Tuesday, April 8, 2014

PORTLAND, Ore. – The two newest Great Northwest Athletic Conference head football coaches and the reigning Red Lion softball Player of the Week served as guests on Episode 28 of GNAC Insider, which is now available as a free podcast via iTunes.

Jacques Chapdelaine of Simon Fraser and Ian Shoemaker of Central Washington were each recently hired to take over the football programs at their respective institutions and joined host Kevin Young on the latest episode. Also appearing on Episode 28 was Western Washington softball player Meghan Carrillo.

Chapdelaine was announced as the head football coach at Simon Fraser on Feb. 4, after serving as the offensive coordinator for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Chapdelaine discussed his transition into coaching at the college level and talked about some of his new recruits for the upcoming fall season.

Shoemaker was appointed as the head coach at Central Washington on Jan. 2, after serving as an assistant coach at St. Cloud State for six seasons. He gave a preview of the upcoming season and shared his thoughts about joining the GNAC.

Carrillo helped WWU win five of its six games at the tournament of champions last week in Turlock, Calif., and is the second-leading batter in the conference with an average of .438. Carrillo talked about the team’s recent success and what it will take to secure one of the top four spots in the standings in order to earn a GNAC tournament berth.

GNAC Insider airs live at 7 p.m. Pacific time every Tuesday and is produced by the conference office in conjunction with Soundbrook. All episodes become available as free podcasts via iTunes, and for archived listening via the GNAC Stretch Internet portal.