Alumni update: Wisniewski lands job with Saigon Heat

Former Edgewood College men's basketball athlete Ben Wisniewski is getting his feet wet in the world of professional basketball half a world away from home. Wisniewski recently accepted an offer from the Saigon Heat (Vietnam) of the ASEAN Basketball League to work in the front office and participate as a practice player.

While Wisniewski will get to lace up the shoes in practice, he likely won't get many chances to dress for games. ABL teams are allowed two foreign players on their roster, and given the lack of height in many Asian countries, those spots are usually held for bigger, post players. However, should one of the American players on the Saigon Heat need to miss a game,  it's possible Wisniewski could pull on a uniform once again. In the meantime, he will participate in practice and develop him administration skills in the team's front office.

Wisniewski was a third team All-Midwest Region selection by D3Hoops.com as a senior, and was named first or second team All-Northern Athletics Conference every year of his career. The native of New Berlin, Wis., graduated from Edgewood College in 2012 as the program's second all-time leading scorer with 1,719 career points.

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#Tweagles Talk: Allie Novitske

Couldn't wait to find out who is the next Eagle featured in #Tweagles Talk? Well, wait no longer! We caught up with Allie Novitske from the women's basketball team to get the inside scoop on her Twitter life...

Allie Novitske (Basketball)- @Allie_CatMeow

459 Tweets / 239 Following / 157 Followers

Q. What is your Twitter handle and how did you come up with it?

A: @Allie_CatMeow, A couple of my friends gave me the nickname.

Q. How often do you check Twitter?

A: 3 to 4 times a day.

Q. What would you say is your average number of Tweets?
A: Once or twice a day. 

Q. Which of your teammates has the best Tweets and why?
A: Mel Walker (@melaniekwalker), because they are either hilarious and crazy or inspirational.

Q. The people I follow in college basketball are…
A: Geno Auriemma (@genoauriemma), UConn Women's Basketball Coach and my favorite coach. I follow some women's basketball players and a couple other coaches. I follow Rebecca Lobo (@RebeccaLobo), a basketball announcer. 

Q. Someone who you wouldn’t think I follow is…
A: Cherub (@CHERUBlamusica), a musical group, this is a different type of music that I don't normally listen to. 

Q. The people whose tweets you can’t miss…
A: All my friends are entertaining. 

Q. I wish _____ was on Twitter.
A: I wish my dad was on Twitter.

Q. What Edgewood College coach or athlete do you wish was on Twitter?
A: Rachel Pope. 

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#Tweagles Talk: Ryan O'Dell

Here is the debut of a new feature #Tweagles Talk! We asked a student-athlete to tell us about their own personal Twitter brand and who they like to follow. Check back often to see if we feature your favorite #Tweagles student-athlete...

Ryan O'Dell (Baseball)- @RyanODell14

2,524 Tweets / 241 Following / 186 Followers

Q. What is your Twitter handle and how did you come up with it?

A: @RyanODell14, I made it simple with just my name and uniform number.

Q. How often do you check Twitter?
A: I check Twitter probably too much, usually every hour to see if there is anything interesting going on.

Q. What would you say is your average number of Tweets?
A: I tweet a few times a week over the summer, but when I'm in school at least 3 times a day.

Q. Which of your teammates has the best Tweets and why?
A: Tony Ales (@TAles35), because he is funny and very entertaining.

Q. The people I follow in baseball are…
A: The people I follow in baseball are guys like Bryce Harper (@BHarper3407), Mike Trout (@Trouty20), Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10), and guys from my favorite team the White Sox like Gordon Beckham (@GordonBeckham), Jake Peavy (@JakePeavy_44), and Adam Dunn (@AdamDunn_32). 

Q. Someone who you wouldn’t think I follow is…
A: Someone who you wouldn't think I follow is Selena Gomez (@selenagomez), but she is very attractive.

Q. The people whose tweets you can’t miss…
A: The people whose tweets I can't miss are my favorite athletes like Rickie Fowler (@RickieFowlerPGA), Bryce Harper (@BHarper3407), Brandon Marshall (@BMarshall) and of course all the #Tweagles.  I also like checking out the comedy tweets.

Q. I wish _____ was on Twitter.
A: I wish my all-time favorite baseball player Paul Konerko was on Twitter.

Q. What Edgewood College coach or athlete do you wish was on Twitter?
A: I wish assistant baseball coach Richard Wachholz would join Twitter so he could spread real-life advice like he already does at our practices.

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This is Edgewood College

In our most recent video "This is Edgewood College," student-athletes explain who we are and what we do.

The video features athletes from a wide variety of sports that Edgewood College offers.

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Podcast: 2012 Volleyball review

Head volleyball coach Paul Schlomer sits down to talk about the 2012 Edgewood College volleyball season. The Eagles finished 26-9 and won their first conference title since 1996. Senior Mallory Palmer became the all-time school leader in kills and was voted a second team All-American.

2012 Volleyball Review: