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A weekly podcast by Navy Sports fans...for Navy Sports fans. Hosted John Schofield, Ward Carroll and featuring Bill Wagner from Annapolis Capital. Send Feedback via DM on Twitter @wesingsecond
is the great class of 1972. Jeff Beard and John Dillon join the pod to talk about class giving and their thoughts on what makes USNA special today. That and more on Sing Second. Beat Army. Always.
In this episode, John Schofield, Jimmy DeButts, and Emily Lucht discuss the July/August issue of Shipmate Magazine, featuring the iconic Herndon Climb on the cover. They catch up on I-Day for the Class of 2030, recap the successful Entrepreneur Summit that welcomed more than 200 attendees to the Fluegel Alumni Center, and follow Flat Bill on his latest adventure to the Brickyard in Indianapolis—so keep those photos coming!The center piece of the conversation, a remarkable interview with Charlie Duke '57, USAF (Ret.), the last living Naval Academy alumnus to walk on the moon, as he shares memories from his historic journey into space. Plus, we are adding to the Sing Second Fleet of podcasts, Voices from Orbit, launching in August and dedicated to sharing out-of-this-world stories from Naval Academy astronaut alumni.And that's not all. The team also takes listeners inside The 19th Hole, the new restaurant and gathering space at the USNA Golf Course, made possible through alumni philanthropy and led by CDR Jim Kelly '77. It's a new place for alumni and friends to connect, relax, and enjoy the camaraderie that makes the Naval Academy community so special.All this and more on Sing Second Shipmate. Thank you for reading—and listening to—Shipmate.
That’s a wrap, party people. Like Bill Murray in Ghostbusters…We came…we saw…we kicked it’s butt!! What a season. We journeyed into June for the first time in our Pod career. We stopped talking about the Orioles…because they’re an abomination…and we built a legion of loyal followers getting their updates and interviews here on Sing Second. 20,000 of you can’t be wrong. We end Strong Like Bull with a discussion about the new Plebe Class and the triple digit temps that await the young plebes in their first week on station. Chris and John also preview next season, which comes your way in early August with interviews from the newly-opened 19th hole at the golf course, conversations with our new Distinguished Graduates and a continued focus on our alums in the C-Suite with our Entrepreneur series. And our interview this week is with Dave Cuthbert ‘97. Dave joined us from the mountains of Colorado to chat about his amazing company - Top Cups. He chats with us about his time in EOD and his transition to the civilian community. And - as always - we chat leadership. See you on August 11th on Season 7 of Sing Second. We…are….OUT. Beat Army. Always.
F to engage Mids and their parents now and in the future. That and more on the best Alumni Pod there is. Beat Army. Always.
Foundation, and we welcome the Class of 2030 to Annapolis with gusto. Chris and John talk a little about I Day and some podcast fun we have planned for the big day. We talk about the new Commandant, too. Capt. Clint Cornell ‘01 took the helm as the Dant June 22nd in a ceremony in Dahlgren Hall. We wrap up a successful week at Fluegel with the Entrepreneur’s Summit and we chat about the ceremony to present the Ripley family the Medal of Honor last week at the White House. Our feature interview brings us a conversation with three alums. Chance, Spencer and Bonnie work at Academy Securities. They talk about the company, their mission and their experiences as alums. That and more on the best Alumni Pod there is. Beat Army. Always.
Foundation. AJ is the Associate Vice President for Development. She talks about her amazing team...the national and global reach of the development team and the impact of philanthropy at USNA. Get to better Know one of our amazing teammates. And we chat with Valhalla Sailing's Mike Wood and Michael Kuiper '06. They discuss the organization's critical mission of the organization to help vets...period. They deliver the camaraderie and sense of belonging that many veterans struggle to find after transitioning to civilian life. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always
June is here…and the pod keeps on keepin on. We jump into the summer season with a little discussion about the progress on the yard with McDonough Hall and the other major NAAA announcements about the Navy/Marine Corps Stadium south end zone renovation project and the new Naval Academy Athletic Foundation Pavilion. Chris and John discuss. We chat about the travel program and some of the happenings on the calendar in June. And our Alumni interview this week is with Clint Carroll ‘89. Clint is a proud member of the Class of 1989. Served as a SWO. Came back to USNA to serve as the DepDant as a Captain. And now he’s in the Pentagon…retired…working as a civilian for the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, ADM Jim Kilby ‘86. Clint and John talk Black Shoe Navy…what makes the Academy so special…and a little about Warren Zevon. Clint is a worldly guy with amazing perspective. We loved this interview. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always
Commissioning Week came and went. The Blues did their thing. The graduation speakers were spot on. And the Class of 2026 joined the Fleet and Marine Corps. John and Chris recap the Ac Year and preview the summer ahead. Our featured interview this week involves a little conversation with two alums about Quantum Computing. Gib Armstrong ‘91 and Capt Peter Brereton ‘01 join John Schofield for a conversation about their thoughts on Quantum Computing and how they are advancing Quantum Computing forward from industry - Gib - and from the classroom - Peter, a Professor at USNA’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. What will happen when Quantum meets AI? Are the Mids postured and educated in this environment to meet the challenges of Quantum and speed of information? A fascinating discussion. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always
Commissioning Week marches on…and the threat of rain is real. There is a forecast for rain for graduation, but the Sing Second team has your graduation day content in case you’re riding out the graduation in the rain. John and Chris talk about the graduation speaker - spoiler alert…there is no set schedule of speakers, so it wasn’t an oddity that POTUS didn’t speak. We shout out Maren Louridas ‘26 as the recipient of the annual Naval Academy Alumni Association Award, and we send an appreciation to the Class of 1976 as they see off the 2026ers as their Link in the Chain mentors. And our interviews this week are three mini-panels with our Thriving As Leaders Awardees. Hear from Bob Kuberski ‘93, Adrienne Griffen ‘87, Kevin White ‘92, Jake Harriman ‘98, Tom Schram ‘69, Kerwin Miller ‘75, John Schmorhun ‘77, Stefanie Goebel ‘80 and Lou Giannotti ‘69. These three panels drop the knowledge on leadership, resilience, giving back and continuing to serve. These panels are special. We also chat with Angela Domingos '00 this week about how to nominate amazing alums for these awards going forward. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always
Commissioning Week is here, and John and Chris are pumped for the Class of 2026. The class of 2029 had a good week last week...Sea Trials...scaling Herndon in 2:17...Plebes no more!! Shout out to Jason Hedberg '94 and Mikie Sherrill '94, whose son Lincoln '29 was the capper. We also chat about a very special season for Navy Women's Lax, whose season ended in the elite 8 with a heartbreaking loss to Maryland. And we give the rundown on the activities that await during Commissioning Week. Our alumni interview this week features Bob Ravener '81, recently honored at our Joint Board meetings last month as one Of our Thriving as Leaders awardees in the Alumni Outstanding Achievement – Professional (AOA-P) category. Ravener’s visionary approach to veteran hiring has led to the employment of over 150,000 veterans across major companies like Home Depot, Starbucks, and Dollar General—each earning the Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Freedom Award under his leadership. We also chat with Angela Domingos '00 this week about how to nominate amazing alums for these awards going forward. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always
F. And it's now GREAT CLASS CHALLENGE week!! Get out there and give. Which class will run this ship? Let's see. And finally, we offer some appreciation for the Naval Academy community and our fellow podcaster and soon-to-be college alum Colin Schofield. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always
Two pods in one week?!? Yesssssir. Chris and John run back another pod to celebrate the arrival of May. They discuss the recent Council of Class Presidents meeting and preview the weekend ahead…which features Navy Rugby playing for the National Title! And our interview this week features another prime example of our alums making it happen from the Fleet to the C Suite - Prudential Chairman and CEO Andy Sullivan. Andy talks about his origins in Delaware, his perspectives on leadership and his vision for Prudential. A great convo on a wide range of topics. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always
F and around the yard. Two alums were drafted this weekend in the NFL draft. We talk about the storybook night for Landon Robinson and Eli Heidenreich Saturday…and a pretty special moment for Margo Darragh ‘16, too. WWe also chat about the last Roadshow of the Winter/Spring season and the upcoming Great Class Challenge. And our Alumni interview this week is with Capt. Erik Kenny ‘02. Erik is the CO of USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), the ship that just recovered the Artemis and her crew a couple weeks ago. Erik joins the pod to talk about it all and the leadership required to command a crew through such a high-vis evolution. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
A full plate this week as we dive deep into the NFL draft this weekend with a guy who’s likely going to hear his name called Saturday…Landon Robinson. The Football Team Co-Captain talks about the Prospect of being drafted and his favorite memories from his four years on the Severn. One of those memories was a post-game visit on the field in Baltimore with Kenneth Jary, an 83-year-old U.S. Navy veteran and TikTok sensation from Minnesota known for spreading joy and patriotism. We talk to Patriotic Kenny about Landon and his own health journey now. We also chat with Murphy Smith ‘25, who just finished the Boston Marathon at 2:08:58…the fastest marathon time of any USNA alum…EVER. And we also chat with new St. John’s President J. Walter Sterling about the Croquet match…a match USNA just won again this weekend. Chris and John also chat about this past weekend’s 50 Years of Women Celebration at the Fluegel Alumni Center and many more topics on a supersized version of the Sing Second Pod. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
SP) to the Naval Academy Athletic Foundation. The Admiral and Becky open up about the conversations behind changing the name and take the time to talk in plain terms about the organization’s mission and real impact to the physical mission at USNA. The Athletic Foundation is all about leader development. Don’t miss this amazing conversation about that and many other hot topics around the physical mission. Chris and John also preview next week’s 50 Years of Women gala and the other happenings on the yard as the ac year starts wrapping up. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
Foundation, held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for the new Navy Lacrosse Center, a 35,000-square-foot state-of-the-art training facility for Navy's men's and women's lacrosse programs. We are joined by AD Michael Kelly to discuss the new facility and the positive momentum behind it and all of Navy Athletics right now. As Michael said at the groundbreaking, “We are investing. We're building. We're demonstrating through action our belief in the physical mission and not only what it'll do on our fields and courts here for Navy athletics, but what it'll do for our country, because at Navy, we truly believe that we represent what college sports is at its very best. Navy athletics is college sports at its best now and forever.” We also chat with Jeff Johnson ‘79 and Jon Brianas ‘00, who attended the ceremony and very generously donated to the building’s fundraising. And Chris and John discuss the significance behind this week’s Bonds of Gold ceremony and recap a great weekend for USNA sports. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
F teammate, John Taylor, who just retired after 54 years here. 54!!! We have a great conversation with our very own Tony Spinler ‘91 about Alumni Support Services. And our alumnae feature for the last pod of Women’s History Month is with LCDR Emma Manzi ‘12. Emma is a SWO, a small business owner and a soon-to-be-mom. How does she balance it all? She joins the pod to give the scoop on that and her business - Grace and Yarmouth. Check out the “SWO Mama” and her stuff at https://www.graceandyarmouth.com/ . That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
March is winding down, but the Sing Second Pod team couldn’t be happier, because that means it’s officially Orioles season! Chris and John talk about the great sporting events - like Army/Navy - that become great settings for connection and memories. Orioles Opening Day is that for the pod hosts. What is it for the alumni? Reunions? Croquet? Army/Navy? Blue Angels? The hosts also discuss the recent Presidential order protecting the Army-Navy game, and we talk about the invaluable heroes of the Naval Academy - Sponsor families. Our featured interview this week is Susan Yoshihara ‘86. As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month and prep for April’s 50 Years of Women gala at the Fluegel Alumni Center, Susan brings home the goods about her amazing experience in and out of uniform. Susan is founder and president of the American Council on Women Peace and Security (ACWPS), a non-partisan nonprofit organization advancing women’s leadership in international peace and security, and she served for 20 years as an active-duty U.S. Navy helicopter pilot in the Western Pacific. We have a great convo. Don’t miss it. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
F program. And our feature interview this week is with one of John’s old bosses, Jim Shannon ‘81. The Admiral helps us continue to mark Women’s History Month by offering his perspectives from his time as a Mid when the first classes of women arrived…his leadership perspectives from a great career in the Fleet and his “Pee Wee Reese” moment when it came time to really support his female Shipmates. It’s always good to chat with an Irishman on St. Patty’s, and Jim is indeed one of those. Slainte!! That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
March is a cruel month, Pod Fans! We bring you the newest pod just a day removed from Boston University’s last second game-winner, a shot that ended Navy’s magical Patriot League run and took them out of the NCAA tournament. Chris and John break down the heartbreaker. We also chat about the amazing news about Col. John Ripley ‘62 being awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions in Vietnam. Was also have a football schedule and a date for the Distinguished Graduate ceremony. We break it down. And our feature interview this week is with Mary Brigden ‘81. Mary was an All American sailor, an Olympic hopeful and still sails the mean waters of Coronado. She talks about her experience in one of the first classes of women at USNA and chats about the amazing fundraising women alums and the USNA Women SIG are organizing to support the April Gala and the Naval Academy. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
Welcome to March, Pod Fans! The way our basketball teams are playing, this March looks to be a pretty fun time on campus. Both teams will host the Patriot League Tournament on the Yard this year, starting with the men this week and women next week. Let’s go Dancing! Our Alumni Feature is a good one! Kristi Bickel just wrote a children’s book - Rosie’s Day on a Warship. That’s good SWO reading right there. We talk to Krisiti about her journey to becoming an author. And we chat with her about the upcoming Celebration of 50 Years of Women at USNA. Krisit is in charge of the Comms for the event. She gives us an update. And we chat with John O’Leary about this weekend’s Hooley at the FAC. Another great opportunity this weekend to connect with the city of Annapolis and the supportive citizens of our town. John talks about the event and why he loves the Fluegel Alumni Center. And finally…we have to acknowledge the events taking place in the Middle East and the military operations taking place in Iran. Chris and John discuss the impact on the current Mids, alumni…and they chat about a pretty impactful correspondence the Supe sent the Brigade as the operations unfolded. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
Marine Corps the Class of 2026 is about to join. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
February keeps marching on. The snow and ice are melting…a little…and Lacrosse is back! The pod marches on this week with a great live pod from the Fluegel Alumni Center, where on Feb 13 we welcomed dozens of Navy Women’s Lacrosse friends, family and alums to help the ladies kickoff their home season. Bill Wagner joined John Schofield, head coach Cindy Timchal and Women’s Lax Alum Cynthia Lisa ‘00. We chat about the coming season and how the Fluegel Alumni Center has become a great home base to connect with our athletes, alums and parents. We also chat about the Commissioning 101 event that took place at the FAC Saturday…another great investment in our Naval Academy and the parents as we deliver the gouge about Commissioning Week to hundreds of parents from the Class of 2026. In addition to the briefings, we had more than a dozen vendors in the building for an Expo. One of those vendors is Made Plus. Want to hear more about the amazing N* shoe? Listen to the interview and check out Made Plus. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
has coached through the years. DeMarcus Beasley, Landon Donovan...and David Beckham! Don't worry, there wasn't enough time in the interview for some extensive Manchester United talk, but we have a great conversation about how and why the legendary coach chose to come to Annapolis. Let's just say that having a chance to develop the future leaders of America was too good to pass up. Coming back for the Men's Soccer Reunion weekend April 10-11? You should. Coach Hack and program need your support. Enjoy the Pod. Go Navy! Beat Army!
Men) and Gymnastics. We chat about the new Atlas Restaurant opening in the old Stevens Hardware building - Admiral's Cup. ANd we have an AMAZING interview with Cam Kinley '21. Circle this interview, people. Bookmark it and send it to your friends. Cam Kinley has it figured out. He talks about his playing days a little, being Class President during the 2021 COVID ROM year, putting on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniform and why he serves now on the Board of Trustees. Cam talks about leadership, giving back and whether politics might be in his future.That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
the Business. Karla talks about leadership and introduces a leadership operating system for founders and executives who want to scale without sacrificing their health, relationships, or sanity. A great conversation about making that transition out of uniform and making a difference on your own path. Learn more about Karla and her company at https://foundersforge.pro/ and check out her book here. That and more on the best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army. Always.
and other great vignettes. We have a great conversation with Michael Kelly and we hear from a CH-53E pilot. That and more as we bring you a preview of a great issue of Shipmate!
F. Our feature interview this week is with Jim Petersen '76. Jim has stories!! And he's a published author. Jim's books connect directly to themes important to today’s midshipmen and alumni: decision-making under uncertainty, leading with integrity, navigating misinformation, personal growth, and building teams that thrive under pressure. These insights draw from his Naval Academy experience, his career as a Navy Captain (Ret.), and his current work as CEO of Diversified Professional Coaching. And we finish off our interview series with our candidates in the Eastern and Central regions. Caleb Cronic ‘11 and Scott Herbener '87 introduce themselves to the alumni and talk about why they are running to Be trustees. That and more on America’s best Alumni Association Podcast. Beat Army.
CEO Jeff Webb ‘95 in hearing from USNA Women SIG leadership and Historic Annapolis museum curators about the important bond between the Naval Academy and the city of Annapolis over 50 years since women arrived for I-Day. Sing Second’s John Schofield interviewed Linda Postenrieder ‘82, Allison Webster Giddings ‘84 and Historic Annapolis’ Elizabeth Cox about the exhibit and the ceremony.
F supporter Paul LaRochelle. We also chat about the official end to the College Football season (Congrats, Indiana) and how Navy will remain relevant in this landscape as a football program and as an institution. Our alumni interview is a special conversation about entrepreneurship. Rob Johnston ‘08 has a simple LinkedIn profile title - “Technology Entrepreneur.” But he’s so much more than that. We discuss his origins at USNA, his time in the Marine Corps and how he made it big in the Cyber space. And we continue our interview series with our candidates in the Eastern and Central regions. Jen Tyll ‘01 is running in the Eastern region. Jeff Griffen ‘04 is running in the Central. Get to know them on the pod. That and more on America’s best Alumni Association Podcast. Beat Army.
F and more. Connect, Communicate, Support and Anchor? That’s what we do. Tony Spinler ‘91 is big in the SUPPORT game. The new Director of Alumni Support Services joins the boys in studio to talk about his job and what he has in store to help our alums in uniform, out of uniform and in between. And we chat with Terry Moran ‘87 of Vet Boats. Terry takes us on his journey from Annapolis to the Fleet…and now giving back to Veterans through the therapeutic experience of being on the water. And we continue to feature short interviews with alums running for Trustee positions with the Alumni Association in the East and Central regions. We chat with Clay Davis ‘94, running in the Central Region. That and more on America’s best Alumni Association Podcast. Beat Army.
We're back!! We hope you had the happiest of holiday seasons. But the holidays are over. Navy won another bowl game. Ho hum. January is here. The Pod team has re-formed and is ready to embrace the dark ages. Ease back into the second half of the pod season by enjoying a great conversation about entrepreneurship with Rob Ackerman '07. Rob is crushing it in the tech private sector and is now running Data Tribe. Data Tribe is a unique startup foundry that takes startup teams focused on Cyber Security and Data Science technologies out of Government Agencies, Defense, Technology Centers and Research Labs to co-build fast growing commercial technology companies solving complex business and Global enterprise problems. It's a great convo! And we preview some other pod specialties coming this year. And our January podcasts will feature short interviews with alums running for Trustee positions with the Alumni Association in the East and Central regions. We chat with Devin Winklosky '93 (East) and Darryl Smith '88 (Central). Voting opens for the elections 17 Feb. That and more on America’s best Alumni Association Podcast. Beat Army.
Happy Holidays, teammates. The holidays are always brighter with a win vs Army in our pocket. The boys chat about the big game, the awesome alumni presence and what we're looking forward to for the Cincy Bowl Game. Hint - It's a live pod and watch party at Dry 85 in Annapolis. We also talk about a major $15 million gift from Ernst '55 and Sara Volgenau, and chat with Natalie Brianas from the Foundation about that gift and the importance of alumni philanthropy. She also riffs on some unique family connections she has. And we chat with the amazing team at Synchrony...a company that has some great opportunities for alums, advice for transitioning out of the service and more. And we have a quick convo with an alum at Synchrony, Gabriel Ives 04 from the class of 2004. This is the last pod until January 6th, so happy holidays and safe travels! That and more on America’s best Alumni Association Podcast. Beat Army.
We rang in the Army-Navy game with a special podcast from Checkerspot. We chat with alums, USNA staff and bring in Jeff Webb ‘95 at the end for some final thoughts on a great rivalry, a great game and an amazing tailgate for our alums. Colin Schofield does a little guest hosting in place of Bill Wagner. We made some predictions. Some came through (the under). Some didn’t (Navy covering). But all that matters is that we had great conversations. A great game was played. And Navy Sang Second. Enjoy.
Today's show features interviews, game and season analysis and commentary from the team. Go Navy, Beat Army!
Phew…we made it. That was a long week. Chris and John close out 5 Days of Army Pods with our final predictions and observations about the events happening around the big game. We talk a little bit about the O’s first baseman of the future…but only a little bit…and close out the week with an appreciation of the greatest rivalry in sports. Our featured interviews are big ones. The first female veteran to ever be elected Governor of a U.S. State? Come right up! Mikie Sherrill joins the boys to talk about her 1-3 record vs Army, the origins of her USNA journey and her philanthropic drive as an alumna. And Tim Sheehy went from SEALs to Senator. That’s No small feat. Tim talks about the great class of ‘08, what part of Montana is the most beautiful and his drive to continue his service to the nation in DC. That and more on America’s best Alumni Association Podcast. Beat Army.
A with head football coach Brian Newberry, and our feature interview this week is with Mike Canders ‘77 (the pilot), Corky Gardner ‘77 (the BATT-O) and ADM Gary Roughead ‘73 (the Dant), who in 1998 pulled off a pretty daring stunt that got Army Week really revved up. We chat with them about a great prank. We also chat about the days ahead and an amazing gesture by Landon Robinson in the patch he chose for his Army-Navy uniform. Hope you’re up for a great listen. That and more on the very best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army...always.
