Lancers Past
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Catching Up with Lancers from the Past reconnects with former Longwood College and Longwood University student-athletes, faculty, staff and coaches. Lancers Past is an independently produced podcast not affiliated nor associated with Longwood University.
Episodes
- Doug Toombs '83 and John "Turk" Crosby '81 (Part 2 of 2) Put Longwood Baseball in National Spotlight
Doug Toombs and John "Turk" Crosby continue their conversation, covering Toombs' hitting style, Longwood's former swimming requirement, and their keys to respecting baseball. Crosby also shares his experience with adopting three children a…
- Doug Toombs '83 and John "Turk" Crosby'81 (Part 1 of 2) Put Longwood Baseball in National Spotlight
This episode features former Longwood Baseball players Doug Toombs and John "Turk" Crosby. They discuss their 1980 Sports Illustrated recognition for leading NCAA DIII in batting average and stolen bases, respectively, and the current stat…
- Libby Morris (Bowman), Longwood Softball '15 Pitched Lancers into first Big South Crowns
Libby Morris, a two-time Big South Championship MVP for Longwood Softball, shares her experience contributing to the team's historic wins in 2013 and 2015. She is now a high school counselor.
- Nikki Hall (Atkinson) (Part 3 of 3) Longwood Basketball '98 Shares Stories about Teammate Amy Bradley
Nikki Hall, former point guard for the Longwood Lady Lancers, shares memories of her teammate Amy Bradley, an athletic scorer. This is the third and final part of a three-part series.
- Brad Bradley (Part 2 of 3) Discusses search for sister Amy Bradley, Longwood Women's Basketball '96
Brad Bradley details his efforts to find his sister Amy, who disappeared in 1998, including using IP addresses. He also covers Amy's basketball career at Longwood and discusses the disparity in resources for missing persons cases. This is…
- Brad Bradley (Part 1 of 3) Discusses search for sister Amy Bradley, Longwood Women's Basketball '96
Amy Lynn Bradley, Longwood basketball '96, went missing from the Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship on March 24, 1998. In this episode, Amy's brother Brad critiques the recent Netflix documentary, Amy Bradley is Missing. He…
- Adam Webb, Golf 2010, Leads Longwood to First NCAA Division 1 Post-Season Bid
Adam Webb wasted no time making his mark as a Longwood golfer. The all-state golfer from Magna Vista High School quickly quickly claimed the #1 spot as a freshman. Listen to Adam re-live his journey--from growing up in rural Henry County,…
- Chris Tunstall, Longwood College '88 Interviews fellow Lancer, Rohn Brown '84
The tables are turned as Chris Tunstall, past president of the Longwood Alumni Board, interviews Rohn Brown, the regular host of the Lancers Past Podcast and a noted Longwood Athletics historian. Rohn will receive the Page Cook Axson McGau…
- Former Longwood Women's Golf Coach Cindy Ho Builds Legacy at UNC-Wilmington
Cindy Ho landed her first golf head coaching job at Longwood College in 1992, following the legendary Dr. Barbara Smith. Fresh out of graduate school, Cindy embraced the challenge. Her Lady Lancer golfers won national championships in 1993…
- Terri Sawyer, Longwood Field Hockey '76, Revisits 1975 National Tournament Run and Beyond
Terri Sawyer is synonymous with playing, coaching and officiating, mostly field hockey. As a senior, she led Longwood College (now Longwood University) to a sixth-place finish in the 1975 AIAW/National Field Hockey Assoc. tournament. The '…
- Scott Abell, Longwood Baseball '92, Applies Coaching Skills to Gridiron
