Heart of a Lion: Recent Episodes
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This week's UNA Lunch Hour at the Lion Athletic Club Luncheon at 306 BBQ in downtown Florence features Brent Dearmon, Chris Walker, Jackson Bratton and Austin Phillips.
Hear from Brent Dearmon, Tristan Johnson, Connor Callahan and UNA football starting wide receiver Kobe Warden from this week's 'UNA Lunch Hour' at the Lion Athletic Club Luncheon at 306 BBQ in Downtown Florence.
Hear from UNA Hall of Famers Matt Peck, Trey Mitchell, Pat Jackson, Chloe Roberts, Ande Jones, Tyrone Rush, Johnny Long and Gary Elliott.
Ashley Cozart, Olaya Garrido-Rivas, Aitor Reparaz and Payton Haslam were this week's guests at the Lions Athletic Club Luncheon at the Strickland Hotel in downtown Florence.
Hear from various UNA head coaches from this past week's Lions Athletic Club Luncheon from the Strickland Hotel in Downtown Florence. Missy Tiber, Olaya Garrido-Rivas, Aitor Reparaz, Jad Prachniak and Brent Dearmon all stopped by to talk about their programs.
Brent Dearmon stops by to talk for the first time since being named head football coach at UNA. Coach Dearmon discusses the first few weeks on the job and takes us behind the scenes on the early stages of taking over the program. He dives into his coaching journey and what UNA fans can expect from his staff and players.
Tony Pujol, Missy Tiber, Ryan Held, Olaya Garrido-Rivas and Aitor Reparaz are this week's guest at the Lions Athletic Club Luncheon.
Hear from Missy Tiber, Tony Pujol, Tristan Johnson, Jeremy Provence, and Ryan Held at this week's Lions Athletic Club Luncheon from the Strickland Hotel in downtown Florence.
Tristan Johnson, Ryan Held, Chris Walker, Jeremy Provence, Missy Tiber and Luke Calcatera are this week's guests at the Lions Athletic Club Luncheon held at the Strickland Hotel in Downtown Florence.
Hear from Chris Willis, Chris Walker, Tristan Johnson and Jeremy Provence from this week's Lions Athletic Club Luncheon at the Strickland Hotel in Downtown Florence.
The UNA Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony was held on Sep. 24. In this episode, hear from Hall of Famers Don McBrayer, Don Faint, Gary Elliott, Bruce Jones, Freddie Copeland, Bennie Jennings, William Bowens, Dr. Hamp Moore, Brenda Mayes and Johnny Long.
The first Lions Athletic Club Luncheon kicked off this week at the Strickland Hotel in Downtown Florence. Hear from Chris Willis, Chris Walker, Tristan Johnson, Jeremy Provence as well as Olaya Garrido-Rivas, Aitor Reparaz and Luke Calcatera.
Colby Ellis joins the podcast to discuss the upcoming season and what the wide receive group looks like this season.
Go inside the trenches and hear from offensive line coach Caleb Carbine and defensive line coach Cordell Upshaw. Coach Carbine goes over his coaching path to UNA and talks offensive line while Coach Upshaw offers up a preview of the defensive line.
Media was held at the Strickland Hotel in downtown Florence. Benjamin Ray sat down with multiple assistant coaches to get thoughts on upcoming seasons. Hear from Abby Irvine and Caitlin Bullock of volleyball, Hollie Loud and Adam Sportsman of soccer, Amberly Melendez of cross country and Ryan Held and Steadman Campbell of football.
Jad Prachniak stops by the podcast to introduce himself to UNA Fans. Coach Prachniak discusses winning a national championship and what fans can expect from UNA Baseball this season.
Next we talk with new men's golf coach Luke Calcatera. Coach Calcatera talks with Benjamin Ray about winning a national championship at Arkansas Tech, what it takes to build a championship program and his coaching journey to UNA.
