#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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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.

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Baseball Costume Game

The Edgewood College baseball team got in the Halloween spirit as they geared up for a costume game in October.

The Eagles were split up into two teams: superheros vs. villains. The superheros included Captain Underpants, Iron man, Superman, the Hulk, Flash, and many others while the Joker, bandits, and robbers led the villains.

It was a tight-knit game, but in the end the superheros came out on top, like they always do!

Check out some more photos from the costume game on our Facebook page!
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2012 Women's Tennis Review

The Edgewood College women continued their winning tradition as they grabbed their fifth consecutive Northern Athletics Conference championship. Head Coach Ben Oestreich talks about the team's success and what is in store for the spring.

2012 Women's Tennis Fall Review:

2012 Men's and Women's Soccer Reviews

Head Coach Tim Alexander talks about the 2012 soccer season. The women's team finished 15-4-1 and advanced to the NAC Tournament Championship where they fell to Aurora University. The men's team finished the season 9-7-1 overall and made it to the first round of the NAC Tournament, but fell to MSOE.

2012 Men's Soccer Review:


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Paralympian Jaster featured on NBC-15

Most Edgewood College student-athletes probably don't realize there's an international caliber track and field athlete walking around among them. He's even got the medal to prove it.

Edgewood College assistant track and field coach Dana Jaster competed in the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. He represented the United States of America in the long jump, high jump and the 4x100 meter relay and claimed a silver medal.

Jaster attended Edgewood College in the 1980's and returned to school more recently, completing his Bachelor's Degree in 2006. He currently serves as an assistant coach to Bethany Brewster and the men's and women's track and field teams. He also recruits the Midwest looking for future Paralympians.

WMTV-NBC15 recently caught up to Jaster to talk about his experiences in 1992. See the story here:

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