For Scott Abell, coming to Longwood in the fall of 1988 was an easy decision. Former Longwood Baseball coach Buddy Bolding made him an offer he could not refuse. In his four-year career, the Lancer catcher compiled a .336 batting average a…
- Dr. William Dunn, Longwood Basketball '91, Hits a Big Three in Community Service
Known at Longwood as Billy Dunn (Class of '91), William's story is one of the ages. Growing up in challenging neighborhoods, he defied the odds and earned his Associates, Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate while fueling his passion for phila…
- Andi and Coach Buddy Bolding (Part 1 of 2) Builds Longwood Baseball
From 1978 to 2013, Longwood's Dynamic Duo -- Head Coach Charles Buddy Bolding and his wife Andi Bolding -- led Lancer Baseball. In this series, the Boldings talk about their journey from their marriage in 1968 to their 35-years of Longwood…
- Andi and Coach Buddy Bolding (Part 2 of 2) Builds Longwood Baseball
From 1978 to 2013, Longwood's Dynamic Duo -- Head Coach Charles Buddy Bolding and his wife Andi Bolding -- led Lancer Baseball. In this series, the Boldings talk about their journey from their marriage in 1968 to their 35-years of Longwood…
- Julie Dayton (Part 2 of 2), Longwood College Field Hockey and Lacrosse '81 Leads St. Catherine's Athletics Over 25-year career
In part two of this two-part series, Julie talks about her passion for St. Catherine's and recognizes fellow Longwood grad '71 and former St. Catherine's and Virginia lacrosse and field hockey coach, Linda Southworth. Finally, Julie recall…
- Julie Dayton (Part 1 of 2), Longwood College Field Hockey and Lacrosse '81 Develops into All-American and Championship Coach
Recruited by Longwood to play field hockey, Julie Dayton picked up lacrosse from her college coach. With her speed and athleticism, she developed into a two-time All-American and a member of the US National Team. After assisting Jane Mille…
- Kiki McIntyre, Longwood Basketball '25, Transitions from Steal Queen to Law Career
For one season, no one in Longwood Women's Basketball history did it better than Kiki McIntyre. She racked up 130 steals and averaged 3.82. Both ranked her top 3 in the nation. After graduation, she started her new career as a paralegal wi…
- Lynne Gilbert, Longwood College '84, Builds Softball Programs with "Half Full" Attitude
As a member of Longwood College's first softball team in 1981, Lynne Gilbert remembers the humble beginnings. After Longwood, she poured her love for teaching and coaching into a 39-year career with Chesterfield County Public Schools. Coac…
- Kelly McAnally (Brown), Longwood Women's Golf '10, Pours Into Passions as First Tee VP
Kelly Brown's love for golf runs much deeper than her four years on the Longwood golf team. After attending an LPGA tournament at Kingsmill in Williamsburg, she appreciated the behind-the-scenes world of golf. Kelly managed professional go…
- Trey Hicks, Longwood Basketball '25, Shows Team Gratitude on National Stage
On Sunday, March 10, 2024, the Longwood Lancers cruised to an 85-59 win over UNC-Asheville to earn their second Men's Basketball Big South Conference tournament championship in three years. Trey Hicks was rehabbing a knee injury and planne…
- Tony Browning and Jeff Rohm (Part 2 of 2), Longwood Baseball '87, Reflect on 125-47-1 Careers
Listen to Tony Browning and Jeff Rohm talk about their win over Virginia in 1984, highlights of the '84 and '87 South Atlantic Regionals, and Jeff's move from catcher to third base. All this and much more on part two of a two-part series.
