Episode 90: Talking to the Student Athlete: Montana Grizzlies Football Player, Geno Leonard

Kirsten continues her discussions in the “Talking to the Student-Athlete” Series, speaking to Montana Grizzlies Linebacker, Geno Leonard. The Montana Grizzlies put together one of the most memorable seasons in program history in 2023, with a Big Sky championship and made a magical run to the NCAA Division I Football National Championship (FCS) game. Prior to joining the Griz, Geno was a four-year letterman at Sentinel High School in Missoula, MT. He helped lead the Spartans to a 10-0 record and the State AA championship as a senior. Geno shares his story of redshirting his freshman year and then overcoming injury during his sophomore year. Kirsten and Geno talk about mindset, ultimately getting your body healthy, beating the injury and then focusing on becoming better football players. Geno shares how injury led him to be a player-coach from the sidelines and learning to help his teammates as a teacher. Kirsten and Geno also bonded over the great community the both grew up in - Missoula, Montana, where Kirsten and Geno’s Dad, Brad Leonard, were classmates and respective Male and Female Athletes of the Year for Sentinel High School way back when in 1988. Go Griz! Instagram: @genoleonard31 @montanagrizfootball Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirsten-jones0/support Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.