Episodes
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EIUPanthers Podcast Jamie Pilson
Welcome as we kick of our third season of EIU Panthers Podcast visiting with with former EIU football player Jamie Pilson who has gone on to be a successful businessman in the local community. He talks about the experience of playing for former head coach Bob Spoo along with a couple of new...
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EIUPanthers Podcast Mariah King
Our spring season of EIUPanthers Podcast continues as this week we visit with former Eastern Illinois women’s basketball player Mariah King. We talk to King about her career playing for the Panthers, touch on her playing career professionally overseas and discuss the Panthers success this season…
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EIUPanthers Podcast Dirk Bennett
We start up the spring segments of our EIUPanthers Podcast series as we visit with recently hired EIU women’s soccer head coach Dirk Bennett. Bennett discusses his long relationship with both the local area, Eastern Illinois and Panther soccer as he embarks on his first head coaching role at the...
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EIUPanthers Podcast Tim Pyznarski
Welcome back to our latest episode of EIUpanthers Podcast (No. 89). Eastern Illinois baseball has had three players selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft most recently with the selection of Trey Sweeney in 2021 by the New York Yankees. Tim Pyznarski was the first of those...
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EIUPanthers Podcast Jim Nave
This week in our return to the EIUPanthers Podcast series we sit down with Eastern Illinois Head Athletic Trainer Jim Nave. Nave has been in the athletic training business for more than 20 years and discusses what first got him into the profession and what things he has seen evolve over the past...
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EIUPanthers Podcast Marlise Davidson
Our Eastern Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame series continues this week on EIUPanthers Podcast (Episode 87) with Marlise Davidson. Davidson was a three-sport athlete at Eastern Illinois which is a unique feat in these modern times when athletes excelling at just one sport is hard enough. Davidson...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Dino Fanti
Welcome to this week’s edition of EIUPanthers Podcast (episode 86) as we continue our 2022 EIU Athletic Hall of Fame series this week as we talk with Dino Fanti. Fanti was a member of three EIU FCS playoff teams earning Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2015 en route…
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EIUPanthers Podcast Tom Akers
This week on EIUPanthers Podcast we start our Hall of Fame series talking over the next couple of weeks with members of the 2022 Eastern Illinois Athletic Hall of Fame. First up is Tom Akers who will be inducted as a coach following a dominating career leading the Panthers track and field…
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EIUPanthers Podcast Johnathan Jordan
This week we visit with another of the Panthers new head coaches as EIUPanthers Podcast (Episode 84) sits down with head swimming coach Johnathan Jordan. Jordan was hired late in the summer and hit the ground running at EIU in early August. He has a couple of previous head coaching stops and last...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Hayden Birdsong
Welcome to this week’s episode of EIUPanthers Podcast (No. 83 in our series). Eastern Illinois pitcher Hayden Birdsong was selected in the sixth round of this year’s Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants. We catch up with Hayden on one of his off days as he is down in Arizona...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Josh Oakley
Episode 82 of EIUPanthers Podcast - this week we talk to new Eastern Illinois men’s soccer coach Josh Oakley. Oakley grew up a local kid at nearby Mattoon High School and previously worked as an assistant coach with the Panthers men’s soccer program. We talk to him about his coaching journey and...
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EIUPanthers Podcast Ryanne Jackson
Welcome back to EIUPanthers Podcast as we begin our third season of episodes covering Eastern Illinois Athletics with interviews with current and former coaches, athletes and administrators. Season three (Episode 81) kicks off with a conversation with former EIU golfer Ryanne Jackson. Jackson...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Tyler Laser
Episode 80 of EIUPanthers Podcast visits with former Eastern Illinois men’s basketball player Tyler Laser. Laser played for the Panthers during the late 2000’s and then overcame some miraculous odds to go on and have a successful professional career playing in Europe. This week we talk to Laser...
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EIUPanthers Podcast Ken Wooddell
This week we piggyback off of friends at WEIU TV & Radio. A few weeks ago they had EIU Athletic Hall of Fame member Ken Wooddell on as a guest for their Issues and Attitudes program. Wooddell was a long time fixture in the radio industry in the Coles County area and served as the Voice of the...
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EIUPanthers Podcast Nathan Aide
The Eastern Illinois baseball team is off to the best start in the program’s NCAA Division I history as the Panthers head into mid-April leading the Ohio Valley Conference race with 22 wins. Part of that success has been with the play of transfer outfielder Nathan Aide along with strong...
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EIUPanthers Podcast Hannah Cravens
Episode 77 of EIUPanthers Podcast visits with EIU softball player Hannah Cravens. Cravens played the role of hero in both of the Panthers softball games on Wednesday night (April 6) as she added to her season totals in doubles, home runs and RBI. She is currently chasing the single season school...
