Senior Associate AD - External @mwsugriffons. Fan of @utmsports. History buff. Storyteller. Uncanny knowledge of useless information
St Joseph, MO
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Overwhelming last few weeks.
My current focus is finishing strong with @utmsports and riding the coattails of an incredible staff who taught me so much about the grit it takes to be #MartinMade.
But the end game is the result of a perfect storm. And MWSU is home.
#GriffUp
๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ, ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ.
๐ฐ โ tinyurl.com/2f6hb6x6
#StayGold๐ | #GoGriffs๐ฆ
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It has been a pleasure and a privilege, @MissouriWestern .
Thank you for letting me be a Griff all these years.
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First time in my 13 years of Chiefs Training Camp that I've ever asked someone for a picture. Had to get one with Jon Gruden.
#ChiefsCamp #chiefskingdom
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This was hard to get through.
We are so thankful and grateful to @CoachBagz and the 20 years we had with her here at @MissouriWestern .
FULL ๐บ: piped.video/watch?v=1342nLWiโฆ
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This is not the year to get everything you want. This is the year to appreciate everything you have.
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Find someone who looks at you the same way @CoachSundance looks at nachos.
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Thrilled for @CoachWMartin and the @MWSUMBB staff to get a poignant โfull circleโ moment playing at @KentuckyMBB on Oct 30th.
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Green Bay doesnโt know whatโs coming.
In 2018, @CoachSundance and @CoachWMartin took a decade-long struggling MWSU ๐ program and flipped it on its head.
Authentic substance & sizzle. In St Jo - it created something special. Welcome back to the head coaching ranks, Sunny.
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Heartbroken for our student-athletes. I know we all have strong opinions, but this is a time to endure and make ourselves part of the solution. I have full faith that we can all make things right.
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4 years ago today At MWSU. we planned this on the fly. Shot in 3 hours later that same night.
Sums up the fun family cohesiveness, confidence swagger and silliness that made that connection so special.
All teams involved were in PRIME winning mode during that era too.
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Athens, Georgia.
What a long, strange trip itโs been. Really a great experience to be reunited with this guy.
#MartinMade #GriffUp
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And this... is how @CoachWMartin's first-ever interview as a head coach began. ๐๐๐. So very happy for Will to get to continue the story of Griffon Basketball. #NotAnOmen
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How to honor @TheMIAA Softball Player of the Year...
Cheers to Syd Hawkins, whose .496 average is currently the highest in @GriffonSoftball's storied history.
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Got this email today. Iโve now officially been in college for an entire decade... ๐จ๐ผโ๐ฆณ
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In the age of shameless social media propaganda and self promotion, Iโm reminded of my favorite quote of all time from the one and only @CoachSundance :
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And so it begins...lots to look forward to with some cool throwback surprises planned for season #50 of @GriffonFootball . #GriffUp
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Let's be homest - in a year where this athletic department needed something good to happen, the @GriffonWBB brourovided us all a major boost.
Thanks to Candi, Emily & staff and most importantly - our awesome student-athletes for bringing us this memorable, historic run.
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The next chapter of the Griffon WBB ๐ tradition summed up in a single photo.
Welcome home, Scheideckers!
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First time in like my whole life that people call me by โRyanโ and not โMenleyโ and itโs really weird.
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These last few weeks have been taxing on my soul. But these young men and women give me hope for the future. I stand against racial injustice and I stand behind our student-athletes. We all could use a little empathy right now.
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What @CoachSundance did to revive this basketball program in 2 short years is nothing short of remarkable. Selfishly, I wish he would see it through. But selfishly, I also understand the conflict, opportunity and duty to be close to family.
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Rare transformational leader who has made countless lives better because he genuinely cares about people.
As a result he made St. Joe a better place every damn day.
#Hellofaday
End of an era.
Central HC Regi Trotter has stepped down as he will be move to be with his family in Minnesota.
