The Dolphin Pod

On this week's episode the focus for co-hosts David Pizzuto and Nicholas Doran shifts to winter sports and men's basketball takes center stage.  Freshman standout recruit Messiah Mallory joined the show, talking about his personal story around basketball, and what got him to the College of Staten Island.  Mallory discusses what life has been like rehabilitating from an injury that knocked out his senior high school season, and the inactivity surrounding COVID.  Mallory also weighed in on what his personal goals are and what he has been doing to stay focused on his career and his preparation in time for whenever basketball season gets underway.

On this week's show, co-hosts David Pizzuto & Nicholas Doran first break down the biggest competitive news of the week, the recent ECC Championship on Wednesday by the Esports team.  Then, it was time to welcome in both Robert Wallace, Interim Vice-President for Economic Development and Government Relations and Jessica Collura, the Interim Chief of Staff and Deputy to the President, with discussion that covered a broad range of topics.  The duo talked about their starts in higher education and at the College of Staten Island and their thoughts on overseeing Athletics at CSI.  They spoke about the transition to online learning and work in the COVID landscape and how the Athletics program dovetails with the College's Strategic Plan.  They discussed the importance of the move to Division II, and had parting thoughts and wisdom to share with CSI student-athletes, parents, and future classes within the program.

On this week's episode of The Dolphin Pod, co-hosts David Pizzuto and Nicholas Doran review the Esports week that was that previews a Valorant Championship on the horizon.  After a break, the duo shifts gears to talk about the CSI Hall of Fame with former Dolphin and Hall of Famer Jeff Benjamin.  A member of the inaugural class, Benjamin recounts his terrific career at CSI and how the college help develop him into a community leader in the Staten Island racing community.  The group discussed his Hall of Fame acknowledgement and what it now means to him to be a part of the committee, the racing landscape on Staten Island, and the keys to being successful as a runner.

On this week's episode co-hosts David Pizzuto and Nicholas Doran begin with the discussion of Esports and the close of the respective Regular Seasons as they get set for the ECC Playoffs.  After a break the duo sit and chat with Marketing Coordinators Kelsey Carey and Michael Mauro.  The two discuss their roles as coaches and how the sports pause has effected them and their teams.  They also talk about strategizing CSI's marketing and philanthropic campaign in the wake of today's climate, ponder the importance of scholarships, and share methodologies to success going forward.

On this week's show, it was all about Esports!  First, co-hosts David Pizzuto & Nicholas Doran break down the week previous and the week ahead competitively, focusing on Esports and their clinching of an ECC playoff berth in both video games of Overwatch and Valorant.  After a commercial break, the duo sits down with Kevin Alushllari of the Esports Overwatch team and Ryan Lu of the Esports Valorant team to discuss the intricacies of their respective games, the inaugural season and the coming together of the teams, and the playoff run ahead.  The group went over things like tips on how to improve, how they define success individually vs. team play, and how they get away from it all when the gameplay becomes too much.  It's an informative episode you won't want to miss as CSI makes its first ever ECC Playoff run.

On this week's show, co-hosts David Pizzuto and Nicholas Doran focus their attention on Men's Soccer, as well as the Sports & Recreation Center facilities as they chat with Head Men's Soccer Coach and Assistant Athletic Director John Tardy.  First up, the duo reviewed the week that was and the competitive week ahead, that focused on CSI's Esports team and their run at the playoffs.  Then, Tardy joined the show to talk about the progress he has made with Men's Soccer as one of CSI's longest-tenured coached.  He talked about the move up to Division II, building the proper culture, and doing side-by-side with responsibilities as the Assistant Athletics Director for Facilities, especially in light of the reopening plans with COVID.

On this week's episode, co-hosts David Pizzuto and Nicholas Doran wrap up the week's activity and preview the week ahead, then sit and chat with CSI Assistant Athletic Director and Head Athletic Trainer Alyson Ocasio, who chatted about her career path in Athletic Training, the busy summer navigating COVID, preparing for a virtual and remote operational standard, and getting CSI back to play in the wake of the pandemic.  Ocasio speaks frankly about the work ahead, life in the Northeast, and her own personal feelings around the virus and the toll it has taken on her and the department.

On this week's show, co-hosts David Pizzuto and Nicholas Doran first discuss the week that was and the week ahead, centered around the red-hot start from the school's Esports team.  After a break, the subject turns to CSI Cross-Country and Track & Field, as the duo sat with junior Spencer Milito to discuss his career and the road ahead for the team.  Milito discussed his intense workout regimen, what the COVID pause means to him as someone living on campus, and what he is doing to prepare for a season that he hopes is on the horizon.  The scholar-athlete also looks ahead to a future post-graduation and what it has meant to him to be a part of the program thus far.

On this week's show, co-hosts David Pizzuto & Nicholas Doran wrapped up the week that was and the week ahead competitively, dominated by Esports, and then following a break spoke to CSI Women's Soccer Head Coach Jackie Bruno.  A highly-decorated former player, Bruno talked about her career and what attracted her to coaching.  She spoke about the opportunity at CSI, making the jump to NCAA Division II and the makeup of the roster and some of the goals set for the team moving forward.  The group talked about the COVID stall and what it has meant for the first-year college coach, and how the team is diligently preparing for a potential campaign this spring.

On this week's show, co-hosts David Pizzuto & Nicholas Doran wrap up the week that was, centered on Esports and their continued undefeated start to the season, After the break the duo center their attention on CSI Women's Soccer, and the great story behind junior transfer Barbara Serrano.  Coming to CSI by way of Monroe College's national championship program, Serrano is Venezuelan-born, and talked about her experiences growing up around soccer, acclimating to higher education in the United States, her handling of online learning and response to COVID, and what is on the horizon after soccer.  On next week's show the theme will stay with Women's Soccer, as Head Coach Jackie Bruno will join the show.