Podcasts about Michelle Moultrie

Michelle Moultrie is a professional softball player and a member of the 2020 USA Olympic softball team. She played college softball at the University of Florida and in 2012 was named SEC Player of the Year. She was named Third-Team All-American her junior year and First-Team All-American her senior year in helping the Gators to three Women's College World Series appearances in her four seasons. In 2022, she was inducted into the Florida Gators Hall of Fame.  She became a member of the USA Women's National Softball Team in 2011 and a decade later, was a member of the 2020 silver medal-winning USA Olympic softball team (played in 2021). Currently, Michelle is a part of the OKC Spark softball team that will begin play June 15th as part of the Women's Professional Fastpitch League. Today on the podcast, we talk to Michelle Moultrie about using her platform of softball to point others to Christ, helping start Church on the Dirt ministry and playing on the biggest stage as a college softball player at the Women's College World Series. Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Brent Martineau and Kasey Kuhrts continue to celebrate local baseball in Jacksonville as they talk with Justin Lawrence, Stephen Barnes, Michelle Moultrie, and Patrick Leonard!

Talking Title IX - Navia Penrod (UNF Softball 2016-19) June 23, 1972, Title IX was passed as a law as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. The law prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or other education program that receives funding from the federal government.  Over the next few months, North Florida Athletics will feature former and current student-athletes, staff and coaches, discussing their careers and the role that women's sports have played in their lives.  In this edition, we spoke with one of the greatest to play for UNF softball, Navia Penrod. Penrod currently works as a special education teacher in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. While at North Florida, Penrod achieved five different career statistical records and was the conference's NCAA Woman of the Year nominee.  Growing up in Naples, Florida, Penrod was always involved in athletics, being signed up for soccer, ballet, softball and more. Being raised predominately by her grandparents, Penrod's pursuit of softball came even before elementary school.  “My grandfather got me involved in softball,” Penrod said. “He got my first glove for me and get me out in the yard throwing every day. He saw something in me and decided to sign me up for little league at six years old. From there, it was really a wrap, so I owe it all to him.” Growing up in Naples, Fla., Penrod's talent pushed her to have to look harder and harder for the right fit as she pursued travel softball. She tried out for teams in Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and Miami.  Penrod recalls having to drive multiple hours for practices as she found her niche in the sport of softball.  “As a child, you don't see how crazy that is,” Penrod said. “But, my grandparents drove me to and from practices between their responsibilities.” The sacrifice was worth it. Penrod knew it was her passion to continue playing past high school.  “Watching it [softball] on TV and seeing it, I knew I wanted to do that [play Division I softball],” Penrod said. “I told my grandparents every day and said, that's what I want to do.” Penrod recalls Jacksonville, Fla., native and Florida Gators softball great, Michelle Moultrie, as one of her biggest inspirations growing up.  “The person I was inspired the most by was Michelle Moultrie,” Penrod said. “Her story as a walk-on, how good she got, how hard she worked and representation of an African-American in the sport; I wanted to do everything she did.” As college approached, North Florida emerged as a favorite for Penrod, being enthralled by the special education program, the campus and the influence of head coach Marcie Higgs.  The fit became apparent with her illustrious career as she was a two-time conference scholar-athlete of the year, three-time first team all-league pick, NFCA All-Region selection and career record holder in career batting average at a staggering .404. She also set program records in: On-base percentage (.451) At-bats (705) Hits (285) Stolen bases (83) Double plays turned (39) After graduating, Penrod entered the working world as a special education teacher in the Atlanta, Ga., area where she has grown quite the fan base.  “My students are hilarious,” Penrod said. “For some reason they googled me and found UNF softball. They are so funny. They come up to me with chrome books and find pictures of me playing and think it's the coolest thing. Because of me, they want to play sports, they want to play baseball and softball during recess. That's fun to see. “ This past month, the viewership of the NCAA Division I Women's College World Series, and postseason as a whole, was at an all-time high. All NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals were broadcasted on ESPN+ or a linear network. The WCWS Championship Series between Oklahoma and Texas brought in an average of 1.6 million viewers.  “It's changed [coverage] tremendously,” Penrod said. “When I was younger, I only remember seeing the big games, the championship games.” “I think a key driver [of growth] is just how amazing the sport is and people realizing that we need positive role models for women out there and that representation matters,” Penrod said. Undoubtedly, women's collegiate softball is one of the fastest growing sports in the NCAA.  “I think exposure and representation needs to continue to grow,” Penrod said. “I would like to see more games, more mid-major games and low-major games covered. I think representation in advertisements and sponsorships for women in sports is important in terms of growth.”  