He guided Central to a 7-3 season this year, but more so during his run, provided stability and a foundation for the next coach.
Central has posted the job online.
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Words canโt express the love and respect I have for this guy for his willingness to share his story, and it was his idea. Itโs hard to watch him struggle, but it makes his message even more powerful.
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If I do nothing else in life, I can die saying I beat a former pro hoops player in PIG.
#GSI : When a tornado warning shelters everyone in Looney, and the Wizard behind the camera steps out from behind the curtain to hustle everyone in P-I-G
๐ฅ by yours trulyโฆ Iโm digging the role reversalโฆ full interview to come. Stay tuned @RyanMenley
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In a society where loyalty is often mistaken for complacency, cheers to those who choose to โstay the courseโ.
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Huge props to our student broadcast crew for what they do.
None are broadcast majors. All are super talented, coachable and hard working humans who take pride in what they do.
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That feeling you get when you just beat the #1 team in the nation.... congrats @chadredwards and @griffonsoccer !
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My dad used to say the best compliment you can ever give can be said in five words:
โHe is a good man.โ
Thank you, Will. For everything. ๐
๐ฐ - Will Martin Announces Resignation
๐๏ธ - gogriffons.com/news/2025/3/1โฆ
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This one hurts. Irreplaceable. But super happy that Brett will continue to do what he does best for the city and community he loves most.
If you're ever looking for a person who just "IS" @MissouriWestern Athletics, look no further than Brett Esely. Join us in wishing a fond farewell (but not good-bye) to the best anthem singer to grace MWSU Fieldhouse as he joins the @StJoMo CVB.
#OurCity
gogriffons.com/news/2021/9/3โฆ
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One of the most genuinely-joyous things Iโve ever seen in my 12 years here. And Iโve seen some pretty great stuff.
#GSI: A match made in ๐ heaven.
See what happens when you mix Griffon hoops with the wonderful athletes of @SOMissouri
#OurCity
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#GSI: A school year that started with so many questions reaches a symbolic and poignant final answer.
Congrats to our 70+ Student-Athletes who crossed the finish line. #graduation2021
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New tables brought to life by the impeccable @QDOG2002. Work ethic will always trump talent, but when you possess both, you unlock the door to limitless potential and opportunity. Did I mention this kid is still in high school ?
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It bugs me to watch local sportscasters (nowhere specific) fill their sportscasts with national content. You have the unique and privileged duty to be the voice of your LOCAL community. Tell those stories. No one is watching for your take on the NFL.
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Wasnโt quite surewhat to expect in Martin.
What I found was a @utmsports Com. Staff of servant leaders who care deeply about what they do & work their asses off to make sure the little things get done right. The very definition of โpassionโ.
Good husbands. Good dads. Good men
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Been following @UTMSports closely since @kmcguffUTM took the reigns.
Very few situations could draw me out of St Joe. This was one of them. Excited for the opportunity to work with some great people and continuing to tell our student-athletesโ stories.
Ryan Menley to join the Skyhawk staff as an associate athletic director for external operations! bit.ly/3pDEcg0
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Had lunch with 3 friends today. We all wore our sticker.
We all do not share the same political views.
I donโt judge character solely on political beliefs.
There is so much more to friendship, so much more to humanity.
Democracy is built on common ground.
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So @Twitter sucks. Give us back our @GoGriffons, you communists!
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First ๐ sweep in Maryville since 1999!
The men are 8-1 and have won 8 STRAIGHT.
The women are 5-3 and just toppled #9 in the nation.
Griffs are back HOME this Saturday night!
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I see a lot of trendy posts about โcultureโ and โleadershipโ.
Buzzwords suck. Trends are temporary.
Hereโs the deal: surround yourself with people who inspire you.
Walk behind them. Walk along side them. Learn from them.
Everything else takes care of itself.