Army Week. Day Three. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, people. We jump into Hump Day with Big News. We have four new Distinguished Grads. Congratulations to ADM Patrick Walsh ‘77, VADM Mark Fox ‘78, Lt. Gen. Dave Beydler ‘81 and Capt. Chris Cassidy ‘93. Pretty amazing group. We talk about it and debut the big news that DGA ceremonies will now take place in the fall on a football weekend instead of March. We also talk about the Pep Rally, the Holiday Market and the greatest thing that happened for Chris and John this Christmas - Orioles Opening Day tickets. Our feature interviews this week is Don Bouchard ‘86 and Jason Salata ‘94 from BlackSea Technologies. That’s a lot. Hope you’re up for a great listen. That and more on the very best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army...always.
Season 6 - Episode 16. It’s Army Week. Chris and John do their best work during this week. We got it started with Steelers-Ravens in freezing conditions in Baltimore. The next teams suiting it up on that field? Army and Navy. A lot to chat about as we kick off Army Week. Navy got matched up with Cincy in the Liberty Bowl Jan 2nd. We break that down. Navy got two swimming stars over the weekend. And we set some crazy records on Giving Tuesday. Our interview today is with Jeff Eggers ‘93. Jeff went from USNA to Oxford…and then to the SEAL Teams. He saw it all in uniform and out on the National Security Council and with the McChrystal Group. Now he’s on a more entrepreneurial path. He talks to the boys about his journey. That and more on the very best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army...always.
T Bank stadium for the big game on the 13th. Those interviews and a discussion about Giving Tuesday, a big win at Memphis and POTUS attending Army-Navy. That and more on the very best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army...always.
Just in time for your Thanksgiving drive to Grandma's house...we bring you the latest issue of Shipmate Magazine. Now...the Mag won't be in your mailbox until next week, but Emily Lucht, John Schofield and Jimmy DeButts bring you the magazine in audio form. Now...HOLD YOUR HORSES. This isn't an audiobook. But we walk you through this latest issue of the Mag, give you some behind the scenes context to the stories and add some additional color to some great articles. Featured in this issue of the Mag...The New Supe! Featured on the cover, Lt. Gen. Borgschulte allowed total access to Jimmy for an introductory interview. He lays out his priorities and introduces himself to the Alumni. We also discuss a great feature on 50 years of the Prisoner Exchange program. We hear from some of the OGs who spent a semester at West Point in 1975-1976...and some recent alums. We also chat about the latest Vietnam Legacy of Valor stories and 5 Good Minutes with VADM John Nowell, USN (ret) '85 about being the President and CEO of the Navy Memorial. Enjoy the discussion. Thank you for reading - and listening to - the best Alumni Magazine in the country.
It’s Thanksgiving week…so here’s a little double dip of interviews for you. Dave Gendell, an Annapolis native, wrote Battle at Annapolis…a great book about two Army-Navy games contested on the grounds of USNA in 1893 and 1942. Gendell chats about the games and the impact USNA continues to have on the country through the spectacle of the Army Navy game. And William Spears just released his book two weeks ago. In Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy: Insights on the Morality of Military Service, Spears presents a compelling case for Stoicism as the moral framework warriors need. He joins the pod to talk about his foray into being an author and a little more about the tenets of stoicism. Chris and John also chat about the upcoming Memphis game...Giving Tuesday and some other great events awaiting us after Turkey Day. That and more on the very best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army...always.
SP Trustee. ADM Keating chats with Chris and John about retired life, being a USNA grandad and the importance of supporting USNA. That and more on the very best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army...always.
SP meeting and our annual Honor our Fallen Heroes (HOFH) event and the last home game of the year vs South Florida…a team new AD Michael Kelly might know a little about. That and more on the very best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army...always.
Season six, episode 11. The undefeated Navy Football season is over, but Sing Second still drives on. We break down the North Texas game and preview the upcoming matchup in chilly South Bend. We talk about Brandon Tseng’s ‘08 Forrestal Lecture, the upcoming Veteran’s classic and a great reunion weekend coming up for the historic Class of 1980. And our alumni interview this week dives deep in doctoring. Doctor…doctor…doctor…DOCTOR! Sean Simmons ‘98, Ryan Checchi ‘09 and Jake Cole ‘12 took untraditional routes out of USNA and ended up as practicing doctors in the Navy. The Medical Corps isn’t talked about enough as a critical part of our Navy and Marine Corps. Sean, Ryan and Jake introduce us to an untraditional community with some truly amazing alums making a difference. That and more on the very best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army...always.
and bearing the insignia of the U.S. Naval Academy, the ring led Krogstad to metal fragments and a green military glove, remnants of the helicopter crash 21 years earlier. The ring eventually found its way back to Abby. She shares her amazing story with us. That and more on the very best Alumni Association podcast there is. Beat Army...always.
Hate reading magazines? Try listening to them. Shipmate Magazine Editor Jimmy DeButts, Digital Media Director Emily Lucht and John Schofield walk you through the September/October issue of the magazine. From DGAs to Legacy of Valor and 5 good minutes with filmmaker Brian O'Hare, we give you the content of the mag with a little taste of the behind the scenes elements of why the stories were chosen and the parts of the story that didn't make it in the magazine. Enjoy listening to the best alumni magazine in the world. Beat Army!
This is a joint Anchors Aweigh-Sing Second Podcast tapped live from Dry 85 to help get our listeners in the mode to Beat Air Force.
UAB pre-game social and Navy Women's Soccer Fanfest. We ran it back. Another live pod from Saturday's Women's Soccer Fanfest and pre-game social at Fluegel Alumni Center. Bill Wagner joined Chris and John to interview Coach Carin Gabarra, Midn 1/C Mimi Abusham and NWS alums from the class of 2000 Michelle Melendez, Grace Kelly and Shannon Filbin. Also joining the ladies of 2000 was long-time friend of the Pod Erin Bailey '00 to discuss the class' return to Annapolis for their 25-year reunion. We break down the NWS season so far, what to expect the rest of the way and hear the advice from the Class of 2000 alums about how athletics and being part of a team at USNA shaped their future. THe rain held off and a great day was shared by all. Thanks for listening. Beat Army.
Live Pod for VMI. Bill Wagner of The Capital joined Eric Kettani '09, Paul Saunders '01 and Navy Football Brotherhood legend Frank Schenk '91 for a pre-game party complete with orange crushes at 9am, eerily accurate core predictions and great conversations about the upcoming football season and what is special about the U.S. Naval Academy. Thanks for listening. Beat Army!
F to continue to support USNA alums with their career transitions. You don’t want to miss Cedric’s interview. Thanks for listening. Beat VMI!
Season six, episode 2. Let’s do this. A new Supe started Friday, Navy Women’s Soccer started the Navy sports season Sunday (with a win) and classes started Monday. We got a lot going on. Chris and John talk about the Change of Command and the future of the Academy with Lt. Gen. Mike Borschulte ‘91. We also chat about a transformational gift from Bruce ‘67 and Bernadine Lakefield of $10 million to build, maintain and operate the future Lakefield Pavilion behind the North end zone. Our interview this week is with QB Blake Horvath ‘26 and NT Landon Robinson ‘26. Blake and Landon talk leadership on and off the field and the outlook for the season. As seniors, what is their outlook on the season and their evaluation of the new class of plebes we’ll see for the first time Aug 30th vs VMI. Thanks for listening. Beat VMI!
Foundation - 1) Who we are and 2) What we do? And along the way you get to hear some amazing interviews and updates. This week: New Athletic Director Michael Kelly. Michael has filled some big shoes in replacing Chet Gladchuk earlier this summer. But he’s off and running…and leading a bold future for Navy Athletics. Michael also chats about his family connection to USNA and whether he ran the point better than legendary ACC point guard Randolph Childress. That interview…plus a discussion of this Friday’s change of command for the Supe…and we remember Jim Lovell ‘52. THanks for listening…and BEAT ARMY ALWAYS.
F Digital Media Director Emily Lucht for one hour to break down the magazine...give you the high points from the articles and features...and a little behind the scenes discussion of how the articles are chosen and written for each issue. This special pod will come to you 6 times per year as a regular accompaniment to the paper magazine. What's better than reading Shipmate? Listening to Shipmate! Thanks for listening…and Beat Army. Always.
F). Well…we end season 5 with the doozy. Did you see the news? DoD announced a new Superintendent. VADM Yvette Davids ‘89 is headed to the pentagon and Lt Gen Michael Borgshulte ‘91 is nominated to be the first Marine Superintendent in the history of USNA. Chris and John discuss. New Supe…and New Dant. We get the first exclusive with Capt Gil Clark ‘98. We chat about his leadership philosophy, what he expects from the Mids and what it’s like to come home to USNA. Don’t be sad…the end of Season 5 just means that Season 6 is around the corner. We’ll be back Aug 21 with the Season Debut and an interview with new Athletic Director Michael Kelly. Thanks for listening…and Beat Army. Always.
F). The Class of 2029 is settling in for the real meat of plebe summer. Chirs and John talk about the happenings on the yard and how the culture of plebe summer has shifted from “running people out” to training the plebes properly. The number of attritions each summer seems to have faded as a conversation point. We discuss. And our interview is a doozy this week. Mitch Harris ‘08 is the only USNA graduate to play in major league baseball since the 1920s. Mitch graduated. Served 5 years as a SWO, Continued to chase his MLB dream and realized it with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2015. He just wrote a book about his journey - My Private War. Chris and John break down the book and lessons Mitch learned along the way. Thanks for listening…and Beat Army. Always.
F). John and Chris have a great conversation with VADM (ret) John Nowell from the Navy Memorial. Our old boss breaks down the mission of the Memorial, talks about their outreach in DC and chats about the importance of philanthropy in supporting organizations like Navy Memorial....AND the Naval Academy. Admiral Nowell also gives some advice for new parents of the Class of 2029 and drops us a doozy of a sea story. The boys also remember Erik Kristensen and the Capital Gazette staff. Thanks for listening…and Beat Army. Always.
SP, the impact of the Iran conflict on current alums (and future alums) and more. Our featured interviews are must-listens. As the new Plebes arrive to take what is likely the biggest steps of their young lives to date, we talk to two people who made similar leaps later in life. Mariah Sakallaris works here at the Foundation, but during the Army's Birthday Parade last weekend, she was sworn into the Army Reserves by President Trump. Mariah tells us all about her decision. And Justin Cashman was a doctor and a parent of a Midshipman…but he wanted more. That involved commissioning into the Medical Corps and serving in the Navy Reserves…in his fifties! Thanks for listening…and Beat Army. Always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). A quiet summer? Nope. John and Chris welcome in Entrepreneur Summit week with a conversation about the Summit events here at the Fluegel Alumni Center. We chat a little more about the new Athletic Director, who just did his first interview with our friend Bill Wagner at Anchors Aweigh. We chat about next week’s Change of Leadership ceremony for the new Commandant. And finally we chat about the emerging global conflicts and how they might affect our alums serving around the world. Our featured interview is with Authentically American founder Dean Wegner and his Biz Development guru, Brian Erickson ‘95. Both Brian and Dean played Hockey while at their Academies. Now, nearly 30 years after they left their respective academies to start aviation careers, the two are joining forces to bring jobs to America.Dean started Authentically American in 2017 to help bring manufacturing jobs back to America by selling premium, competitively priced, apparel that is ALL Made in the US. They intentionally donate 10% of their profits to Veteran and First Responder focused charities as a way to honor our American heroes. We have a great convo. Thanks for listening…and Beat Army. Always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). Chris and John break down a successful week for the AA&F leadership team out at Air Force for the Joint Service Academy Alumni Executives Conference (JSAAEC). And we chat about Mikie Sherrill ‘94 winning the NJ Governor Primary..and the other topics du jour for the week. And our feature interview this week is John Miles ‘93. John is Passion Struck…literally. His Passion Struck book and associated podcast are about Alternative Health. Intentional Living. Radical Self-Transformation. Passion Struck is driven by a simple idea: You don’t have to wait to matter—you create it through how you show up in the world. John joins the pod to chat about what got him on the path to reaching millions with his message through his pod. And he chats about his origins at USNA and his unique perspective on the Electrical Engineering scandal in the early 90’s. Thanks for listening. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). A double interview episode this week. First, Kyle Butters. Kyle is hosting the HERO RUN & COMMUNITY FESTIVAL Saturday, June 7, 10:00am – 2:00pm with the “Hero Run” at 11:30am at Annapolis High School. The event honors soldiers who have lost their lives to suicide. Butters will run 22 miles each day of the weekend, totaling 66 miles, to raise awareness and support for mental health and suicide prevention programs for military personnel and veterans. And Craig Symonds. Symonds just released the non-fiction book Annapolis Goes To War. It is an amazing read that chronicles the paths of the Class of 1940 from USNA as they graduated and entered into World War II. Craig talks about the book and his many years on the faculty at USNA. Those great convos…plus Chirs and John talk about USS Harry S Truman’s return from deployment, another great flag officer promotion for a USNA alum and their thoughts on the football game time schedule. Thanks for listening. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). A special pod this week as we sit down with Wendy Lawrence ‘81. Wendy walks us through her decision to attend the Naval Academy, the role her father played in that decision and her time as a female mid in the early days of integration on the yard. She also chats us up about being in space, the first mission after the Columbia disaster, being a USNA Distinguished Graduate and her take on the latest happening on the yard in Nimitz Library. A great conversation. Check it out. Chris and John also talk about the new usna.com, last week’s graduation and the awesome events on the horizon in June. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). A special pod this week as we sit down with Wendy Lawrence ‘81. Wendy walks us through her decision to attend the Naval Academy, the role her father played in that decision and her time as a female mid in the early days of integration on the yard. She also chats us up about being in space, the first mission after the Columbia disaster, being a USNA Distinguished Graduate and her take on the latest happening on the yard in Nimitz Library. A great conversation. Check it out. Chris and John also talk about the new usna.com, last week’s graduation and the awesome events on the horizon in June. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We can't be more excited about our Commissioning Week bonus pod. Chris and John break down the happenings of the week, discuss the graduating class stats and provide excerpts and quick round ups about the Blue Angels practice show, the Wednesday rain out and the rest of an amazing Commissioning Week. And our alumni interview this week is Brandon Doll '05. We chat "B-Doll" up about his time in the fleet, his time with the Las Vegas Raiders and his current role in the sports universe as the Founder and CEO of Sports and Entertainment Advisors (SEA). SEA helps major sports organizations that want to generate more revenue. B-Doll breaks down his passion in that industry and how the Naval Academy helped him realize, chase and achieve his dreams. Check it out. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We welcomed Chet and Kathy Gladchuk to the Fluegel Alumni Center May 16th to say farewell to a transformational leader and a great Naval Academy family. Bill Wagner of the Capital Gazette joins the team to interview Chet about his accomplishments. Jeff Webb ‘95 joins the interview to offer his perspective on Chet’s impact and friendship. Check it out. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). The Pod returns this week with an awesome interview with Ray Spicer about USNI…the history of the organization, their role on the yard…and how USNI supports Mids and Alumni in their mission. Plus, Chris and John love talking to their old bosses! USNI is hosting a big Speaker Series event on Shipbuilding at the Jack Taylor Conference Center May 14th. Make sure you check it out if you’re in Annapolis. Free knowledge is the best knowledge. Chris and John also discuss the new DOD directive on libraries and books, the heartbreaking end of the season for Navy Baseball, a little Herndon trivia and we preview our live podcast with Chet Gladchuk Friday May 16th at 3:30pm at the Fluegel Alumni Center. Check it out. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We're back! We're not talking Orioles...because they're losing...but we're talking about amazing living and training experiences in Pensacola. We talk to Greg Sigler from Skywarrior and Carrier Landing Housing, the new title sponsor of the Pod. Greg talks about the Navy Introductory Flight Evaluation (NIFE) in Pensacola and the most unique of living experiences in Pensacola - Carrier Landing housing. For Ensigns and Second Lieutenants attending Primary Flight School, this experience is incredible. The Melrose Place for Flight School students. And, It’s the conversation many Naval Academy alumni have been waiting for—the future of the USNA columbarium. We sat down with our own Wes Huey ’87 and Mr. Jeffery Beard from the Class of 1972 to talk candidly about this pressing issue that’s top of mind for many Naval Academy graduates. With the current columbarium expected to reach capacity this summer, Huey and Beard walk through the urgency, challenges and plans for expansion. From its history to the shovel-ready design and the vital role of alumni philanthropy, they lay out the path forward with clarity—answering key questions alumni have been asking. This is more than a facilities update—it’s a call to action to preserve the dignity, honor and tradition of providing a final resting place for those who have served and given their all. That and we chat about the amazing upset pulled off by Navy Women's Lacrosse. Check it out. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). A special visit to the Fluegel Alumni Center this week by Al Siegrist '99 and Mike Lisa '99. They were in Annapolis to speak with Midshipmen and staff at the Stockdale Center about their perspectives as recipients of the Navy's premiere recognition of senior leadership in uniform - THe James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership. Mike was an aviator and skipper of VAQ 135 at the time, and Al Siegrist was a SWO and the CO of USS James E Williams.The award was established in 1980 and first awarded in 1981, with only two recipients per year...one from LANTFLT and one from PACFLT. Of the 87 awardees of the Stockdale Award in the lifetime of its existence, 51 have been alumni of the United States Naval Academy. So it was great to get Mike and Al's perspectives. Chris and John also break down a great time at the Baseball park for the AA&F staff, the upcoming Council of Class Presidents meeting and the issues in the news for USNA.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We had a busy week last week and weekend. The A&SP Spring Meeting took place at Navy/Marine Corps Stadium. We also concluded the annual Army-Navy Star Series, hosted the alumni weekends for Soccer and Lacrosse and were on hand for a huge win for the Navy Letterwinner’s Association. And we remember the impact and life of Richard Armitage ‘67, who passed away April 13th. And our interview this week features Minter Dial II. Minter is a Liverpool fan, but that’s ok. He wrote an amazing book - among many books the accomplished author has penned - about his grandfather Minter Dial II ‘32 and the trip his Naval Academy class ring took home from World War II (where Minter perished as a POW) to his family back home. The book and our conversation are great reminders of the BONDS that exist at USNA…and between families and classmates…and how those bonds oft never break.That and more on the best Alumni Association and Foundation podcast there is. Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). This week we highlight the Alumni Mentoring Program (AMP). What’s that, you ask? AMP was formally established in 2012 as the 50th Legacy Gift of the Class of 1969. They promote the USNA culture of alumni helping alumni to achieve “the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship, and government.” Team 69 just held their annual AMP Enrollment Day for the class 2025 on March 26. We chat with the “Boys of AMP,” Stephen Leaman and Retired RDML Stan Bryant. Chris and John also talk about the announcement of a new COmmandant, a date for our DGA ceremony, winning the Annapolis Cup and the Army Navy Star Series coming down to the wire. THat and an on-the-ground report from Sea Air Space and the first public remarks by the new SECNAV. That and more on the best Alumni Association and Foundation podcast there is. Give a listen. Beat Army...always
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We have another Podcast Collab this week as we take the pod to Dry 85 on Main Street with Josh. He and classmate Adam Hudson have started their own podcast appropriately called the 20:06 Podcast. They just interviewed their classmate, paralympian and distinguished graduate Brad Snyder. It’s great. More importantly, Josh and John talk about the 10 year anniversary of the death of his classmate Stanford “Ford” Shaw ‘06. Josh retires from the Navy this Friday, so we also talk a bit about the transition and the advice he has for alums in his position getting out of the service. Chris and John also talk about the retirement of Chet Gladchuk, a visit to the yard by SECDEF and SECNAV, and our recent Volunteer Leader Summit. That and more on the best Alumni Association and Foundation podcast there is. Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We celebrated the USNA Women Annual Gathering at the Fluegel Alumni Center this past Saturday. What a great day of togetherness and community. We do a little Pod Cooperative Crossover with the hosts of the Sisterhood of Mother B Podcast - Jeannette Gaudry Haynie ’98, Shannon Martin McClain ‘98 and Kate Glynn ‘98. We chat about how the Shared Interest Group continues to support alumnae and the Brigade…and we chat about what they are accomplishing with their amazing podcast. We also interview former Navy Lax Goalie - Nolan Hickey ‘13. Nolan talks about his life with Coach Richie Meade, his time in the Marine Corps and plugs the amazing Lacrosse Alumni Tailgate with the Letterwinner’s Association for the Army game April 12. That and more on the best Alumni Association and Foundation podcast there is. Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). A great interview this week with Matt Willmann ‘10. Matt is the engine behind the USNA Entrepreneurs group. You can get more information on the group and its events at www.usnaentrepreneurs.com. Matt talks about the group’s mission to invest in the talents and ideas of fellow USNA alumni, ignite the potential of our Naval Academy peers, and glean insights and inspiration from those making a meaningful impact. Matt walks us through his journey as a Submariner and why he entered the civilian workforce when he did…and why he gives back to his Alma Mater now. Chris and John also chat about the recent PACNORWEST roadshow, the upcoming engagement events in New England, the retirement of Ed DeChellis and the return to earth for Sunita Williams!! That and more on the best Alumni Association and Foundation podcast there is. Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). The Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation hosted SACC Atlanta March 12-13th at the Hyatt Regency. More than 340 candidates from all the service academies and approximately 60 companies were in attendance for this premier job fair event. President and CEO Jeff Webb '95 joined SACC Executive Director Mike Lowe '98 and AA&F SACC Director Tonya McGinnis in networking with USNA alums and hearing from companies and recruiters about the job market and the demand signal for Academy alums in the various industries represented. We interview a West Point alum who was attending his first SACC. We interview one of the company recruiters - also a West Point alum. Boo. And we chat with Reggie Baker ‘92 about his company and why SACC is the premiere job fair for Academy alums. And we finish off the pod by talking about the disappointing end of the Navy basketball season, legendary sports columnist John Feinstein and a big star win for Navy baseball!.That and more on the best Alumni Association and Foundation podcast there is. Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We emerge from the Hooley at the Fluegel Alumni Center ready to officially put the dark ages in our rearview. Chris and John chat about the St. Patricks Parade, the upcoming Pete Medhurst fundraiser, the Annapolis Cup and other opportunities we have to share the amazingness of the Fluegel Alumni Center with a larger audience. We also chat with Brandon Maas '17. Brandon didn't think being a submariner and then working for Johns Hopkins Applied Physics lab was a busy enough optempo. So he started a small business! Subnautical Maps. Check it out on Etsy here: SubNauticalMaps - Etsy And we finish off the pod by talking about the excitement around the Men's Basketball program. Is this the year we make it back to the NCAA Tournament since 1998? Chris and John discuss. That and more on the best Alumni Association and Foundation podcast there is. Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). Excited to deliver a bonus pod on the eve of the world famous Annapolis St. Patrick's Parade Hooly, which is being held at the Fluegel Alumni Center for the first time. We talk about the parade and the hooly with Parade Organizer and President of Naptown Events, John O'Leary '95. The prior-enlisted Marine gives us his perspective on USNA and what this parade means to Annapolis. Lastly, we talk about how this hooly helps to further establish the Fluegel Alumni Center as an events venue game-changer in Annapolis. Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). Chris and John bring the SPICE this week with F/A-18 guy, class of 11 alum, expert chef and owner/operator of the Hangar Bay Spice Company, Jim Perreira. Jim joins us fresh off his appearance on Gordon Ramsey’s Chef show on Fox. Did he win? What did he cook? What does he fix up for Mrs. Perreira when he’s in the dog house? You’ll have to listen to find out. Chris and John also discuss some big news coming with the Annapolis Cup - the annual Croquet Match between USNA and St. John’s happening in just a month…April 5th. Want to go? Want to enjoy the festivities with AA&F in a tent with food and drinks? Wll….AA&F is about to get a little more in the Croquet game. We tell you about it. bonus pod this week. We worked on a Saturday and made a podcast about it. That and more on the best podcast around. Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We wanted to feature exclusive interviews with all four of our Distinguished Graduate selectees for 2025. Getting an interview with Suni Williams proved difficult, but we made it happen. How many of you can say you interviewed someone in space? It was definitely a special moment for Chris and John to have a 20-minute live interview with Suni from the ISS. Suni talks about the honor of DGA, the great class of 1987 and lessons she's learned in leadership. A special pod. And a special 20 minutes with one of our finest alumnae.Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). A bonus pod this week. We worked on a Saturday and made a podcast about it. Commissioning 101 was hosted at the Fluegel Alumni Center last Saturday. We briefed the class of 2025 parents on "What to expect when you're expecting a 2025 Graduate." We interview Lori Coogan about how Commissioning 101 helps parents navigate commissioning week better. We also highlight two alumni-owned businesses. We talk to Sarah Martella '17 of Fair Winds Sporting Company and Ryan Curry '03 of The Cover Keeper. They both talk about their businesses and why they stay involved and give back to USNA and parents.Chris and John also break down John's trip to San Diego to support a Foundation Board of Directors trip to visit our recent alums serving in the San Diego AOR.Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We just announced a $15 million contribution from Micahel Taylor '86. Taylor’s gift will establish an endowment for academic excellence at USNA, ensuring long-term investment in current and future educational programs. Additionally, the contribution will provide essential support for AA&F daily operations at the Fluegel Alumni Center, ensuring its continued role as a home for alumni engagement for generations to come. Chris and John talk to Michael about his "why" for giving back, how life in Singapore is going and his early start in aviation. Chris and John also talk about a great weekend supporting Class of 2025 parents at Commissioning 101. We chat about a disappointing 1-2 weekend vs Army in Star matchups. And we remind eveyone about how dangerous these jobs are in the Navy as we break down the recent mishaps in San Diego with a Growler crash and the USS Harry S. Truman collision at sea. Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We got a ship visit last week from USS Marinette (LCS 25). She tied up pierside at USNA, and the AA&F staff got an amazing tour. Mission packages...life as a SWO...gundecking battle lantern PMS spotchecks...the whole Swotivating experience. Marinette CO CDR Janet Broome joined the pod to talk about life in command. ANd we have a great discussion with Class of 05 alum and Annapolis resident Chris Yenias. Chris was a helicopter pilot in the Navy. He was a Foundation Student. Cal Ripken fan. Helicopter pilot. And now he has an amazing podcast - the Know Your Neighbor podcast. Check out our interview and our chat with him.Chris and John also talk about DEI, the Board of Visitors, Commissioning 101 and the hope for three Stars vs Army this weekend. Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We highlight another amazing volunteer leader this week…AND we get a crack at a recent alum – 2021 grad Zac Swindell. Zac is an Aviator in the TACEMO community and lives in Oklahoma City. And he’s running our Ok City Chapter!!! We chat up Zac about his experiences in the cockpit, living in Oklahoma and why he gives back as a recent alum. Chris and John also talk about the USS Marinette visit to Annapolis, the social media guidance from DoD and the Navy that is affecting the Academy and ALL military commands. And finally, we talk about the life of Brian Ellis ’93. Brian was a member of the Football Brotherhood and retired Marine Aviator. He was working at Deloitte in DC and returning home on a business trip to DC when he was killed in the tragic collision with a Blackhawk helicopter near Reagan Airport. We celebrate and remember a life well lived. Beat Army...always.
