One and One Podcast
263 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsWelcome to the One and One Podcast, where a below average podcaster chats with an above average athlete. Join me, Bridget B., on my quest to get the stories of athletes who have worked just as hard, and have just as many compelling stories, but were not the ones featured on SportsCenter every day.
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Niko Spezial
April 02, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBNiko Spezial played baseball at Wake Forest University from 2010-2013. Afterwards, he was drafted in the 19th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft by the Washington Nationals and played Minor League Baseball in the New York-Pennsylvania League and the Gulf Coasts League in 2013. He talks about growing up in Northern New Jersey, how he got into baseball, and his decision to attend Don Bosco Prep for high school. Niko details his great high school baseball career where he pitched for ...
Danny Spond
March 26, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBDanny Spond played football at the University of Notre Dame from 2010-2012. Prior to his Senior season, he had to medically retire from the sport due to debilitating migraines but he stayed on with the team for the 2013 season. Danny talks about growing up in Littleton, Colorado, getting into football at a young age, and being on a dominate Little League Football team as a kid. He describes what it was like to attend Columbine High School and how special the community is. He details his grea...
Steph Cruz
March 12, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBSteph Cruz played volleyball at Fairfield University from 2009-2012 and currently has her purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. She talks about growing up in Midland Park, NJ, getting into sports through her late father, her great high school career at Immaculate Heart Academy, and what it was like to play through her senior season as her father passed away. She describes her recruiting process, why she chose Fairfield, her transition from high school to college volleyball, and playing in the ...
Erin Dunston
March 05, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBErin Dunston is the Assistant Athletic Director of Football Recruiting & Events at Ohio State University. Prior to that, she was the Director of On Campus Recruiting at Ohio State (2021-Feb. 2024), the Director of On Campus Recruiting at the University of Kansas (2019-2021), the Athletics Administration Associate at Purdue University (2018-2019), and a Graduate Assistant in Football Operations at Louisiana State University (2016-2017). She talks about growing up in Silver Spring, Maryland, a...
Ryan Henry
February 27, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBRyan Henry played softball at Villanova University from 2019-2023 where she was a First Team All Big East Player, a part of 2 Big East Championship Teams, and made 2 NCAA Tournament appearances She talks about growing up in Ramsey, NJ, how she got into softball, her great Ramsey High School career where she was an All State player, originally committing to play in college at Fordham, and how she switched to Villanova. Ryan discusses being diagnosed with diabetes just a few short months into ...
Michelle Cruz
February 20, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBMichelle Cruz played volleyball at Providence College from 2013-2016 and holds the school record for career digs. She talks about growing up in Midland Park, NJ, how her late father got her and her sister Stephanie involved in volleyball and other sports at a young age, and the position of libero. She details her excellent high school career at Immaculate Heart Academy where she won 4 straight state championships, was First Team All State, and broke the record for career digs. Then, she desc...
Kennedy Martin
February 13, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBKennedy Martin played basketball at Truman State University, a Division II school in Kirksville, MO, from 2014-2018. She talks about being from Iowa but moving to Southern Illinois as a kid, her connection to the University of Iowa Women's Basketball Team which includes her younger sister Kate Martin as a current member of the team and her aunt Jan Jensen on the coaching staff, growing up going to the Iowa Women's Basketball camp every summer, and her experience at the Final Four last year....
Kristina Lynch
February 06, 2024 09:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBKristina Lynch played soccer at Florida State University from 2018-2021 where she was a member of 2 National Championship teams before transferring to the University of Notre Dame from 2022-2023 to finish her college career. She talks about growing up in Granger, Indiana, being a Notre Dame fan as a kid, how she got into soccer, and winning the NFL Punt Pass and Kick competition in 2010 and 2021. Kristina discusses her decorated career at Penn High School where she was the Gatorade Player of...
Lexi Weger
January 30, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBLexi Weger is the Graduate Assistant Coach for the University of North Carolina Women's Basketball program. Prior to that, she played basketball at Princeton University from 2018-2023 where she won 4 Ivy League Regular Season Championships, 3 Ivy League Tournaments, and played in 3 NCAA Tournaments. She talks about growing up in Alexandria, VA, going to Episcopal High School where she boarded all 4 years, her outstanding high school career there, the recruiting process, and why she chose Pr...
