trip last summer.

In today's conversation, we chat with Men's Ice Hockey senior captain Andrew Troy about his three unique junior hockey stops, living with billet families at each one, and his post-grad plans.

Conversations in the Coop is back for 2023!  In this episode, we chat with sophomore women's squash player Lulu Palacios about her introduction to squash in her home country of Paraguay, the decision to pursue education and sport in the United States, and her experience living with a host family in Indiana to improve her English.

On this conversation, we chat with Women's Ice Hockey captain Claudia Capone about her outlook on the season, her unique summer of working overnight shifts and having double ankle surgery, and the perspective that both have given her as she embarks on her senior season and considers what's next for her after college.

On this conversation, we talk to Women's Basketball senior Frankie Silva about her work with the Athletes of Color Coalition on campus and within the NESCAC, how her return from injury last year has shaped her perspective, and how the women's basketball program has developed during her four years.  Finally, the podcast comes full circle as Frankie also confirms the consensus from last season's women's basketball episode that she would be the ultimate Survivor.

This week, we head up campus to catch up with Trinity's new Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Matt Hyde.  We talk with Matt about his longtime connection to the NESCAC prior to arriving at Trinity, from growing up in Williamstown, competing as a student-athlete at Bowdoin, and working at Tufts, and how he sees athletics and admissions working hand in hand.

On today's episode, we chat with new Head Softball coach Mackenzie Keyes about her path to coaching, her approach to offense and winning softball games, and what she's looking forward to as she gets underway in her new role.