Inside The Mine

In what is Patrick Murphy's final episode of hosting Inside The Mine before moving on to a new position, he talks with another Murphy as the man tasked with replacing the recently retired Doug Grooms at the helm of Miner swimming, Danny Murphy joins the program. Danny details his time as a student-athlete at S&T, how he got into coaching and what he path around the country was before ending up back in Rolla and more. This episode sponsored by Missouri S&T Corporate Club member St. James Golf...

The fall sports season begins this week as on this episode of Inside The Mine, S&T head men's soccer coach Rob Cummings and junior goalkeeper Davis Joseph join the show to talk about the upcoming season with Patrick Murphy. Rob shares his thoughts on the upcoming season and what he predicts the GLVC will look like this season, while Davis talks about his time as a student-athlete at Missouri S&T and as the team's resident deep-thinker, shares some wisdom to wrap up the show. This episode...

It's a new era of Miners women's soccer this fall as first-year head coach Jane Grimley-Gunn leads S&T into the 2022 season. Jane and fifth-year goalkeeper Viktoria Johnson stop by and chat with Patrick Murphy about the upcoming season and the excitement that is around the program following one of the greatest seasons in program history that culminated in a GLVC semifinal appearance in 2021. Jane talks about what she's looking forward to heading into this season, while Viktoria shares what...

Inside the Mine is back with the first episode of season two, as volleyball head coach Andy Halaz makes his second appearance on the show to talk with Patrick Murphy about the start of preseason camp and the upcoming women's season. Halaz discusses the challenging non-conference slate, the importance of playing well at home and the state of the GLVC, while also talking about the excitement building around the 17th and newest varsity sport at Missouri S&T, men's volleyball. This episode...

The final episode of season one of Inside The Mine, Patrick Murphy and John Kean wrap up the spring sports season be recapping the golf, baseball, softball and track & field seasons at Missouri S&T and talk about the successes of the Miners in the final phase of the 2021-22 season. Patrick and John also look back on the year that was and share some of their final thoughts as we begin looking ahead to the action resuming in August. This episode sponsored by Missouri S&T Corporate Club Member...

On the penultimate episode of season one of Inside The Mine, Director of Athletics Melissa Ringhausen stops by to talk with Patrick Murphy about the 2021-22 year that was in Missouri S&T Athletics. The conversation covers student-athletes awards and honors, changes to the department this year, looking ahead to next year and many points in between. This episode sponsored by Missouri S&T Corporate Club member Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr. Pepper Bottling Company. Segment Times - Recap - 0:00 Melissa...

With graduation in the rear view and most other springs sports done for the season, Patrick Murphy is joined this week on Inside The Mine once again by Track & Field head coach Shaun Meinecke to discuss the year that has been with the indoor and outdoor seasons as well as cross country. Recently named GLVC Coach of the Year after S&T repeated as men's outdoor champions two weeks ago, Meinecke shares his thoughts on some standout individual performances and eagerly awaits the release of the...

It's finals week and graduation is this weekend as Patrick Murphy is joined on this episode of Inside The Mine by the two Missouri S&T baseball players behind the latest viral internet video, junior Cole Hampton and senior Will Hayes. After recapping the last week in Miner Athletics, Patrick and the boys talk about the recently concluded baseball season, what their time at Missouri S&T has been like and meant to them as well as how they arrived in Rolla to continue their athletic and...

As we enter the month of May and things start to wind down for the year, Patrick Murphy is joined on the show this week by Senior Director of Club Sports Cameron Breshears to discuss Miners Club Sports and highlight their accomplishments, as well as talk about Cameron's first several months in his new role after serving as Director of Intramurals for six years at S&T. Patrick and Cameron cover a wide range of topics regarding IM and club sports and wrap up by talking about their shared...

The spring sports season is beginning to wind down as this week Patrick Murphy is joined on Inside The Mine by recently promoted head football coach Andy Ball on this week's show. Coach Ball talks about the recent golf scramble fundraiser and the Green & Gold Game to close out spring ball and talks about what some of the objectives he wanted to accomplish during the spring. Also, hear about how Andy got his start in coaching, what his journey has been like and what some of his favorite...

