One and One Podcast

Abby Hatch played volleyball at the University of Michigan from 2013-2016, and then joined the Michigan basketball team for the 2017 season.  she talks about growing up in Grand Haven, Michigan, as the oldest child, always being the tallest when she was younger, and playing tennis, basketball, and volleyball growing up.  Abby then describes her amazing career at Grand Haven High school in both basketball (where she won back-to-back state championships and came in 3rd place in Miss Basketball voting) and volleyball (where her team was successful and she came in 2nd in Miss Volleyball voting).  She talks about the recruiting process, choosing the University of Michigan, her amazing 4 year career there playing in the best college volleyball conference and making it all the way to the Sweet Sixteen as a senior, and her time on the basketball team, despite never getting to play due to injury.  Abby then goes into detail about meeting her husband, Austin Hatch, and his inspirational story of surviving 2 plane crashes.  She tells the story of how they met, their strong connection, walking with Austin on his Senior Day, the proposal story, and their beautiful wedding.

Maddie McCallie played basketball at Miami Ohio and Elon from 2013-2017 and is the daughter of Duke Women's Basketball Coach, Joanne P. McCallie.  Maddie talks about what it's like having a mom as a Division I coach, growing up around the sport,  and  moving from Michigan to North Carolina in middle school.  She also discusses her great career in both basketball and volleyball at Riverside High School in Durham, why she wanted to go down her own path and not play for her mom, and committing to Miami Ohio before eventually transferring to Elon.  She then goes on to talk about her excellent career at Elon, having a huge game during an upset win at NC State, going 27-7 as a senior, the experience of playing against her mom's Duke team at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and what it was like to be in the same bracket as her mom during the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

Dario Pizzano is a professional baseball player who has played in the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets Minor League Systems.  He discusses the special bond he and his late grandfather had through baseball, playing in the Little League World Series in 2003 for Saugus, Massachusetts, the incredible Semi-Final game against Richmond, Texas, making it all the way to the US Championship game, going to the ESPYs in 2004, and the bond he still shares with his Little League teammates.  Dario also talks about his career at Malden Catholic, the college recruiting process that led him to Columbia, his incredible career in the Ivy League, and being drafted in the 2012 MLB draft.  He describes his 7 years in the Mariners system and his time in the New York Mets system.  Dario also talks about his involvement in the non-profit Mission Stadiums 4 Multiple Sclerosis that raises money to help advance research and find a cure for MS, and his recent engagement to his college sweetheart. 

JD Pakledinaz is a golfer from Farwell Michigan, who was born with Spina Bifida.  JD discusses how he got into golf from growing up on a golf course, playing 4 years on the Farwell High School team, and how he is able to golf so well despite the challenges he faces.  He also talks about his love for other sports, especially Central Michigan University teams, and how he is not only active in golf, but also hunting and skiing.  JD tells the stories of how attending a Little League Regional Tournament at a very young age led to a lifelong friendship with Brody Grothus, meeting professional golfer Lexi Thompson, and a recent trip his family took to Australia.  Another subject discussed is the JD Open, an annual golf tournament held in JD's name to raise money for two charities: Camp Spifida and Challenge Mountain.

Caroline Coyer played Point Guard for the Villanova Women's Basketball Team from 2012-2016, where she had one of the best assist to turnover ratios in the country, was a 2-time Big Five Player of the Year, and a 2-time Big East First Team member.  Caroline talks about growing up in Oak Hill, Virginia, her incredible career at Oakton High School winning multiple championships and multiple Player of The Year Honors, how her high school coach prepared her for Villanova's system, and her and twin sister Katherine deciding that they wanted to play college basketball at the same school.  She also talks about the recruiting process, why they picked Villanova, her bond with teammates, her incredible career that led to an opportunity to play for Team USA at the 2015 Pan American Games, and a knee injury that cut her senior year short.  Carolina offers some perspective on the injury, how it led to where she's at today, and why her comeback didn't involve basketball. She also offers some thoughts on historic Villanova Coach Harry Perretta's upcoming retirement after his 42nd season.

Colleen Creamer is a two time Philadelphia Marathon runner in 2017 & 2019.  She discusses how she got into running, her Track and Cross Country career in high school, getting back into running after college when she moved to Philadelphia, joining a running club, and why she decided to run a marathon.  She also discusses the training process for running 26.2 miles, what goes on on Marathon Day, her favorite parts of the Philadelphia Marathon, why she decided to run it a second time, and future marathons she'd like to run.

Tahirah Guice (maiden name Tahirah Williams) played for the University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Team from 2005-2009, where she was a member of 3 Big East Championship teams and a member of the 2009 undefeated National Championship team.  Tahirah talks about growing up in a large athletic family in Montclair, NJ, choosing to attend the private high school Immaculate Heart Academy, her very successful career there, and the events which led to her team being disqualified from the state tournament in 2005.  Tahirah also talks about her recruitment, originally wanting to attend Maryland, and how she ended up choosing UConn.  She discusses transitioning from a star in high school to a role player in college, accepting her role, what it is like to play for Geno Auriemma, going undefeated and winning the national title her senior season, and what she's been up to since graduating from UConn.

Max Korten was a two sport athlete at Moravian College, running Track and Cross Country from 2013-2016.  Max discusses being diagnosed as Autistic at a young age, defying doctors who once said he would never be able to talk, going through years of occupational and speech therapy, blossoming in high school by participating in sports and other extracurricular activities, and when he realized he was a gay man.  He also talks about choosing Moravian, deciding to hide both his autism and sexuality when he went to college and how it affected him and his running times, and when he came out as his true self, his life (and running times) got so much better.  

Carlie Needles Miller played basketball at the University of Florida from 2012-2016.  Carlie talks about growing up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, the talent in that area, attending ThunderRidge High School which has a rich girl's basketball tradition, and playing club basketball for the Colorado Hoopsters and Cal Storm.  She explains why she chose to play at Florida, what it was like being so far from home, tearing her ACL her freshman year, and her relationship with then head coach Amanda Butler.  She talks about some of the highlights of her playing career which include playing in the NCAA Tournament, playing in a Thanksgiving tournament in her home state, winning a game at Tennessee without her head coach, and hitting a program record 9 three pointers in a game.  She also talks about meeting her husband Karl while at Florida and her current life in Chicago, Illinois.  

Amber Henson played basketball at Duke from 2012-2016, had 6 knee surgeries, and missed 2 years before finally being able to play as a Junior.  Amber talks about growing up in a household that rooted for rival North Carolina, her brother, John Henson, playing basketball at UNC,  moving from Texas to Florida during her high school years, and what it was about Duke that led her to commit there.  She then goes on to discuss coming to Duke with knee issues, dealing with all of those surgeries, but then defying the odds after doctors told her the knee issues were career-ending, and getting back on the court.  Amber has a unique perspective of the Duke vs. UNC rivalry that is discussed as well.