We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We go full hockey Spittin Chicklets this week with a great interview with the firsties from the USNA Club Hockey Team. We talk to the boys about their favorite NHL hockey teams, where Mids go out in DTA nowadays and the benefits of the physical mission. Most importantly, Sean, Pete and Porter talk about how central alumni support has been to their success and the success of the team. Bonus - Sean is an A&SP Foundation student, so we chat with him about his Prep School experience and how A&SP helped prepare him for a career beyond Annapolis. Chris and John also talk about Forrestal Lectures, ship visits to USNA and saying goodbye to Pete Medhurst. And next week is Ship Selection on the yard. We do a little preview. Give a listen. Beat Army...always.
Sing Second Podcast featuring new Distinguished Graduate, JoAnna Sohovich '93. Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We have an amazing in-depth interview with new DG, JoAnna Sohovich '93. JoAnna is the quintessential example of success from the "Fleet to the C-Suite." Chris and John chat with JoAnna about her memories as a mid, her life in the Fleet and the leadership lessons she still lives by today as she successfully navigates her way to corporate success. Note - Don't be a afraid of feedback...and praise in Public, criticize in private. Those nuggets and much more wisdom and perspective from an alum who has always found ways to give back. Chris and John also remember Pete Medhurst, the legendary voice of Navy Sports, who tragically lost his battle with brain cancer earlier this week. We miss you, Pete. We also chat about online availability of Shipmate Magazine and some potential additions to our podcast empire. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We have quite the episode this week. SecNav spent his final weeks in office naming ships and Making farewell addresses. Chris and John discuss the '83 alum's legacy and contributions to his alma mater in 3.5 years in the SecNav seat. One ship naming was naming the new class of Landing Ship Medium (LMS) after Megan McClung '95. Megan was a Marine Corps PAO who became the first female USNA alum to die in battle in 2006. Chris and John talk to Megan's mother, Re, and her brother, Michael, about Megan's legacy and this very special honor. And we wrap up the Week of Gratitude by chatting with Travis Galaska from the Foundation. We like to introduce the listeners to the hard working team at AA&F, and Travis is a pure teammate. He chats about Week of Gratitude and the Foundation's efforts to connect and support our alumni. We also chat about online availability of Shipmate Magazine and some potential additions to our podcast empire. Beat Army...always.
Sing Second Podcast featuring Jim Schwab '88 and Chris Bushnell '88. Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We're back from our holiday hiatus with a discussion about the passing of Jimmy Carter '47. We talk about his legacy and how the only U.S. President (so far) to attend the Naval Academy will be remembered. Chris and John also talk about the football team's big win over Oklahoma over the winter break. Is the future bright for Navy Football? We discuss. Our feature interviews ironically feature two '88 alums. It wasn't planned, but we chat with Jim Schwab about his role as a Trustee for the Alumni Association and Athletic & Scholarship programs, as well as his perspective as a class president. And next week is the annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) Symposium. So we chat with the SNA Executive Director, Chris Bushnell '88, about what news will be made with all those SWO pins in one room. Beat Army...always.
Special preview Navy vs Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl game. This pod is hosted by Bill Waggoner, Keenan Reynolds and Eric Ketani, is produced by Chris Servello and includes analsis from Mike James.Go Navy--Beat the Sooners!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We blinked our eyes...and it's almost 2025! We finish off the half-year finale strong with an amazing interview with Sharon Disher '80 about the recent Distinguished Grads...our first female SEAL selectee...and the amazing work she does for needy families in Annapolis during the holidays. John caught up with Sharon and her family at the Stanton Center In Annapolis as she was preparing gifts for families for the holidays. And we keep the tradition going...talking to USNA Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk about the fall sports season and the AMAZING win over Army Saturday - 31-13. ANd Chris and John preview next year and give thanks for a great 2024. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award Selection Panel, chaired by Admiral Harry Harris '78, USN (Ret.), selected the following alumni as 2025 Distinguished Graduate Award recipients: Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert ’75, USN (Ret.); Vice Admiral Anthony W. Winns ’78, USN (Ret.); Captain Sunita L. Williams ‘87, USN (Ret.); and JoAnna L. Sohovich ’93. We look forward to honoring these exceptional alumni during the medal ceremony on Friday, 21 March 2025, at the Naval Academy. But before that, we bring you a special introduction to ADM Greenert and VADM Winns in exclusive interviews. Look for JoAnna Sohovich in next week's pod...and we'll let Suni Williams get down from space before we bother her with a pod interview request. Chris and John break down the awardees and also chat about this coming Saturday's Army-Navy Game! Beat Army...always.
Sing Second Podcast with Rylan Touhy ‘16 and Grace Doerfler. Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). We have a great double interview this week. First off, did you see the big decks? Spirit Spot-maker extraordinaire Rylan Tuohy ‘16 joins the pod to talk about his latest video and his current career in Hollywood. We also chat with graphic designer maven Grace Doerfler, a member of the comms team here at the AA&F. She is the creative genius behind Plus, the boys talk about the first USNA female SEAL selectee, the lost opportunity for College Football to make the Army-Navy game a special rivalry…and all the fights we had with family at Thanksgiving. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). Give this pod a listen because the boys welcome in our merch partners we support on www.usna.com/shop. We chat with Kristin Cronic '11 from Easel on Stribling. She talks about the special holiday ornaments she does with Brian Dunn '08of Forever Firstie. We talk with NavalAcademy Parent Greer Mendalow about her company www.oldeschoolblazer.com. Need a snazzy blazer or tie for reunion season next year? Talk to Greer. And finally…we break some rules and welcome an Air Force Academy alum on the pod. We'll save the ChairForce jokes for later, but David Baska joins us to talk about VSA and their partnership they're embarking on with AA&F to get specific quality branded apparel to USNA classes and more. Plus, the boys talk about the 80th Anniversary A&SPGala, Honor our Fallen Heroes and favorite Thanksgiving dishes. Sit in traffic and learn more about the Alumni Association & Foundation. Beat Army...always.
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). A super-sized FOUR INTERVIEW segment comes your way as the boys go on location for the South Florida game in Tampa. We chat with class of ‘68 alum and Tampa Chapter icon Rick Buchanan ‘68 at the Tampa Chapter tailgate. We also get Ted Ahrens perspective as a Foundation development rock star. Ted was in Tampa for the more than football. These road trips allow AA&F to connect with donors and alums and remind them of the importance of their philanthropy. Ted was running point for the Foundation in Tampa. We had a great chat in the scorching heat. And this week marks the 80th Anniversary celebration for the Athletic and Scholarship Programs (A&SP). We talk with Don Hughes ‘86, Vice President for A&SP with our old pal Bill Wagner of the Capital Gazette. And we have a special chance to interview ADM Bill Moran ‘81. ADM Moran is the Chairman of A&SP and will be hosting the 80th Anniversary celebration dinner Friday night in Annapolis. Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). Well…the dream is over! The football team lost at Rice…and this is why we can’t have nice things anymore. Chris and John break it down and talk about how the team can keep the alumni base excited through the rest of the season. Our Alumni segment is an amazing interview with Shawn James ‘89 of Transformation Systems Incorporated (TSI). Shawn is the president and CEO…and a participant at both AA&F Entrepreneur Summits. John chatted him up for 10 mins at the latest summit at Army-Navy Country Club last week. And we have a great interview with Rob Friedrich. Rob departed as the Director of Navy Rowing back in the summer to help NAAA stand up the new Letterwinner’s Association…coming your way in January. Rob gives a little nibble on what alums can expect in the new year from this new organization. FInally, we provide our thoughts and prayers for a total legend - the voice of Navy Athletics, Pete Medhurst. Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). From the Fleet to the C-Suite, we bring you the "Real Deal" interview this week - a conversation with GDIT President Amy Gilliland '96. Amy came to Navy from humble beginnings working at Hallmark and starring in high school lacrosse in Ellicott City, MD. She became the Brigade Commander, studied at Cambridge, served as a SWO and PAO...and eventually transitioned to the civilian sector. Less than 20 years later, she's the President of a billion dollar enterprise. We chat with Amy about leadership lessons, parenting and the bonds in Bancroft Hall. Chris and John also break down the football loss to Notre Dame, talk about our upcoming Entrepreneurship Summit and embrace another awesome fall season in Annapolis. Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F). A bonus pod this week as we welcome in VADM Fred Kacher ‘90 from Yokosuka, Japan. After his tour as the “Accidental Supe,” Fred pinned on his 3rd Star and landed as the Commander of U.S. Seventh Fleet in Japan. Fred joins us to offer hsi perspectives on 7th Fleet’s mission and recent activity, his lessons in leadership and his perspective on the leadership and dedication of Admiral Stockdale. VADM Kacher was the first Commanding Officer of USS Stockdale on top of his MANY more command assignments. Chris and John discuss the tragic loss of two courageous aviators in the Growler crash near Mount Rainier, and we chat about a special weekend ahead for the Navy-Notre Dame football game. Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast.We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).We did a live show again! This show is starting to get to our heads. We hosted HUNDREDS of alumni and guests at the Fluegel Alumni Center this past Saturday for our Welcome Home event.We chat with Navy Women's Lax coach Cindy Timchal, former Navy Football great Diego Fagot, the CO of the Naval Support Activity Annapolis Captain Chris Schwarz, Class of '94 alum and Alumni Association Board Member Enochia Anderson and Director of AA&F Engagement Nancy Murray.There's a lot here to start your week...so Chris and John keep and intro and outro short, but we talk about the win over Charlotte, the Star Series and autumn in Annapolis.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast.We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).Navy Football is ranked...and for the first time since Eisenhower was president, Army is ranked at the same time. We chat about the excitement of that and the upcoming Homecoming weekend at AA&F.And our Alumni Feature this week will go down as one of the best. We interview retired Rear Admiral Lawrence Chambers, class of 1952. Admiral Chambers joined John Schofield in the Blue & Gold Bar to discuss his career, the Saigon evacuation and the lessons in leadership he's learned along the way. To say it was an amazing conversation is an understatement. The interview is part of AA&F's larger effort to collect Vietnam stories as part of our Legacy of Valor series. We talk a little about our Thriving As Leaders awards, which will be announced this week. And we say farewell to Pussers. I'll have a #4 as we go out. Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast.We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).The first leg of the trip to winning the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy is complete. Navy Football and the AA&F descended upon Colorado Springs…and we had a full weekend. We watched Navy Men’s and Women’s Rugby both drop 70 pts on AFA, and then Eli Heidenreich went all Heisman on Air Force Football…resulting in a 34-7 win over “Turnback U.”We also had AMAZING interactions with the Chapter and Parent’s Club. We will continue to use road games and other holes in the sked to meet the alumni where they are!Our feature interview this week is Derek Herrera of the class of 2006. Derek became a Marine and a MARSOC Raider…before being paralyzed in Afghanistan after being shot. He now drives forward as an entrepreneur and working on solutions for mobility issues.And we take it out by celebrating the Class of 99’s first admiral and previewing Homecoming Weekend.Have a great week.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).Happy Birthday, JIMMY CARTER! President Carter turned 100 Tuesday, and he was greeted by videos from USNA, AA&F and across the country. President Carter became the only living President to live to 100 years old, and he's still going strong. Chris Servello '99 and John Schofield discuss his legacy. We're also about to trek out to Colorado to watch the 4-0 Navy football team take on Air Force. Chris and John talk about the fast start and the excitement around the program. And who better to talk to about Air Force football than 1995 USNA alum, Amy Hubert. Amy is the mother of two current AFA football players. She's also a USNA spouse - her husband Rob '96 has been a guest on the podcast before.Amy now runs one of the most successful skin aesthetics businesses in Georgia. She gives us her perspective as a business-owner, entrepreneur and an Air Force Mom. And the Army-Navy star series started back up again...we chat about the competitions on the horizon.Have a great week. Beat Air Force!Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).Wow…what a weekend! We celebrated President’s Circle Weekend, celebrated the reunions for the classes of 1974 and 1979…and we hosted a live pod and pre-game social at the Fluegel Alumni Center. That was amazing! We talk about it.We continue to highlight our travel program by talking to Brad and Cindy Moore. Brad graduated in 1974, and the two of them spent late August on an amazing cruise of Ireland and Scotland with the USNA Alumni Travel program. And it’s UAB week! We prep for our first road trip of the football season with a conversation with UAB Athletic Director Mark Ingram. Mark brought the UAB football program back from the dead (literally) and has been a successful athletics administrator for years. Additionally…he’s a USNA parent! His son graduated in 2024 and is now at TBS, so you can say he has skin in the game.And we chat about the Friends of Navy Golf (FONG), current events and the last week of the O’s baseball season.Have a great week. Beat UAB!Beat Army...Always!
