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Chatting with Basketball Assistant Coaches Scott Cherry (MBB) and Chelsie Butler (WBB)
Chatting Chippewas with Adam Jaksa
Published on 2/27/2024
Chatting Chippewas with Adam Jaksa
Published on 2/27/2024
Voice of the Chippewas, Adam Jaksa, talks with two current basketball assistant coaches. First up is Scott Cherry in his opening season with CMU men's basketball. He talks about his time at UNC and winning a championship there as a player and what led him to Mount Pleasant. Secondly, Chelsie Butler, first year assistant with CMU women's basketball stops by. She talks about her path to CMU along with building the program back up in Mount Pleasant.
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This week Adam chats with senior defensive end Michael Heldman. He recently completed his pro day and is expected to get selected in a month during the NFL Draft. Heldman reflects on his time growing up, coming to Central Michigan and looks ahead to what's coming up next.
Published on 3/26/2026
Adam Jaksa catches up with softball head coach McCall Salmon on this episode. She gives her background on playing softball and coming up through NAIA to eventually get to Central Michigan. Coach Salmon has been influenced by her dad in more ways than one and she tells about how the start of the season is going so far.
Published on 3/11/2026
This week on Chatting Chippewas, with the MAC Championships this weekend, Adam caught up with second year wrestling head coach, Ben Bennett. The two talked about Ben wrestling at Central Michigan and his career before he turned into a coach. They chat about him being a 4-time All-American and what it'll take for his Chippewas to win a MAC title. Finally, the two get on the mat and Ben shows Adam some wrestling moves.
Published on 3/4/2026
It's officially time for Chippewa baseball! This week Adam stops over and chats with HC Jake Sabol before the team heads down to West Georgia to open the 2026 season. The two get into expectations for the start of the year, what it's like for Coach Sabol to lead his Alma mater and then they hit the batting cages and field to test Adam's skills.
Published on 2/12/2026