Kate Blasi
January 23, 2024 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBKate Blasi is a registered yoga teacher, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and owner of Seaquence LLC. She talks about growing up in Bergen County, New Jersey, in an athletic family, playing many sports as a kid, and when and how she got into yoga. Kate discusses what she loves about yoga, her favorite kinds to do, why it has become a more popular form of exercise, and how she stayed connected to yoga during Covid. Then, she details becoming a registered yoga teacher in 2021 and all that ...
Jenna Giacone
August 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBJenna Giacone is the Assistant Coach and Director of Scouting & Player Development for the University of Illinois Women's Basketball Team. Prior to that, she played basketball at the University of Dayton from 2016-2022 and was on the training camp roster for the Seattle Storm in 2022. She talks about growing up in Delmar, New York, in a very athletic family, playing basketball with her sister Gabby, who is only 15 months older than her, her great career atBethlehem Central High School, and ...
Ka'lia Johnson
July 25, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBKa'lia Johnson played basketball at Duke University from 2011-2015, professionally in Europe for a year, has coached at a number of women's college basketball programs, and was recently named an Assistant Coach at Towson University. She talks about being an army brat as a kid before settling in the Richmond, Virginia area, and getting into basketball through her athletic family. She discusses her great high school career at Thomas Dale High School, becoming a Duke fan in middle school, and c...
Tania Davis
July 11, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBTania Davis is the Director of Player Development for the University of Iowa Women's Basketball Team. Prior to that, she was an Assistant Coach at the University of Nebraska-Omaha from 2021-2023, a Graduate Assistant at Clemson University from 2019-2021, and played at the University of Iowa from 2015-2019. She talks about growing up in Flint, Michigan, getting into basketball at a young age, her great career at Goodrich High School where the team went 100-8 in her 4 years, and the recruiting...
Taylor Wright
July 05, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBTaylor Wright played baseball at Brown University from 2012-2015 and pitched in the Minor Leagues from 2019-2021. He talks about what it's like having former Villanova Basketball Coach Jay Wright as his father, his involvement with the program, and playing 3 sports growing up. He discusses his great high school career at Episcopal Academy where he played football, basketball, and baseball, his recruiting process for baseball, and why he chose Brown. Taylor then details attempting to play 2 ...
Maddie Plank
June 27, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBMaddie Plank is a current player on the Davidson College Women's Basketball Team. Prior to joining Davidson in 2022, she played at Princeton University from 2019-2022. She talks about growing up as the oldest of four in Briarcliff Manor, New York, being passionate about basketball from a young age, great high school success, and the recruiting process that led her to Princeton. Maddie discusses getting injured her Freshman year and missing the season, Covid-19 cancelling the remainder of th...
Dylan Geissert
June 20, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBDylan Geissert is the Associate Head Coach for the North Dakota State University Women's Basketball Team. Prior to being named Associate Head Coach, he worked as an Assistant Coach at NDSU from 2019-2023 and a Graduate Student Manager at the University of Kansas from 2017-2019. He graduated from Emporia State University in 2016 where he was a Student Assistant Coach and Male Practice Player for the Women's Basketball Team. Dylan talks about growing up in Herington, Kansas, playing 3 sports, ...
Julia Cunningham
June 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBJulia Cunningham played basketball at Princeton University from 2018-2023 where she was a part of 4 Ivy League Regular Season Championships and 3 Ivy League Tournament Titles. She talks about growing up in Watchung, NJ, getting into basketball a bit late, her great career at Watchung Hills High School where she is the All-Time Leading Scorer to this day, and the recruiting process that led her to Princeton. Julia describes the transition to Division I Basketball, playing right away as a Fres...
Stephen Perretta
June 06, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBStephen Perretta is the Assistant Coach for the Iona College Women's Basketball Team. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Coach for the Fairleigh Dickinson Women's Basketball Team from 2021-2023. He graduated from Villanova University in 2021 where he spent time as a Male Practice Plater for the women's program and is the son of former Villanova Women's Basketball Coach Harry Perretta. Stephen talks about growing up around the Villanova program, what it was like to have a Division 1 basketbal...
Hiatus Explanation - I'm Coming Back!
May 12, 2023 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.2 MBOn today's brief episode, the host, Bridget, explains why the podcast had to go on hiatus. However, there is great news. It's coming back!
Peter Lipari
September 21, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBPeter Lipari wrestled at Rutgers University from 2015-2019, Rider University in 2020, and Arizona State University in 2021. He talks about growing up in Byram Township, New Jersey, how he got into wrestling, and his first two years at Lenape Valley High School where he placed in the state. Peter discusses his family's move during his Junior year, transferring to Bergen Catholic High School, a nationally ranked program, the competition in the wrestling room, his excellent final 2 years there,...