Live from the Fluegel Alumni Center our team hosts a pregame pod with celebrated grads Keenan Reynolds, Billy Hurley, Bill Toti, and VADM Mike Miller. Go Navy, Beat Memphis!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).Episode 6 comes in hot with a HUGE weekend at USNA. We welcome in the Classes of 1974 and 1979 will be in town for their reunions. We also celebrate our annual President's Circle weekend, with nearly 600 people rolling in hot for the festivities.One of those festivities is our Memphis pre-game social 11:30am-2:30pm at the Fluegel Alumni Center Blue and Gold Bar. The Pod will be airing live 12:00pm - 12:45pm with Keenan Reynolds, VADM Mike Miller, Bill Toti and Billy Hurley. The bar will be open and the conversation flowing. We talk to our incredibly talented Events team - specifically Danielle Milanette and Kylie Freeburger - about one year at the Fluegel Alumni Center, the events we've hosted, the events to come and what a game changer this building is.Lastly, we talk to Charlotte native Bob Selby '80. Bob was a SWO and then led "an eclectic story" of an alumni life into data storage and business. He is a USNA parent and still supports his alma mater. And Bob was the winner of the Alumni Homecoming Golf Tournament auction for the Sheehy Lexus Pebble Beach Tournament excursion. His testimonial will make you want to put in a bid. Learn more at Alumni Golf - www.usna.comHave a great week. Beat Memphis!Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).Episode 5 is a first. This is the first time we don't talk to a mid, alum or staff member. Yep...we're branching out.We talk to Phil Wasielewski from the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He's helping USNI put on a star-studded Irregular Warfare Conference at USNI's Jack Taylor Conference center Sept 17-18. Phil was a 30-year CIA operative who was part of the first teams to go into Afghanistan. Pretty awesome convo. Really awesome conference. And we talk to LEE BRICE. The Country Music star will be here to talk about his performance at the Annapolis Songwriter's Festival at City Dock Sept 15th. And he tells us who he's rooting for in the Army-Navy game.Also, check out the amazing merch on usna.com/shopBeat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).Episode 4 is a good one. Do you like history? Denis Murphy joins the pod to talk about his time on the yard, being a Submariner...and being the Editor of the famous Log Magazine.Denis dishes on what it takes to be Salty Sam, and he gives his perspective on a book he's writing about the Log and how a little civil disobedience within the walls of Annapolis can help morale and build friendships.He even dishes a little on how he's using this as an opportunity to reach out to the first classes of women at USNA and right some wrongs.And......another special bonus interview this week....We preview the Temple football game and give the alumni some recommendations for pre- and post-game revelry with the Ryan Mack and Colin Schofield of the Temple News sports section. These guys are the top minds for Temple sports, and they break down our chances to go 2-0 or 1-1.Also, check out the amazing merch on usna.com!!!!Enjoy. Beat Temple!Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).Episode 3 is a doozy, people!! Like Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson like to say...."IT'S REUNION SEASON!!" How many of them are cash bars? Great question...I love where your head's at!Reunion Season and Football Season go hand in glove, so Chris Servello and John Schofield put on their sports hats and welcome Bill Wagner back into the fold to help the alumni get ready for the coming season at Navy/Marine Corps Stadium. Wags breaks down Bucknell and helps us understand if this football season will be a success or not.And......a special bonus interview this week....Former Supe, Distinguished Grad and current President of The Ohio State University, Ted Carter '81 joins us to talk about his one-year anniversary in Columbus, the NCAA football landscape and his perspective on being a servant leader. Just an amazing conversation. We also have an update on the Columbarium and a special march-on for Saturday's season opener.Enjoy. Beat Bucknell!Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).Episode 2 of Season 4 drops hard with an interview with new Navy Football Offensive Coordinator, Drew Cronic. He has a unique family connection to the Naval Academy...his first cousin is '11 grad Caleb Cronic...who we all know better as "Kristin Cronic's husband."Anyhoooo...we chat football, family and how to handle a grumpy alumni football fan base. We also talk about the effects of sea level rise at USNA, the upcoming Ac Year and the current political climate.Enjoy. Beat Bucknell!Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).The SEASON PREMIERE That escalated quickly...Brick killed a guy! Wow...we blinked our eyes and our little baby is 4 seasons old. Yep...we started this pod back in May 2020 in the pandemic as a way to talk Navy Sports. But Now, Sing Second Sports is the SING SECOND PODCAST, bringing you the stories of our alumni and updating you on the happenings at USNA and the Alumni Association and Foundation.So...we start Season 4 strong with a feature on the Naval Academy Travel Program. John Schofield spent last week as a host of an alumni cruise to ALASKA. It was amazing. We talk about the benefits of the program and other amazing trips that await the alumni out there. Check them out at www.usna.com/travel.While in Alaska, we met 2000 alum Tim Newberry. Tim graduated, was a submariner for 8 years...and then tried his hat at the Entrepreneur game. And bot did it work. Tim brought the whole fam on the Alaska cruise...so we break that down with him and how his entrepreneurial journey led him to where he is today.We also chat about reform, 2 for 7, Football season and of course...the orioles.Lastly, we talking up the auction prize for the Alumni Homecoming golf tournament in October. Pebble Beach?? Yes please. Find out more here: Alumni Golf - www.usna.comThat and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).The SEASON FINALE! That escalated quickly...Brick killed a guy! Yeah...this season went by in the blink of an eye. We didn't know if we'd be running this thing back, but we re-tooled it to shift from sports stories to all alumni stories...and we loved it!We have an exclusive interview with Chet Gladchuk. FInishing his 24th year as the Athletic Director reflects on a successful year for the physical mission. He previews what's to come for next year in Navy Athletics. He discusses the criticality of philanthropy to the success of our sports programs. And he even chats a little bit about his personal plans for staying in the job. What a great conversation...as it always is with Chet. And we relfect on a great year for this podcast.This pod became the alumni window to the happenings at the AA&F. We talked to the likes of Joe Cardona, Charlie Bolden and married Company Officers Collin and Rebecca Magaro. We brought you a full roundtable with the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, ADM Mark Ferguson, and Jeff Webb and TJ Grady. And we continued to introduce you to programs at AA&F like Parents programs, Chapter leadership and the growth of Mike Lowe's Alumni Support Services portfolio. And we featured a bunch of Alumni Businesses, like Kristen Cronic's Easel on Stribling and Jeremy Toten's Reef Point Group.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!SEE YOU IN AUGUST!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.The penultimate pod of the season comes your way with a trifecta of amazing interviews. Billy Hurley joins us to talk about his Foundation, his For the Brave golf tournament (which took place last week at USNA) and his newest venture helping alumni-owned businesses.We also chat with Nicko West. THe former soccer team captain is currently working on the DoD task force helping Maryland and the Department of Transportation respond to the Key Bridge collapse. Its a fascinating convo.And our alumni business segment this week features Christie Linnard. THis should have been Christie's COmmissioning Week as a member of the class of 2024, but a medical disqualification left her looking for options...and world-class videography and story-telling is what she dove into. Christie now runs Blue and Gold Productions and helps USNA AA&F make world-class videos to tell our story.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.May 9-10 marks the Service Academy Career Conference (SACC) in Chicago, Ill. This is the 30th year of SACC, and we discuss the origins of SACC with the program's OG - Dave Church '67. Dave joins Mike Lowe '98, our current Director of Alumni Support Services, to talk about the benefits of SACC and the future of the program.We also talk with former Commandant RDML (ret) Robb Chadwick about his father, Stephen. RDML Stephen Chadwick will be laid to rest May 10 at USNA. RObb joins the pod to talk about what made his dad so special and about all of the neat overlaps the two of them enjoyed in their careers.Chris and John also talk about a rough loss for Navy Rugby and how utterly ridiculous it was that Navy Women's Lax didn't get an NCAA at-large bid.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.The Alumni Association convenes the Spring Board of Trustees meeting May 10th. What progress has the Board and the AA&F organization made in the last 12 months? How are we progressing on our Strategic Plan 2030? What lies ahead for the board and AA&F? Chairman of the Board ADM Mark Ferguson '78, CEO Jeff Webb '95 and EVP for Engagement and Comms, TJ Grady '96, join us in a roundtable discussion as a primer and preview for the BoT meeting. It's a great convo filled with lots of gouge.Chris and John also chat about Rugby going for a second straight Natty...Men's and Women's Lax both playing for a shot to go to the NCAA tournament...and winning the Star Series one more time.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.We have a great interview with Class of '96 Alumnus Rob Hubert. Rob was a SWO, taught in Luce Hall and now is making it happen in the aesthetics industry for health and beauty care.Rob has led sailors and civilians...and navigated a billion dollar company trough a global pandemic.Chris and John also chat about the end of the academic year, the summer ahead and the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.We've hit mid-April. Your Shipmate Magazines should have arrived by now, and maybe you saw the feature we had on married alumni.We talk to more married alumni this week in our conversation with LTs Rebecca and Collin Magaro. Rebecca played basketball here and graduated in 2016. She's now one of FOUR female E-2 aviators in the Navy. Collin also graduated in 2016 and is an EOD officer.They are both now company officers in Bancroft Hall. They give us their perspective on toughing it out in a dual-military marriage, what Mids today are like and a little insight into the Brigade.Chris and John also chat about Navy winning the Star Series, losing Croquet and some great collaboration with Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.We log our last Women's History Month pod with two great interviews and an awesome conversation about Shipmate Magazine, Orioles baseball, married alumni and the Central Intelligence Agency.We have an amazing morning wine-tasting conversation with Jen Donahoe from the class of 1994. Jen graduated, became a SWO, married her classmate Jerry...and now they are the owner/operators of Mills Fine Wine and Spirits in downtown Annapolis. Jen talks about how the combat exemption for women in the Navy was lifted just as she graduated...and what the environment was like for women in the early 90's in Bancroft Hall. She also recommends an AWESOME Pinot Noir!!We also chat with new Navy Women's Golf Coach, Kylee Sullivan. Kylee might be the youngest head coach in the history of Navy Athletics. We're checking...but no matter her age and experience, Coach Sullivan is taking an exciting young program and getting results. Kylee was thrust into a leadership position at a young age...just as the women she coaches will be expected to do. She talks about how she approaches preparing them for those challenges.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.It's Distinguished Graduate week here at AA&F. We induct ADM Sam Locklear, ADM Dennis Blair, John Young and Jerry Miller as DGs 22 March. We interview Jerry Miller about it.We also chat with Midn 1/c Max Bueno about the Midshipman Action Group (MAG).That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.It's March Madness, and who better to talk about basketball and March than former Navy point guard and class of '87 alum, Doug Wojcik. Doug is now the #1 Assistant to Tom Izzo at Michigan State, so he knows a lot about high stakes on the court in March.He also knows A LOT about the Yard, being a Midshipman and success in athletics here in Annapolis. It was amazing getting Doug's perspective.We also get another great perspective on life in the Hall with Midn 2/c Brendan Munnelly '25. Brendan is an A&SP Foundation Student and a D1 varsity baseball player. He talks about the current rigors of managing life in the Hall and on the athletic fields...and he discusses his appreciation for A&SP and the preparation the Foundation school experience gave him.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.We kick off Women's History Month with a great conversation with the Class of 2003's Rebecca Myers. She survived being Schofield's student, went to flight school...and after encountering some adversity, went on to MIT and now works for the prestigious Draper Labs.We also bring you an amazing conversation with Grant Vermeer '17. Grant played basketball at Navy, served his five years and now runs a successful real estate enterprise in Monterrey, CA. PCS'ing to Postgrad School, call Grant!We also chat about the Peruvian CNO visiting Annapolis. He's an '87 grad. And, as always, we talk Orioles baseball.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.We got on the road for Phoenix Navy Week. An incredible experience helping the USS Arizona Legacy Foundation support the next USS Arizona SSN 803...and we also got to chat with '97 grad and CO of the Arizona State NROTC Unit - Captain Kati Hill.We also bring you an amazing conversation with our old boss, former PAO and class of '86 golf star, Denny Moynihan. Denny talks about what the Naval Academy means to him and how he balances being a parent of two Mids now.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.Our observance of African American History Month continues with an amazing dual interview with two Distinguished Graduates.Admiral Julius Caesar '77 is the President of the Naval Academy Minority Association (NAMA) and was elected as a DG last year. Admiral Derwood Curtis '76 was one of the co-founders of NAMA and is still very involved in the mentoring of midshipmen and alumni. They both join us to share their recollections of life at USNA and the lessons they learned along the way. More importantly, they talk about the bright future of NAMA and the merits of giving back to their alma mater.We also talk about a great honor for Matice Wright-Springer '88 at the BEYA Annual Awards and a tough weekend for wrestling on the mat vs Army.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.Our observance of African American History Month continues with an amazing interview with class of ‘68 grad Charlie Bolden. The former astronaut and NASA Administrator talks about NatGeo’s “Space Race” and the lessons he learned on the banks of the Severn. And we remember Capt. Miguel Nava, the USMC CH-53 pilot who perished last week in a crash in San Diego.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.February is African American History Month, and we'll be bringing you interviews all month long with alums. We start with Mary McElroy '87. Mary played basketball at USNA. Became a Marine...and now has established herself as a leader and administrator in college athletics and as an active member of the Board here at AA&F. From being the Athletic Director at Georgia State to advocating for women's athletics in the Atlantic Coast Conference...Mary is making a difference. We also won FOUR STARS vs Army this past weekend. Gymnastics won the star without Isaiah Drake...and got to sing second. Class of 00' alum, former gymnast and husband to another active duty grad, Captain Ken Hockycko joins us from his porch on Upshur Road to talk about what the Academy and Gymnastics did to make him the fighter pilot and officer he is today.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.It's Ship Selection Night at USNA. 250+ Mids will pick their ships, homeports and start their journey to being deckplate leaders. The Alumni Association will be there with a new wrinkle to the SWO Liberty Card.We also chat with Commander Peter Flynn '04, Director of Seamanship of Navigation, about the SWO community, his perspectives on a special night for his department and the Mids and how the Navy can sell SWO better to our future EOOWs and OODs.And we take a break from the Alumni Business Feature to bring you an interview with a deployed junior officer. LT Calvin Davies '17 is currently deployed on an LCS in the 7th Fleet AOR. He offers his perspective on recovering from failure as a Mid and standing in front of a division of sailors today and leading them into harm's way.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.Bill Belichick is no longer the coach of the New England Patriots, but the best long-snapper in the game still plays for them. We chat with Joe Cardona '15 about playing for a legend, being a leader on an iconic team and why he stays active as an alumnus with NAMA.Our Alumni Business feature delivers the goods on a local Annapolis business. The Reef Point Group. Jeremy Toten '00 talks about the growth of the company to 100+ and what they can bring to the health care industry.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Welcome to 2024 and another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.History was made last week with the assumption of command for VADM Yvette Davids as the first-ever female Superintendent at the Naval Academy. We break it down and bring you some highlights of the ceremony.A new year means a renewed effort to go out and meet our graduates, chapters and parents clubs where they are. The EVP of Engagement and Comms at AA&F, TJ Grady '96, joins us to detail the engagement roadshow coming in 2024. First stop - West Coast. TJ also discusses his priorities for the new year and what it's like being the parent of a plebe. Our Alumni Business feature is a good one! Scott Sloan '01 is the President and CEO of StratasCorp Technologies. He tells us about his time at USNA, some 9/11 memories and what his company brings to the fight for national security. StratasCorp is a new sponsor of Sing Second!We also chat about Jacob Busic, his transfer to UCLA and whether athletes should get extra time and extra seasons at USNA in the event of injury or hardship.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.Beat Army...Always!
Year-end Pod!! We wrap the year with an exclusive interview with Jeff Webb ‘95, President and CEO of the Alumni Association and Foundation. He talks about a great year, the recent trip to Boston for Army-Navy and organization goals for 2024.And we wrap our Alumni Business Features for the year with a convo with local realtor and 2000 grad, Scott Schuetter.Sing Second - Bringing you the news of the alumni association and foundation…and the stories behind our amazing graduates.
We hit the end of Army week, and we bring the goods. We chat with USS Constitution CO BJ Farrell '04. AA&F will go aboard Old Ironsides Friday to visit with BJ as part of Army Week.We also chat about Spirit Spots and Hollywood with Rylan Tuohy. Rylan is out of the Navy now and taking his talents to the screen (silver and small).And our Alumni Business Feature this week is with Kristen Cronic '11. A former SWO and current Jacksonville resident, Kristen's paintings hang outside SECNAV's office and around the Fluegel Alumni Center.And we chat about our predictions and the awesome stuff happening in Boston in support of the game.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis.Beat Army
Army Week starts with a pod announcing our new Distinguished Graduates for 2024. Stay tuned to the end of the pod for the big reveal. We talk about our favorite Army-Navy memories and discuss the idiocy of the College Football Playoff.We have a great interview with VADM (ret) Joe Rixey about his time in the Navy, his current job at Lockheed Martin and being a rabid Navy Rugby fan and parent. We also chat with Hampton Roads Chapter leadership - Dick Enderly and Bill Daniels. The two great grads are doing amazing things through the Chapter and the BGO network. Want to be a distinguished chapter? Listen to this interview. That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis.
An amazing new episode of the Sing Second podcast...bringing you the stories at the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation and the latest happenings on the yard.Mike Hecomovich '71 joins the podcast. "HECO" was instrumental in forming the Navy Football Brotherhood and is an Athletic and Scholarship Program (A&SP) Trustee. He talks about his work as the Chairman of the Fiesta Bowl and gives his thoughts on the Navy brand.Speaking of brands, we highlight another Alumni business by talking to Brian Dunn '08. He runs the Forever Firstie website...and it's a hit. Shopping for the the holidays? Need that perfect chochkie for your reunion. Or if you just want amazing products from a alumni business, hit up foreverfirstie.comAnd we talk football, Wreaths Across America and Distinguished Grads.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis.
Here's the latest episode of the Sing Second podcast...bringing you the stories at the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation and the latest happenings on the yard.We chat with Matt Miller, father of Navy Volleyball star Averi Miller, about his four years as a parent and how he gives back to the school that has given his daughter so much.We also talk to Friend of the Pod, Ashley Pelzek '06, about motherhood and how her time at USNA and in the Fleet prepared her to start a family.And we talk football and service assignment.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis
Welcome to Sing Second! Bridging you the awesome stories from the yard and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.Great pod this week. We talk to Rob Kelly '10 about his company, Kongsberg, and what they do to support the Academy and Brigade as a corporate partner. Rob, a former Surface Warfare Officer, dealt with a huge medical challenge on active duty...but undeterred, he continues to give back through Kongsberg and his own personal support of his alma mater.Speaking of corporate partnerships, we talk to Jennie Brooks at Booz Allen Hamilton, the VP of Navy and Marine Corps programs, about the services they provide the fleet and the Naval Academy. BAH is a great partner for Capstone and other mentoring opportunities for the Mids, but they are also on the front lines of delivering solutions to the Fleet during contentious times in today's environment.Finally, we talk to USNA Academic Dean and Provost, Samara Firebaugh. Samara took over for Andy Phillips this summer and is tackling her first semester here as the Ac Dean. Samara talks about the importance of those corporate mentoring opportunities for Mids and her love of the Yard.Those interviews and much more on this weekend's Sing Second.Beat ECU!
Here's the latest episode of the Sing Second podcast...bringing you the stories at the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation and the latest happenings on the yard.THe 10th Anniversary of the Veteran's Classic is upon us...an amazing event that has delivered great basketball programs to USNA every Veteran's Day weekend for the tournament. We preview the tournament and look back on the significance of the Classic with head basketball coach, Ed Dechellis.We also chat with ADM Bill Moran '81, Chairman of the Athletic and Scholarship programs at the Alumni Association and Foundation. ADM Moran shares his perspective on the criticality of philanthropic support to programs like basketball (and all the USNA sports) from the Foundation.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis.
Here's the latest episode of the Sing Second podcast...bringing you the stories at the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation and the latest happenings on the yard.Navy football travels to Temple Saturday. We preview that game and talk a little about SPecial Olympics of PA with '88 grad, Matt Aaron. Matt is the President and CEO of Special Olympics of Pennsylvania. On Friday before the Temple game, he'll be presiding over the largest student-run Special Olympics event in the country. AA&F will be there. We talk to him this week on the pod about it.We also chat with YouTube Legend...Ward Carroll. A graduate of the class of '82, Ward was one of the founding members of the Sing Second SPorts podcast, but he has now branched off with his own YouTube channel...and it's a huge success!That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis.
Another great episode of the Sing Second podcast...bringing you the stories behind the story at the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.It's Board of Trustees and Board of Directors week for AA&F, and we're thrilled to bring in a trustee and the president of the class of 2008, Donnie Horner.Donnie talks about his time as a West Point football ball boy, his experience as a Trustee and what motivates him to give back.We also chat with Photography Legend...Phil Hoffman. A graduate of the class of '73, Phil has been photographing Navy Sports from the sidelines since 1982. His story is amazing.That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis.
Sing Second is back. THis week we talk to Navy Director of Rowing Rob Friedrich about generous alumni and four new shells in the Hubbard Hall boathouse.We also chat with 2021 alum, Nicko West, now a PAO and having just returned from his first deployment.We also chat about the amazing parents club and chapter in Charlotte, 20 punts in a football game and Air Force coming to town this weekend.Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health Annapolis.
We’re back. Another great podcast talking to Alumni of the Naval Academy. Chris and John break down the week that was at USNA…some losses in the Star Series vs Army, a great Welcome Home Celebration and the welcoming of DGAs on the field vs North Texas. We chat with Director of Alumni Services, Mike Lowe ’98. Mike is revamping how we support alumni…beyond SACC and counseling….to more engaged and effective means of connection. And we chat with retired Rear Admiral Mike Manazir ’81 about his role with Boeing and his book, Learn How to Lead and Win. See you in Charlotte Saturday.
Sing Second is back. We're not just sports anymore. We're bringing you the latest from the Naval Academy and Naval Academy Alumni Association...as well as sports wraps and alumni interviews.This week we talk about the former and current Supes, a wrap on Ireland and the new Fluegel Alumni Center.We also interview Lori Coogan, the Director of Parent Programs at the Alumni Association and Foundation.Finally, we talk to Brig Gen Dave Papak, USMC (ret) and Dr. John Wilckens about their efforts to raise awareness for CTE.Go Navy. Beat Memphis.
