118. Dan Fitzgerald: Authentic Culture is Felt
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Dan Fitzgerald has never tried to be something other than himself at each stop in his college baseball career. A solid coach at Dallas Baptist, earning the fifth most wins in the country since 2015. A great recruiter at LSU, resulting in the number one class in 2022. But most important to him, he’s always been an outstanding teammate. It’s always been about the team. That’s what builds an authentic culture. This is the Jayhawker Podcast with new Jayhawks baseball coach, Dan Fitzgerald.
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117. The NBA Draft Experience
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There’s a lot of history when it comes to KU basketball. It’s something we’ve dove into a few times here on the podcast. Another chapter in the Jayhawks book of basketball is reserved for those who take their game to the next level. The realization of a childhood dream. The countless hours in a gym and all the hard work paying off as they walk across the stage to greet the NBA Commissioner. This is the Jayhawker Podcast and this is our look at the NBA Draft experience.
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116. How It Works: The Gear at KU
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How does a player convey swag? Is it hitting a fadeaway jumper over a defender? A running back bowling over a defensive back for a score? Maybe launching a 400 foot bomb over the fence. Sometimes, it just comes down to the jersey on your back. Before that jersey made it to the court or field, it was meticulously planned, from the first stitch to the final fold before being put into game action. This is a special How It Works edition of the Jayhawker Podcast featuring the gear of KU.
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115. Rylee Anderson: Up, Up and Away
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Getting to Lawrence just felt right for Rylee Anderson. And things seem to feel right often for the back-to-back defending Big 12 Indoor champion at the high jump. Anderson continues to add to long list of winners that come from the Jayhawks. This is the Jayhawker Podcast with Kansas high jumper, Rylee Anderson.
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114. Caleb Sampson: Down and Back Again
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To say Caleb Sampson’s college journey has been a full of adversity would be an understatement. Originally signed and playing for Missouri coming out of high school, Sampson would eventually land at a junior college in Mississippi, a challenge that would leave him in tears That path has led him to Lawrence as a valuable member of the Jayhawks football team. And not just for his play, but the leadership he brings as well This is the Jayhawker Podcast with KU football defensive tackle and captain, Caleb Sampson
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113. Daniel Hegarty: Mr. Jayhawk
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The Crimson and Blue run deep in Daniel Hegarty’s family. Jayhawks are littered through his family tree. It helped make choosing a college easy for the man they call Mr. Jayhawk and helped him develop into the team leader he is today for the Kansas baseball team. Now a starter and flourishing, Hegarty is enjoying his final trip around the bases for the Jayhawks as he prepares to earn his Masters degree. This is the Jayhawker Podcast with KU baseball pitcher, Daniel Hegarty.
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112. Carrie Cook-Callen: I’m on a Boat!
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Rowing probably isn’t the first sport you think of when you thin KU athletics. And Lawrence probably isn’t the place you’d think of as the ideal spot to coach a water based sport. But none of that has stopped Carrie Cook-Callen and her drive to make the women’s rowing team the best that it can be. Wearing the red and blue is a dream come true. This is the Jayhawker Podcast with women’s rowing head coach, Carrie Cook-Callen.
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111. Shelby Gayre: Start Off On the Right Foot
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College is supposed to be the most fun in a young persons life. Four years unlike anything they’ll experience. That last sentence certainly held true for Shelby Gayre, just not in the way you’re thinking. A freshman season derailed by a devastating injury. A cancer diagnosis for her mother just a couple months later. Her sophomore season cut short by COVID. It’s all lead to incredible will and determination for the quarterback of the Jayhawk softball team. This is the Jayhawker Podcast with KU softball’s anchor behind the plate, Shelby Gayre.
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110. Billy Mills: Wings of an Eagle
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Billy Mills has mixed emotions when it comes to Lawrence and returning to KU. In his words, it’s where he never had a great race as a long-distance runner. And like most campuses across America at the time, he would experience racism for his Native American heritage. Despite all the obstacles in Mills path, he never let it deter him. Leaning on his faith and those close to him, Mills would overcome to achieve the ultimate prize. This is the Jayhawker Podcast with 1964 Olympic gold medalist, Billy Mills.
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109. Micah Brown: From a Certain Point of View
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When you come to Kansas as a student athlete, you get very familiar being in front of a camera. Interviews and nationally televised games are the norm. It kind of comes with the territory. Micah Brown’s story has always been different though. A two sport athlete who walked on to the KU football team, Brown has always been fascinated by a life behind the camera…not in the spotlight. This is the Jayhawker Podcast with the Jayhawks Emmy award winning producer, Micah Brown.
info_outlineBilly Mills has mixed emotions when it comes to Lawrence and returning to KU. In his words, it’s where he never had a great race as a long-distance runner. And like most campuses across America at the time, he would experience racism for his Native American heritage.
Despite all the obstacles in Mills path, he never let it deter him. Leaning on his faith and those close to him, Mills would overcome to achieve the ultimate prize.
This is the Jayhawker Podcast with 1964 Olympic gold medalist, Billy Mills.