Next Year with Jacob Norling

On Episode 16 we're joined by Bailey and Simon Reid as we reflect on their season as Westmont's most reliable battery. Together we discuss their journeys to Westmont, Bailey's future in the sport, and how the two of them came to fall in love with baseball. 

As we head into the final episodes of the Next Year Podcast, we have our first remote guest experience as we call in with the captain, Tim Heiduk. With Tim, we discuss the ongoing COVID-19 Crisis, and the impact it has had on Westmont College, including Tim's work in the sports information office, and my senior year coming to a premature end.

(I changed podcast distributors and lost episode 1 so as I get used to my new distributor, here's a rerelease of our pilot episode, originally released on September 10, 2019.) With the captain, Tim Heiduk, we kick things off discussing his upbringing in Goleta, his path to Westmont, and his toughest trials and tribulations which have led to him becoming one of Westmont's greatest ambassadors.

On one of Next Year's most special episodes we sit down with the winningest Coach in Westmont College Baseball history as we discuss his personal journey along with the history of the program, and eventually how cultural sustainability has become a staple of the baseball community at Westmont.

On Episode 13 we sit down with Westmont Soccer Freshmen Sadie Hill and Griggs. Together we discuss their first season as Warriors, their experiences as roommates away from the field, and everyone's favorite intramural star.

Returning from hiatus with Episode 12 we sit down with Westmont Game 2 Starter Jamie Kruger as we discuss all things baseball from Jamie and his path to Westmont, to the Houston Astros cheating scandal.

We pick things up in the Spring Semester just in time for Opening Day as we sit down with Baseball captains Isaiah Leach and Taylor Garcia, the co-producers of the polarizing podcast, The Zay and Tay Show. With Zay and Tay we talk all things Zay and Tay, going over their favorite moments of their own podcast, and then later on we dive into talk about the Warriors upcoming 2020 season. 

In the fall finale of Next Year we end things how we started, as we sit down with Westmont renaissance man, Tim Heiduk. With Tim we talk about Westmont's athletic success as a whole this fall, breakdown the conclusion of his soccer career, and finally dive into the reasons why you can't help but be romantic about both sports and Westmont College.

With Coach Tony Cougoule on episode 9 we discuss his lifelong journey in baseball, detailing his experience during the past decade coaching at Westmont alongside his dear friend Coach Ruiz. We cap things off by talking about his life changing job offer that came out of blue, which has led him to accept a minor league coaching job with the Chicago Cubs. 

With Keilah Smith we talk about the Westmont Polo Team, first discussing what in the world Polo is. We then touch on Keilah's relationship with horses, her teammates, and overall what makes the passion of competition a shared language amongst all athletes.