Part 2! Interviews w/: Joe Theisman Craig Schaefer (USNA '10) Alex Teich (USNA '12) Ricky Dobbs (USNA '11)
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Back by popular demand! We have a special takeover segment this week to get you ready for the Navy-Notre Dame game in Dublin. Enjoy...and BEAT the Irish!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.The SEASON FINALE!! We talk to Gavin Hickie about winning the Rugby Natty.We talk about another amazing sports year for Navy.And Matt Munnelly joins us to talk about tickets for next year.Thank you for supporting the pod for another year. See you in August.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.The seasons ended for Men's and Women's lax. We break that down. We preview the Men's Rugby Natty matchup.We have a great conversation with Billy Hurley about his BIlly Hurley III Foundation and The Brave Golf tournament May 8th at the USNA Golf Course.And finally, RADM Yvette Davids has been nominated to replace VADM Sean Buck as the next Supe. We talk to VADM Buck about his reflections, his future and the importance of the physical mission. Fair Winds and following seas, Admiral.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.An ugly weekend for the Star Series was marked by losses for baseball, Men's Lax and Women's Lax. Wags and John break down the implications.Rugby is playing for a Natty! We preview the big game vs Cal in Houston.And Women's Golf just wrapped an amazing season for the fledgling program. We talk to Asst. Coach Kylee Sullivan and junior Mara Hirtle about the growth of the program and which of Pinehurst's courses is Mara's favorite.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.It's Army/Navy Weekend!! Baseball, WLax and MLax all take on the Black Knights this weekend. We preview those matchups and welcome Cindy TImchal and plebe Ava Yovino on the show to break down their matchup in more detail.Rugby already crushed Army. THey get Lindenwood this weekend in the D1 Playoff semis.ANd there will be a very special ceremony Saturday after game 1 of Army-Navy to honor the life of Alum and former pitcher, Andy Froistad.That and more on this week's episode. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.Army v Navy in Rugby this weekend in the D1 playoffs. Nuff said. We talk to Gavin Hickie and Lewis Gray about it.And men's lacrosse keeps on keeping on. Pat Ryan got special recognition. And Navy women's lacrosse overcame a loss to BU with a bounceback win over American.That and more on this week's episode. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.Basketball season ended as UConn won the National Title earlier this week. We button up the basketball year with Mike Heary and Pete Medhurst, as they dissect what happened with Navy's season and prospects for next year.And with only 4 weeks left in the semester, Water Polo teammates Peter Hillen and Graham Lindner are sitting #1 and #2 in overall order of merit. We talk to them about their feelings on possibly being the first D1 teammates to finish 1-2 at the US. Naval Academy.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.Today is the 50th Anniversary of Dave Hoffman's ('62) release from captivity in Hanoi. We have an interview with him. We talk to Ian Crumley about his days playing Navy Lacrosse and about his company, O2X. He continues to serve...by providing first responders, DoD and other govt entities the very best in human performance services.And we chat with Xavier Arline about how the balance between football and lacrosse is going.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.Spring Football is back. We bring you our Q&A with Navy Head Football Coach, Brian Newberry.We also talk about Men's Lax and their struggles, Women's Lax and Ava Yovino...and the head coaching purge in Patriot League basketball.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.It's Hopkins week. Men's Lax takes on the Hop 17 Mar under the lights at N/MCS. We are joined by Hopkins AD and USNA alumnus, Jen Baker ('98).We also talk to some men's Lax royalty. Ian Dingman ('07) joins the pod to talk about his memories of games vs Hopkins and that magical title game run in 04.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.We have retired Rear Admiral Mike Manazir '81 to discuss his new book, Learn how to Lead to Win. He offers amazing lessons that are applicable in the wardroom and the boardroom.We also chat up Navy Women's Lacrosse senior co-captain Charlotte Ryan.ANd we break down a key injury for Men's Lax and our Wrestlers going to the NCAAs!Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.The season ended for Men's basketball. We break it down with Wags. We look ahead to the meat of the lacrosse seasons. We do that by talking to Navy Football QB and Lacrosse Attackman, Xavier Arline. We also chat with Coach Jamie Cook about a pretty amazing Patriot League sweep by the men's and women's indoor T&F teams.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.We preview the baseball season with Coach Paul Kostacopolous. We also talk about Friday night's Brigade Boxing Championships with Coach Jim McNally. Wags, Chris and John also break down the big Wrestling Star win, Men's Basketball's hot streak and new Philadelphia Phillie - Noah Song.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.On this special edition of the pod we talk to local racing legend and recent Daytona 500 finisher Travis Pastrana about growing in the shadow the Naval Academy, a live time of competition and his recent success at Daytona.Enjoy this special and tune in tomorrow for a regular weekly podcast!Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.The pod road trips out to San Diego this week to find out what's so awesome about USNA West - The PB Shore Club. We talk about the Army-Navy game, the "West Coast March-on" and all things San Diego.Wags and John also break down the red-hot men's basketball team and all the other sports happenings.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.Our Lacrosse Preview Series continues with Cindy Timchal. Coach is excited about Navy Women's Lacrosse as they kick off the season Friday at Duke. She also likes the Eagles Sunday. She's smart..We also bring in Grady Griess, the junior Heavyweight wrestler. He and Navy Wrestling face Army next weekend. He tells us what we should expect.And speaking of Army this weekend, Navy Men's and Women's basketball tip off vs Army for the Star Doubleheader. Be there or be square.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.It's February...and that means (oddly) that Lacrosse season is here. We talk to Joe Amplo about the preseason rankings, Xavier Arline and the new Lacrosse Building. We also bring in Ashley Pelzek (06) for her mid-season Women's Basketball analysis. Can they turn things around and play spoiler?And Ship Selection Night is here. We talk to Water Polo seniors Jonas Greer, Connor Simpson and Will Clark about their thoughts.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.This week Navy Gymnastics coach Kip Simons joins us and Rob Hubert shares his ship selection experience as a Midn and as SENAV LTShare feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.We enter the throes of the dark ages by discussing the great ceremony honoring Jade Geif, and the good luck charm role she played in ending Navy Women's BBall's losing streak. We also discuss how Navy Men's Basketball owns BU...it's just the rest of the Patriot League they have problems with...And our feature interview is all about Athletic & Scholarship Programs at the Naval Academy Foundation. We chat with 88 grad and former Suppo, Don Hughes...and also 79 grad and former All American in Lacrosse AND soccer, Jeff Johnson...about the A%SP program and the benefits it provides the students and athletes at the US Naval Academy. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.Wags, Chris and John are back for 2023, bringing you the latest from Coach Newberry's offensive staff hirings, goings on in basketball and more.Mike Heary reprises his role as Basketball Svengali to help us dissect the Men's Basketball team's 8-8 start. They've dropped three in a row. Are brighter days ahead?And we chat with Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation CEO, Jeff Webb, about an exciting spring...DGAs....and a new director of engagement. Here's a hint. The new guy has appeared on the pod before.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!LFG Navy. Beat Army. Here's to 2023.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.John, Wags, Keenan, Eric and Chris react to the announcement that that Brian Newberry will be the 40th head football coach at the Naval Academy. Newberry has served as the defensive coordinator at Navy for the last four seasons. We break down the hire and bring you audio from the announcment press conference with Chet Gladchuck and Coach New.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!Happy Holidays and See you in 2023!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.Wags, Ward, Chris and John follow-up the Navy Football Podcast's coverage of the Army-Navy game and the Niumat firing with their last pod of 2022. We break it down and bring you audio from Chet Gladchuk's December 12 Press Conference.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!See you in 2023.
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities.In the edition Eric, Keenan and Bill...along with John and Chris from the Sing Second Sports Podcast, discuss the OT loss to Army and breaking news that Navy's winningest coach, Ken Niumatalolo will not be back next season. Finally, our entire team sends along thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of former Navy Football player Tyler Tidwell '07 who passed away this weekend. The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.Army Week - This Is it. Last pod before Saturday.Wags, Ward, John and Chris welcome a slew of guests to close out Army week from Dry 85. And Ward Carroll re-enters the fray!Murph McCarthy joins us to talk about winning the Fall D1 Natty for Women's Rugby.Scott Schuetter - our title sponsor - rolls in to talk real estate and Army/Navy memories.Kelly Welsh '00 rolls in to talk about USNI and 34 years of beating Army in the pool.Pablo Beltran and Mike Heary bromance it out about punting and Navy Basketball.And finally, RADM Tom Lynch joins the pod to preview our stomping of Army.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.Army Week - Part Deux!Wags, John and Chris break down Army Week's best Spirit Spot with musician and former member of the brotherhood - Chris Nurthen.We also chat about the Don't Give Up the Ship song and its lead guitarist with the lead guitarist....VADM Sean Buck!The Supe makes his predictions and talks about what makes this game special.And we chat with recently retired Navy Capt Jason Salata - the former Water Polo stud has started an effort to brand SWOs better. Do you drive warships? I drive warships.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.Two words: Army Week.Wags, John and Chris break down the recent happenings...which included Women's Rugby winning the D1 Fall Championship and women's swimming nabbing another star. We start Army Week off right by talking to Class of 06 grad Dan Runzheimer about Custodes Libertatis. They are doing amazing things for the families of the fallen.We also chat with former Deputy Commandant and 96 Soccer Team captain TJ Grady. And we were proud to get former Commandant and Football team QB Bill Byrne on the show.All three are predicting Navy wins Saturday. All is right in the world.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly.BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities.Its Army Week and we are here help get you ready with our game preview and alumni spotlight with Navy great and Super Bowl champion Phil McConkey.The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.It's almost Army Week. Wags, John and Chris break down the eventful weekend for men's and women's basketball, and we chat about Army's awesome uniforms for the big game. We also talk to Chris Wade '04, former football player and current "Cleat Artist." And we get you ready for this weekend's big Army-Navy Star meet for swimming and diving with Women's Team captain Reagan Johnson.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities.We are two weeks out from the big game in Philly and to help get you in the mood Keenan Reynolds shares his favorite Army-Navy memories; we talk to Navy great Eddie Meyers ' 82 during and wrap-up our pre-Army week pod with an exclusive conversation with Coach Ken Niumatalolo.The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.Happy Thanksgiving! Wags, John and Chris break down the eventful weekend...with Women's Rugby advancing to the title game, Volleyball falling one set short of NCAAs and another impressive performance by Wrestling. We chat with NAAA's Matt Munnelly about the new Army-Navy game uniforms!We also talk to Ashley Pelzek and Abbi Dryden about their time with Women's Basketball and how they are giving back to this year's team.And we preview the weekend ahead for all the sports.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--an extended UCF victory version of The Weekend Wrap.Yje team recaps Navy's exciting win over UCF in Orlando. We will bring the rest of the weekend scores and BZs during the early week Sing Second Podcast out on Tuesday.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities.On this edition, the team talk keys to victory for Navy's upcoming game against UCF. A special thanks to Mike James '99 of the Mod Report for filling in during our first segment.In our Alumni spotlight segment we feature our conversation with Navy great Malcolm Perry '20.The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.It's Central Florida week....Wags, John and Chris break down the game Saturday in Orlando. Wags is getting on the road to cover the game from the Sunshine State. We talk to Coach Cary Kolat about Navy Wrestling's early season success and the upcoming Navy Invitational. We chat with Coach Luis Nicalao of Water Polo and preview big matches for Navy Soccer vs G'Town and Navy Volleyball vs Army.And we preview the weekend ahead for all the sports.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--The Weekend Wrap edition.In segment one we recap the weekend of sports across the yard and on the road. In segment two, the Bill, Eric and Keenan break down Navy's loss to Notre Dame.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities.On this edition, Bill, Eric and Keenan talk keys to victory for Navy's upcoming game against Notre Dame.In our Alumni spotlight segment we feature our conversation with former Navy kicker Matt Harmon '08.The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.It's Notre Dame week....Wags, John and Chris break down the rivalry game Saturday up in Baltimore. Can we withstand the ND run game? We'll see. We talk to Coach Tim O'Donohue about the big Patriot League Semifinal win vs BU...and Saturday's Championship game AT HOME vs American.And we talk to coach Tim Taylor about the upcoming Women's Basketball Season.And we preview the weekend ahead for all the sports.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--The Weekend Wrap edition.In segment one we recap the weekend of sports across the yard and on the road. In segment two, the Bill, Eric and Keenan break down Navy's loss to Cincinnati.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities.On this edition, Bill, Eric and Keenan talk keys to victory for Navy's upcoming game against Cincinnati.In our Alumni spotlight segment we feature our conversation with Craig Candeto '04The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.It's Cincy week....Navy Football rings in the Xavier Arline era again as he takes the reins from Tai Lavatai. We talk about it.. We continue to preview the basketball season with an interview with skilled color man and former '98 sharpshooter, Mike Heary.And Ed Bilderback joins us to talk Fish 4 A Cure, Coach Willis Bilderback and some of his memories of Carl Tamulevich.And we preview the weekend ahead for all the sports.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--The Weekend Wrap edition.In segment one we recap the weekend of sports across the yard and on the road. In segment two, the Bill, Eric and Keenan break down Navy's OT win against Temple.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities.On this edition, Bill, Eric and Keenan talk keys to victory for Navy's upcoming game against Temple.In our Alumni spotlight segment we feature our conversation with Bob Kuberski '93.The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.It's Temple week....Navy Football rings in Homecoming with a big game against EJ Warner, Colin Schofield and Temple. Wags and John break it down. Navy Women's Soccer also got a huge win and their 12th straight trip to the Patriot League tournament. We chat about it. Our coach segment this week features Ed DeChellis. The basketball coach previews the season, talks about the newcomers and about coaching now in a new environment with Coach K gone, NIL and realignment.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--The Weekend Wrap edition.In segment one we recap the weekend of sports across the yard and on the road. In segment two, the Bill and Keenan break down Navy's loss to Houston Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities.On this edition, Bill, Eric and Keenan talk keys to victory for Navy's upcoming game against Houston.In our Alumni spotlight segment we feature our conversation with Ryan Williams-Jenkins '15.The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.It's Houston-week....Navy Football is on ESPNU Saturday at noon against American Athletic Conference foe the Houston Cougars. Wags and John break it down.In our Coach and Athlete segment we talk to Men's Cross Country Coach and Navy Alum Aaron Lanzel '03 and then talk to our first ever Plebe guest Mia Claire Kezal about their great star-wins against Army last week. In the final segment we hear from WBAL's Ava Marie about this weekend's weather before pass out a few "BZs" and previewing the weekend ahead for all the sports.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--The Weekend Wrap edition.In segment one the team breaks down Navy's loss to SMU. In segment two, we recap the weekend of sports across the yard and on the road. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities.On this edition, Bill and Keenan talk keys to victory for Navy's Friday night game against SMU.In our Alumni spotlight segment we feature our conversation with Mike James '99 of the Mid Report.The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.It's SMU-week....Navy Football goes full Friday Night Lights in Dallas for a big game vs SMU. Wags and John break it down. Navy Women's Soccer also got a much needed win over American last night. What do they need to do going forward to make the PL Tournament? It all starts with beating Army Saturday night at West Point.Our alumni segment this week features Brad Snodgrass. Class of 96 and former baseball and football player. Brad discusses his role now as a local educator in Annapolis, and the new program he's started that will incorporate USNA-like mentoring on the middle school level.And we preview the weekend ahead for all the sports..Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--The Weekend Wrap edition.In segment one we recap the weekend of sports across the yard and on the road. In segment two, the Navy Football podcast breaks down Navy's big win against Tulsa.Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities.On this edition, the team talks keys to victory for Navy's home game against Tulsa.In our Alumni spotlight segment we feature our conversation with President of the Navy Brotherhood Frank Schenk '91.The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.It's Army week....for Navy Men's Soccer. Wags and John break down the Star game in Philly Friday night with Coach O'Donohue and class of 20 alum Nicko West. Wags and John also preview the football game vs Tulsa and celebrate Nicole Anapu Mann's launch to space!!!Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--The Weekend Wrap edition. In segment one we recap the weekend of sports across the yard and on the road. In segment two, the Navy Football podcast breaks down Navy's tough loss to Air Force in Colorado Springs. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities. On this edition, the team talks keys to victory for Navy's away game against Air Force. In our Alumni spotlight segment we feature our conversation with legendary Navy Coach Paul Johnson. The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
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It is Air Force week!! Wags and John break down the game and what we should expect to see Saturday in Colorado Springs.
We talk about Air Force games of old with former fullback and co-captain, Alexander Teich '12. We catch up with him and discuss our mutual dislike of AFA.
Women's Cross Country Captain Elizabeth Sullivan joins us and we preview the weekend ahead for all the sports..
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--The Weekend Wrap edition. In segment one we recap the weekend of sports across the yard and on the road. In segment two, the Navy Football podcast breaks down Navy's exciting win against ECU. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities. On this edition, the team talks keys to victory for Navy's away game against ECU. In our Alumni spotlight segment we feature our conversation with Navy great, Superbowl Champion and Academy Securities President Phil McConkey '79. The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
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Football is back. The boys are going down to play East Carolina. We preview it.
We talk to Navy Sprint Football coach, Maj. Alphonso Meidus, USMC, about the team's big star game coming up vs Army Friday night.
And we preview the weekend ahead.
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Sing Second Sports 62 followers62 148 tracks148 Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--The Weekend Wrap edition. No football this week so we use the entire show to recap the weekend of sports across the yard and on the road. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA. It's a football bye week...but no off weeks for Sing Second Sports! We talk to Navy volleyball setter Averi Miller, who just eclipsed 1000 assists for her career...and we talk about this weekend's upcoming games vs Holy Cross and Army. We welcome Murph McCarthy joins us to talk about Women's Rugby's transition from Club National Champions to Navy's newest varsity sport. And Luis Nicalao, head coach of Water Polo to preview their match vs Air Force Thursday. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--The Weekend Wrap edition. In segment one we recap the weekend of sports across the yard and on the road. In segment two, the Navy Football podcast breaks down Navy's disappointing loss to Memphis. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities. On this edition, the team talks keys to victory for Navy's AAC opener against Memphis. In our Alumni spotlight segment we feature our conversation with former Navy slotback Shun White '09. The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA. Beat Memphis! The football season is already on shaky ground based on last week's Delaware loss. We put a fork in the Blue Hen Disaster and preview the Memphis game this Saturday. Wags, John and Chris break down the game and who the players are to watch. And we welcome in Gavin Hickie...the Director of Men's Rugby. He's got a new D1 team...and they're off to a 1-0 start. We break it down with him. We have weather with Ava Marie and more info on all the sports happening for USNA this weekend. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--The Weekend Wrap edition. In segment one we recap the weekend of sports across the yard and on the road. In segment two, the Navy Football podcast breaks down Navy's disappointing loss to Delaware. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities. On this edition, the team talks keys to victory for Navy's home opener against Delaware. We are joined by special guest Rear Admiral Tom Lynch (ret), Chairman of NewDay USA. The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
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Season 3 continues into football season with our Delaware game preview. Wags, John and Chris break down the game and who the players are to watch.
And we welcome in Chris Nurthen (class of 2015) to discuss his football career, SWO career and music career. He talks about his hit song, Bay Dale, and what the physical mission means to him as he continues to aim for the stars as a musician.
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This week we hear from Coach Niamat as the 'Men of Ken' break camp and begin to prepare for the home opener against Delaware. We also get an update from Alumni Association and Foundation President & CEO Jeff Webb '95. Finally we breakdown Thursday's Navy Men's and Women's Soccer doubleheader.
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Welcome to another edition of the Navy Football Podcast with Keenan Reynolds, Eric Kettani & Bill Wagner, brought to you by NewDay Mortgage and Academy Securities. On this edition, the team looks ahead to the 2022 Navy Football Season--breaking down the offense, defense and special teams. The Navy Football Podcast is part of the Sing Second Sports podcast network and is a Provision Advisors production.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
Season 3 kicks off for the SSS Team with a special double-feature pod featuring the men's ands women's soccer previews featuring exclusive interviews with Men's coach Tim O'Donohue and Women's coach Carin Gabarra.
And the 2022-2023 sports season is off to a great start with a 2-nil defeat of The Citadel for the women last night. We break it down.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
This is Season 3...Pod Zero...a quick review of the summer news and highlights, some housekeeping items and a primer for our Season 3 kick-off later this week.
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THAT'S A WRAP! Season 2 concludes for the SSS Team with a special double-feature pod featuring a conversation with Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk about the year that was...arguably the most successful year in USNA sports history.
We also chat with Blue Angels XO and former Navy football player CDR Jon Fay (00'). He gives us a preview of the Commissioning Week shows and talks about the lessons he learned from athletics and how they guide him today in the Blues.
THANK YOU for listening this season. We'll see you in September for Delaware vs Navy football and the beginning of Season 3!
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The Men's and Women's Track and Field teams smoked the competition at the Patriot League Championships. We chat about that and unhappy season endings for Baseball, Women's Lacrosse and Men's Tennis...but Men's Tennis did make some history at the NCAA Tournament.
We're excited to be joined by retired RDML Scott Sanders. He talks about the physical mission and what he's doing now in the bourbon business.
And we also chat with Class of 06 grad Dan Runzheimer and what his class is doing through the Custodes Libertatis Memorial Foundation.
Finally...we talk about LETTING THEM ALL GO PLAY PRO SPORTS!!! The time is now.
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It's Patriot League Tournament season for the Spring Sports. Men's and Women's Lax are In the Quarters. Navy Men's Golf finished their season. Baseball needs a miracle. And Men's Tennis is going to the DANCE!
We welcome Billy Hurley back to the pod to talk about his The Brave Golf Tournament at the USNA Golf Club 16 May.
We also chat with Evan Robertson about being a Marshall Scholar and wrapping up four years on the Men's Heavyweight Crew Team.
We also chat about Diego Fagot in a Ravens uniform and a great NFL draft for the American Athletic Conference
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Super Star Saturday ended 2-2. Men's Lacrosse and Men's Tennis came away with wins. Baseball and Women's Lacrosse fell to the Black Knights.
We break down the Lacrosse results and the outlook for the Patriot League Tournament match-ups with Cindy Timchal and Joe Amplo.
We also chat about the upcoming NFL draft and Diego Fagot's prospects...and we count down to our last four pods of the season. Time flies when you're having fun!
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Super Star Saturday approacheth!! Men's and Women's Lax, Baseball and Men's Tennis all take on Army this weekend. We preview the Tennis matchup with Coach Chris Garner and Captain Derrick Thompson.
We also chat about gymnastics and some super smart Goldwater Scholarship winners. That...and Wags breaks down the end of Spring Football and the Admiral Mack Award winner.
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We discuss the continued success in the star series with Men's & Women's Track & Field captains Ashwin Briggs and Katie Halbert.
We talk about Jenn Coleman's chance in the pros...the hot Navy Women's Lacrosse team and our National Champion female boxers!
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Spring football is drawing to a close. We get an exclusive interview with Coach Niumatalolo to discuss the continued growth of Tai Lavatai, the performances by Diego Fagot and Mikey McMorris at the Pro Day and who is in the running for the Admiral Mack award.
We discuss the continued success in the star series with Women's Tennis and Men's & Women's Track & Field pushing the Star Series record to 18-2. And we chat about lacrosse, March Madness and the new Distinguished Grads!!
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Navy Women's Tennis is on a heater...and they host Army in the star match this Saturday. We talk to Coach Keith Puryear and Captain Meghana Komarraju about what we should expect.
We break down the struggles with Baseball...the good momentum for men's and women's lacrosse...and FENCING!
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It's time for Spring Football. We talk to Coach Niumat and QB Tai Lavatai...and Wags joins us to evaluate the story lines we should watch for as the team looks to build momentum toward the 2022 season.
We also break down the results from Wrestling and Women's Swimming going to NCAAs.
And its Women's History Month...and we talk to Navy CDR and class of 04 grad BJ Farrell, who just became the first female CO of USS Constitution in Boston.
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Navy Men's and Women's Lacrosse have been in a Hopkins State of Mind...with the women defeating the Blue Jays last week and the men travelling to Homewood Friday night. We break down all things Hopkins with 98 USNA Grad and current Hopkins Athletic Director Jen Baker.
We also talk swimming and wrestling battling it out at NCAAs this week and the FIRST EVER women's basketball All American. Jen Coleman was named Honorable Mention!
Wags joins us to break it all down.
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Navy Men's and Women's Basketball both fell in their Patriot League Tournament games. The men in finals. The women in the semis. We break down their seasons. Mike Heary joins us to help diagnose the issues with the men's team that kept us from getting to March Madness.
We also break down the great win for Navy Women's Lax. And the struggles for Navy baseball pitching returned.
Wags joins us to break it all down.
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Instant Classic. In one of the best games in the history of alumni Hall, Navy defeated BU to advance to the Patriot League Tournament final for the first time since 2001. We talk with Wags about how it happened and what our chances are against Colgate Wednesday.
