Amanda Frank ‘23, a member of the women’s tennis team, joins the Siefer's Scoop podcast this week. A sophomore at Middlebury, Amanda talks about the restrictions the tennis team is navigating through this semester. What do practices look like?  What’s it like wearing a mask while playing tennis? Amanda also gives her outlook on the tennis team in general. What’s the team culture like? What does the team add to her college experience? Finally, we chat about her youth career and how she ended up at Middlebury.

Bonus: Amanda goes in-depth about her interview with Venus Williams this past spring. What was the 7-time grand slam winner like face-to-face? What did she say about Middlebury?

Eli Drachman ’24 joins the Siefer Scoop podcast for the fifth episode of the year. A first-year on the men’s swim and dive team, Eli chats about what it’s been like to be a first-year at Middlebury during a pandemic. How has he navigated the social landscape? What is his favorite part about the school? Eli also discusses the guidelines surrounding swim practice and his experience in the pool thus far. He also offers his outlook on the 2020-2021 season, which includes the potential of virtual meets. We wrap up the episode by talking about Eli’s beginnings with swim, his experience competing for his club team, and why he chose Middlebury.

Lizzie Kenter ‘23, a member of the women’s golf squad, joins the podcast this week. We begin with a discussion on how the pandemic has affected golf. What has changed about golf practice? What’s the outlook on the spring season? We also discuss her first year on the team in 2019. What are her thoughts on the Ralph Myhre course? What’s her favorite memory with the team?  Finally, we explore her early years with golf. How’d she first get into the sport? What did her progression look like? How’d the college recruiting process go for her?

Gianna Palli ’23, a member of the women’s basketball squad, features on the podcast this week. In this episode, we ask Gianna about how the pandemic has affected the women’s basketball season. What has the team been doing to stay in shape? What’s the best-case scenario for this semester? What might the season look like? Also, we talk about her first year in the Panther uniform, which snapped after six games due to an injury. We discuss her decision to take a gap semester and save a year of eligibility. Finally, we end the episode by exploring her athletic upbringing, her college recruitment process, and the goals she has for her next four seasons with the Panthers.

Noah Whiting ’22, a member of the men’s cross country and track & field squads, joins the podcast this week. In this episode, we ask Noah about how the pandemic has affected the cross-country season. What’s it like to wear a mask while running? Does the team have any upcoming intrasquad races? How do you keep your runs fresh and entertaining when you are quarantined to campus? Also, we chat about his first two years on the cross country and track & field squads, learning about his favorite aspects of the team and his fondest memories thus far. Finally, we cap off the episode by asking Noah about why he first began to run competitively and how he got recruited to Middlebury.

Cole Crider, a sophomore on the men's football and baseball squads, joins the podcast. In this episode, we chat about how the pandemic has affected Middlebury athletics, how Cole is keeping bonds strong with teammates, and why he ultimately decided to enroll at Middlebury this semester. We also discuss his detailed history with athletics before he attended Middlebury. 

One of the greatest running groups to go through Concord-Carlisle HS, the self-proclaimed "Super Six" joins the podcast to speak about their legendary cohort. Hear about their early days, greatest races, and craziest memories, capped off with a litany of "most likely to" questions.  

Alex Burt started nordic skiing at 2-years-old and hasn't looked back since. He's raced for top-level club teams, dominated the Dual County League, and earned regional and national recognition for his talents. He recently wrapped up a gap year in Sun Valley, where he prepared for a career with the D-1 nordic ski team at Colby College. Hear about his beginnings with nordic skiing, his many accomplishments, his college recruitment process, and the ins and outs of his PG year in Sun Valley in this episode. 

To say Elizabeth Peebles is an accomplished soccer player is an understatement. A four-time state champion (twice w/ HS and twice w/ club), two-time HS captain, and All-New Jersey North selection, Elizabeth committed to D-3 powerhouse Middlebury College to continue her passion for The Beautiful Game. Covid-19 cut her first year at Middlebury short, but her optimism remains as she hopes to win a NESCAC title and an NCAA Championship with the Panthers. Hear all about her high school career, her recruitment process, and her aspirations in this flavorful episode. 

Silas Gramaglia was a late bloomer in the swimming world. If you told him in tenth grade that he'd be swimming collegiately, he'd say you were crazy. But suddenly, he began rapidly shaving time off his personal bests, attracting attention from some of the top Division 3 colleges. Hear about his remarkable improvement curve, his biggest accomplishments, and how swimming complements his surfing and filmmaking passions. (Note: Apologies for audio quality in the first minute! It does improve though...)