Bear With Us: A George Fox Athletics Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Bear With Us is another avenue for our Athletics Department to share stories and live out our #BeKnown promise for coaches, athletes, and staff at George Fox. As Bruins, we are Ready, Fearless, Strong, We Stand Together, and together #BruinsStandTall
Senior baseball player Emery Miller joins us to share his story and how God helped him grow a childhood idea of giving back into a non-profit that spans the U.S. and has blessed 60,000+ families. More recently, Emery and his foundation partnered with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to host a baseball tournament in honor of his former high school teammate Jacob Medina (16:30). Miller's experience as an intern with the Phoenix Suns helped him with the logistics of founding a fundraiser tournament, which he highlights at the end of our chat (27:50).
If you want to follow along with what Team Emery is currently doing or help support their work, you can find them here:
Team Emery: http://www.teamemery.org/
JM23 Classic: https://jm23.org/
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Women's soccer HC Laura Schott was recently added to the Oregon Historical Society's display for the Universe of Soccer. Schott was a four-time state champion at Jesuit HS before becoming a four-time All-American for NCAA DI University of California-Berkeley. We chat with her about her playing career from high school to the pros, her coaching experience and philosophies, and what it means to be able to show her daughter the display in downtown Portland.
As part of the NCAA's Mental Health Awareness campaign, we chat with coaches Biniam Afenegus and Laura Schott of Bruin soccer about the workouts they have put their teams through this spring. GFU alumni Bryan Erickson and Jeff Nelson of Adapt Training have helped develop the workouts for the team and each coach pulls back the curtain a bit on their experiences with their respective teams and the benefits they have reaped from connecting to exercise and push one another.
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Coach Smith talks about the family culture of the team and how it reflects the leadership of the 2020 senior class, what he's most proud of from this group, and where our hope comes from in times of trouble
We chat with Coach Turner about the growth from year one to year two of the program, what it meant to have the senior leadership on the team this season, and what next year might hold for the program
Coach Thompson chats with us about his 2020 seniors and their journey from the bottom third of the Northwest Conference standings into the upper echelon of the conference by their senior season. He also highlights the traits that drove that success on the course and in the classroom, and name-drops which of his players can dunk on a regulation hoop
Coach McCloskey talks about Tianna Brown and Rachel Drgastin and all the accomplishments made as a team during their four seasons - multiple NWC Championships, NCAA Tourney appearances, and scholar-athlete honors - as well as what made them so much fun to be around in their four years as Bruins
Coach Cruz chats with Seth Preuss, George Fox SID, about JIllian Studer and her contributions to the program. They cover academics, her ability to think the game of tennis, post-game meal choices, and what Studer leaves as a legacy for her teammates and the program
Coach Cero chats about what Alex Namba and Peter Gibson added to the team and the legacy they will leave behind. He highlights humility and leading by example as two of the strengths his seniors brought to the table
Coach Kopple of George Fox Baseball talks with the Bruins' SID, Seth Preuss, about the 2020 class and their high-character approach to life that has laid a foundation for years to come. He highlights their work ethic and approach to building a team culture as pillars of the program's success. We also get a take a way-too-early peek at what the 2021 team with a loaded freshman class coming back for its sophomore season.
Coach Katie Brand talks about her 2020 senior class and what they meant to the program with Seth Preuss, Sports Information Director at George Fox. We chat about their impressive program records and the legacy that they have built in their careers as Bruins, as well as which player is the best chef - on AND off the field
Coach Jessica Hollen comes on the podcast to talk with Sports Information Director Seth Preuss about her four seniors and all they have meant to the program with their contributions to a winning culture on and off the softball field
Coach Michael Coppolino calls in to talk with Seth Preuss, the Bruins' Sports Info Director, about his first year with the women's basketball program at George Fox. The two talk through the season from start to finish and highlight the seniors as they ended their careers with a win over Marymount (Va.) and a Sweet Sixteen berth before the COVID-19 outbreak brought a halt to the season.