Kyla Sears
September 07, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBKyla Sears played lacrosse at Princeton University from 2018-2022 and became the program's all-time leading scorer. She talks about growing up in Skaneateles, New York, getting into lacrosse through her father, and her great career at Skaneateles High School where she won 2 State Championships, played in the Under Armor All-American Game, and came back from 2 knee injuries to win the 2017 National Player of the Year award. Kyla discusses her recruiting process and choosing Princeton because ...
Grace Lange
August 31, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBGrace Lange played basketball at Villanova University from 2017-2020, is currently in law school at the University of Pennsylvania, and recently won Miss Delaware. She talks about growing up in Newark, Delaware, in an athletic family, how she got into basketball, her great high school career at Caravel Academy, how she got into the pageant world, and winning Miss Delaware Teen in 2017. Grace discusses her recruiting process, her decision to become a preferred walk-on at Villanova, and gettin...
Danielle Rauch
August 24, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBDanielle Rauch played basketball at the University of Michigan from 2018-2022 and is now the Graduate Assistant for the Clemson University Women's Basketball team. She talks about growing up in Syracuse, New York, in an athletic family, how she got into basketball, and her outstanding career at Bishop Ludden High School where she became the all-time leading scorer and once had a quadruple-double. Danielle discusses the recruiting process, why she chose Michigan, and being apart of a great re...
Jon "Jupiter" Quigley
August 17, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBJon Quigley is a hiker who has logged over 1,600 miles on the Appalachian Trail during 3 different trips. He talks about being born in Pennsylvania, but growing up in West Virginia, getting into hiking through his family, being a big Philly sports fan, running cross country and track in high school, and serving in the United States Military. Jon discusses why he decided to hike the Appalachian Trail in 2013, how he got his trail name "Jupiter", his experiences, and why he went back and hike...
Taj Benning
August 10, 2022 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBTaj Benning played basketball at Fairfield University from 2017-2022. He talks about growing up in Fair Lawn, NJ, getting into basketball through his father, starting AAU at a young age, attending Bergen Catholic High School, being apart of the Bergen Catholic/Don Bosco rivalry, and his recruiting process that led him to choose Fairfield. Taj discusses the transition to college basketball, the competition in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), and losing more games that he was use...
Mike Giambagno
August 03, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBMike Giambagno is the founder of Every Ball Has A Story, a company that tracks golf balls and the stories they create around the world. He talks about growing up in Paramus, NJ, being the middle of 3 boys, getting into golf at an early age from his father, and his high school career on the golf team. Mike discusses enjoying golf into adulthood, some of the courses he's played at, and the courses that are on his bucket list. Then, he details how he, his brothers, and a friend came up with the...
Mary Schwappach
June 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBMary Schwappach played soccer at the University of Notre Dame from 2012-2016. She talks about growing up in Denver, Colorado, how she got into soccer, starting club soccer at an early age, and being on many successful teams. Mary describes her Mullen High School career where she was a 3-sport athlete, excelling in basketball, track & field, and soccer, but only playing 2 years of high school soccer to prioritize club. She details her recruiting process, why she chose Notre Dame, switching f...
Caleb Krueger
May 25, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBCaleb Krueger played basketball and ran track & field at Ottawa University from 2012-2016 and is now the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the University of North Carolina Women's Basketball team. He talks about growing up in Wakefield Kansas, how he got into basketball and track & field, his great career at Wakefield High School, and the process that led to him playing 2 sports at Ottawa University. Caleb details how he was able to play 2 sports at the collegiate level, how he manage...
Charlie Bagin
May 17, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBCharlie Bagin played basketball at Princeton University from 2017-2022, and during a gap year in 2021, he cycled across the country with fellow athlete, Maddie Plank, raising money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). He talks about growing up in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, being the oldest of four kids, how he got into basketball, and playing on competitive AAU teams. Charlie discusses his high school career at Don Bosco Prep, the rivalry with Bergen Catholic, winning a State Tit...
Christian Rodriguez
May 13, 2022 04:00 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MBChristian Rodriguez played baseball at Prairie View A&M University in 2017-2018 before getting cut from the team. Instead of transferring, he stayed at the school to complete his electrical engineering degree and found a love for coaching baseball. Christian talks about growing up in Cypress, Texas, being a Chicago sports fan, how he got into baseball, playing baseball at 2 different high schools in Cypress, and his recruiting process that led him to becoming a preferred walk-on at Prairie V...
