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Raise The Axe Podcast

Raise The Axe Podcast

Written by: The Varsity Podcast Network
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Raise the Axe takes you beyond the scores and outside the X’s and O’s for an inside look at SFA Athletics. Hear the personal stories, defining moments and experiences that have shaped Lumberjack coaches, student-athletes, alumni and special guests.

New episodes bring you closer to the people behind the purple and the stories that make SFA special.

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Episodes
  • From a Yearbook Assignment to a Dance Dynasty with SFA Head Dance Coach TJ Maple

    From a Yearbook Assignment to a Dance Dynasty with SFA Head Dance Coach TJ Maple
    Oct 30 2026

    Maple shares the lessons behind his early failures, the mentors who shaped him, the pressure of sustaining success after 19 national championships, his role in creating the nation’s first collegiate dance team coaching minor and the standards required to build a lasting culture.

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    44 mins
  • Come Back Home: The Lifelong SFA Connection with Executive Director of Alumni Relations Craig Turnage

    Come Back Home: The Lifelong SFA Connection with Executive Director of Alumni Relations Craig Turnage
    Oct 23 2026

    For Craig Turnage, SFA is more than an alma mater—it’s family, tradition, identity and home. The Nacogdoches native and Executive Director of the Office of Alumni Relations and SFA Alumni Association joins Chase Merrill to share his journey from SFA student to recruiter, fundraiser and alumni leader.

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    33 mins
  • Behind the Numbers: A Full-Circle SFA Story with Associate AD Heather Hawkins

    Behind the Numbers: A Full-Circle SFA Story with Associate AD Heather Hawkins
    Oct 16 2026

    From Kentucky to Nacogdoches, Heather Hawkins never expected her journey to lead to college athletics. SFA’s Associate Athletic Director for Business Affairs shares how experiences in insurance, alumni relations, academics and community service prepared her to support Lumberjack Athletics behind the scenes.

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    19 mins
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