Taking you inside Grand Canyon University Athletics.
A pair of international student-athletes join the podcast in women's golf star Siri Patchana (4:36) and baseball standout Juan Colato (17:15). Plus the normal scoop on the latest Lopes news.
A pair of fall sports coaches join the podcast in women's volleyball head coach Tim Nollan and women's soccer head coach Chris Cissell. Nollan talks about his team's return (albeit delayed return) to the floor after a 13-win improvement in 2019. Cissell shares his thoughts from taking over the reins of the program in January.
Longtime Lopes athletic trainer and Director of Sports Medicine Geordie Hackett joins the podcast to talk about his start in the industry, his work with the men's basketball team, and helping develop safe COVID-19 protocols. And men's volleyball star Christian Janke talks about his beginnings as a volleyball player and being part of the budding GCU program.
A pair of new assistant coaches join the podcast in baseball pitching coach Jon Wente and men's basketball assistant Ed Schilling.
A college basketball hall of famer, Homer Drew joins the podcast to talk about GCU's hiring of his son, Bryce, to lead the men's basketball program. Indoor volleyball and beach volleyball student-athlete Teagan DeFalco is also on to talk about her experience of helping build two budding programs at GCU.
With a few months on the job, new women's basketball coach Molly Miller rejoins the podcast to talk about the move to Phoenix and uniting with her new team. Trey Drechsel joins to discuss his first year of pro ball in Serbia and a new three-year contract.
On this episode, we hear from two standout successes in GCU athletics. A Lopes favorite, Alessandro Lever, shares his thoughts as he enters his senior year, and we hear from men's and women's tennis coach Dr. Greg Prudhomme, the second-longest tenured coach at GCU.
We turn the clock back to the 1980s on the pod as basketball hall of famer and former GCU head coach Paul Westphal joins, revisiting the 1988 NAIA Championship. Plus a visit from Lopes beach volleyball star Molly Turner and all the latest GCU Athletics news.
Back for Episode 7, The Lopes Insider Podcast brings you insight on a loaded week of summer news. George Tasouris — GCU men's soccer goalkeeper and the MVP of the program's 2018 WAC title run — joins Barry Buetel. And Paul Coro catches up with Casey Shaw, a new member of Bryce Drew's men's basketball coaching staff.
The Lopes Insider Podcast returns for Ep. 6! Michael Potter catches up with GCU's longest-tenured current head coach in softball's Ann Pierson. And Barry Buetel talks to GCU basketball legend Josh Braun.