The Cardinal Chirp Podcast

We got Kerenza and Juliette from the #6 ranked Wes Women’s Soccer team on the pod this week. Kerenza is a senior midfielder from Rhode Island with six career goals and 12 career assists. Juliette is a senior two-sport athlete, playing both soccer and running track at Wes. On today’s pod, we shame Smith Field, discuss the simple joy of car rides, shoutout Maria’s banana bread, the origin story of Skittle Cats, being borderline too online, the legend that is Maria aka Re Re Utz, and much more.

Joining the pod is senior libero Elli Moreno and junior outside hitter Siena Steines from the Volleyball team. The Cards are sitting at 10-0 on the year for the third time in the past five seasons and the pair bring nothing but good vibes to the pod as we discuss all things Wes Volleyball including a detailed description of the libero position, the home court advantage in Silloway, Siena meeting Will Smith (the hockey player), all things Ben Somera, and much more. 

The Cardinal Chirp Podcast is back for Season 2 and our first weekly guests are Yousuf Saeed and Riley Harvey of the men's soccer team. This group won their opening three games of the season, including a 2-0 home win over the defending national champion Tufts, which spurned the program's first-ever No. 1 national ranking. Yousuf and Riley joins the pod to discuss the early success this season and plenty more on the Wes men's soccer program! 

The Cardinal Chirp is BACK for Season 2! Meet our brand new team of hosts (minus Pat 😢) as you'll hear from Hannah, Paulina, Maddie, and Ali as they introduce themselves and get everyone excited for the year to come!

Today we have a very special bonus episode of the Cardinal Chirp with your 2026 NCAA Division III National Champions Leila Epstein and Sarah Youngberg of the women’s tennis team. The Cardinals went 23-2 on the season under first-year head coach Steph Yanosov which concluded in the program’s second National Title! 

Today on the show we talked to All-Americans Eli Smirin and Nelson Bellows from the Men’s Crew team! The team won its first four races of the spring season and most-recently finished runner-up at the New England Championships. Eli is from Cali and Nelson is from Cambridge, Mass. Both have been on the V8 boat since their freshman year and achieved quite a bit in their four years including multiple Little Three titles, a NESCAC Championship, New England title, and the first National Championship in team history. In this episode we kick off with a Senior Assassins deep dive before getting into all things rowing, the different seats on the boat, different types of strokes, how they got into the sport, stories from out on the water, a weird but authentic respect and camaraderie among the NESCAC programs, and much more. 

This week on the show, we talked to Mia Holbrook and Head Coach Jon Wilson from the Women’s Golf team! Mia Holbrook, a junior from Pound Ridge, New York, is looking to continue her great Wesleyan career after being the NESCAC Tournament Runner-Up in her sophomore season! Coach Wilson is in his seventh season at Wes and is the first coach in Wesleyan women's golf history. In this episode we talk about all things Wes Golf, Coach Wilson beating Tiger Woods, the origin and history of the mini mic, befriending other NESCAC teams and coaches (shoutout Stu) and much more.

On the show this week, Cat spoke with teammates Ella DeCrescenzo and Ali Amante from the Softball team. Ella is a pitcher from Brooklyn, New York having a breakout junior year and Ali is a senior catcher from Massapequa, New York who is a steady defensive force for the Cardinals leading from behind the plate. We dive into all things Wesleyan softball, the annual Florida spring break trip, pitcher/catcher relationships, superstitions, an interesting approach to scrambled eggs, all things Neil’s Donuts, and much more. 

James Marsden and Sam Hensinger of the Wesleyan Baseball team join host Will on this week's episode. Baseball currently sits atop the NESCAC West Division and secured the 2026 Little Three Championship with a series win over Williams this past weekend. Both James and Sam hail from the great state of Connecticut and both have unique paths to Wes, with James first arriving on campus as a football player and Sam as a transfer from Ithaca. The two discuss all things Wes baseball, new head coach Matt Reynolds, random conversations amongst outfielders, spring break road trips, why NESCAC baseball has two divisions, and more. 

It's WeWoLa time on The Cardinal Chirp as seniors Dylan Green and Becca Dibble from women's lacrosse join Bridget and Cat to talk team culture, music, the art of falling, Coach Kim Williams and her impact within the program, a rowdy group of senior parents, and plenty more on what is our longest episode to-date!