Talking Title IX - Navia Penrod (UNF Softball 2016-19) June 23, 1972, Title IX was passed as a law as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. The law prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or other education program that receives funding from the federal government.  Over the next few months, North Florida Athletics will feature former and current student-athletes, staff and coaches, discussing their careers and the role that women's sports have played in their lives.  In this edition, we spoke with one of the greatest to play for UNF softball, Navia Penrod. Penrod currently works as a special education teacher in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. While at North Florida, Penrod achieved five different career statistical records and was the conference's NCAA Woman of the Year nominee.  Growing up in Naples, Florida, Penrod was always involved in athletics, being signed up for soccer, ballet, softball and more. Being raised predominately by her grandparents, Penrod's pursuit of softball came even before elementary school.  “My grandfather got me involved in softball,” Penrod said. “He got my first glove for me and get me out in the yard throwing every day. He saw something in me and decided to sign me up for little league at six years old. From there, it was really a wrap, so I owe it all to him.” Growing up in Naples, Fla., Penrod's talent pushed her to have to look harder and harder for the right fit as she pursued travel softball. She tried out for teams in Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and Miami.  Penrod recalls having to drive multiple hours for practices as she found her niche in the sport of softball.  “As a child, you don't see how crazy that is,” Penrod said. “But, my grandparents drove me to and from practices between their responsibilities.” The sacrifice was worth it. Penrod knew it was her passion to continue playing past high school.  “Watching it [softball] on TV and seeing it, I knew I wanted to do that [play Division I softball],” Penrod said. “I told my grandparents every day and said, that's what I want to do.” Penrod recalls Jacksonville, Fla., native and Florida Gators softball great, Michelle Moultrie, as one of her biggest inspirations growing up.  “The person I was inspired the most by was Michelle Moultrie,” Penrod said. “Her story as a walk-on, how good she got, how hard she worked and representation of an African-American in the sport; I wanted to do everything she did.” As college approached, North Florida emerged as a favorite for Penrod, being enthralled by the special education program, the campus and the influence of head coach Marcie Higgs.  The fit became apparent with her illustrious career as she was a two-time conference scholar-athlete of the year, three-time first team all-league pick, NFCA All-Region selection and career record holder in career batting average at a staggering .404. She also set program records in: On-base percentage (.451) At-bats (705) Hits (285) Stolen bases (83) Double plays turned (39) After graduating, Penrod entered the working world as a special education teacher in the Atlanta, Ga., area where she has grown quite the fan base.  “My students are hilarious,” Penrod said. “For some reason they googled me and found UNF softball. They are so funny. They come up to me with chrome books and find pictures of me playing and think it's the coolest thing. Because of me, they want to play sports, they want to play baseball and softball during recess. That's fun to see. “ This past month, the viewership of the NCAA Division I Women's College World Series, and postseason as a whole, was at an all-time high. All NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals were broadcasted on ESPN+ or a linear network. The WCWS Championship Series between Oklahoma and Texas brought in an average of 1.6 million viewers.  “It's changed [coverage] tremendously,” Penrod said. “When I was younger, I only remember seeing the big games, the championship games.” “I think a key driver [of growth] is just how amazing the sport is and people realizing that we need positive role models for women out there and that representation matters,” Penrod said. Undoubtedly, women's collegiate softball is one of the fastest growing sports in the NCAA.  “I think exposure and representation needs to continue to grow,” Penrod said. “I would like to see more games, more mid-major games and low-major games covered. I think representation in advertisements and sponsorships for women in sports is important in terms of growth.”  