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EIUPanthers Podcast Dr. Carole Griggs
Episode 76 of EIUPanthers Podcast visits with former Eastern Illinois women’s soccer player Dr. Carole Griggs. Griggs was a standout player on the pitch for the Panthers in the early days of the program helping EIU win an OVC Tournament Championship while earning All-League honors. Since…
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EIUPanthers Podcast Manolo Concepcion
In the fall of 2021 Eastern Illinois Athletics announced that it would add the sport of beach volleyball to begin play in the spring of 2022. Fast forward eight months and the Panthers will play their inaugural NCAA Beach Volleyball competition on March 22 against Missouri Baptist. Our guest…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Women's Basketball Seniors 2022
Episode 74 of EIUPanthers Podcast, on this week’s episode we visit with EIU women’s basketball seniors Kira Arthofer and Jordyn Hughes as both prepare to play their final home games for the Panthers this weekend at First Mid Court at Lantz Arena. Both came into the program four years ago and have...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Chris Wilkerson
Episode 73 of EIUPanthers Podcast as this week we visit with recently hired EIU football coach Chris Wilkerson. Wilkerson, a former EIU player and assistant coach, talks about his time playing and coaching for the Panthers, some memories of stops he has had along the way and what it is like to...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Nancy Williams Ory
Welcome to episode 72 of EIUPanthers Podcast as thie week we visit with former EIU swimmer Nancy Williams. Williams was a top free style sprint swimmer for the Panthers in the late 1990’s that still ranks in the EIU career top ten. Her original career path took her to Texas and a job with State...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Alece Shumpert
Welcome to episode 71 of EIUPanthers Podcast as this week we catch-up with former Eastern Illinois women’s basketball player Alece Shumpert. Shumpert currently works for Nissan and talks about how a chance encounter during a car repair helped lead to her current career with the company. In…
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EIUPanthers Podcast Ron Jordan
Episode 70 of EIUPanthers Podcast as we visit with former Eastern Illinois running back Ron Jordan. Jordan played football for the Panthers in the last 2000’s and talks about how those experiences as a member of the EIU football team helped shape him for career as an entrepreneur. He currently…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Jason Anderson
Episode 69 of EIUPanthers Podcast; this week we talk with EIU head baseball coach Jason Anderson as the Panthers prepare to open what will be his 7th season at the helm. Over the past three seasons EIU has had four players drafted under Anderson’s watch including Trey Sweeney, a first round...
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EIUPanthers Podcast Keithan Hedrick
Episode 68 of EIUPanthers Podcast. The term go-getter might be an understatement when describing our guest this week as we talk with former Eastern Illinois football player Keithan Hedrick. Hedrick earned his degree from EIU in three years while being a full-time student-athlete and guardian to…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Caitlin Napoleoni
Episode 67 of EIUPanthers Podcast visits with former EIU cross country and track runner Caitlin Napoleoni who since her days at EIU has gone on to have a successful career working in the TV industry as a weather person. We talk to her about how she became interested in that field, her memories of...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Brad Fichtel
The early national signing day for football around the country took place recently and one of the newest Panthers is an Eastern Illinois football legacy as Carson Fichtel signed to play at EIU next fall. On episode 66 of EIUPanthers Podcast our guest is Carson’s dad, Brad Fichtel a former EIU...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Abby Wahl
Welcome to episode 65 of EIUPanthers Podcast as we visit with current EIU women’s basketball player Abby Wahl. Wahl recently joined the 1,000 point club at Eastern Illinois and was named one of 30 candidates for the NCAA’s Senior Class Award. We talk to Wahl about those two honors and what its…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Dustin Hatfield
Last week Eastern Illinois cross country runner Dustin Hatfield became just the third runner to qualify for the NCAA Division I Cross Country National Championships during the Panthers division I era. Hatfield will compete this Saturday at the NCAA meet in Tallahassee, Florida. On episode 64 of...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - EIU MBB @ 2021 OVC Media Day
Basketball season is here as we continue our season preview on EIUPanthers Podcast as this week we bring you the Eastern Illinois men’s basketball press conference from this year’s Ohio Valley Conference Media Day. Head coach Marty Simmons enters his first season with the Panthers returning just…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - EIU WBB @ 2021 OVC Basketball Media Day
Basketball Season is just around the corner and the next two weeks of EIUPanthers Podcast will be dedicated to Panthers round ball as we bring you the recent Ohio Valley Conference Media Day sessions for both teams. With an exhibition game on Nov. 3, we will start with the EIU women’s team this...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Devon Bissell
Episode 61 of EIUPanthers Podcast wraps up our EIU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021 series with former Panthers soccer player Devon Bissell. Bissell was a three-year member of the Panthers team who helped EIU advance to back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances during her final two seasons in...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Todd Moroney
Episode 60 of EIUPanthers Podcast continues our Class of 2021 Hall of Fame series with Todd Moroney. Moroney was a multiple-time All-Conference selection in both track and cross country running for the Panthers during the mid-1990’s. Moroney talks about winning conference titles as a member of…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Betty Ralston