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One last (sun)dance before final departure. Epilogue: @CoachSundance went on to 3-peat at Wyoming. @CoachWMartin won 6 straight at MWSU. And I had one winning season in the 40-and-over Tuesday pick-up league. #LastDance
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For the first time in nearly two months, our Griffon coaching family gathered face-to-face to salute the class of 2020.
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Probably the most impressive part: @hannaw1415 is only a sophomore in a second year program that doesnโt yet have a home track. Sheโs crushing times by practicing on turf. #GriffUp
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The true embodiment of all that is good at Missouri Western.
Marian Carbin would have never got into coaching if the opportunity hadnโt come at her alma mater.
She took the program to new heights.
Thank you, Marian.
A 20-year circle comes to an end.
Thank you, Marian.
gogriffons.com/news/2021/11/โฆ
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A team with with 8 freshmen and a 2nd year head coach is 1 victory away from securing the programโs first winning regular season in 10 years.
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Mixed bag of emotions today. Losing a great group of high-character seniors, but so much talent and hope returning for the future. This year was the perfect mix to get this program back to where it needs to be.
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Sucks for me. Great for him. Thank you for everything - but more than anything - your friendship.
Extremely excited for this amazing opportunity! JMU is a special place and I canโt wait to get to Harrisonburg. #GoDukes
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#ThankYouChad for everything. #GriffUp
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With UCMโs win over MSSU today @GriffonWBB is now tied for 1๏ธโฃst in the LOADED MIAA.
Griff the hell up.
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Incredible class (and unnecessary) move by @utmsports to send this.
Will be cheering for a @UTM_FOOTBALL 4-peat from St. Joe this year!
#MartinMade #GriffUp
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Be passionate.
Be authentic.
But most importantly - be empathetic.
Itโs amazing the doors you can kick open when you put yourself in someone elseโs shoes.
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This is why we sometimes highlight failure within our teams. Addressing it in the moment makes future moments like last night even more special. Way to create the moment , @CarrollTyrell
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The Griffon women sit on the throne of a ridiculous @TheMIAA.
The top 7 teams in the conference have 18 wins or more. Think about that and enjoy this freakinโ ride.
Thanks to @darrendoyle_ and @ArianneBoma for jumping out of their comfort zones today.
๐๐MIAA CHAMPIONS!!
With todayโs win at NWMSU and MSSUโs loss to Hays,
@GriffonWBB has clinched at least a share of the crown.
They can claim it outright next week at Newman.
The winning streak: 12
The record: 22-4
The ๐: first since 2015-16
#GriffUp
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Everyone in this deserves an academy award, except for Greg Dillon-who is just being Greg Dillon.๐ฅ๐
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๐ญ @CandiWhitaker5 for President, man. Holy cow.
๐๐๐๐๐!!!
SWEET 16!!!!
FINAL :
@GriffonWBB - 72
Neb. - Kearney - 59
Griffs are in the Central Region FINALS for the first time since 1997!!
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Weโve seen @MWSUMBB on the opposite side of this luck for so many years. Amazing how the ball bounces your way when youโre good enough to create your own luck ...
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Happy that I donโt have to call this guy anymore at to have him drive in on 5 min notice and film something. Now I can just go 20 feet down the hallway and bug him.
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Holy cow. This is pretty unbelievable. 13 straight. Including wins over four top 20-teams in this streak. Let's win another ๐ tomorrow @MWSUvolleyball !
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Ben McCollum continues to haunt anything wearing black and gold.
Unsurprising yet simultaneously unbelievable.
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Crazy week. Late post. Incredibly fortunate to spend my Monday night with MWSUโs two newest @TheMIAA hall of famers!
Cheers to Jackie Bishop and Kasey Waterman. ๐ฅ๐๐๐
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Ring the damn ๐!!
History.
๐ LAS CAMPEONAS! ๐
Griffon Tennis defeats top-seeded Nebraska-Kearney 4-2 to clinch the programโs FIRST MIAA TOURNAMENT TITLE!
