All the way in: Recent Episodes
Kellen Fife
As a collegiate athlete, I feel they're a lot of things that are misunderstood and misrepresented in the world of athletics. Growing up and throughout my recruiting process I had hundreds of questions for the girls I wanted to become one day, but I could never find the answers to them. So here they are. In this podcast, I will deep dive into the realities of competing at this level, how I got to where I am today and every single thing in between. You will be able to grasp the complete picture of college athletics through interviews of athletes sitting where you hope to be.
This week's episode with three other Iowa soccer players is a letter to all freshman and future collegiate athletes. We talk about what we wished people told us as freshmen, the things we struggled with, and what we have learned so far as college athletes.
This week's episode with Iowa women's soccer player Delaney Holtey details her diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, navigating her world flipping upside down, how it impacted her as an athlete, experiences with coaches, dealing with injuries, and more!
In this week's episode, I am talking all about my summer training, experience with prepping for a college season, how to balance the demands of college sports year-round, taking time off, and more!
This week's episode with TCU soccer player Remini Tillotson is about confidence. Rem talks about her journey to TCU and all of the ups and downs she went through to get there. In college sports, you quickly learn that confidence is a huge part of success and that your mindset is the most important key to confidence. Learn more about this and more as you listen to this week's episode!
This week's episode with Michigan goalkeeper Sophie Homan dives into her life as a young athlete performing at the highest level and making decisions for her collegiate career starting in sixth grade. She talks about how she embraced opportunities to play with older age groups, boys, and more to grow her game and comfort level. We also talk about transitioning to the college game and life as an athlete, redshirting as a freshman, discovering why you play, and more!
This week's episode with Utah lacrosse player Nikko DiPonio dives into his boarding school experience, why and how he ended up there, his preparation for becoming a college athlete, his massive success as a freshman and earning ASUN All-Freshman Team, and more!
This week's episode with Baylor soccer player Jordan Ryan highlights one of the most challenging aspects of college sports: coaching changes. One of her biggest reasons for committing to Baylor was the coaching staff that was there and the culture they created in their program. She discusses learning about this change, adjusting to a completely new staff, the difficulties with this kind of change, going to college across the country from her family, graduating early, and more!
This week's episode with Iowa baseball player Blake Guerin covers dealing with failure, facing adversity, transitioning into college baseball, Iowa's incredible win against LSU, and more!
This week's episode with Iowa rower and business owner Jaecee Hall dives into the world of college rowing, its unique recruiting process, misconceptions about the sport, and more. Later in the episode, you get to hear about why and how she started her business, unbreakable female athlete, as well as more insight into opportunities and representation for collegiate female athletes.
This week's episode with Iowa goalie Taylor Kane highlights her journey from a small Division 1 school in California to her experience now at the University of Iowa. She walks us through her recruiting process, experience at the D3 level, the realization that she was ready for a change, the differences between the two levels, and more!
This week's episode featuring Iowa softball player Maren Judisch dives into the struggles of identity that so many college athletes face. As we go through her story, you will hear how identity and performance quickly become the same from a very early age. We also discuss the journey of discovering the pain in placing your identity in sport and shifting it to be in something so much greater; Jesus Christ.
I'm so excited for this week's episode with Iowa women's basketball player Taylor McCabe. We dive deep into her freshman experience at Iowa and their success as a team. She talks about how she got to where she is today, managing the pressure of playing on such a large stage, coming into an extremely successful program and finding her place as a freshman, and so much more! I hope you guys enjoy some behind-the-scenes of the extremely successful Iowa women's basketball team :)
This week I go all the way in with Iowa men's basketball player Dasonte Bowen. He was on ESPN's top 100 recruits for 2022 coming out of high school. He talks about his recruiting process, adjusting to the college game and being a student-athlete, the importance of confidence, and more!
Welcome back to another advice sessions episode :) This week's episode covers graduating high school early. I tell you guys more about my personal experience graduating high school early and coming to college, the things that I loved about my experience, why I would tell anyone to do it if they could, and also some of the things that I struggled with coming to college a semester early.
A huge part of being a college athlete is taking advantage of the communities around you and the opportunities they bring. We can create change and make a positive impact on other people through our connections and platforms because of sports. This week's episode featuring two guests, Emma and Aubrey, dives into our trip over spring break to Ecuador. We delivered water filters to communities in need of access to clean and safe drinking water with 23 other athletes and members of AIA.
Welcome back to another episode full of advice! This week I am doing a Q&A and answering questions that you guys have asked me, questions people have asked at camps, and a few I found on other athletes' pages :) If you ever have any questions you want answered on the podcast, topics you want talked about, people you want to see on, and more you can reach out to our Instagram @allthewayinpod.
This week's episode is all about the best parts of college athletics with Iowa soccer player Kenzie Roling. We talk about our favorite memories and experiences, what each of us loves the most, traveling, and more!
Welcome to advice sessions. In this episode, I am covering my take on the recruiting process. I share things I wish I knew, what I would do differently, and advice for athletes starting their recruiting process.
This week's episode walks through the journey of walk-on kicker Drew Stevens. You will hear how he went from a walk-on to a household name for Iowa football fans. He shares how he got started kicking, what his recruiting process looked like, why he chose Iowa, his experience graduating high school early, ALL the details of his incredible fall season, and so much more. Enjoy!!
In this episode, I am talking about the transfer portal with Iowa soccer player Elle Otto. She shares her experience freshman year playing at Mississippi State and transitions to her second recruiting process by entering the transfer portal. We go through her initial recruiting process and how her transfer portal experience was influenced and different from it, what she learned and would change from her recruiting process in high school, and TONS of advice for younger athletes starting or going through their recruiting process.
This episode kicks off the series all the way in, where you will discover different athletes' journeys to standing here today. Aaron Graves, an Iowa defensive lineman, went from a rural small town to one of the top recruits in Iowa football history. You will get to know how he got to where he is today, his experiences so far as a student-athlete, more about his unique recruiting process, and the kind of mindset that allowed him to become one of the best.
Today we are diving into a bunch of topics encompassing college sports with Iowa soccer player Sam Cary. As we go along Sam's journey to where she is today, we talk about everything from the recruiting process to reflecting on her past 4 years playing college soccer. If you want to learn more about graduating high school early, the pressure of college athletics, finding the correct school/fit for you, failure and more… we got you.
We are starting from the beginning and talking about the process of getting into college athletics. You might be asking yourself what that exactly entails and I'm here to tell you. You will get to hear from a very special guest and get his take on reaching that next level. Tony trains athletes at top power five programs across the country as well as a variety of professional athletes. We will also briefly dive into his experience training the most decorated track and field Olympian of all time, Allyson Felix. Let's get into it.
Welcome to all the way in with Kellen Fife. If you want to explore the lives of college athletes and hear directly from them, this podcast is for you. In this episode, you will listen to the story behind the podcast and how it got created. New episodes every Friday starting on January 20th.