Episode 59 of EIUPanthers Podcast continues our EIU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021 series with the third of our five inductees, former EIU volleyball head coach Betty Ralston. Ralston coached the Panthers for 16 seasons posting seven 20+ win campaigns and coaching numerous All-Conference...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Amber May
Episode 58 of EIUPanthers Podcast continues our series with members of Eastern Illinois Class of 2021 Athletic Hall of Fame. Our guest today is former Ohio Valley Conference pitcher of the year Amber May. During three seasons in the circle for EIU, May became one of the most dominant pitchers in...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Reynae Hutchinson Pierce
Episode 57 of EIUPanthers Podcast as this week we begin our series with the Eastern Illinois Hall of Fame Class for 2021. Reynae Hutchinson was a standout performer in two sports during her time at Eastern Illinois. She was a multiple time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection as a member of both...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Tyler Donges
Episode 56 of EIUPanthers Podcast,as we continue our series with new Eastern Illinois head coaches and visit with Tyler Donges who was recently hired as the head coach for the Panthers men’s and women’s swim program. Donges was a diver at the club level and brings with him some extensive…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Neil Swindells
This week on episode 55 of EIUPanthers Podcast we visit with former Eastern Illinois men’s soccer player Neil Swindells. Swindells played soccer for the Panthers in the early 1980’s alongside some of the great goal scorers in program history. Swindells helped set up many of those goals as he…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Keith Roberts
Episode 54 of EIUPanthers Podcast as this week we introduce fans to one of the Panthers newest head coaches, Keith Roberts, the new EIU Director of Track and Field. Roberts comes to Eastern Illinois following a successful stint as an assistant coach at ACC member Pittsburgh. Roberts talks about…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Angie Jabir
Welcome to episode 53 of EIUPanthers Podcast. With the ever changing landscape in college athletics, our guest this week is well versed on the topic as we visit with Angie Jabir. Jabir, then Angie Russell, played basketball at Eastern Illinois before a career as a college basketball coach and now...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Ross Sons
Episode 52 of EIUPanthers Podcast visits with one of the newest members of the Eastern Illinois staff as our guest is women’s tennis coach Ross Sons. Ross comes to EIU following a recent stop as the head coach at NCAA Division II member Mars Hill in North Carolina. A former collegiate tennis...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - NelliRose Farella
Welcome to episode 51 of EIUPanthers Podcast. On this week’s episode we talk with former Eastern Illinois women’s swimmer NelliRose Farella. NelliRose talks about her time as a swimmer at EIU and how that helped set a foundation for many things she has since done in her professional life…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Tom Michael
EIUPanthers Podcast returns this week for our second season as we debut with episode 50 in our series. We kickoff year two with a conversation with Eastern Illinois Athletic Director Tom Michael. Michael is entering his 8th year at the helm in Charleston having recently guided the Panthers…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - OVC Football Media Day (EIU 2021)
Welcome to this week’s edition of EIUPanthers Podcast. We are rounding out the summer months as this past week the Ohio Valley Conference held its annual football media day with this year’s event once again in a virtual format. Eastern Illinois head coach Adam Cushing and running back Jaelin...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Lauren Doyle
The Tokyo Olympic Games are just weeks away and our guest this week will not only representing Team USA at the upcoming event but also her alma mater, Eastern Illinois as our guest for episode 49 of EIUPanthers Podcast is Team USA Women’s Rugby player Lauren Doyle. This will be Doyle’s second...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Jake Plant
Episode 48 of EIUPanthers Podcast talks with Eastern Illinois women’s soccer head coach Jake Plant. Plant, originally from England, talks about his experiences as a player on the EIU men’s soccer team, how he first got into the coaching business and what it has been like to coach the women’s...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - My True EIU Story
The month of June has been the EIU Panther Club's annual fund drive with this year's campaign centered around the theme of Loyal and True. Episode 47 of EIUPanthers Podcast talks to several EIU student-athletes, coaches and administrators as they each quickly tell their EIU True Story and how…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Mike Bradd
Episode 46 of EIUPanthers Podcast talks with Mike Bradd, a voice that will be immediately recognizable to Eastern Illinois Panther fans as he has served as the Voice of the Panthers for basketball since the Kevin Duckworth era and has been calling EU football games since Tony Romo graced the...
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Merritt Whitley
EIUPanthers Podcast returns this week after taking a week off as Episode 45 talks with former Eastern Illinois tennis player Merritt Whitley. Whitley talks about her time playing tennis for the Panthers, her love of music and foray into the music business and what she is doing professionally now…
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EIUPanthers Podcast - Kiersten Klekner-Alt
With the landscape of NCAA College Athletics changing rapidly episode 44 of EIUPanthers Podcast visits with Kiersten Klekner-Alt, Eastern Illinois Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Senior Woman Administrator. Klekner-Alt talks about changes in NCAA legislation and the impact it is...
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