We also break down the results for Women's Basketball, Lacrosse, Tennis and our wrestlers going to NCAAs.
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It's time for March Madness. And Navy men's basketball delivered the goods in the Quarterfinals vs American. We break it down with Wags.
We also chat about big wins for Women's Lacrosse and Baseball. And we talk about the beginning of the women's basketball Patriot League tournament with Tim Taylor's squad facing Colgate Saturday.
And we have a great guest--Women's Rugby Captain and Rhoads Scholar Sarah Skinner.
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We break down the ins and outs of the weekend. Bad for Lax. Mixed for Basketball. Great for Track & Field and Swimming & Diving.
We also break down the Brigade Boxing results and talk about the upcoming Patriot League tournament on the hard court.
Wags joins us to break it down.
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We break down the ins and outs of the Wednesday results...good for Men;s Basketball and Women's Lacrosse. Bad for Baseball and Women's Basketball.
And we talk to Navy Boxing Coach Jim McNally about Friday Night's Brigade Boxing Championships in Alumni Hall.
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We break down the ins and outs of the weekend that was. A sweep for Navy Lacrosse in Long Island. Swimming and Diving Patriot League titles. Oh...and a little N Star for Wrestling as the defeated Army Friday night. We discuss those results and many more.
Mike Heary comes aboard for a discussion about the Navy Basketball team's four-game win streak coming to a halt in the form of a loss to Holy Cross. Should Coach D's boys be worried about the Patriot League tournament? Mike and Wags break it down.
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A great lineup this week with Navy Baseball head coach Paul Kostacopolous. He helps us preview the upcoming baseball season as the Mids kick it off Friday at 2pm.
And another chance to get an N* Friday, as well. Navy Wrestling takes on Army Friday night. Junior Jacob Koser joins us to talk about their chances
Finally...a great conversation with NASCAR driver and USNA grad Jesse Iwuji. He now races for Emmitt Smith Racing and will kick off his season this weekend, too.
Wags joins us, as always, to provide expert analysis.
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A busy weekend that was. We break down the Navy Men's basketball win vs Army. Another weekend. Another Star. Mike Heary joins us to break it down.
We also chat with Katie Halbert of Women's track and field and Navy Gymnastics coach Kip Simons about their awesome N* wins two weekends ago.
Wags joins us, as always, to provide expert analysis.
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Women's Lacrosse Preview. One of our favorite Eps...we welcome back Coach Timchal to preview the season...the returnees, the newcomers...and she makes a Super Bowl pick!
Senior co-captain Reagan Roelofs also comes on to discuss the opportunity this team has this year to unseat Loyola...and she reflects on 3.5 years on the banks of the Severn. Wags joins us to break it all down. Friday. 3pm. N/MC Stadium. Navy Women's Lax v Cal. Be there or be square.
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Navy's Women's basketball has seven games left in the season. How's it gone so far? How can they finish strong? Ashley Pelzek, 2006 grad and former WBB Captain, joins us to perform a deep dive on the Women's Basketball season.
We talk about the Men's team's bounce back wins after the brutal loss at Lehigh. And wow...what a weekend for Navy sports in the Star Series. We won. It's only February. So there's that.
Wags joins us to break it all down.
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Well...it happened again. Navy men's basketball hit the halfway point of the Patriot League season with a heartbreaking loss vs Army at home. After bounce-back wins at Bucknell and American, Navy dropped a huge game at Lehigh giving up a 20-2 run in the final five minutes. Special Guests Bill Wagner and Mike Heary join us to break it down and ask the tough questions of this team as it embarks on the stretch run of the season.
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It's February....and that mean Lax Season is about to start. Special Guest Bill Wagner joins us to preview the Men's Lacrosse season with interviews with Joe Amplo and Senior Captain Nick Cole.
We provide a breakdown of the ugly win vs American and update you on the other sports stories coming out of Annapolis.
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Your fix of USNA Sports provides you a breakdown of the mid-week BBall trip to Lewisburg. Special Guest Bill Wagner joins us to break it down.
We're also joined by Professor Christine Copper from Chemistry. Are we talking bunsen burners and atoms? Nope. Prof. Copper is became Navy's Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) in 2008. She serves on the Naval Academy Athletic Association Board of Control & chairs the Patriot League Policy Committee. She joins us to chat about the bond between academics and athletics at Navy.
Finally, this weekend is the Navy Invitational in the pool. We talk to Navy M&W Diving Coach, Rich MacDonald, and Firstie Hannah Montau about Saturday's big meet. Will Hannah perform the "Triple Lindy?" Listen to the pod to find out.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss Navy's weekend spilt against Army in Alumni Hall. The women sing second, while the men lose a tough one in overtime.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
We've got Matt Nocita! He talks about getting drafted #7 by NY Red Bulls and what the future holds.
A big week for the women's basketball program continues. We talk about a tough loss to Lehigh and Saturday's Army game with Navy Women's Basketball Coach Tim Taylor and Captain Ciera Hertelendy.
Special Guest Bill Wagner joins us to look ahead to Army and breakdown the midweek losses by both men's and women's squads to Lehigh.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
A big week for the men's basketball program arrives. We talk about the big tilts with Lehigh and Army with Greg Summers and Coach Ed DeChellis.
Special Guest Bill Wagner joins us.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
Classes for second semester started this week. We break down ROM, Omicron and priorities with Col JP McDonough, the 89th Commandant of Midshipmen. We also chat with Basketball contributor Mike Heary about Navy's 4-o start in the Patriot League for men's basketball, the team's depth and Greg Summers' return from injury (hopefully soon).
Special Guest Bill Wagner joins us to talk about big men's soccer centre back Matt Nocita being drafted by the New York Red Bulls at #7 in this week's MLS draft...and the move back to Lax for Navy football backup QB Xavier Arline.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
Our triumphant return from the holidays! In the first pod of 2022, we chat with Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk about the success of the fall season, his thoughts on football, the outlook for spring sports...and how long he's thinking about continuing on as AD.
Special Guest Bill Wagner joins us to talk to Chet and break down the success of the men's basketball program, who just took care of Patriot League rival BU in Alumni Hall Tuesday night.
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We SING SECOND!!!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Post-Game Report, brought to you by Sheehy Lexus in Annapolis.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss Navy's great win over Army this weekend at Met Life Stadium.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
It’s the Gameday edition of our special daily pod program during Army week. We hear from Roger Staubach and RADM Tom Lynch then Bill Wagner, Eric Kettani and Keenan Reynolds provide their keys to victory and finally Bill Squires '75 helps us bring it home.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
It’s the Friday edition of our special daily pod program during Army week. We chat with the SUPE VADM Sean Buck as the Navy caravan heads up the Jersey turnpike.
We also talk to Rylan Tuohy, class of 16 & spirit spot making genius about his latest Squid Game spoof, class of 18 Women’s Lax’er Suzelle Thomas, who was just selected as the first woman to go directly to F-35C Lightening flight training.
In our coach's segment we chat with Asst Women’s Golf coach Kylee Sullivan and round our the pod with class of 98 grad, Jen Baker, who is currently the Athletic Director at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, about the importance of the physical mission.
And of course we discuss how the mules….aren’t so good against us in pools.
Special Guest Bill Wagner joins us to break it all down.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
On episode 4 of our special daily pod program this week, we hear from Asst Women’s Tennis coach Ale Pedergnana and we talk to Coach Murph McCarthy about guiding the Women’s Rugby team to the national title last weekend.
Finally, '01 grad and former QB Brian Broadwater pays tribute to the special life of CDR Brian Bourgeois, who tragically died Tuesday after a training accident with SEAL Team 8.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
It's ARMY WEEK! On episode 3 of our special daily pod program this week, special guest Bill Wagner talks to Mike James of Rivals to break down Saturday’s matchup against the Black Knights. We also talk to wrestling coach Cary Kolat about last weekend’s Cliff Keen Invitational in Vegas. And we talk to Craig Washington of the Alumni Association about the construction on the new Alumni Center and how reunion season went this fall.
Finally…what has Army week been like from a Plebe’s perspective? We talk to Navy Women’s Soccer phenom Alexa Riddle about how her season went and what she’s looking forward to in her first Army-Navy football game.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
It's ARMY WEEK! On episode 2 of our special daily pod program this week, we join the coaches’ press conferences to ask Niumatalolo and Coach Newberry about the preps for Saturday. We also talk to Class of 71 classmates and teammates - Bill McKinney and Mike Hecomovich about their big 11-7 victory over Army and how their friendship has stayed strong 40 years after graduation.
And we also chat with class of 06’s Justin Freeh about fallenshipmate.org and what they are doing to provide scholarships to children of fallen servicemembers.
Bill Wagner of the Capital Gazette joins us to break down the midweek chatter about the game.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
It's ARMY WEEK! On episode 1 of our special daily pod program this week, we are joined by Ashley Pelzek to talk about Women's Basketball and her love of the aviation-centric Navy uniforms. We also talk to the voice of Navy sports, Pete Medhurst. And we hear from Water Polo coach Luis Nicalao about this past season and his recent induction into the Water Polo Hall of Fame.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
Guess what?! The Army-Navy game uniforms are out!! We talk about the uniform and the process behind the reveal with Navy Equipment Manager Greg Morganthaler.
We also talk to Navy Radio color commentator and class of '98 standout Mike Heary about the last three games of the basketball season.
Finally, Wes Lyon of Allegiance Flag Supply helps us unveil our Army Week giveaway...don't miss it!
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Post-Game Report, brought to you by Sheehy Lexus in Annapolis.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss Navy's win over Temple and other weekend sporting results.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
On this episode we preview Navy's upcoming game against Temple at Lincoln Financial Field. Special guest Bill Wagner of the Capital Gazette joins us to break it down.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Post-Game Report, brought to you by Sheehy Lexus in Annapolis.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss Navy's loss to ECU and other weekend sporting results.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
On this episode we preview Senior Day and the final football home game vs the Pirates of ECU. Special guest Bill Wagner of the Capital Gazette joins us to break it down. We hear from Defensive Coordinator Brian Newberry and co-captain Diego Fagot.
We also talk to WNAV color commentator and class of 98 standout Mike Heary about the first three games of the basketball season. Mike's analysis will eb a weekly feature for Sing Second Sports for the entire basketball season.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
The Band...is all....together! On this episode we are in person at Dry 85 and joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the big upset for men's basketball against UVA...and we look ahead to this Friday's Veteran's Classic matchup vs Virginia Tech.
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On this bonus edition of the Sing Second Sports Podcast we preview the upcoming Men's and Women's Basketball season by sharing questions and answers from media day with Coaches Ed DeChellis and Tim Taylor as well as with Men's Captain Richard Njoku and Women's Captain Ciera Hertelendy.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Post-Game Report, brought to you by Sheehy Lexus in Annapolis.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss Navy's loss to Notre Dame.
We also discuss Navy Men's Soccer's quarter final win over Lehigh ...all this and more!
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss this week's resumption of the recently COVID-cancelled rivalry with Notre Dame. Wake up the echoes cheering her name? Perhaps....not if Chris Servello's prediction comes true. Listen to hear our picks, analysis and what we think will be the big factor in a possible upset of a top 10 team.
We are joined by NBC's Kathryn Tappen, who is in her 8th year hosting the coverage for NBC. She loves the game and has a personal connection to USNA . We loved talking to her about her cousin, Ford Shaw, who passed away in 2015.
Lastly, we are joined by 2004 grad, and tough-as-nails- linebacker Ben Mathews.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Post-Game Report, brought to you by Sheehy Lexus in Annapolis.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the needed win against Tulsa.
We also discuss Navy Men's Soccer win, a great weekend forVolleyball, Sprint Football and Men's and Women's Cross Country ...all this and more!
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the upcoming battle against Tulsa. Can the Mids turn things around and get a road win on Friday night? We break down their chances.
We are also joined by class of 79 grad and former NFL'er, Phil McConkey about his career...his love of Navy football and what it's like to now be the dad of a Midshipman.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Post-Game Report, brought to you by Sheehy Lexus in Annapolis.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the 27-20 loss to Cincinnati.
We also discuss a tough loss for Navy Men's Soccer, a great weekend for Women's Soccer and Volleyball...all this and more!
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the upcoming battle against #2 ranked Cincinnati. Early game time!! High Noon!
We are also joined by class of 06 grad and Paralympian, Brad Snyder, to talk about the recent Tokyo games and his return to campus Saturday for his 15th reunion.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Post-Game Report, brought to you by Sheehy Lexus in Annapolis.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the 35-17 loss to Memphis.
We are also joined by Carin Gabarra and firstie midfielder Victoria Tran to discuss the big mid-week win at American and the upcoming star match vs Army Saturday night at Glenn Warner.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the Memphis game and the Mids' efforts to bounce back from SMU. We are also joined by special guests from Navy sailing - Coaches Jahn Tihansky and Ian Burman....as well as sailing legend Gary Jobson. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the weekly Sing Second. Sports recap of weekend sporting events. We breakdown football and highlight events held around the yard or on the road. This week. John Schofield and special guest Bill Wagner breakdown Navy's loss against SMU.
Sing Second Sports is brought to you by our sponsors, The Graduate Hotel, Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis,The Naval Academy Athletic Association, Dry 85 and Montana 3000.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the upcoming SMU football game. Can we string together a winning streak...and do it at the expense of a ranked team?
It's also time for the Army-Navy Soccer game from Philly. Men's soccer battles Army for the star Saturday night. We talk to Baba Kallie and Coach Tim O'Donohue about their expectations for the big match.
We also have your up-to-the-minute pregame weather forecast with WBAL 11 News meteorologist Ava Marie.
Come by our pregame show Saturday 12pm - 1pm at the Graduate Hotel.
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Welcome to the weekly Sing Second. Sports recap of weekend sporting events. We breakdown football and highlight events held around the yard or on the road. This week. John Schofield, Ward Carroll and special guest Bill Wagner breakdown Navy's thrilling win over UCF.
Sing Second Sports is brought to you by our sponsors, The Graduate Hotel, Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis, Naptown Scoop, Dry 85 and Montana 3000.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the Saturday matchup against a very tough UCF football team. We are also joined by special guest Nicolas Klock, the senior golfer who drained a short putt on the first playoff hole Sunday to give the Navy Men's Golf team a big win in the Star Match Sunday at the renovated Naval Academy Golf Course. We also chat with Golf Coach Pat Owen about the big win. Ava Marie from WBAL TV 11 gives us a weather report...and we make predictions. Find us Saturday from 1130 to 1230 at the Graduate Hotel for our pregame show and guest picker extravaganza.
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Welcome to the weekly Sing Second. Sports recap of weekend sporting events. We breakdown football and highlight events held around the yard or on the road. This week. John Schofield, Ward Carroll and special guest Bill Wagner breakdown Navy's loss to Houston.
Sing Second Sports is brought to you by our sponsors, The Graduate Hotel, Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis, Naptown Scoop, Dry 85 and Montana 3000.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the Navy game at Houston - ESPNU at 7pm Saturday night.
We are also joined by guest pickers Women's Lax Coach Cindy Timchal, Men's Basketball great Chris Harris ('10) and Navy Lacrosse star from class of 1998, Scott Meushaw.
Many thanks to our sponsors at Dry 85, Naptown Scoop, The Graduate Hotel, Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis and the Montana 3000 podcast. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we have an exclusive interview with Navy Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk.
Sing Second is sponsored by Dry 85, Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis, Naptown Scoop, Montana 3000 and the Graduate Hotel. Thank you to those sponsors and to you...the best fans in the world.
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***This podcast was updated to include comments from Coach Niumatalolo's weekly press conference...where he announced Coach Ivin Jasper had been reinstated as the quarterbacks coach.
Welcome to the weekly Sing Second. Sports recap of weekend sporting events. We breakdown football and highlight events held around the yard or on the road. This week. John Schofield, Chris Servello and special guest Bill Wagner breakdown Navy's loss to Air Force and reports that Navy has fired offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper.
Sing Second Sports is brought to you by our sponsors, The. Graduate Hotel, Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis, Naptown Scoop, Dry 85 and Montana 3000.
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Our Weekly Bonus pod!! Here's our ESPN Gameday-like Guest Picker podcast. You get bonus conversations with guests/alums as we pick our Sing Second Six Pack of games.
Sing Second Sports is brought to you by our sponsors, The Graduate Hotel, Naptown Scoop, Dry 85 and Montana 3000.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the Air Force game and the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
We are also joined by special guest Cami Herman, the Co-Captain of the Navy Volleyball team, and her coach, Paco Labrador.
Sing Second is sponsored by Dry 85, Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis, Naptown Scoop, Montana 3000 and the Graduate Hotel. Thank you to those sponsors and to you...the best fans in the world.
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**Music credit Eternal Father, Strong to Save Performed by Navy Band Country Curren
Welcome to the weekly Sing Second. Sports recap of weekend sporting events. We breakdown football and highlight events held around the yard or on the road. This week. John Schofield, Ward Carrol and special guest Bill Wagner breakdown Navy's loss to Marshall, celebrate Mens Soccer's two weekend victories and begin to look ahead to Air Force.
Sing Second Sports is brought to you by our sponsors, The. Graduate Hotel, Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis, Naptown Scoop, Dry 85 and Montana 3000.
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Bonus pod!! Here's our ESPN Gameday-like Guest Picker podcast. You get bonus conversations with guests/alums as we pick our Sing Second Six Pack of games. One of the Sing Second team makes a bold pick against Navy this week. Boooooo.....
Sing Second Sports is brought to you by our sponsors, Naptown Scoop, Dry 85 and Montana 3000.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast - - a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans.
It's the Marshall Game preview pod! On this episode, we chat with Coach Niumatalolo about the end of camp and what the prospects are vs Marshall and beyond.
We chat with 6'8" Men's Soccer center-back, Ryan Nocitata.
Finally, the team previews the Marshall game and what theyexpect from this year's season.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast - - a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode, Chris and John start Navy Football Game Week! We talk to Craig Washington, Class of 89 and Director of Engagement at the Alumni Association, about the plans for reunions and tailgates this coming football season.
We also talk to Pete Lengyel, Class of 84 and son of legendary Coach and Navy Athletic Director Jack Lengyel, about his father being honored at Saturday's Marshall game.
Finally, we talk to one of our loyal sponsors, Ryan Sneddon, creator of the Naptown Scoop, about his online newsletter turning one year old and the future of online news aggregation.
Sing Second Sports is brought to you by our sponsors, Naptown Scoop, Dry 85 and Montana 3000.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast - - a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the latest with Charlie Connolly, Women's soccer and the ramp up to football season.
Speaking of ramp up to football, we interview Matt Munnelly and Bill Givens of NAAA to talk about what to expect this season with digital tickets, masking and other logistics considerations.
we're also joined by special guest Tim O'Donohue to talk about the upcoming men's soccer season
Sing Second Sports is brought to you by our sponsors, Naptown Scoop and Dry 85.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast - - a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the latest with Cameron Kinley being cut by Tampa Bay and what his future looks like now. NFL or the Fleet? We also talk about the release of the Air Force game uniforms for Navy Football. Marine Corps theme...yut!
We are also joined by special guest Carin Gabarra to talk about the upcoming season, which kicks off 19 August vs Loyola Marymount University at Glenn Warner. She talks about the recent Olympic performance for the U.S. Women's Soccer team, and she breaks down her own Olympic Gold Medal experience in 1996.
Sing Second Sports is Provision Advisors Production and is brought to you by our sponsors, Naptown Scoop and Dry 85.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. And WELCOME TO COMMISSIONING WEEK!!
We started this podcast a year ago...in fact, we dropped Pod 1 on May 15, 2020. And now we close out the season the way we started...by talking to Billy Hurley about his golf tournament and his comeback from back surgery. We are also joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to interview Football coach Ken Niumatalolo about the season ahead. Sept 4 vs Marshall is right around the corner. We are also joined by special guest Bill Givens to discuss stadium ops for Friday's graduation....what time should you show up? What can you bring in? How will the kids get their hands on those valuable tossed Mid covers? Finally we chat with Bryan Powell of the Annapolis Graduate Hotel about their plans for Commissioning Week and next football season.
Thanks for sticking with us for the past year. Have a great summer!!
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Masks Off, ya'll. Commissioning Week is almost here!!!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the unfortunate end of the baseball season after the Mids lost the rubber match vs Lehigh. We also talk about awesomeness for Men's and Women's Track and Field and our Rowers.
Our special guest this week is Chet Gladchuck. He helps us start our year in review series as he gives us his perspective on the year that was and his goals for the future.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the departure of Jamale Corrothers from the football team and Navy's chances in this weekend Patriot League baseball semifinal vs Lehigh. We are also joined by special guest Bridget Ruiz ('98, Swimming), Men's Swimming and Diving Head Coach Bill Roberts and Navy Baseball Pitching Coach Bobby Applegate.
And lastly, CAMPS ARE BACK! Check out the navysports.com website for more information.
Get vaccinated and be good to each other.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss Brigade Boxing, the end of the Men's and Women's lacrosse seasons and the first men's golf Patriot League tournament at the newly-renovated Naval Academy Golf Course.
We are also joined by special guest Joe Cardona ('16) about his very successful career with the New England Patriots. We also talk to Senior Cornerback and 2021 class President Cameron Kinley about being signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And we talk to Women's Lacrosse coach Cindy Timchal about the season that was and the bright future ahead.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the Women's Soccer heartbreaker vs New Mexico and the awesome Patriot League Championships for Women's Golf and Men's Tennis. We are also joined by special guest Keenan Reynolds '16 about his time at Navy and in the NFL...and who he would have drafted last night in the NFL Draft. Finally, we talk to Navy Lacrosse co-Captain Nick Franchuk about beating Army and the team's hopes for the rest of the season. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the last few weeks of the lacrosse season and the disappointing trip up to Army for Navy Men's Golf.
