MSUM Dragons Podcasts

What is the greatest play in Dragon Football history?

Hello everyone and welcome to the MSUM Dragons Podcast I'm your host Jon Webbie Wepking.  We've been working hard making a new TV show called THE DRAGON WAY…and you may not have seen it yet, but it's pretty interesting to hear Coach Laqua and his players and coaches discuss stories from some of their greatest games of the past decade.  Arguably the greatest play in Dragon football history…and it'd be hard to argue against it…was the hail-mary tip-pass against Concordia St. Paul back in 2013.  We had Coach Laqua, assistant coaches Wade Youngblom and Abe Roehrich who were both players at the time, as well as alumni Adam Jiskra and the man who made that catch, Cory Ambrose were are our guests this week on the show…which airs this Tuesday at 6:30pm on WDAY XTRA and on the Dragons Digital Network. 

This week's show covers the 2013 U-Mary Paddle Game…BUT having those guys together in one place…we had to re-watch the highlights from the Miracle Catch game together after the show was over…so here's some fun bonus coverage from THE DRAGON WAY.

WHY Can some DI school play sports, High School can play Sports…but DII and MSUM Can't?!  And what are we doing without games?

Hello everyone and welcome to the MSUM Dragons Podcast I'm your host Jon Webbie Wepking.  It's painful to watch others play and you can't…So we brought in AD Doug Peters to help us understand how some can play and others can't AND when you can't play…what is there to do?  Are we just sitting around with our feet up?  We'll talk about those questions right now in the MSUM Dragons Podcast!

How important are Athletic Trainers in the COVID era of sports and why do they have some of the deepest connections to student-athletes here at MSUM?

Our guest today is the always super-fabulous MSUM Head Athletic Trainer Andy Scott talking about Shutdown to workouts, how it’s going now that all sports are able to workout, and why the relationships between our athletic training staff and student-athlete here at MSUM are some of the most powerful of their experience.  He’s my chat with the one and only Andy Scott!

How do you balance an insane schedule and still perform at the highest level all while giving back and taking care of yourself?  Hello everyone and welcome to the MSUM Dragons podcast where we believe that the student athlete experience here at MSUM is more than a game…I’m your host Jon Webbie Wepking.  We’re going to talk to a Dragon today who balances being a split-season athlete, a job, volunteering, leadership group, a committed relationship, her own mental and physical health, and all while earning the highest GPA in her sport in the entire NSIC not once, but two years in a row…maybe three…I know I’m rooting for her.  Let’s learn from Dragons golfer and professional life juggler…Jill Safranski.

How do you balance the crazy schedule and high-stress job of being a college head coach while your all four of your kids are athletes as well?  Probably should’ve had Jenni on the show to give me the real deal of how it all works…but because of father’s day last weekend we have a father-daughter pair of DRAGONS for you today.  Head men’s basketball coach Chad Walthall, and his daughter Brooke Walthall who will be a sophomore on the Dragon Volleyball team.  We dive into topics like how to coach your own kids, how to still coach when you maybe don’t know much the sport, and how growing up around MSUM and now becoming a Dragon has changed the family dynamic in the Walthall household.  Please give a warm welcome to our guests today, TEAM WALTHALL.

Hello everyone and welcome to the MSUM Dragons Podcast where we believe that the student-athlete experience here at MSUM is more than a game.  I’m your host Jon Webbie Wepking…WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR PROGRAM…and what are some tips to get re-connected if you’ve been working on you and your life for a while and want to re-connect?  What does connection look like from a coach perspective and does it matter to the current athletes?  Our guests today…yes I said guests with an S…AD Doug Peters, Football Quarterback Jakup Sinani, and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Karla Nelson dive into those questions and even find some time to talk golf and marbles.  Yes, marbles.  Have listen to this week’s LIVE #FiredUp Lunchcast!

Hello everyone and welcome to the MSUM Dragons Podcast where we believe the student-athlete experience here at MSUM is more than a game.  I’m your host Jon Webbie Wepking and today we’re still rolling our #FiredUp Lunchcast…where Doug and I discussed THE hot topic…THERE ARE DRAGONS IN NEMZEK AGAIN!!!  Find out what it takes for athletes to get back to voluntary workouts and how the first few days are going.  This discussion went down during our weekly #FiredUp Lunchcast…if you don’t know what that is, please go visit MSUMDragons.com/Lunchcast…but here’s the gist…Me, Doug, guests, & your questions LIVE on Zoom and Facebook.  Join us next week…which will be THURSDAYS AT NOON.  Again, MSUMDragons.com/Lunchcast.  WE”RE BACK, Find out how and what this fall looks like with our live #FiredUp LUNCHCAST!

Hello everyone and welcome to the MSUM Dragons Podcast where we believe that the student-athlete experience here at MSUM is more than a game…Today’s episode is full of hard conversations and great questions as we held another live podcast today called our #FiredUp Lunchcast…as you’ll hear today, we dive into some pretty hot topics like COVID and dropping sports, Doug shares re-entry plans and timeline for starting fall workouts, as well as a conversation about Black Lives Matter and what we can do in Dragon Athletics to make change real for our athletes.  Plan on every Thursday at noon to join AD Doug Peters, special guests, and I for a live conversation about everything Dragons and more…Here’s our conversation this week recorded live and in it’s entirety in our first #FiredUp Lunchcast.