- Tony Browning and Jeff Rohm (Part 1 of 2), Longwood Baseball '87, Form Tight Lancer Battery
Tony Browning, pitcher, and Jeff Rohm, catcher, were long-time friends in the Charlottesville area and they capitalized on that chemistry at Longwood. As NCAA DII All-South Atlantic Region selections, the duo contributed immediately with h…
- Michael Christmas, Longwood Basketball '23/'25, Perseveres After Season Ending Injury
Michael Christmas transferred from JMU to Longwood in August 2021 with high expectations. He eventually delivered and then some. As a member of Longwood's 2023-2025 teams, the triple threat scorer racked up 1,000+ points and earned all-tou…
- Gray Stabley, Longwood Gymnastics '85, Traces Passion to Genealogy
For Gray Stabley, Longwood College was the perfect springboard. She competed for three years for legendary gymnastics coach Ruth Budd, earned her BS in Math, and found her first professional passion in meteorology. After forecasting the we…
- Adrian Armstrong, Basketball '84, Leverages Longwood Lessons to 35-year Law Career
Armstrong came to Longwood as a recruited basketball player, but he struggled to balance books and ball. After one year, he was on academic probation. With the help of close friends such as teammate Ron Orr and a renewed sense of direction…
- Former Longwood Coach Bill Reinson Revisits 18-year college basketball journey
Bill Reinson's dream was to be a Division I Basketball Head coach. After 10 years as an assistant men's coach at UNC-Greensboro and Longwood, he was named interim and then permanent Head coach for the Longwood women in 2010. He and the Lad…
- Doug Toombs '83, Steve Crute '93 & Fellow Bluestone High Alumni Analyze Pipeline to Longwood
How did Bluestone High, a rural school of around 500 students in Mecklenburg County Va, send so many All-Americans and NBA and MLB veterans to Longwood College (Va.) (now Longwood University)? Doug Toombs, All-American Baseball player, and…
- Longwood Friends/Teammates Salute Jerome Kersey on 10th Anniversary of Passing
Enjoy a compilation of stories recognizing the 10th anniversary (February 18, 2015) of the death of former Longwood basketball legend and NBA standout Jerome Kersey. Featured interviews include author Kerry Eggers, fellow Bluestone High gr…
- Troy Austin's Foundation as Athletic Director Led to Longwood Championships
For every Big South Conference trophy that Longwood wins, Troy Austin deserves at least a pat on the back. In his 12 years as athletic director and the first in the Division I era, Austin helped bring Longwood into the Big South and hired…
- Tripp Metzger, Longwood Baseball '03, Educates Outside of Classroom as High School Activities Director
As a left-handed pitcher for Head Coach Buddy Bolding, Tripp Metzger enjoyed working behind the scenes and fueling the success of his teammates such as MLB draftees Jeremy Knicely and LaRon Wilson. Tripp followed his father and a long line…
- Lancers Past Podcast Celebrates 100th episode with ex-Longwood College Soccer Coach Rich Posipanko
This special 100th episode highlights four years of Catching up with Longwood College and Longwood University student-athletes, coaches and administrators Lancers from the past. Rich Posipanko, featured on the second podcast in May 2020, j…
- Zac Watson Longwood Basketball '22/'24 Broadens Hoops Skills at Pro Level
Zac Watson started his second professional season with BK Ventspils in the Latvian Basketball League in September 2024. Known as a 6-7 post player at Longwood, Zac reflects on the 2022 Big South Conference Championship season and his new r…
- Billy Catron and Ron Jones, Both Longwood College Baseball '83, Re-engage After 40 Years
Billy Catron and Ron Jones took similar baseball paths, but their experiences were different. The pair won a state championship at Liberty High (Bedford Co., Va.) and played on a JUCO power at Ferrum. They reunited at Longwood and shocked…
- Isaiah Wilkins, Longwood Basketball '23, Relies on Faith and Family in Hoops Journey
Isaiah Wilkins started college basketball as a 17-year freshman at Virginia Tech. After three new coaches at Tech and Wake Forest, "Chico" found his final home at Longwood. The Winston-Salem native led the Lancers to two 20-win seasons inc…
- Abbey Freese (Taylor), Longwood Women's Basketball '08, Applies Hoops Lessons to Family and Profession
Abbey Freese, now known as Abbey Taylor, made Longwood women's basketball history. She was part of the first recruiting class as the university started the reclassification process to NCAA Division I. And she was on the last Lancer team co…
- Bryan Kersey, Longwood Tennis '85, Makes Right Call as Supervisor of College Basketball Officials
