Eye on the Eagles Avila Athletics

#EyeontheEagles is back and better than ever - literally!

Thanks to Kansas City's own Real Media, Eye on the Eagles has soared to new heights in Episode 12 with new-and-improved video, audio and feel. 

We've got a fun show for you this week. First off, Director of Athletics Shawn Summe welcomes in Avila Baseball alum Drew Dowd to learn more about his time at Avila and his life post-graduation, and to share a preview of Avila's new Senior Day event that's coming up later in February. 

Later in the show, Avila softball season is going to start up any day now, so Sports Information Director Tim Hackett slides in as host to chat with head softball coach Bryce White and senior catcher Sydney Gearhart to learn how the last 12 months have been for them and their team, and how they're feeling now that the season is finally almost here. 

And of course, two new guests of the show means two new rounds of Rapid Fire!

You can catch Eye on the Eagles, presented by J.M. Fahey Construction Company, wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as on our YouTube page every week! For more Avila content, visit our website, avilaathletics.com. Go Eagles!

In December, Avila Athletics announced that it would be adding men's and women's wrestling and men's and women's bowling to its roster of varsity sports, beginning in the 2021-22 school year. Now in February, it's your first chance to meet the men who have joined the #EagleEmpire as our first-ever head wrestling and bowling coaches!

First off, Darien Minor sits down with new head bowling coach Paul Wolf as well as Mike Seroka, general manager of Aaron's Family Fun Center where the Eagles will host their home events; later, Darien welcomes in head wrestling coach Graham Karwath and learns how he plans to build up his new programs. 

You can catch Eye on the Eagles, presented by J.M. Fahey Construction Company, wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as on our YouTube page every week! For more Avila content, visit our website, avilaathletics.com. Go Eagles!

#EyeontheEagles, your backstage pass to all things Avila Athletics, is back for its first episode of 2021! This week, you'll get to meet our diamond sport head coaches - Bryce White of Avila Softball and Daryl Cronk of Avila Baseball - as hosts Darien Minor and Tim Hackett find out what the two coaches have learned from a hectic 2020 where both teams' seasons got cut much shorter than they anticipated. 

Also in this episode: how Coach Cronk has evolved with the game of baseball over his ten years as Avila head coach, and how Coach White feels his team's preseason #4 KCAC ranking will set the course for his team this season. And of course: two new rounds of Rapid Fire!

You can catch Eye on the Eagles, presented by J.M. Fahey Construction Company, wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as on our YouTube page every week! For more Avila content, visit our website, avilaathletics.com. Go Eagles!

What keyed a two-game turnaround for men's basketball?

Which women's soccer player took home a national award this week?

How might a recent NAIA ruling change the landscape of college athletics?

Host Darien Minor gets the answers to those questions and more in this week's episode of #EyeontheEagles. First up, men's basketball head coach Bill Sloan stops by to break down his team's two tight wins over Bethel, highlighting how some specific players have stepped up in the absence of some starters. Then head women's soccer coach Katie LaForge recaps her team's tight win over Tabor and showcases some of the key contributors to her team's three-game win streak. Finally, Director of Athletics Shawn Summe stops in to break down the NAIA's latest landmark ruling, weighing the pros and cons of the decision for both student-athletes and universities. And, of course, there's another edition of rapid fire in there too!

You can catch Eye on the Eagles, presented by J.M. Fahey Construction Company, wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as on our YouTube page every week! For more Avila content, visit our website, avilaathletics.com. Go Eagles! 

#EyeontheEagles is back again to give you an inside look at all things Avila Athletics! Darien Minor and Tim Hackett combine to host this week, and they get head football coach Marc Benavidez's reaction to his team's lopsided win over Tabor; learn how Avila volleyball pulled off what head coach Eric Majors has called one of the most impressive wins of his tenure; discuss how women's soccer coach Katie LaForge prepared her team to win on a different surface; and evaluate the first three games of the men's basketball season with head coach Bill Sloan. 

You can catch Eye on the Eagles, presented by J.M. Fahey Construction Company, wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as on our YouTube page every week! For more Avila content, visit our website, avilaathletics.com. Go Eagles!

We're back with another episode of #EyeontheEagles! Tune in this week as host Darien Minor brings in head football coach Marc Benavidez (00:03) to discuss his team's landmark win over Kansas Wesleyan and some of his players getting national recognition; learns what new SID Tim Hackett's (5:22) first few months on the job have been like, and what exactly an SID does; and gets to know new men's soccer coach Robert Kelly (13:52), and what he expects from his squad for the rest of 2020-21. And, as is customary for our new guests, there are a few editions of Rapid Fire in there too.

You can catch Eye on the Eagles, presented by J.M. Fahey Construction Company, wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as on our YouTube page every week! For more Avila content, visit our website, avilaathletics.com. Go Eagles!