We are also joined by special guest Frank Schenk, Class of 91 and former Navy football player, about his role in establishing the football brotherhood.
We also break down the huge win for Navy Women's Soccer, as they now travel to NC to face New Mexico in the first round of the NCAA tournament. We talk with the hero if the Patriot League final penalty shootout - - Molly Swiger.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the disappointing Patriot League seasons for Men's and Women's Lax. We also talk about The Masters and THE RETURN OF COMMISSIONING WEEK!!
We are joined by special guests Katie Herrmann, whose golazzzzzzzo vs Loyola sent the Navy Women's Soccer team to the Patriot League Finals. We also speak with Coach Carin Gabrra and team captain Kristina Dzhandzhapanyan. Next stop - Hamilton, NY.
Finally, the Men's Gymnastics team is in Minnesota for the NCAA Championships. We talk to Senior Captain Max Gerber about what we should expect and how scoring works for gymnastics. Tune in...it's educational.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the big challenges that await the men's and women''s lax squads at Lehigh this weekend. We also break down the week that was with Track and Field winning star meets on the women's and men's sides. Midn 1/c Ellie Lecker joins us to break down what the team needs to do in order to make the Patriot League tourney.
We are also joined by special guest Kip Simons to break down Navy Gymnastics' 3rd straight ECAC championship. And Navy Women's Golf coach Nadia St Marie comes aboard to talk about the recent Navy Spring Invitational.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the return to sports after a three-week layoff...the women's lax game and their penchant for foul weather...and the rest of the Navy sports goings-on.
We are also joined by special guests Patrick Skalniak of Men's Lax and Joe Simourian of Navy Baseball.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the return of Naval Academy sports after a three week Covid pause.
We are also joined by special guest Mike Hecomovich, Class of 71. He talks to us about his football career and the formation of the football Brotherhood.
We are also joined by Sean Gallagher, class of 96 and author of the Montana 3000 collection of short stories and podcasts. You can find him and his stories at www.montana3000.com.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the extension of the pause for all Navy sports due to Covid. We are also joined by special guests Lilly Myers '21 and Unsat Mid '21, who talk to us about what life is like during Covid...and how their firstie year has been "lost."
We also talk to Navy Track and Field head Coach Jamie Cook.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this special Patriot League Tournament wrap-up edition, we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, as we briefly breakdown Navy's disappointing loss to Loyola.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this special Patriot League Tournament edition, we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital and special guest Navy Men's Basketball Coach Ed DeChellis to discuss the weekend's match-up against familiar foe Loyola-Maryland at Alumni Hall.
In our Alumni segment we are joined by two Navy Basketball greats Mike Heary '98 and Chris Harris '10 as they look ahead to the Patriot League Tournament and reminisce about their time playing on the Yard and what basketball meant to the them.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the breaking news that all Navy Sports teams, with the exception of men’s basketball, will be forced to take a minimum of a ten-day pause. The men’s basketball team will be allowed to participate in postseason play because the team has been isolated from the rest of the Brigade since last week.
The Sing Second Team goes over what this news means for teams hoping to finish a winter season, as well as for those sports just beginning spring competition.
Finally, we will break down last weekend’s action packed competition and begin to look ahead to next weekend’s Men’s Basketball Patriot League quarterfinal game at Alumni Hall.
**Programing note we will have a special Patriot League Tournament Show later this week to discuss the Navy Men’s clinching of the regular season title and what to expect in Saturday’s game.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the continued success of Navy men's and women's basketball, the upcoming EIWA wrestling tournament and a preview of the Soccer "Spring Season."
We are also joined by special guests Tim O'Donohue and Carin Gabarra as they break down their squads for the upcoming soccer seasons on the pitch. Women's and Men's soccer Patriot League season start Saturday!!!
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the suddenly (and refreshingly) busy Naval Academy athletics schedule. We break down the big N* win for wrestling at Army with head coach Cary Kolat, and we preview the return of Navy men's basketball from a Covid tier 1 pause....and the successful return to the court for Toolman Tim Taylor's women's basketball team. We are also joined by Navy baseball coach Paul Kostacopolous to preview the season. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the ever-changing sports schedule for the spring...a schedule that includes both tradition fall and spring sports. We are also joined by special guest Coach Cindy Timchal to break down the women's Lax program as they get ready for their first game of the year this weekend. And....Tom Brady won again. Whoop deeee doooo.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the cancellation of Navy Men's basketball games due to Covid and the upcoming one-day wrestling tournament for the "Navy Fighting-Kolats."
We are also joined by special guest Joe Amplo to discuss the upcoming Men's Lax season.
Finally, we talk to Navy firstie and Men's Hockey B Team captain Midn 1/c Kevin Harris about reform, hockey and what a normal second semester might look like.
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Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 2 of the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the split with Army for boy the Men's and Women's Basketball teams...as well as a look ahead to this weekend's game against Loyola.
We are also joined by special guests Caroline Kwon, Molly Swiger and 2010 alum Jesse Iwuji. Caroline talks to us about being the team Captain for Coach Timchal's women's Lax team and her spearheading of the annual Giving Tree event. Molly discusses the outlook for Navy Women's Soccer for a never-before-experienced spring season in the Patriot League. She also walks us through her capstone project, an evaluation of DoD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). In our alumni segment, football player, entrepreneur and brand ambassador Jesse Iwuji, discusses his continued push to get on the big circuit for NASCAR.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast - - Season 2, Episode 1!!! We're back! Delivering our weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. Season 2 starts with a bang as we break down the red hot Navy basketball team We also chat with Senior big man, Luke Loehr, who just went down for the season with an ACL. We discuss his plans for the future and how far he thinks this team will go. We are also joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the packed schedule for the spring with both fall and spring sports competing in the Patriot League. We also talk about "declaring for the draft" and the "Fighting Kolats" of Navy wrestling registering their first win on the mat. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. We are by Nasa Astronaut CAPT Chris Cassidy '93 to discuss the physical mission, life as a SEAL and what its like to spend 196 days in space. In our final segment, we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to look back at 2020 and ahead to 2021.
This is our last pod of 2020. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Sing Second Team...we will back with new episodes in early January.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital Navy Radio Play-by-play man Joe Miller to discuss Navy's loss to Army and the atmospherics surrounding the home game at West Point.
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On this Army-Navy-Game Eve episode, John and Ward are are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital. Maryland Broadcasting Legend and Navy Radio Sideline reporter Keith Mils joins the pod to give his thoughts on the rivalry and Navy's chances on Saturday. We are also joined by the 61st Superintendent of the United states Naval Academy...naval aviator and member of the Class of 1974 VADM (ret.) John Miller.
And finally, to help close out our Army-Week coverage we are joined by friend of the pod, sponsor of the pod and member of the Class of 1999 Nate Connor of Academy Consulting to give his thoughts on the season and prediction for Saturday.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this Thursday episode of Army Week, we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the game in more detail...particularly the travel up to West Point. Coach Ken joins the pod via the weekly NAAA Zoom presser to talk about that and what the game means to the country. We are also joined by special guest Dick Vermeil, who will talk about what the game meant to Philly and to him as a broadcaster.
We talk to Mike and Alison Althouse join us to talk about how they (and you!!!) can support Mids from afar during Covid.
And best of all, we talk to our man in the Hall...UNSAT MIDN for the latest on morale, the movement order to West Point and holiday liberty.
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On Army Week Episode 3, we've reached humpday. We're joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital and Mr Carroll wears his fancy 2020 Army-Navy game marble design hoodie to discuss the big game in more detail. On a day where more pro and college games are getting cancelled, including Ohio State vs Michigan, we talk to two prominent University Presidents - Ted Carter at University of Nebraska and Bob Caslen at University of South Carolina. Both were the Supes at Navy and West Point before getting their new jobs, and they join the pod about the challenges Covid has brought athletics, academics and administration at their new schools. They even tell some sea stories and make predictions.
We also talk to class of 89 Navy grad and current EVP of the USNA Alumni Association for Engagement, Craig Washington. Craig catches us up on what the Alumni Association has done to keep engagement up during these tough times and what Alumni can expect from them during the game.
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On Army Week Daily Pod 2, we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the traditions surrounding the big game, as well as the latest news in college football. Speaking of traditions, we talk to legendary journalist John Feinstein on his view of the rivalry and a little about the relationships he still maintains from the teams he chronicled for his book 'A Civil War: Army Vs. Navy a Year Inside College Football's Purest Rivalry,' back in 1996. We are also joined by special guest Admiral James Stavridis '76 to discuss his Army-Navy memories and a little bit about what the physical mission meant for him as a leader In and out of uniform.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans, brought to you by our awesome sponsors at Mills Fine Wine and Spirits...and Academy Consulting. On this episode we are joined by Rylan Tuohy '16--currently serving as a SeaBee and still making his awesome spirit spot videos. As a special gift, we provide an inside look at the spot within minutes of its release.
We are also joined by 2005 West Point graduate, Connor Crehan. You might know him as "Cons" from the Zero Blog Thirty podcast from Barstool Sports. Cons will give us his predictions and memories from 4 years playing in the Army-Navy game..
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans, brought to you by our awesome sponsors at Mills Fine Wine and Spirits...and Academy Consulting. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the football loss to Tulsa Saturday night. QB play remained an issue...but whew....is Diego Fagot good! We also break down what lies ahead for our Army Week coverage....lots of great guests and fun times as we get ready for Navy's first trip to Michie Stadium since 1943.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans.
On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the loss to Memphis in football, the big win vs Georgetown in Basketball and the new Army-Navy game uniforms. We are also joined by special guest Chet Gladchuk, now entering his 20th year in Annapolis. Chet breaks down the financial impacts of Covid, the Army-Navy game and what the support of the Supe has meant to NAAA during these trying times. Check out the pod and stay tuned to Twitter and Instagram for our pre-game pod for the football team Senior Day vs Tulsa Saturday.
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Join John, Chris and special guest Emily Giambalvo of the Washington Post as we preview the Men's Basketball game against the University of Maryland.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. First and foremost, Happy Thanksgiving...we are thankful for all of our fans...including the feedback and criticism that helps makes us better! On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital and the Coaches and Captains of the Men's and Women's basketball teams to preview the season and look ahead to this weekend's games. We also look ahead to Navy Football's game against Memphis. After almost a month off will the Men of Ken be ready or be flat as they seek to keep their AAC championship hopes alive?
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. After initially taping a South Florida pregame show...we scrapped the useless audio and called an audible! So on this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, Navy Women's Basketball Alum Ashley Pelzek '06 and voice of Navy Sports Pete Meadhurst to breakdown the latest cancellations and look ahead to basketball season. We also discuss the significance of Service Assignment Night and wish the Class of '21 all of the best...as they are one step closer to the Fleet. Here we go... Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the decision to cancel/postpone another football game. What will this mean for the rest of the season...for a game against Army? We also discuss the latest plans for the '21 Patriot League Basketball season (fingers crossed). All of this and more... Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
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On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the 51-37 loss to SMU in Dallas. We break down the triple option, the losses on defense and who should play QB the rest of the way?
We are also joined by special guest Devin Mathews, the sophomore WR from Palm Coast, Fl. Chris Servello and John Schofield were so excited about talking to Devin, we came to Palm Coast to live for the month of November.
Finally, we start to break down the next game vs. Tulsa.
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On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the Evan Fochtman’s retirement and Kevin Brennan’s position shift to accommodate for yet another loss of a long-time contributor on the defensive side of the ball.
BYU Labor Day opener without Midshipmen in attendance and break down the fullback and cornerback depth chart.
We are also joined by special guest Jeremy Toton. Jeremy is the President and a founder of ReefPoint Group in Annapolis. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1999, and earned a Master's degree in Business Administration from the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. A fixture on the Navy basketball teams of the late 90’s, Jeremy saw action in the last game Navy appeared in the NCAA tournament vs UNC in 1998.
Jeremy and the rest of the Sing Second team makes predictions and evaluate the threat SMU poses Saturday.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the loss to Houston. We did NOT sing second. But we get another chance at redemption with a trip to SMU this weekend.
We are also joined by special guest Gavin Jernigan '16, a four-year member of the football team at punter. What do Gavin and Ray Finkle have in common? Listen to the pod and find out!
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital and Mike James ’99 of Rivals to preview Navy's home game on Saturday against the Houston Cougars. We also talk to Men’s gymnastic head coach, former TEAM USA gymnist Kip Simons and team Captain Midn.1/C Max Gerber.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this ECU postgame episode John, Ward and Wags, breakdown the Mids 27-23 victory against the Pirates in Greenville...with fans, including Navy parents in the stands.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the road trip down to Greenville, NC, for the Saturday Navy tilt vs East Carolina. There will be fans in the stands…and maybe even some families of Navy players, who will be able to see their sons suit up in person for the first time this year. We are also joined by special guest 1st Lt Will Worth ’17. Will, currently serving as an Infantry Officer in the Marine Corps, talks about replacing injured Tago Smith his senior season, playing with Keenan Reynolds and his prediction for ECU – NAVY BY 100!! Finally, we make predictions, which we’ve been really terrible at all season.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this Temple postgame episode John, Ward and Wags, breakdown the Mids 24-17 victory against the Owls...giving Coach Ken win 100!
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to preview Navy's home game on Saturday night against the Temple Owls…with Midshipmen in the stands!
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this Air Force postgame episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to breakdown Navy's loss to the Blue Falcons.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to preview Navy's trip to Colorado Springs for game one in their quest to win the Commander-in-Chief Trophy.
We are also joined by special guests—-Navy Football standout and NFL walk-on Eric Kettani '09, as well as former Navy Asst Athletic Director and current Kansas State AD Gene Taylor.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the growing trend of major college athletic departments making cuts to sports and budgets and staff.
We have an in-depth conversation with Navy Football Asst Coach RB Green ‘98 about his role as the Navy Football Team Director of Racial Equality…a critical position helping athletes register to vote and openly discuss racial issues on the yard.
We are also joined by special guests RADM (ret) Jim McNeal ’86 and VADM (ret) John Christenson ’81. Jim McNeal talks about his new book, The Herndon Climb: A History of the Naval Academy’s Greatest Tradition.”
VADM Christenson, who recently retired and resides in West Annapolis, discusses his years as a Navy soccer player and the early years with legendary head coach Dr. Greg Myers.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this Tulane postgame episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to breakdown Navy's exciting come from behind win. John, Ward and Wags, look at how the Mids turned around the game and maybe even their season by out scoring The Green Wave 27-0 in the second half.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this special Beat Tulane pregame episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the week's news and keys to victory.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by the Davis family. Father Emmett is the Assistant Men's Basketball coach at Navy. He's the former head coach at Colgate and is currently in his second stint as an assistant in Annapolis. His wife, Gail, was a star basketball player at LaSalle in Philly and is the former Head Coach for Girls Basketball at Broadneck High School just outside Annapolis. Their sons, Emmett, Brendan and Shane, were all star athletes at Broadneck High School. Emmett Jr. is now a senior Wide Receiver on the USNA football team. Shane is the backup QB for Lafayette and Brendan is entering his freshman season as a preferred walk-on for the UMBC basketball team. We're also joined again by Carin Gabarra of Navy Women's Soccer to talk about big scheduling news for her team. And we introduce our pod listeners to the new Captain of the Navy Women's Soccer Team, Kristina Dzhandzhapanyan. Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital joins us, as well.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this special postgame episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to breakdown Navy's home opening loss to BYU. John, Ward and Wags, look at the few things that went right, where Navy needs to improve and then look ahead to the rest of the schedule.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss final preps for BYU and breaking down the Offensive Line depth chart. On that O-line, we have a conversation with new Tri-Captain Billy Honaker, the starting RT. He is from Shertz, TX, and is majoring in General Engineering. We also talk to the voice of Navy Sports, Pete Medhurst, to get his insight leading up to Monday night’s showdown. And speaking of BYU, we talk to Salt Lake Tribune beat reporter Jay Drew about the Cougars and their preps for their first trip to Annapolis. Finally, don’t forget to join us Monday night on Facebook Live for our virtual tailgate event. 6pm to 7pm. We’ll have guests and make sure you’re enjoying the cocktail of the week from Dry 85.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the BYU Labor Day opener without Midshipmen in attendance and break down the fullback and cornerback depth chart. We are also joined by special guest Zerbin Singleton '08, a two-year starter on the football team at slot back and current USMC Cobra pilot. His teams won all four Army-Navy games, all four games vs Air Force, won four CIC trophies and broke the losing streak to Notre Dame in 2007 with an epic 46-44 triple-OT win in South Bend. Finally, we announce plans for our virtual tailgate event on Facebook Live to help Navy Fans pre-game before the 8 pm game on ESPN.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to go over position depth at the slotback and linebacker positions. We are also joined by special guests—-Navy Football greats David Lillefloren and Micheal Davis from the Class of '92 as well as. Brian Bolter of Dry 85 and Red Red Wine Bar in Annapolis.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the latest on Navy’s decision to play the Labor Weekend opener against BYU without fans. Will the Brigade be able to attend? That is currently TBD. In this segment we talk with special guests—-Matt Munnelly and Bill Givens. Munnelly is in his 22nd year at Navy, where he serves as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Ticket Operations and Summer Sports Camp Programs. Givens serves as the Associate Athletic Director for Operations & Championships. Givens is also the sport administrator of the wrestling and track & field programs. We also chat with @UnsatMIDN, a popular figure on Twitter…a current USNA Mid and rabid Navy Sports fan about the adjustments Mids have had to make in the Hall…and what the morale is like as they approach a semester with no liberty and possibly no attendance at football games.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the latest on. a fall football season as Navy continues to prepare for a Labor Weekend opener against BYU. In our special double segment we highlight the reopening of the Naval Academy Golf Course with special guests—-Men’s Golf Coach Pat Owen, Eric David, Superintendent of the Naval Academy Golf Course and Mallory Dietrich ‘10, owner of Stars and Sweets Bakery. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
For more information... On the Naval Academy Golf Course visit: usnagolf.com On the course renovation, read Bill Wagner story in the Annapolis Capital: https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-naval-academy-golf-course-restoration-20200812-vt3i4vj7nvcxteepvg64k6dsie-story.html
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the decision to cancel Notre Dame and add BYU in the Labor Day football home opener on ESPN. We are also joined by special guests—-Navy Head Women's Basketball Coach Tim Taylor and Women's basketball standouts Lt.Col. Courtney O’Brien '04 and Ashley Pelzek '06.
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Guest Bios:
Ashley Pelzek
Ashley Pelzek graduated from the Naval Academy in 2006 with a BS in International Relations. Originally from Western Massachusetts, she attended East Longmeadow High School and received the Vi Goodnow Award in 2002, presented annually to the top basketball player in Western Massachusetts and was a McDonald’s All-America nominee.
She played basketball all four years at the Academy and was the team captain her firstie year. Upon graduation and commissioning, she service assigned to NFO and became an F/A-18 WSO. She completed tours at Top Gun, VFA-106 and completed tour deployments onboard USS George H.W. Bush, flying combat missions over Syria and other areas of the 5th Fleet AOR.
She left the Navy in 2017 and attended MIT Sloan School for her MBA, and since 2019, she has been with McKinsey and Co. as an Associate.
Courtney O’Brien (nee Davidson)
Lt.Col. Courtney O’Brien was a four-year standout for the Midshipmen from 2000 through 2004, O'Brien graduated as just the second player in Patriot League history (now one of seven) to have earned all-league honors in all four seasons. An All-Patriot League Second Team honoree following her freshman season in 2000-01, she improved to All-Patriot League First Team status in each of her next three campaigns.
For her four-year career, she finished with 1,857 points…and is still Navy’s all-time leading scorer. She ranks fifth on the Patriot League's all-time scoring and three-point field goals made lists. Her number was retired in 2019, joining Becky Dowling as the only two WBB players to have their number raised to the rafters of Alumni Hall.
O'Brien was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps following her graduation in May of 2004 and has prospered in the fleet as a KC-130J Super Hercules pilot.
She is assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps, The Pentagon, as the Aviation Readiness Officer.
Tim Taylor
Tim Taylor, a decorated assistant coach from the Atlantic Coast Conference, was announced on April 28, 2020 as the new head coach of the Navy women's basketball program.
Most recently an assistant on staff at the University of North Carolina during the 2019-20 campaign, Taylor has honed his craft with 12 seasons of great Division I success and experience, with the majority coming at the University of Virginia
Taylor is a 1989 graduate of James Madison University with a degree in political science. He later earned his master's degree in educational administration in 2012. He and his wife Tonya are the proud parents of three children, a daughter Jordan (21) and sons Dalton (19) and Jackson (16).
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, special guests—-Navy Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Joe Amplo and Navy Lacrosse star goalie Mickey Jarboe '00
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Guest Bios:
Joe Amplo:
Joe Amplo is the ninth head coach in Navy lacrosse history. He was named head coach on June 5, 2019.
Amplo has established himself as one of the premier head coaches in the sport after building the Marquette program from the ground up.
The Farmingville, New York, native attended Hofstra and was an All-America East performer as a senior in 1999 when he started all 16 games and led the school to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship. He played in 58 games in his career and notched 91 ground balls, 40 of which came during his senior season.
Amplo graduated from Hofstra in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in geography and earned a master’s degree in college student counseling.
Mickey Jarboe:
Mickey Jarboe is one of only 13 players in the history of Div. I lacrosse to win the Ens. C. Markland Kelly Award, presented to the nation’s top goalkeeper, multiple times. He received the award in 1999 when he guided the Mids to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1994 and a year later was presented the award a second time. Meanwhile, he is one of seven goalkeepers in program history to earn the award and joins Dennis Wedekind as Navy’s only two-time Kelly Award winners.
A two-time First-Team All-American, Jarboe was the 2000 recipient of the Naval Academy Sword for Men which is presented annually to that midshipman of the graduating class to have personally excelled in athletics during his years of varsity competition.