If you did not follow Longwood men's tennis from 1981-1983 or hang out with members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, you may not know Bryan Kersey. But if you watched ACC basketball in the 90s and into the 2000s, chances are you saw him on the…
- Katie Pate (Part 2 of 2) Revisits Competing against Longwood and Her Mt. Rushmore of Mentors
Katie re-lives her basketball playing and coaching career at Coker College as she faced off against Longwood legend Shirley Duncan. She talks about her stepmother, former UCLA and Minnesota WBB Coach Ellen Mosher Hanson, and her Mount Rush…
- Katie Pate (Part 1 of 2) Transfers Lessons Learned at Longwood to Athletic Development Career
After leaving Longwood in the fall of 2019, Katie started her career in athletic fundraising at Appalachian State. Now, the Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Director of Development at George Mason, she talks about her current role and s…
- Anne-Hamilton LeRoy, Longwood Women's Basketball, '03/'04, Comes Home to Seneca, SC
After five years at Longwood, Anne-Hamilton LeRoy is back home. She will debut as head coach of the girls' varsity basketball team the Seneca High in South Carolina in the 2024-25 season. The all-time leading scorer in Seneca history built…
- Ricky Yahn's Brief Stay on Longwood Basketball Staff Led to Head Coaching Career
Ricky Yahn begins his 12th season as head coach of the men's basketball team at Concordia University in Ann Arbor Michigan. After spending two years at Longwood, the 28-year-old Yahn was named head of the NAIA member Cardinals in April 201…
- Dave Strothers, Longwood Basketball '85, Pays Life Lessons Forward
As a transfer from Frank Phillips JC, Dave Strothers made his two Longwood years count. As a senior, he led the Lancers in scoring and rebounding and made 87% of his career free throws. For the last 30 years, he applies the same demeanor a…
- Roger Strong '80 and Greg Gilliam '81, Longwood Basketball, Pay Tribute to Jimmy Yarbrough '82/'96
Roger Strong and Greg Gilliam were pioneers. They enrolled at Longwood in the first year of full co-education in 1976-77 and were on the first Men's Basketball team. In the last game of a 2-12 season, their beloved teammate - Jimmy Yarbrou…
- Byron Bracey, Longwood Basketball '81, Makes Biggest Contribution off Court
Byron Bracey was a citizen leader long before it became part of Longwood's admissions literature. Raised in a family of educators, Byron made Longwood history. He enrolled in the second year of co-education in the fall of 1977. Lettering t…
- Robert Boyd '81 and Tim White '83 Set Cornerstone for Longwood Men's Golf
Shortly after Longwood College became fully co-ed, Robert Boyd, Tim White, and company set the tone for Longwood Men's Golf. Arriving in 1977-78, Longwood experienced early success. White was named Division III All-American in 1980 and is…
- Michelle Meadows Takes Passion for Student-Athletes to National Audience
In Michelle Meadow's 17-year career at Longwood University, she relished her time helping student-athletes. She worked her way up from assistant athletic director for compliance to LU's athletic director. As a four-year starter on the Virg…
- Jamal Allen, Longwood '21 Lives Dream as Pro Baseball Umpire
Jamal Allen wasted no time in becoming a professional baseball umpire. Six months after graduating from Longwood, he headed to the Wendelstedt Umpire School and completed a season in the Northwoods League, a collegiate wooden bat circuit.…
- Former Longwood Head Coach Ron Carr & '93-'94 Team Make Lancer Basketball History
In just his fourth year at Longwood, Ron Carr's 1993-94 team made their mark. They finished the season 23-6, #19 in the nation and won the opening game in the program's first appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs. And - they also won…
- Tim Lowery, (Part 2 of 2) Longwood '82, Looks Back on His Years of Lancer Baseball
This is a bonus episode and part two of a two-part series. As a utility player, Tim Lowery totaled 49 at bats and batted .285 over two seasons - a solid, but not spectactular career. But for Coach Buddy Bolding and the Longwood baseball te…
- Tim Lowery, (Part 1 of 2) Longwood Baseball '82, Values Life Relationships Over Championships
This is part one of a two-part series. Long before Longwood, Tim Lowery wanted to be a health and physical education teacher and baseball coach. Now retired after 36 years of public-school service in Chesterfield County, Tim touches on Lon…
- Mary Beth Friga (Wusk), Longwood Volleyball '89, Sets Up NASA for Mission Success
Born with a curiosity about how things work, Mary Beth Wusk found her calling at NASA. The 34-year veteran is now the Senior Leader of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center at the Langley Research Center in Hampton. The 1989 graduate and…