This championship-packed episode of Titan Table Talk sees Tommy Gilbert sit down with longtime head baseball coach Dennis Martel ahead of the season, before discussing the CCIW Men's Basketball Tournament with freshman Jackson Niego and Mason Funk. Todd Lowder then joins the podcast to preview the upcoming CCIW Track and Field Championship and the push for NCAA qualifying. Tommy wraps up the episode with a sitdown with head women's basketball coach Mia Smith to talk about the postseason.

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Episode 20 - Show Notes
[0:00}- Dennis Martel makes his 2024 Titan Table Talk debut this week to talk about his excitement for the upcoming season. Coach Martel gives us an in depth look into what the roster will look like, recovering from injuries, and how practice is going so far.

[13:06]- Up next at the table are two freshman men's basketball players who have immediately stepped up and made an impact, Jackson Niego and Mason Funk. Jackson and Mason discuss what this season has been like so far through the eyes of a freshman, and how excited they are for the upcoming CCIW tournament. They also give us a behind the scenes look into how they decided to come to Illinois Wesleyan.

[24:22]- Todd Lowder joins heading into the CCIW track and field championships this weekend. He talks about how the team has been this year, and the athletes to keep an eye on hoping to claim an NCAA bid.

[37:30]- Our last guest is women's basketball coach Mia Smith. Unfortunately footage was lost and this will be audio only. The Titans are heading into a jam packed weekend at the Shirk center as both the men's and women's basketball team will be hosting the conference championships. At the time of the recording, it was unknown who the Titans would be playing, so Coach Smith mainly discusses what has led them to this point and how fun this season has been.