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Studying and Competing in the U.S. as an International Student: Gymnast Luciana Alvarado-Reid and Men's Basketball Player Markus Harding
CMU Athletics Connection with Amy Folan
Published on 3/7/2024
CMU Athletics Connection with Amy Folan
Published on 3/7/2024
This year, CMU has its largest number of international students, both undergraduate and graduate, in a decade: 1,734 students representing 70 countries. CMU Athletics is home to 27 international student-athletes, representing 15 countries. Amy sat down with two of these international student-athletes to learn about how the road led them to become CMU Chippewas and what their futures hold.
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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