We wrap up Champions Week on In The Circle by welcoming back two-time National Champion Tim Walton to the podcast. His Gators are loaded and ready to return back to the Women's College World Series with tons of star power all over the diamond. Eric Lopez chats with Coach Walton about the upcoming season including hosting the SEC Softball Tournament for the first time since 2005. He also talks about the success former Gators have had professionally and internationally & the increasing use of advanced analytics in softball. The guys then breakdown Charla Echols, Amanda Lorenz, and Michelle Moultrie playing on Team USA including sound from Lorenz & Moultrie from USA Softball's media availability last week.  The show closes with some big news from Wisconsin and its potential impact on the Big Ten race in 2022. 

Go for Gold! In this episode of the True 7 Life podcast, Tavarus Hogans hands out roses to many of the GOATS participating in the 2020 version of the Olympics.Kevin Durant, Allyson Felix, Sha'Carri Richardson, Diana Taurasi, Noah Lyles, Simone Biles, Michelle Moultrie.Follow our sponsor @hellosmoothmedspawww.hellosmooth.comFollow us @true7life @true7cbdShop www.true7cbd.com

Olympian Janie Reed is our guest on this special episode of Post Game with Paul Golden. Janie is an outfielder on the United States women's national softball team who will be going for gold in the Tokyo Olympics.  This Team USA member will share her career path to the Olympics as well as her faith story including her ministry called www.ChurchontheDirt.com. Janie also describes how she and her husband—a pitcher in the LA Dodgers organization—balance their careers and married life together. This faithful follower of Jesus Christ will share the spiritual lessons she learned during the pandemic of 2020. Be sure to stay tuned to the very end for a fun one-on-one Hit & Run with Olympian Janie Reed. Don't forget to subscribe to Post Game with Paul Golden wherever you listen to podcasts.

To get to the next level you have to be able to perform at that level.It's ok to dream of yourself in a position.On processing failure:  "When you make a mistake you must learn to move on quickly."On competition:  "Love trying to get the best out of myself."Challenge yourself to succeed.Focus is in alignment with purpose.On team: "Provides opportunity to speak into others' lives."Twitter: https://twitter.com/moultrie16Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usasoftball/ Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/USASoftballTwitter: https://twitter.com/usasoftball

Jake leads Michelle in a series of questions to give her the platform to speak about the current events in racial injustice and her experiences as a black woman. Michelle is full of grace, truth, and kindness as she boldly and courageously dives into this much needed conversation. This was originally a conversation on Instagram Live and has been edited to remove imperfections in the quality of the audio. Biblical References: Job (entire book) James 1:19 - My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry...

On our latest episode of In The Circle, Eric Lopez is joined by Florida Gators Head Coach Tim Walton, who will start his 15th season this weekend in Tampa. Coach Walton talks about a talented yet young Gator squad heading into this year. He also shares his thoughts about playing Team USA in Gainesville and Stacy Nelson's induction into the Gators' Hall of Fame. Victor jumps in to share his thoughts on USA Softball's open practice in Lakeland this past weekend. We hear from USA Softball Head Coach Ken Eriksen as well as Dejah Mulipola and Michelle Moultrie.

On our latest episode of In The Circle, Eric Lopez is joined by Florida Gators Head Coach Tim Walton, who will start his 15th season this weekend in Tampa. Coach Walton talks about a talented yet young Gator squad heading into this year. He also shares his thoughts about playing Team USA in Gainesville and Stacy Nelson's induction into the Gators' Hall of Fame. Victor jumps in to share his thoughts on USA Softball's open practice in Lakeland this past weekend. We hear from USA Softball Head Coach Ken Eriksen as well as Dejah Mulipola and Michelle Moultrie.