Gianna Bowe
May 11, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBGianna Bowe played lacrosse at the University of North Carolina from 2016-2019 and was a member of the 2016 National Championship Team. She talks about growing up in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, how she got into the sport of lacrosse, her great three-sport career at Clearview Regional High School, and recovering from an ACL tear her junior year. Gianna describes her recruiting process, why she chose UNC, the transition to college lacrosse, and the great freshman season where both the UNC Women...
Tia Weledji
May 06, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBTia Weledji played basketball at Princeton University from 2014-2018. She's also played on the Cameroon National Team and professionally overseas. She talks about growing up in Overland Park, Kansas, coming from an athletic family, her father's influence on her basketball career, her great high school career at Saint Thomas Aquinas where she won a State Championship with her older sister, Nelly, and her recruiting process that led her to choose Princeton. Tia discusses Princeton's dominance...
Kelly Jekot
May 04, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBKelly Jekot played basketball at Villanova University from 2016-2020 & Penn State University from 2020-2022. She talks about growing up in Enola, Pennsylvania, in a large, athletic family where she is the oldest of 4 daughters (that all play basketball), how she got into basketball, and her decorated career at Cumberland Valley High School where she won 3 State Championships with her sister, Kate, and was named Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year twice. Kelly discusses her recruiting p...
Kevin Hoehn
April 27, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBKevin Hoehn played basketball for Villanova University from 2018-2021. He talks about growing up in Morristown, NJ, coming from an athletic family that includes the Arcidiaconos, how he got into basketball, attending Morristown High School where he had to opportunity to play with his older brother and scored over 1,000 points, and his experience at the 2016 Final Four that led him to want to play for Villanova. Kevin discusses his recruiting process, choosing to try out as a walk-on for Vill...
Christina Foggie
April 20, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBChristina Foggie played basketball at Vanderbilt University from 2010-2014 and was drafted 24th overall in the 2014 WNBA Draft to the Minnesota Lynx. She is currently back at her alma mater as the Chief of Staff for the Women's Basketball team. She talks about growing up in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, how she got into basketball, AAU highlights, her stellar career at Lenape Regional High School where she became the all-time scorer, and her recruiting process that led her to pick Vanderbilt. Ch...
Tess D'Orsi
April 13, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBTess D'Orsi played lacrosse at Princeton University from 2017-2020 where she helped the Tigers win 3 Ivy League Titles. She talks about growing up in Sudbury, Massachusetts, in a large athletic family, how she got into lacrosse, her impressive career at St. Mark's High School where she broke 6 school records and was an Under Armour All American, and her recruiting process that led her to pick Princeton. Tess discusses the transition to college, what it was like playing for Head Coach Chris ...
Melis Kelly
April 06, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBMelis Kelly played tennis at the University of West Virginia from 2010-2012 and then transferred to East Carolina University where she played from 2012-2014. She talks about growing up in London, England, how she got involved in tennis, moving to Raleigh, North Carolina, in the 8th grade, and having to play quite a bit of catch up in order to get a ranking. Melismas describes her great high school career at Ravenscroft, winning a state championship, being ranked #1 in the state, and her recr...
Justin Jones
April 01, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBJustin Jones played football at LSU from 2016-2019 and Prairie View A&M from 2019-2020. He talks about growing up in Dallas, Texas, being a big Dallas Cowboys fan, and coming from a family full of football players. Justin discusses his 3 sport career at St. Mark's School of Texas where he excelled in football, wrestling, and baseball, why he chose to pursue football in college, and the recruiting process that led him to become a preferred walk-on at LSU. He describes what it was like going f...
Sean Kelly
March 16, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBSean Kelly was a student manager for the Duke Basketball team from 2011-2014 before joining the team as a walk-on in 2015 and becoming a National Champion. He talks about moving from Carmel, New York, to Raleigh, North Carolina, at a young age and coming from an athletic family where his parents both played sports in the Ivy Leagues, his sister played volleyball at Elon, and his brother Ryan also played basketball at Duke, (National Champion in 2010) played in the NBA, and currently plays o...
Christina Esposito
March 09, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBChristina Esposito is a Professional Lacrosse player, the Head Coach for St. Dominic High School (Oyster Bay), and the Women's Lacrosse Director for the Long Island Jesters. Collegiately, she played at Northwestern University from 2013-2017 where she was an All Big Ten Player. She talks about growing up in West Babylon, New York, getting into lacrosse late for Long Island standards, playing many sports growing up, and playing club lacrosse. Christina discusses her great West Babylon High Sch...
