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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9/30/26: Roommate Goals w/ Marie Kendall & Britta Holter
September 30th, 2026 | 30 mins 46 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
Owen and Jess recap a slower yet successful week of Eagle Athletics, and preview the upcoming events before sitting down with UNW Women's Soccer stars (and roommates) Marie Kendall and Britta Holter to talk about their fast starts to both this season and their careers!
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9/22/26: Down Goes #7 w/ Ana Egge & Miranda Wyatt
September 22nd, 2026 | 40 mins 14 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
Owen and Jess recap a fun week of Eagle sports, including UNW Volleyball's upset sweep of #7 Juniata! After this week's preview, we sit down with two of the stars of the Juniata upset, Ana Egge and Miranda Wyatt.
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9/16/26: UNW Women's Golf Sophomore Sensations Bri Brandt & Brielle Lenz
September 16th, 2026 | 32 mins 21 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
Owen and Jess recap a busy weekend in UNW sports and preview the week ahead before welcoming in sophomore sensations Bri Brandt and Brielle Lenz from the 3-0 UNW Women's Golf team!
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9/10/26: UNW Nation Events Preview w/ Bret Hyder
September 10th, 2026 | 28 mins 23 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
Owen and Jess recap a busy but successful opening week of the fall sports season before bringing in UNW VP of Student Experience, Bret Hyder, to talk about the upcoming UNW Nation events, which begin this weekend!
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9/1/26: 2026 Fall Sports Preview
September 1st, 2026 | 25 mins 16 secs
athletics, college, collegiate, cross country, diii, division iii, eagles, football, golf, ncaa, northwestern, soccer, sports, volleyball
Owen and Jess are BACK from Summer Break to preview UNW's 2026 fall sports season in the season two premiere of 'Soaring Into Sports!'
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5/13/26: School's Out For Summer!
May 13th, 2026 | 33 mins 47 secs
athletics, baseball, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, golf, ncaa, northwestern, softball, sports, track & field
It's the final episode of the 2025-26 school year! Owen and Jess break down the UMAC Softball and Baseball Tournaments and NCCAA Track & Field before previewing the final two championship events of the year and reflecting on the best podcast moments with Producer Caleb.
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Episode 63: 5/6/26: The Champs are Here! UNW SB's Lani Schoper & Ireland Strubbe
May 6th, 2026 | 33 mins 25 secs
athletics, baseball, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, ncaa, northwestern, softball, sports, tennis, track & field
Owen and Jess recap a fun week that featured conference championships galore! Two of those champs, UNW Softball's Lani Schoper and Ireland Strubbe, stop by to talk about their achievements this season and this week's UMAC Softball Tournament, held at Northwestern!
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4/29/26: UMAC Championship Preview w/ Star Freshmen Alaina Wojtowski & Remi Fagerland
April 29th, 2026 | 41 mins 24 secs
athletics, baseball, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, golf, ncaa, northwestern, softball, sports, tennis, track & field
There's a lot to talk about this week as Owen and Jess recap a fun week of Eagle athletics and preview the most high-stakes week of the year! We are then joined by UNW Track & Field star freshmen Alaina Wojtowski and Remi Fagerland to preview this weekend's UMAC Outdoor T&F Championship. Stick around for a bonus segment at the end too!
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4/22/26: Quarter Zip Season w/ Dreyer Homan & Ben Hixon
April 22nd, 2026 | 38 mins 29 secs
athletics, baseball, basketball, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, golf, ncaa, northwestern, softball, sports, tennis, track & field
Owen and Jess recap a busy week in which every UNW spring team was scheduled to compete and pay tribute to departing Men's Basketball Coach Time Grosz before welcoming in UNW Baseball seniors Dreyer Homan and Ben Hixon to talk team memories, progression through their careers, quarter zips and more!
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4/15/26: Mr. 400 Matt Swigart
April 15th, 2026 | 51 mins 58 secs
athletics, baseball, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, golf, ncaa, northwestern, softball, sports, tennis, track & field
Owen and Jess recap a great week of Eagle Athletics that included 3 more UMAC Athletes of the Week, preview the week ahead, and sit down with UNW Tennis Head Coach Matt Swigart for a GREAT interview talking about his 400th win and much more!
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4/8/26: Spring Check-In w/ UNW AD Dr. Matt Hill
April 8th, 2026 | 34 mins 12 secs
athletics, baseball, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, golf, ncaa, northwestern, softball, sports, tennis, track & field
Despite a lighter schedule, UNW racked up FIVE UMAC Athlete of the Week awards! Owen and Jess break it all down, preview a busy week ahead and catch up with UNW Director of Athletics, Dr. Matt Hill, to discuss the 2025-26 school year and how he got to where he is at.
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4/1/26: The Robbie Episode
April 1st, 2026 | 32 mins 45 secs
athletics, baseball, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, golf, ncaa, northwestern, softball, sports, tennis, track & field
Owen and Jess recap a busy week of Eagle sports, including a marathon baseball series, a tennis clean sweep, track records and a terrific start to spring golf season! Then, we bring in Assistant SID/Assistant WBB Coach Megan McGeough, aka Robbie, for a fun chat about her various roles at UNW and her outstanding athletic career!
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3/25/26: Up to Bat w/ UNW Baseball Skipper Jesse Eikum
March 25th, 2026 | 28 mins 58 secs
athletics, baseball, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, ncaa, northwestern, softball, sports, tennis
Owen and Jess recap a busy weekend of sports on campus, including SWEEPS from the baseball and softball teams! Then, we welcome in UNW Baseball Head Coach Jesse Eikum to chat about the season so far, what lies ahead, his favorite memories of the sport and his talented freshman class!
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3/18/26: Spring Break Whiparound
March 18th, 2026 | 23 mins 13 secs
athletics, baseball, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, ncaa, northwestern, softball, sports, tennis
We are BACK from Spring Break and have plenty to talk about, as the Baseball, Softball and Tennis teams all played a week's worth of contests down in Florida.
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3/4/26: UMAC ITF Recap w/ Cheyanne Scalese & Caleb Phillips
March 4th, 2026 | 30 mins 22 secs
athletics, baseball, basketball, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, ncaa, northwestern, softball, sports, tennis, track & field
Owen and Jess kick off the final show before spring break by running through UMAC basketball awards, and recapping tennis and softball, before getting the lowdown on the weekend's UMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships from distance runners Cheyanne Scalese and Caleb Phillips!
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2/25/26: Now Batting: UNW Softball Head Coach Alicia du'Monceaux
February 25th, 2026 | 22 mins 40 secs
athletics, basketball, college, collegiate, diii, division iii, eagles, ncaa, northwestern, softball, sports, tennis, track & field
Owen and Jess put a bow on the basketball season and recap wins for softball and both tennis teams! Plus, a UMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships preview and a fun interview with UNW Softball Head Coach Alicia du'Monceaux, who has been a longtime acquaintance of Owen's!