MSUM Dragons Podcasts

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Hello everyone and welcome to the MSUM Dragons Podcast where we believe that sports here at MSUM are more than a game. I’m your host Jon Webbie Wepking and this week’s guest is a creative mind on the floor and off…he’s had over a million views on one video this year AND a giant bat-flippin beat-down with a pillow. He makes music in his spare time with his roommates when he isn’t putting in work in the gym getting up shots and of course doing homework...After talking with him you can easily see that producer’s mind at work and he’s just as creative on the floor and never takes a play off. Today we’ll talk the power of sports in creating relationships and how those relationships have led to some memorable moments on and off the court. Here’s my interview with Gavin Baumgartner.

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. Last episode featured a great cause and personal story from Colton Cook, post-interview…I asked him if he knew anyone on Dragon Athletics who would be a great guest for our podcast and IMMEDIATELY threw out Madison PaIge of Dragon Softball. And after my conversation with her…I absolutely know why…time for you to find out. Here’s my interview with MADISON PAIGE!

Today our guest not only has an incredible story of conquering his own adversities, he is also leading a team of fellow athletes helping an important legacy carry on. Colton Cook is not only an student-athlete, he’s a leader of fellow athletes on the student-athlete advisory committee, serves others through his work with many causes, and he’s an amazing singer too. Today, he will talk to us about MSUM’s involvement with the It’s a Slam Dunk, Don’t Drive Drunk campaign this weekend AND share his story of several career ending injuries, finding joy after losing that part of his life, being a leader and advocate for others, and where his leadership roots came. He’s an amazing young man, but don’t take my word for it…here’s my interview with Colton Cook.

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Hello everyone and welcome to the MSUMDragons Podcast where we believe that College athletics here at MSUM are more than a game. I’m your host Jon Webbie Wepking…A warning before we begin, please turn your volume knob down because our always #FiredUp Athletics Director Doug Peters is back on the podcast today…just kidding, I cleaned all that up for you. Topic today is February 5th 2020…some of you know that day as FB signing day…we’ll discuss how it’s changed over the last few years, how this year went, and some of what goes into planning and defining success…Other may know that it was also National Girls and Women in Sports day. How do you balance the two big events in one day to maximize their impact? We’re gonna talk about it…back again it’s the Doug and Webbie show…right NOW!!!

Last episode featured moments that stood out during the 23 years behind the microphone for Steve d’Eustachio….the one that stood out the most was a hug from Men’s Basketball’s Jared Bledsoe…who is our guest today. Jared is now connected to MSUM in so many ways. An athletics Alum, our TV color commentator, and now Admissions Counselor at MSUM. What’s his side of that memorable moment, why did he go to and stay at MSUM, and what is it like to invite others to be students your alma mater. Let’s get started with the guy who can dunk on you and help you get admitted…a proud Dragon…Jared Bledsoe!

There are rare a folk here in Dragonland who have been around longer and seen more games than our guest today, the voice and now face of the Dragons, Steve d’Eustachio. It was Appreciate a Dragon day last week at MSUM and I chose to bring Steve in to stop and appreciate the moments he’s seen, the people he’s met, and to show him how much we appreciate his over 2 decades of Dragons coverage both at home and away. Here’s my colleague and friend…Steve “I’m not quirky, you’re quirky” D’Eustachio.

How do lessons in sports translate to real life? Why are sports a valuable lens to learn about people? Why are some of the best relationships created through sports?

Asst. AD and Adjunct Professor of Sports Communication Jon "Webbie" Wepking talks about the big lessons from a semester of podcasting and the big questions from it.

Can social media and school staff have an impact on your football career? According to Part 2 of our interview with head football coach Steve Laqua it absolutely can. "Your character follows you everywhere," see wha the means by that and how he finds recruits that are a fit for Dragons Football as we rush towards February’s Signing Day. We’ll talk about the ideal recruit for MSUM, the things being said in the living room with parents and players, recruiting don’t for potential athletes, and how the front office at the school could make or break your chances at MSUM. We’ll end with LEADERSHIP, how Laqua leads his team, his coaches, and himself.

Once upon a time, Steve Laqua considered quitting coaching football. Hear his coaching journey to MSUM and how he balances a large family and his football program, how they have intertwined throughout his life, and how he changed the story of Dragon Football from a struggling team to a bowl game and knocking on the door of the playoffs.

Karla Nelson, Doug Peters, and Megan Hintz share how the amazing and impactful gift of scholarships creates opportunities for much more than the recipients.