James Gillespie
February 23, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBJames Gillespie played football at Widener University from 2016-2021 where he was an All-American, and basketball in 2019-2020. He talks about growing up in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, coming from an athletic family (his older sister Victoria was a swimmer at the University of Delaware and his younger brother Collin is currently on the Villanova University Basketball Team), how he got into football and basketball, and thinking he would focus on basketball at the start of his high schoo...
Myles Ehrlich
February 16, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBMyles Ehrlich is a WNBA beat writer covering the New York Liberty for Nets Republic, the Connecticut Sun for Winsidr, and the WNBA in general for Queen Ballers Club. He talks about growing up in Brooklyn, New York, playing sports, specifically basketball and baseball, and writing since a young age. He discusses attending NYU for college where he found his passion for writing, how he got involved with the WNBA, what it's like writing for 3 different sites, and balancing this with a 9-5 job. M...
Steven Johnston
February 09, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBSteven Johnston played basketball at Fairfield University from 2012-2015 and now runs his own basketball training company "No Days Off". He talks about growing up in Stamford, Connecticut, how he got into basketball, and his high school career that involved 3 different schools and re-classifying. Steve discusses his recruiting process, why he chose to walk-on at Fairfield University, getting cut as a Freshman, but staying on the team as a Team Manager and a practice player, and his work et...
Dave Day
February 02, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBDave Day played basketball at Ouachita Baptist University from 2010-2014. He talks about growing up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, how he got into basketball, and being tall as a kid. Dave discusses his great career at ThunderRidge High School, where both the boys' and girls' programs are phenomenal. He talks about making it to the state Final Four, playing with other great players, having a good relationship with his head coach to this day, also being a great Track & Field athlete (All S...
Taylor Becerra
January 26, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBTaylor Becerra played softball at Arizona State University from 2016-2019 and went to the 2018 Women's College Softball World Series. She talks about growing up in Whittier, California, how she got into softball, starting club at a young age, being a slap hitter, and playing middle infield as well as catcher growing up. Taylor describes her career at La Serna High School where she won a CIF Division Championship, her recruiting process, and why she ultimately chose Arizona State. She deta...
Conor Triplett
January 19, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBConor Triplett attended the University of Notre Dame from 2015-2018 where he was a male practice player for the Women's Basketball team, and was there when they won the 2018 National Championship. He talks about growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, being a twin, having a father that's a Professional Golfer (Kirk Triplett), and how he got into basketball. Conor describes his basketball career at Brophy College Prep High School, getting recruited to smaller Division 3 schools, and his decision to...
Donavan Mosley
January 12, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBDonavan Mosley played football at the University of Alabama from 2015-2018 where he went to 4 straight National Championship games and won 2 National Titles. He talks about growing up in San Antonio, Texas, coming from a large family with a military background, his love for the Dallas Mavericks, and how he got into football. He discusses his career playing Safety at James Madison High School, his recruiting process, and why he decided to be a preferred walk-on at Alabama. Donavan details ...
Blaise Lezynski
December 22, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 88.1 MBBlaise Lezynski played in the 2005 Little League World Series and then went on to play collegiate baseball at the University of Notre Dame from 2012-2015 and Mercer University in 2016. He talks about growing up in Newtown, Pennsylvania, coming from a big Notre Dame family and being a fan of the Irish since a young age, how he got into baseball, playing 3rd Base, and being a fan of the Little League World Series before he was even a participant. Blaise describes the summer of 2005 when his ...
Baylee Wellhausen
December 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBBaylee Wellhausen played hockey at the University of Wisconsin from 2014-2018 and went to 4 straight Frozen Fours. She talks about growing up in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, being a Badgers fan, how she got into hockey, and her family ties to the sport. Baylee describes playing hockey with the boys when she was younger, choosing to attend the Minnesota boarding school Shattuck-St. Mary's for high school, her outstanding hockey career there, and playing for U-18 Women's National Team. She then...
Kelsey Budd
December 08, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBKelsey Budd played basketball at Bradley University from 2010-2014. She talks about growing up in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, how she got into basketball, her AAU highlights, and her outstanding career at Sauk Prairie High School where she was First Team All State. Kelsey describes her recruiting process, why she chose Bradley, the transition from high school to college basketball, and the school's support for the athletic programs. She then details her great four year career, the competi...