The win gives the Griffitas an automatic berth to their 3๏ธโฃrd straight NCAA Regional.
#Vamos
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The amount of shameless self-promotion on Twitter these days is ๐คฎ.
If youโre good, People notice. Opportunities find you. End of story.
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The personification of humility. We are all so happy for @CoachWMartin
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Because your most embarrassing day ever will never compare to ours. @CoachSundance @ChadREdwards Thank god for @CoachWMartin
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19 years of the #GoldenGriffs and this was the best one yet. This group with me is a big reason why. Congrats @MWSU_SAAC for an amazing year of service.
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Candace. F. Whitaker.
Letโs freakinโ go.
Three years ago, Candi Whitaker wasn't sure she ever wanted to coach again.
Her journey is now part of our journey.
Our journey leads us to today.
#OurCity #EliteEight. #GriffUp
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Late night video editing - if one shot could tell the story of the night...
@Q_Mays23 with the Griffons figuratively on his back.
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There is a pretty cool story about how ESPN picked this up, but itโs too long for Twitter. this thing went โviralโ before โviralโ was even really a thing.
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The 7 seed that almost didnโt get in the dance scores 111 points and beats the 2 seed by 34.
March. Madness.
First NCAA Tourney win in 21 years for @griffonwbb. Carry on.
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Just a couple of Griffs doing what they do best.
Congrats to Coach Mittie and Coach Nick.
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Still trying to figure out why the hell coach Edmisson is wearing an apron... #GriffsSupportingGriffs
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First regular season series sweep of the Bearcats since 98-99.
Thank you for showing out, St. Joe!
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Had this gem sent to me tonight. 17 years ago ๐คฏ.
I havenโt aged well. I donโt de-aged well either.
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Shout out to @GriffonSoftball
Got home late Monday night to ring the ๐. Got up early this morning to send their dual-sport teammate to Indy in style.
#GTFU
Throws Party of โ๏ธ.
Early morning send-off for our national championship-bound T&F duo, Bella Mahone and Makenzie Garr!
#GriffUp | #BlackisGold๐
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Fortunate enough and old enough to be behind the camera for every one of these moments. Looking for another moment this Thursday. #FightOn50
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TG inherited a no-win situation. A job she didnโt want in a time of unprecedented change.
In 9 months time, she damn-near rebuilt an entire department and somehow pushed us to new heights when the expectation was to simply stay afloat.
As we welcome Andy Carter to the fold, we say a huge "thank you" to Theresa Grosbach.
In her 9 unexpected months as interim AD, TG was tasked with rebuilding our department.
Total #GriffUp move in unprecedented times.
Seize the day.
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Great day for all the soccer Griffs who helped build this program over the last 20 years!
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โNo one wants to see me eating honeyโ. No @ChadREdwards , everyone wants to see you eating honey. With a spoon. Out of a plastic packet.
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Big Todd is the essence of inner strength. Fortunate to be able to talk with him in St Louis on Monday. Excited to see him in St Joseph on Saturday for Griffon footballโs 2000โs All-Decade celebration. #SheltonStrong
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The place will always be the people - no matter where the people are.
#GSI: "What becomes of the place when the people are gone?"
FULL ๐บ: piped.video/watch?v=wDxmqVEzโฆ
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Crazy. This team won just 6 games a year ago.
This is no fluke.
#GSI: Credible. Believable. Real.
Breaking down the statement win of @Griffonwbb's 8-0 start..
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Will leave this right here.
Grateful for all who have made this place special and those who will continue to make it special.
"Seize the day."
In the midst of our unprecedented rebuild,
Interim AD @TYetmarAD provides an amazing perspective.
#GriffsForever #NWGSD
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Shoutout to Griffon Football for shopping and delivering Thanksgiving dinner to 3 homes tonight.
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Week 1: Gold on Gold. #FightOn50
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