PFL Weekly

Women’s golf captain, Katie Murphy ’23, shot two under par in her last round this past weekend to help Middlebury set two new team records. This week, PFL interviews Murphy about her journey to Midd, interesting preseason workouts and rituals, and her current half marathon training. How much does Murphy know about setting records? Tune in to find out!

Attacker Russell Thorndike ’25 leads men’s lacrosse in points as the team climbs into the top five nationally. This week, PFL interviews Thorndike about his journey to Midd, what has driven the team’s success, and what he participates in at Middlebury outside of lacrosse. Thorndike gets put to the test with some lacrosse team trivia and Marco drops another one of his famous guarantees. This one’s a must-listen!

Women’s tennis standout, Nathalie van der Reis ’25, joins the show! Going from an injury that sidelined her last spring to being undefeated since September, Nathalie has charted a stunning comeback. How has she done it? Nathalie also describes her early tennis years and deciding on Middlebury. Is teammate Amanda Frank ’23 to thank? Finally, check out this week’s episode to hear Marco’s new variation of his stat of the week.

PFL weekly returns from spring break with a bang! Drew Petzing ‘09, the recently appointed offensive coordinator of the Arizona Cardinals, comes on the show to share his journey from Middlebury to the NFL. Tune in to hear about Drew’s favorite dining hall, the Middlebury memorabilia in his office, and his reaction to getting the job offer. 

On our last episode before spring break, women’s alpine skier Sofia Yubero ’22.5 joins the show. The conversation takes an interesting spin to bungee jumping?! Women’s tennis highlights why the NESCAC is the most dominant conference in the country and Marco knocks on wood after Blaise gives a daring statement about men’s lacrosse. Captain presents this week’s Panther All-Star, and it features a former walk-on who is now stealing headlines. Finally, you won’t want to miss the women’s lacrosse game on Thursday before heading out for spring break!

This week, PFL spotlights the men's basketball NESCAC Player of the Year, Alex Sobel '23. A first-year Panther headed to NCAAs for the pentathlon? You won’t want to miss this week’s trivia! After hitting his Marco guarantee last week, Marco drops maybe his boldest one yet in this episode. Eli sends us all the way to Alabama for his Panther of the Week and Captain gets us ready for an NCAA women's hockey game this Wednesday.

After last week's snow, it's only fitting that we kick off with some Nordic skiing trivia. Ciara Dale '24 runs us through her two championship wins at New Englands, while Marco gives us the scoop on Men's Basketball's road to the NCAA tournament. Last week's Panther All-Star, Riley Griffis '24, talks about his three Middlebury records and qualifying for nationals. To round out the episode, Eli's Panther All-Star puts the student in "student-athlete" and Captain gives us the rundown on what teams to look out for in the coming weeks.

A new season of PFL Weekly kicks off with Alexa Mustafaj's take on eclipsing 1,000 career points in a Middlebury jersey. Do we have World-class athletes at Middlebury? Absolutely. After an almost undefeated squash season, Maya Bardorf talks about preparation and the mental game of squash. Eli gives us our Panther of the Week and Captain lets us know what teams are still making a deep post-season run. Tune in to see what team has a historic win on the horizon.

The PFL team welcomes Shea Brams '26 of the Middlebury Nordic Ski team to the pod this week! As a first year, Brams has led the women's team, with multiple podium finishes at the Bates and St. Mike's Carnivals. Shea talks all about her experience as a collegiate skier and why she's proud to be a Panther. The Track and Field Team hosted the Middlebury Invitational, where Marco Motroni beat his own 60m school record, Cady Barns broke her own triple jump record, and Emily Rubio set a new pentathlon record! Men's Basketball beat #4 Keene State and #6 Williams back-to-back to improve to 15-2 overall. Women's hockey swept Bowdoin over the weekend, again buoyed by Britt Nawrocki's offensive production. Men's hockey pulled off a huge upset against #4 Norwich and went on to pick up a huge NESCAC win vs. Bowdoin. Give it a listen!

The PFL Crew is back! After a holiday break, your favorite cohosts are back in the studio to bring you all things Middlebury College Athletics. The winter sports teams have been competing at a very high level: Cady Barns '23 and Marco Motroni '25 broke the 60 meter school record for the Women's and Men's Track and Field Teams. Women's Hockey beat a tough #9 Colby team twice over the weekend after being propelled by Britt Nawrocki '26's offensive heroics. Men's basketball continues to stack wins behind their strong core of Sobel, Stevens, and Osher. Women's basketball remains very competitive in the NESCAC with a very high margin of victory. Its a great day to be a Panther!