UNW Athletics: Soaring Into Sports
With Owen du'Monceaux & Jess Poppen
About the show
The University of Northwestern is a Division III school in St. Paul, Minnesota with 16 varsity athletic programs, 230 All-Americans, 10 National Championships, 112 National Tournament Appearances, and 216 Regular Season and Tournament Championships. Owen and Jess are bringing you the ultimate UNW Eagles podcast! Our duo will be joined by UNW athletes, coaches, and administrators to break down all things Eagle Athletics.
Episodes
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11/5/25: Men's Golf Rewind w/ Shane Seiffert & Jakob Swanson
November 5th, 2025 | 42 mins 48 secs
athletics, basketball, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
In a mega episode of 'Soaring Into Sports,' Owen and Jess recap a massive week in Eagle sports that included conference titles for Women's Soccer and Women's Cross Country! The pair then sits down for a lengthy conversation with UNW Men's Golf seniors Shane Seiffert and Jakob Swanson to talk about the 2025 season and their different career paths.
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10/29/25: UMAC Cross Country Championships Preview
October 29th, 2025 | 27 mins 11 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
The UMAC Cross Country Championships are this weekend, and there's no better way to get you ready for it than a sit-down with Emery Maki and Owen Van De Riet! Owen and Jess also review a fun week across campus featuring milestones, All-Americans and lots of wins!
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10/22/25: UNW Women's Soccer Captains Naomi Meehan & Mallory Moseman
October 22nd, 2025 | 26 mins 42 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
It was another wildly successful week for Northwestern athletics so Owen and Jess had lots to break down! After a recap and preview of this week's activities, UNW Women's Soccer captains Naomi Meehan and Mallory Moseman join the program to talk about the team's hot streak and year one under Danny Brandt!
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10/15/25: Midseason Check-In With Jayden Goodwin & Ian Ahrendt
October 15th, 2025 | 26 mins 3 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
At long last, it's time to talk UNW Football! Owen and Jess recap Homecoming week and preview the week's slate before chatting with Northwestern Linebackers Jayden Goodwin and Ian Ahrendt.
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10/8/25: TRAIL With Hannah Rich & Anja Jarchow
October 8th, 2025 | 37 mins 42 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
Conference championships, top-20 wins and, oh yeah, it's Homecoming week! Owen and Jess break it all down before sitting down for a fun conversation with UNW Volleyball's Hannah Rich and Anja Jarchow.
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10/1/25: Talkin' Soccer With Simeon Friesen
October 1st, 2025 | 22 mins 3 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
It was another exciting week in UNW Athletics and conference championship season is upon us! Owen and Jess break it all down before chatting with Men's Soccer midfielder Simeon Friesen.
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9/24/25: UNW Women's Golf's Dynamic Duo
September 24th, 2025 | 24 mins 18 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
After recapping a thrilling week of Eagle Athletics, Owen and Jess sit down with the dynamic duo of Paige Johnson and Morgan Eckman to talk about their prolific careers and all things Women's Golf!
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9/17/25: Week in (P)review
September 17th, 2025 | 12 mins 5 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
Owen and Jess recap a week in Eagle Athletics that included four more Athlete of the Week awards and preview the busy week ahead!
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9/10/25: New Coach on the Block
September 10th, 2025 | 24 mins 17 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
Jess returns to review and preview the UNW Athletics calendar with Owen before Women's Soccer Head Coach Danny Brandt joins the show to talk about his first-career win and all things women's soccer!
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9/3/25: UNW AD Dr. Matt Hill
September 3rd, 2025 | 12 mins 17 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
Owen and Caleb recap the opening week of the 2025-26 athletics year before sitting down for a chat with UNW Director of Athletics, Dr. Matt Hill!
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8/29/25: Welcome to 'Soaring Into Sports'
August 29th, 2025 | 13 mins 22 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
The official UNW Athletics podcast is back! Hosts Owen du'Monceaux and Jess Poppen introduce 'Soaring Into Sports,' recap the 2024-25 school year and preview the fall sports teams.
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Episode 29: Summer Check-In
August 6th, 2024 | 42 mins 1 sec
DP and Jess provide an in-depth look back on the 2023-24 school year and preview what is to come in 2024-25.
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Episode 28: Conversation with UNW Baseball Head Coach Jesse Eikum
May 9th, 2024 | 28 mins 43 secs
Coach Eikum has a safe space to air his grievances with DP after the incident at Eagle Madness this past fall. After that, its all about baseball. Coach Eikum details the thought process as he prepares his team for the UMAC Baseball Postseason Tournament.
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Episode 27: Conversation With UNW Softball Players Gabrielle Keith and Kate Beer
May 8th, 2024 | 20 mins 34 secs
After a brief discussion about their names, our duo chats with a pair of UNW Softball stars about the upcoming UMAC Postseason Tournament. Other important topics discussed: Taylor Swift, Take Me Out To The Ballgame, and Florida dance parties.
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Episode 26: Playoffs... we're talking about Playoffs?!
May 2nd, 2024 | 30 mins 18 secs
Men's Lacrosse just played in the playoffs, Tennis and Track and Field are in the playoffs this weekend, and Baseball and Softball are in a desperate fight for playoff positioning. THIS IS THE BEST TIME OF YEAR. Our duo breaks down everything you need to know about the Eagles in the postseason
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Episode 25: Conversation With UNW Tennis Players Stewart Morrell and Ana Marquardt
April 15th, 2024 | 29 mins 45 secs
No disrespect to our other episodes... but this episode is definitely in the running to be our funniest/most entertaining episode up to this point. Stewart and Ana from UNW Tennis joined our duo to roast DP for not pronouncing Ana's name right, roast their teammates for their music choices in practice, talk UNW Tennis, and much more!