A native of Towson, Md., Jarboe concluded his college career as Navy’s career saves leader with 701 stops and ranks No. 2 in single-season saves, recording 215 in 1999. He is one of only three players in program history to make 200-plus saves in a single season.
Jarboe graduated from the Naval Academy in May of 2000 with a bachelor of science degree in political science. He was commissioned an ensign in the United States Navy where he would spend the next nine-and-a-half years as a helicopter pilot.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital and special guest—-Jim Berry, the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, to discuss athlete safety, COVID protocol and look ahead to the Fall season.
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Guest Bios: Jim Berry, MA, ATC, is in his 16th year at the Naval Academy and his fourth as the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine. Prior to Navy, Berry earned his Master of Arts in Sport and Recreation Management from Kent State University (2004). From June 2001 to May 2002, Berry was an intern with the Cleveland Browns. An Ohio native, Berry chose the Ohio State University for his undergraduate education. He received his Bachelor of Arts in History in 2001.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, special guests—-Navy Men's Soccer Coach Tim O'Donohue and CDR Carl J Tamulevich, USN (Ret.)'68, who serves as the Senior Associate Director of Scheduling and Team Support.
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Guest Bios: Tim O'Donohue
Tim O'Donohue completed his fifth season as Navy's head men's soccer coach in 2020. O'Donohue is the sixth head coach in the 100-year history of the Navy men's soccer program.
Prior to arriving at Navy, O'Donohue spent five seasons (2011-2015) as the associate head coach at the University of Connecticut and 10 seasons (2001-10) as the head coach at Division III Stevens Institute of Technology.
O'Donohoe was a four-year starter at Muhlenberg College and helped the team to four-straight NCAA Tournament appearances and a berth in the Final Four in 1995. The central midfielder earned all-conference honors in 1997. He was inducted into the Muhlenberg Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 1995 men's soccer team. He graduated from Muhlenberg in 1998 with a degree in English. O'Donohue and his wife, Virginia, have four children, Tadgh, Tierney, Teagan and Ruairi.
Carl Tamulevich
CDR Carl J Tamulevich, USN (Ret.) serves as the Senior Associate Director of Scheduling and Team Support at the Naval Academy. Prior to his present position, he was Deputy Director of Athletics and Head of the Physical Education Department. He was a designated Naval Aviator and Surface Warfare Officer.
While attending the Naval Academy he was a standout athlete, lettering in football and lacrosse. In lacrosse, he was a two-time first-team All American and won the William C. Schmeisser Award as the nations top defenseman and the Theodore C. White Award for "Spirit, Morale and Welfare of the Navy Lacrosse Team." In 1989 he was honored with induction into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
Carl and his wife of 51 years, Lori have two children, CJ and Jeff and seven grandchildren.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital and special guest—-Pete Medhurst, longtime play-by-play voice for Navy football and basketball to discuss the Patriot League Fall Sports announcement. In a July 13th press release the league made it known that because of COVID-19, "teams will not engage in competition in the fall season," but went on to say because West Point and USNA are "unique in their environments and their missions" those academies may continue with Fall sports at the discretion of their leadership. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to cover the latest Navy and national sporting news and talk wresting with special guests—-Cary Kolat, Navy Head Wrestling Coach, youngster phenom MIDN 3/C Jacob Koser and wrestling alum and owner of Mills Fine Wine and Liquors, Jerry Donahoe '94.
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Guest Bios:
Cary Kolat Former national champion and Olympic team member Cary Kolat was named head wrestling coach at Navy on March 20, 2020.
Kolat has established himself as one of the premier coaches in the sport after building a Campbell program into a Southern Conference power and a national name. The Camels have seen unprecedented success over the last four seasons, winning three SoCon Tournament titles (2017, 2019, 2020) and two regular-season SoCon Championships (2019, 2020). Under his tutelage, he has had 19 NCAA Championship qualifiers, 12 individual SoCon Champions and 28 medalists at the SoCon Tournament. Kolat won four-straight state titles and compiled a perfect 137-0 record at Jefferson-Morgan High School in Green County Pa. He was named Outstanding Wrestler at the state meet each year, an honor no other wrestler had won even twice.
Kolat began his decorated collegiate career at Penn State, where he advanced to the NCAA finals as a freshman. After his sophomore year, he garnered All-America honors for the second-straight season and was named Big Ten Conference Wrestler of the Year. In two seasons at Penn State, Kolat compiled a 61-6 record, including a 39-1 mark as a sophomore.
He transferred to Lock Haven, where he won his first NCAA Division I National Championship in 1996 with a 25-1 record. He finished 25-0 as senior when he won the 142-pound national title. He completed his college wrestling career with a 111-7 overall record and 53 pins. Kolat earned his Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Lock Haven in 2003. He and his wife, Erin, are the parents of two daughters – Zoe and Gracie, and a son Ryder.
Jerry Donahoe
Jerry Donahoe graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994. He majored in Economics and was a member of the Wrestling team, lettering in 1994. He was teammates with Doug Ziembec.
Donahoe attended Duval High School in Howard County and was the 1990 State Wrestling champion at 152 lbs and also won his 152-lb match at the 1990 Senior All-Star Classic at Johns Hopkins University.
He was commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer and served as the MPA on USS Ogden and the OIC of Assault Craft Unit 5 in San Diego. He returned to the Naval Academy in 2001 as a Phys Ed instructor and the Athletic Facilities Manager. He left the Navy and co-founded DDK Technology Group in 2001, a start-up commercial IT firm to a major player in the DoD and Intel markets until it was purchased by ManTech in 2009. He and his wife, Jennifer (also a 1994 Naval Academy grad), purchased Mills Fine Wine and Liquors in 2012....keeping a mainstay of local Annapolis business in operation. They have two daughters and a son. Jerry's son, Will, is a standout wrestler at Broadneck High School.
Jacob Koser
Jacob Koser is 2018 graduate of Northern York High School in Dillsburg, Pa., Koser attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2018-19 academic year. His brother, Kyle, was a three-time NCAA qualifier and 2017 All-American wrestler at Messiah College ... uncle, Rear Admiral Eric Ver Hage, is a 1991 USNA grad.
Wrestling at 197lbs his plebe year, Koser compiled a 21-9 record and was an alternate for the NCAA Championship.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, special guests—- NASA astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann '99 about her time as a member of the women’s soccer team and about the latest SpaceX launch. We also chat about the strong bond shared by Navy Rugby alumni with Chris Hoffman '96 and Chris Cleary '96, as they continue to fund the sport at USNA and help it grow nationally. Finally, discuss the latest happenings with Noah Song '19, as it looks like he is flight school bound with his pitching career on hold for the near future. All this and more on Episode 9. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
Guest Bios: Chris Cleary - 96
Chris Cleary became the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Department of the Navy in October 2019.
The Department of the Navy’s first Chief Information Security Officer Christopher Cleary entered his position as the head of one of four new directorates under the DON Chief Information Officer and Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy for Information Management, Aaron Weis. As the DON’s Chief Information Security Officer, Cleary is responsible for maintaining the security of DON data and information, regardless of where it resides. He is also responsible for meeting communication security standards, implementing management solutions, setting policy and standards across the DON enterprise, and ensuring DON alignment to the Department of Defense cybersecurity architecture.
Mr. Cleary is a 1996 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He was a two-time All American Rugby player at Navy. He was a Surface Warfare Officer, and eventually transitioned to Intel and affiliated in the reserves.
Chris Hoffman - 96
Chris Hoffman served as the Deputy Director, Center for Cyber Security Studies, at the U.S. Naval Academy from May 2017 to May 2020. He developed and executed a ground-breaking curriculum for the education and professional training of junior military leaders in the cyber domain. He was responsible for cyber operations academic curriculum, private equity partnership, and US Naval operational training of 4,000 officer candidates per year. He was commissioned in 1996 and became a Surface Warfare Officer. He was a four-year Rugby player at USNA and remains very involved with the Rugby alumni events. He recently accepted a position with Red Jack, a cyber operations firm in Reston, Va. He will retire after 24 years of honorable active duty service September 1, 2020.
Nicole Aunapu Mann - 99 Nicole Aunapu Mann was selected by NASA in June 2013. She is currently training for the crew flight test of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, the first crewed flight for that vehicle. Mann and her crewmates are working closely with Boeing to develop their new spacecraft systems, which will provide roundtrip crew transportation services to the International Space Station and, along with SpaceX’s CrewDragon, return the ability to launch humans into space from United States soil.
The Petaluma, California native holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Mann is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps and served as a test pilot in the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet. She deployed twice aboard aircraft carriers in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mann starred on the soccer field at the United States Naval Academy from 1995-1998, building Navy into a perennial power with the first four winning seasons in a streak that would last 21 years.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, special guests—-Navy Head Football Coach Ken Niumatalolo, Vice Adm. D.C. Curtis USN (ret.) and rising junior MIDN 2/c Diego Fagot
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Guest Bios:
Ken Niumatalolo In his 12 seasons at the helm of the Navy football program and in his 22 years overall at the Naval Academy, head coach Ken Niumatalolo has engineered a program that has hit on all cylinders more often than not since he took over the reigns at the end of the 2007 campaign.
Navy has had 10 winning seasons and gone to 10 bowl games during Niumatalolo’s time as head coach, which makes it one of the greatest eras in school history.
Niumatalolo has repeatedly guided the Midshipmen to success both on and off the gridiron. Included in his accomplishments are a number of milestones never before achieved by a coach or team in the program’s 139-year history.
Niumatalolo (98-60, .620) is the program’s all-time winningest coach and is the only coach in the history of the Army-Navy game to start his coaching career 8-0 against the other Academy. Niumatalolo’s nine wins against Army are the most in the history of the Army-Navy game, which is the greatest rivalry in all of sports.
A 1989 graduate of Hawai’i, Niumatalolo lettered three years as a quarterback and was a part of Hawaii’s first bowl team in 1989. He was hired as a fulltime assistant by his alma mater in 1992 and spent three seasons coaching on the offensive side of the ball.
A native of La’ie, Hawai’i, Niumatalolo and his wife, Barbara, have three children, Alexcia, Va’a and Ali’i and two granddaughters, Aussie Keanani and Rosie Kuuleimomiokamoananuiakea.
VADM D.C. Curtis A native of Chicago, VADM Curtis graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1976 where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science. Following commissioning, he attended the Surface Warfare Basic School in Newport, Rhode Island, and was awarded the Arleigh Burke Award.
He holds a Master of Science degree in administration from Central Michigan University and is a graduate of the National Defense University and the NATO Defense College Senior Course.
In his final assignment, Vice Adm. D.C. Curtis served as the third commander of Naval Surface Forces and the 15th commander of the Pacific Fleet’s Naval Surface Force. He was responsible for manning, equipping, training and maintaining more than 160 surface force ships based around the world. He was assisted in that task by his staff and more than 50 major commands and support units of the force.
Diego Fagot A rising junior, Diego is a 6-3, 240-pound Inside Linebacker from Fort Lauderdale, FL. He enters the fall as a starter at linebacker after an impressive sophomore campaign with a chance to be one of the best linebackers in school history. Fagot has great speed and plays with great ferocity, with the size and the speed to play on the next level. He has started 14 consecutive games dating back to 2018 and has earned two varsity letters.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, special guests—-Navy Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk and former Superintendent and current President of the University of Nebraska System, Vice Admiral(ret)Ted Carter '81.
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Guest Bios: Chet Gladchuk
In his 19 years as Director of Athletics, Chet Gladchuk has overseen a resurgence in Navy Athletics. His administrative leadership has helped lead the program to one of the most successful periods in school history.
Since being introduced as the Academy’s 28th Director of Athletics on Sept. 4, 2001, Gladchuk has pressed forward on numerous fronts with energy and vision. From the hiring of some of the top coaches in the country to the renovation of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Gladchuk has made improvements in several key areas that will prove more success on the athletic fields for years to come.
During Gladchuk’s tenure at the Naval Academy, he has seen the Midshipmen win 182 conference titles, produce 242 All-Americans and 107 Academic All-Americans.
Gladchuk’s biggest impact on the Naval Academy has been the $78 million renovation of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium where under his leadership the stadium was completely refurbished over a 10-year time frame. Gladchuk has worked closely with the city, county, state and neighborhood associations to ensure proper communication and sensitivity to issues that benefit both the NAAA and community at large.
Ted Carter
Walter "Ted" Carter, Jr. began his term as the University of Nebraska's eighth president on January 1, 2020. Carter, 60, served as superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., from 2014 to 2019, the longest continuously serving superintendent in Annapolis by special request of the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations. As superintendent – the Naval Academy’s equivalent of a university president – Carter oversaw all functions of the institution, including leadership of 4,400 students and 1,500 faculty and staff, management of a $500 million budget, and oversight of academics, facilities, admissions and policy.
Carter earned his bachelor’s degree in physics and oceanography from the U.S. Naval Academy. He also has educational credentials from the 18-month-long Navy Nuclear Power School, the U.S. Air Force Air War College, the Naval War College and the Armed Forces Staff College.
He currently serves as the chair of the Daugherty Water for Food Institute’s Board of Directors and as a member on the Greater Omaha Chamber Board of Directors, the Nebraska State Commerce Board of Directors, and the Nebraska Medicine Board of Directors. Carter is also a member of the American Council of Presidents for the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and contributes as an Ex Officio member of the NU Foundation Board and Executive Committee.
The son of an English teacher, Carter was raised in Burrillville, R.I., a rural, one-high school town in the northwest corner of the state where he became an accomplished clarinetist and baritone saxophone player. He and his wife, Lynda, are currently transitioning their residence to Lincoln, NE. They have two adult children, Brittany and Christopher.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, special guests—-Coach Paul Kostacopolous and Midn 1/C Jared Leins.
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In 15 seasons as head coach of the Navy baseball team, Kostacopoulos has become the program’s second-winningest head coach with 464 victories in Annapolis. After passing Max Bishop (306) on March 20, 2016 with a 7-3 victory over NJIT, he now trails just Joe Duff (595) in the all-time coaching standings.
In 10 of his 15 seasons, the Mids have won at least 30 games; marking the first time that the program has accomplished the feat. In 2016, Kostacopoulos’ Midshipmen squad won a school record 43 games, the most-ever for a Naval Academy athletic team. During the 2019 campaign, he led Navy to the second-most wins in school history with 39. For those within the college baseball ranks, this type of success should not come as a surprise as it has been synonymous with Kostacopoulos throughout his career.
Kostacopoulos earned his bachelor's degree from Providence College in 1987, capping a four-year career as a member of the Friar baseball team. He played 139 games and batted .260. As a senior, he was both captain and defensive player of the year. He comes from a family steeped in New England baseball; his father, Peter Kostacopoulos, recorded over 400 wins in 27 seasons as head baseball coach at Wesleyan University, and his brother, Pete, head coach at the Worcester Academy, has held coaching positions at Colby College, Dartmouth College, and Wesleyan.
Midn 1/C Jared Leins
Jared is a senior from Raleigh, NC. His junior season was cut short by an arm injury and the Covid pandemic, but he was fast becoming one of the better arms on Coach Kostacopolous' pitching staff.
A fantastic student, he's been named to Naval Academy's Commandant's List four times and Dean's List four times and is majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
He was named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team in 2019. He was a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American in 2018 and was named Second Team All-Patriot League that same year.
The Sing Second Team speaks with Navy Athletics Sports Information Director Scott Strasemeier about the decision to move the game from Ireland to Annapolis. The game is scheduled to be played over Labor Day Weekend. The video of this discussion is available of the Sing Second Facebook Page.
Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, special guests—-Women's Track and Field star MIDN 1/C Chelsey Edwards, Men's Water polo Coach Nicolao and Water Polo Alums CAPT Jason Salata '94 and Steve Salata '97.
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Guest Bios: Chelsey Edwards - In her two and a half years, Chelsey has helped the Navy women's team claim four Patriot League Championships (Indoor – 2019, '20; Outdoor – 2018, '19), while earning three stars (Indoor – 2020; Outdoor – 2018, '19) during the annual Army-Navy Star Meet. She is a six-time Patriot League Champion and nine-time All-Patriot League performer (top two finisher).
Coach Nicolao- Luis Nicolao is the USNA Water Polo Head Coach. He graduated from the Naval Academy in the Class of 1992. Nicalao was recently selected for the 2020 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Hall of Fame induction, the first for an active head coach and player. As a Water Polo player at Navy, he was a 3x All American and received the NAAA Sword for Men. He joined his alma mater as the head coach in January 2018. Previously, he served as the Princeton Head Coach for both Men’s and Women’s water polo for 20 seasons
Jason Salata - Jason was USNA Class of 1994 and played Varsity Water Polo all four years. Captain Salata continues his decorated 26-year career as a public affairs officer and Spokesman for NATO. He and his family live in Southern Italy.
Steve Salata - Steve was USNA Class of 1997 and played Varsity Water Polo all four years. Steve served as a SWO and moved on to COMCAST, where he now is a Senior Executive. Steve and his family live in Philadelphia, PA.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, special guests—-mens basketball coach Ed DeChellis, men's lacrosse standout MIDN 1/C Tyler Perreten and Men's Basketball phenom Mike Heary '98.
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Guest Bios:
Coach Ed DeChellis
Ed DeChellis just completed his ninth season as the head coach of the Mids, his 24th year as a head coach and his 38th season as a collegiate coach. DeChellis has guided Navy to 94 victories over the last six seasons, including 54 wins in league regular season games. This is after the program had totaled 79 overall wins over the previous seven seasons and 43 victories against league foes in the previous nine years.
Tyler Perreten
Tyler Perreten just completed his junior year at the Naval Academy and is a member of the Lacrosse team. Tyler is from Crofton, Md., and graduated from the Severn School in 2016. He attended the Naval Academy Prep School and arrived in Annapolis in 2017. As a freshman, he made his first career appearance in the Mids’ 15-5 win over Lafayette where he dealt out his first collegiate assist and grabbed a ground ball. In his sophomore season, he saw action in 4 games and scored his first collegiate goal in the Mids’ win over Bucknell in the league opener.
Perreten burst on the scene in the abbreviated 2020 season. He tallied two goals and an assist in a win over Furman. He notched a hat trick against Lehigh, and exploded for 5 goals and two assists in a big win vs Colgate before the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus. He is majoring in Quantitative Economics.
Mike Heary
Mike Heary is a 1998 graduate of the Naval Academy and was a four-year starter for Coach Don Devoe's basketball program. The Fredonia, NY, native was given a piece of paper as a teenager with a quotation written on it by his sister, Michele. It read: "When you do it better, you get to be the leader." Heary learned the game from his late father, Tom, who had played at Canisius College. At school, in the driveway at home or in mother Rita's kitchen, Heary always seemed to have a basketball in his hands. His high school career was quite decorated, and he was inducted into the Chautauqua County Hall of Fame in 2009. He scored a county record 62 points in a game and was a heralded sharp-shooter from the northern NY area. He was recruited by several high-profile Division I programs, but settled on Navy.
Mike finished his four-year career with a scoring average of 14.1 points. He led the Mids to the NCAA tournament in 1997 and 1998, the last year the program reached the tournament. Heary is the 6th all-time leading scorer in Navy history and is known as one of the greats of the program.
Mike service selected Surface Warfare upon graduation and served two tours in the fleet before returning to his alma mater in the early 2000s on the NAAA staff in Ricketts Hall. Heary left the Navy in 2005, and he is now the Director of Sales and Marketing for CDS Logistics in Baltimore, MD.
Mike remains involved in the Navy basketball program having just completed his 10th season as the color commentator for Navy basketball games on WNAV radio.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, special guests—-mens basketball captain ENS Evan Wieck ’20, swimmer Mallory Dietrich ’10 and Women’s Lacrosse Coach Cindy Timchal.
Mallory Dietrich Mallory is a 2010 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Her older sister and and younger brother also attended USNA. She was an acclaimed swimmer and swam in the 2008 Summer Olympic trials in the 100 M Breaststroke. Mallory served as a Marine from 2010 to 2020. She returned to the Naval Academy earlier this month as the Deputy Director of Protocol. She loves cooking and baking and started her own small business - Stars and Sweets (@starsandsweets on Instagram) - a baking business located in Annapolis.
Cindy Timchal Legendary head coach Cindy Timchal was named the first women's lacrosse coach at the United States Naval Academy on August 5, 2006. Prior to that, she led the University of Maryland lacrosse program from 1991 to 2006, appearing in the NCAA finals in 11 seasons, including an unprecedented stretch of seven straight national championships – the third-longest championship streak in women's NCAA history. She is a member of 8 Halls of Fame.
ENS Evan Wieck Evan Wieck is originally from Amarillo, TX, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2020 as an Ocean Engineering major. He service selected Naval Flight Officer and will report to flight school in Pensacola in July. Evan was a four-year member of the Navy basketball team, and served as the team Captain in 2020. He started every game for the program his Sophmore, Junior and Senior seasons, providing critical leadership and rebounding to a young team.
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, special guests--from the Class of 2020, women's lax phenom Kelly Larkin and Quarterback Malcolm Perry...and from the Class of '94, Military Deputy Director of Athletics CAPT Mike Riggins. Join us each week as we discuss the latest sports news from around the Yard, interview players and coaches and highlight alumni killing-it in the Fleet and in civilian life. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. Join us as we discuss the latest sports news from around the Yard, interview players and coaches and highlight alumni killing-it in the Fleet and in civilian life. In Pod 1 we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital and special guests professional golfer Billy Hurley III '04 and Navy Women's Soccer Coach Carin Gabarra. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. Join us as we discuss the latest sports news from around the Yard, interview players and coaches and highlight alumni killing-it in the Fleet and in civilian life. In Pod Zero we introduce the team and explain the rules of the road...its only up from here. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!
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