MSU Women's Golf head coach Philip Nelson talks about his connection with US Open champion Wyndham Clark. Plus new assistant coach hires in both Racers basketball programs.

Murray State legend, Popeye Jones, became just the third Racer to win an NBA Championship when the Denver Nuggets won the 2023 title over the Miami Heat. The all-time leading rebounder in MSU men's basketball history and MSU Hall of Famer, Jones stops by to talk about the experience.

Long before legendary guards, Mann, Canaan, Payne and Morant came to Murray State, Lamont Sleets was a game-changer in his own right for the Racers from 1979-84. Playing for Coach Ron Greene, Sleets became MSU's first four-time All-OVC pick and the first freshman to score 500 points in a single season. Sleets, helped the Racers to three OVC regular season championships and two NIT appearances.

This week on the Racer Report, we visit with Kayla Bell and Meghan Fletcher who performed well at the NCAA Track & Field Championships. MSU legend Popeye Jones is an NBA champion with the Denver Nuggets and Jonathan Stark is added to the Racer Hoopalooza lineup.

The Racer Report highlights the 2023 class to the Murray State Hall of Fame and the excitement of Kayla Bell and Meghan Fletcher competing at the NCAA Track & Field Finals. Also an update on Popeye Jones, coaching in the NBA Finals with the Denver Nuggets and Sam Gardner continues his pro baseball career in the Milwaukee Brewers system.

Becoming a MSU Hall of Famer in 2022, Jessica Twaddle was a multi-talented student-athlete on the softball field and in the classroom from 2014-17. Now giving back to her sport as a college coach, Twaddle's legacy lives on as the top offensive threat in Racer Softball history.

Jamie Skarupsky and Natalie Slezakova were recently chosen to attend the NCAA Career in Sports Forum. From MSU soccer and tennis, they talk about this great opportunity for their careers. We also recap the Racers at The Valley Baseball Championship and MSU Track & Field sends a pair of athletes to the NCAA Finals.

Jenna Pauly is the multi-talented performer from the Racers' track & field team from McHenry, Illinois. After winning the Missouri Valley Conference Heptathlon in 2023, she sat down with Dave Winder to talk about how her first sport, gymnastics, led to a career in collegiate track & field. Pauly's career interest is teaching and she's already getting a head start on that part of her career at Murray State University.

The final championship for the Racers in their first run through the Missouri Valley Conference is the league's postseason baseball tournament at Indiana State. Coach Dan Skirka and the Racers hope to make some noise this week. We also take a look at MSU women's track & field sending four competitors to the NCAA Prelims. MSU Basketball remembers one of their all-time best, Glen Green, who passed away last week.

The Racer Report had a busy week with MSU graduation activities, while the Racers' track & field and softball teams were away competing at MVC Championships.