On this week's show, Patrick Murphy is joined by Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance & Recreation Josh Lind and talk a wide range of subjects. The conversation covers things like eligibility in the COVID era, the rise of Name, Image and Likeness deals and policies in college athletics beginning this year, the transfer portal and how that process has evolved, as well as officiating at the high school and college levels. Josh Also talks about his most recent golf outing at one of the...

One of the newest members of the Missouri S&T athletic department stops by the show as head women's soccer coach Jane Grimley chat with Patrick Murphy on this episode of Inside The Mine. Jane shares her experiences about her time as a student-athlete, coach at the collegiate and club levels and what her first few weeks in Rolla have been like and how it was working virtually since the announcement of her hiring in February. Also, hear about Jane's passion about all things pizza and what some...

It's the week following spring break and things are starting to slow down a little bit in the world of S&T athletics as this week strength and conditioning coach David Edwards joins Patrick Murphy on this episode of Inside The Mine. Hear how David got into the world of weightlifting as he tells his journey from being someone who got thrown out of the weight room in high school to being a college baseball player to a competitive power lifter. Also, find out what Edwards' favorite lifts are...

Spring sports season is in full swing and after recapping another busy week of S&T athletics, Patrick Murphy is joined on this episode by Miner baseball alums John Auble ('14) and Zack Gronek ('12). John and Zack share the stories of their journey to Missouri S&T and what their time was like as student-athletes in Rolla. Also hear about the historic runs of the 2011 and 2012 and what it was about those season that shifted the culture and expectations of the baseball program at Missouri S&T....

It's the week between spring recess and spring break at Missouri S&T and stopping by Inside The Mine this week is head volleyball coach Andy Halaz. After recapping the women's season in the fall, Patrick Murphy and Andy discuss how he got his start in coaching, how he came to be the head coach of the women's program at S&T. and what it has been like going about constructing a roster for the inaugural season of varsity men's volleyball in the spring of 2023 as the 15th sport in the Miner...

Happy 114th Best Ever St. Pat's! After recapping the previous week in S&T athletics, Patrick Murphy and John Kean break down and discuss the winter sports season on this episode of Inside The Mine and talk about the progress made on the hardwood by men's and women's basketball, discuss the success the Miners had in the pool this year and highlight the accomplishments of the indoor track & field teams following the conclusion of the final events of the winter calendar over the weekend. This...

March is National Athletic Trainer Appreciation Month and on this latest episode of Inside The Mine, Patrick Murphy is joined by head athletic trainer Lance Ringhausen and assistant athletic trainers Jennalee Edwards and Samantha Kaestner. The conversations range from how all three trainers got into the industry, where they've been in the career, what it means to be an athletic trainer, how they arrived at Missouri S&T and more. This episode sponsored by Missouri S&T Corporate Club member...

With golf season set to resume, Patrick Murphy is joined on this episode by head coach Chad Green and senior Colin Stolze to talk about the team's upcoming trip to Las Vegas, how closing out the fall season with a win helped set the tone for the off season and what it has been like to help restart the program after it was on hiatus for more than a decade before being reinstated. Also, find out who which professional golfer Chad and Colin would like to a play a round with if given a chance....

Crossover season is in full swing as Patrick Murphy recaps another busy week of S&T athletics previews the 2022 baseball season with 19th-year head coach Todd DeGraffenreid and junior outfielder Brady Voss. Coach DeGraffenreid talks about managing a larger-than-usual roster this year and talks about a challenging GLVC slate of games while Patrick talks with Brady about his time as an S&T athlete and what he is looking forward to most about the upcoming season. Also, Coach DeGraffenreid and...

It was a busy week of action in S&T athletics with the first winter sports championship competing last week as Patrick Murphy recaps track, basketball and swimming before jumping into a preview of softball season with Head Coach Cathy Monroe and junior outfielder Hannah Antzloulatos. Patrick, Cathy and Hannah talk about Team 43, the expectations for this year, the state of GLVC softball and the Winter Olympics. Also, find out what events Cathy and Hannah would compete in if they were in the...