Meet new UNA Director of Tennis Olaya Garrido-Rivas. Coach Garrido-Rivas talks with Benjamin Ray about taking over the UNA Tennis program and her path to UNA.
Catch up with UNA football Associate Head Football Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks coach Ryan Held in this episode of Heart of a Lion! Coach Held talks with Benjamin Ray about his coaching journey to UNA as well as his time as a player at Nebraska.
The final Lions Athletic Club Luncheon of the year was held this past Wednesday at the Strickland Hotel in Downtown Florence. Hear from Brice Bishop, Neil Self, Ashley Cozart, Clayton Larsen and Athletic Director Dr. Josh Looney in this final wrap up with Benjamin Ray.
The first Lions Athletic Club Luncheon of the semester was held this past Wednesday at the Strickland Hotel in downtown Florence. Benjamin Ray sat down and talked with Tony Pujol and Missy Tiber to preview the upcoming weekend of basketball games. Brice Bishop stopped by to talk tennis while Neil Self offered a preview for both the men's and women's golf programs. Ashley Cozart and Mike Keehn gave insight into what their teams look like for the upcoming softball and baseball seasons. Then head football Chris Willis wraps up the program with a recap of the 2022 signing day class.
The final Lions Athletic Club Luncheon of the fall semester was held on Nov. 17 at the Strickland Hotel in Downtown Florence. In this recap, Benjamin Ray sits down with interim head volleyball coach Andrew Kroger, head soccr coach Chris Walker, men's basketball head coach Tony Pujol, head tennis coach Brice Bishop and defensive coordinator Steadman Campbell.
At this week's Lions Athletic Club Luncheon Benjamin Ray talked with Tony Pujol, Chris Willis, Anna Milwee, Andrew Kroger, Chris Walker and Missy Tiber. Be sure and make plans for the next meeting on Nov. 17 at the Strickland Hotel in downtown Florence.
Hear from UNA Athletic Hall of Fame members Billy Gamble, Doris "D.J." Jones, Gerald Lavender, LaConger Cohran, Brenda Mayes, Israel Raybon, Allen Williams, Dr. Roy Stevens, Don Faint, Terence Witherspoon, Albert Owens, Ashley Moffitt, and Johnny Long in this special Hall of Fame edition of Heart of a Lion.
Hear from UNA Coach's at the Lions Athletic Club bi-weekly luncheon at the Strickland Hotel in downtown Florence. This week Benjamin Ray sat down with men's golf coach Cullen Carstens, interim volleyball coach Andrew Kroger, soccer coach Chris Walker, women's basketball coach Missy Tiber and defensive coordinator Steadman Campbell.
Earlier this week the Lions Athletic Club hosted it’s bi-weekly luncheon at the Strickland hotel in downtown Florence. Benjamin Ray sat down with cross county coach Jeremy Provence, interim volleyball coach Andrew Kroger, women’s golf coach Neil Self, tennis coach Brice Bishop and head football coach Chris Willis.
ASUN Commissioner Ted Gumbart returns to the podcast. Commissioner Gumbart chats with Benjamin Ray and Bryan Neece about conference expansion and what ASUN Football will look like. They also preview the upcoming fall sports season and talk about some big moments in ASUN history.
Former UNA golf team member Conner Godsey sits down with Benjamin Ray to discuss his professional golf career. Godsey recently made the Korn Ferry Tour after finishing third on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The former All-American golfer at UNA talks about his professional experience and looks back at his time at UNA.
Head soccer coach Chris Walker stops by 'Heart of a Lion' to talk soccer with Benjamin Ray and Bryan Neece. Coach Walker talks about England advancing to the European Championship Finals and what it was like growing up around the game in England. He also shares his journey to America and what it is like coaching a team with players from so many different places around the world.
UNA head golf coach Cullen Carstens joins the podcast to talk about the UNA golf program and the progress from this past season. He also shares stories of his days as the caddy for Peter Uihlein and how golf is a family affair.
Cullen Carstens