Sunbird Soccer is in full swing and the men’s team returns to the ESPN Studios for their first appearance of season two.  Joining host Paul Meadors is FPU head coach Cameron Shahrokhi, assistant coach Villyan Bijev, and senior captains Julian Arán Martín and Lucas Ribeiro.

As the two senior captains approach their final games leading the Sunbirds, they reflect on their time in Fresno and their journey together on the pitch as teammates and off the pitch as best friends.  After last season’s deep run in the PacWest playoffs, Coach Cam talks season expectations and the DNA of this season’s squad.

Assistant coach and former professional Villyan shares the story of beginning career with England powerhouse Liverpool FC at age 18 and the playing and coaching career that brought him back home to Fresno.

Plus, plenty of talk about the state of soccer in the Valley, drinking mate tea, a passionate GOAT debate, and five questions from the FPU students.

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Men’s and Women’s Cross Country is back in the house with host Paul Meadors, and this time he’s joined by new FPUXC head coach Landon Miller, seniors Julissa Avila and Rodney Chemalmal, and sophomores Julia Martinez and Aidan Ransom.

Fresh off the heels of a successful race at Woodward Park with both the men and women taking first place, Coach Miller shares his outlook on the season and what he hopes the team to accomplish in 2025.  Then the four student-athletes talk about both their training routines and off track endeavors and aspirations.  Plus, Rodney – from Kenya – shares his unique story from his tribe back home to discovering FPU, and what he misses most about his homeland.

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This week, host Paul Meadors is joined in the ESPN Studios by FPU’s new men’s water polo coach Jon Miller, plus senior Blake Johnson, sophomores Tristan Fox and Jake Canales, and freshman Matthew Dillsaver.

After the program’s founding coach Bryan Suhovy decided to shift his focus fulltime to leading the Sunbirds women’s team, FPU men’s water polo turned to Clovis High legend and former California Baptist University standout player and coach Jon Miller.  Coach Miller discusses returning home to the Valley after years in SoCal, what drew him to the university, and what he looks to build on as the second person ever to lead an FPU water polo program.  The four student-athletes – Blake from SoCal, Tristan from Oregon, Jake from Texas, and Matthew from Atwater – talk about their favorite parts of living on campus, extracurriculars, their outlooks on the fresh season, getting recruiting to play college water polo at FPU, pregame food routines, and tons more.

Plus, the return of the weekly Five Questions segment rounds out the show, and the guys will have you cracking up with some hilarious responses.

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We’re back!  Host Paul Meadors kicks off season two of the Sunbirds Sports Show with frequent contributor and FPU Director of Athletics, Kyle Ferguson, and FPU Vice President of Student Development, Jake Gilbertson.

It was a busy summer at on the campus of Fresno Pacific, and Kyle and Jake will walk you through it.  From significant facility upgrades to landmark donations and gifts, those behind the scenes at FPU stayed pretty busy all summer.

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We’re back!  Host Paul Meadors kicks off season two of the Sunbirds Sports Show with frequent contributor and FPU Director of Athletics, Kyle Ferguson, and FPU Vice President of Student Development, Jake Gilbertson.

It was a busy summer at on the campus of Fresno Pacific, and Kyle and Jake will walk you through it.  From significant facility upgrades to landmark donations and gifts, those behind the scenes at FPU stayed pretty busy all summer.

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It’s still summertime in Fresno, but the Sunbirds Sports Show returns for a special episode to discuss the big news from earlier in the week – FPU is joining the CCAA, the most successful Division II conference, in the fall of 2026.  Host Paul Meadors is joined by Fresno Pacific Director of Athletics Kyle Ferguson, and CCAA Commissioner Allen Hardison.

First up, Kyle joins Paul in the ESPN Studio to go into more detail on the two-year process that led to this moment, as well as the many of positive opportunities that will come from being members CCAA members – from increasing their regional footprint, decreasing their time on the road, and what it will be like to be the only private, Christian university in the new conference.

Then, CCAA Commissioner Allen Hardison joins by phone from SoCal to talk about their expansion process and what excited them about the prospect of adding the Sunbirds to the conference.  From expanding into the growing Fresno market to bolstering their central valley presence along with UC Merced and Stanislaus State, the conference envisions a bright future with Fresno Pacific now on board.   

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Host Paul Meadors is back on the FPU campus this week for the last episode of the season and is joined by grad student and FPU water polo legend Tatum Benson, men’s basketball head coach CJ Haydock, and new Sunbirds swimming and diving head coach Ray Eggert.

Tatum just finished up her graduate degree and her fifth and final season playing water polo for the Sunbirds as FPU’s all-time leading scorer and a three-time all-conference first teamer.  As her FPU career comes to a close, she tells us what’s next for her.  Then, frequent contributor to the Sunbirds Sports Show, Coach CJ, drops by to catch up with his old friend Paul to talk about everything from offseason team bonding and incoming transfers to the overall optimism and forward progress of FPU athletics.

Ray Eggert, a former Sunbird swimmer and national champion, is up next to discuss the recent news of his appointment leading the swim program, what it’s like being back on campus, and how excited he is to be leading the program that helped shaped him as a coach, teacher, and follower of Christ.  And finally, communications intern and Sunbird of the Year Pablo Zubieta puts Paul on the Five Questions hot seat… at least while time permits!

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This week, host Paul Meadors recaps Flight Night – FPU’s annual awards celebrating the year that was for the Sunbirds.  Paul co-hosted the night with Scott Bemis and relives all the wonderful moments from an unforgettable night.  He is joined in the ESPN Studios by Female Senior of the Year, Brianna Green, and Male and Female Sunbirds of the Year, Pablo Zubieta and Lydia Manu.

The three accomplished seniors all recap the evening through their eyes, describing what it felt like to be recognized in front of their teammates and peers for their accomplishments on and off their fields or courts.  As this era of their lives is nearly complete, the trio reflect on their FPU experience as well and what the last few days of being on campus will look like for them.  Plus, Paul highlights some of the major winners at last weekend’s PacWest Track & Field Championships and Brianna talks about her preparation for the upcoming NCAA national championships.

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FPU is hosting this weekend’s PacWest Track & Field Championships, so host Paul Meadors begins the show catching up with PacWest Conference Assistant Commissioner Joe Reinsch – who called in to the studio from the PacWest Golf Championships in Las Vegas – about the event and all the work that goes into planning these full-scale conference events, and also talks about the unique passion and competitiveness of Division II athletics.

Then FPU’s Director of Track & Field, Dr Ray Winter, joins Paul in the ESPN Studios to talk about the nationally ranked #7 (men’s) and #9 (women’s) Sunbirds’ chances this weekend, and how optimistic they are at attempting to knock off reigning men’s and women’s champions Azusa Pacific.  Coach Ray also spends some time praising all the hard work and dedication of many of his incredible student-athletes.

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Host Paul Meadors is back in the ESPN Studios after being on-location at FPU last week, and he's right in his element talking video games!  The big-time gamer is joined by members of FPU’s inaugural Esports team: Coach and program founder Chris Carlson, seniors Julian Bloemhof and Devin Kelly, and sophomore Juryel Vega.

Chris starts the conversation by walking Paul through the early days of the program and how the team came to be before Juryel from New York City and Valley locals Juju and Devin talk about FPU Esports’ first competitions in Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, and Overwatch 2.  The guys also talk about their favorite games and consoles growing up, the current buzz and hype of Esports locally in Fresno, and their on-campus gaming “arena”. This was a fun one!

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