Episode 13: Valdo Sanchez, UW-Parkside Ranger Men's Soccer

Episode 13: Valdo Sanchez, UW-Parkside Ranger Men's Soccer

Valdo Sanchez, aside from being a redshirt sophomore for the UW-Parkside Ranger Men's Soccer team, has also gotten himself involved in entrepreneurship, from content creation to an apparel brand, Limitless Society, to trying his hand as a barber. In this episode, we talk about his time with the Rangers, from experiencing the 2019 GLIAC Championship as a redshirt, to participating in the 2021 GLIAC Championship run, to potentially having an expanded role in the 2022 campaign and thoughts on entrepreneurship and experiences.

Episode 11: Morgan Jensen, UW-Whitewater Warhawk Volleyball (Sports And Music)

Today's guest is Morgan Jensen, Libero for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk Volleyball team. After a freshman season that ended with the Warhawks as WIAC Regular Season Champions and a sophomore season that didn't happen due to COVID-19, the Warhawks had one of their best seasons in recent memory in 2021 and also saw Morgan win WIAC Defensive Player of the Year. She is also a music education major and has been involved with different choirs around the campus alongside practice and competition for volleyball.

Episode 10: Shelvin Garrett II, UW-Whitewater Warhawk Football & Track and Field

Today's guest is Shelvin Garrett II, who competes in not ONE, but TWO sports at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, as a wide receiver on the football team and as a triple jumper on the track and field team. In his first full year with Warhawks in 21-22, he saw massive team and individual success. In Fall '21, Warhawk Football returned to the NCAA Semifinals and in Spring '22, Shelvin attained All-American Honors for Triple Jump in BOTH Indoor and Outdoor Season.

Episode 8: Rachel Lewellen, UW-Whitewater Warhawk Gymnastics

Today's guest is Rachel Lewellen, a member of the UW-Whitewater Warhawk Gymnastics team from 2018-22. Her primary event was the vault. Under Coach Jennifer Regan, Warhawk Gymnastics has won 5 NCGA Championships: 2012-14 and 2017-18, making it second to football in national championships. During Rachel's time with Warhawk Gymnastics, the team qualified for the NCGA National Meet three times (including cancellation of the 2020 meet and truncated 2021 season, without a national meet) and placed 3rd in 2018-19, despite a rough regular season and using a burst in the final rotation to qualify for the meet.

Episode 7: Zay Watts, Men's Basketball-University of Minnesota-Duluth

Zay Watts is a member of the Division II University of Minnesota-Duluth Men's Basketball team, which, going into the NSIC Tournament in February 2022, is coming off its best season in three decades, going 23-4, clocking in at #13 in the NABC Rankings, and didn't lose a regular-season home contest. Zay also has his own shoe cleaning business, Bless Your Soles, which started with a can of shoe cleaner that almost went unused... Even though he may not see a lot of action on the court, Zay shows that it's important to take each opportunity as it comes and run with it as best as you can.