Dr/Coach Tommy Burnett, Sam Esser, Christina Peacaut, Jack Morris, Meghan Mudd, Denny Schmidt

Celebrating Champions is the focus of this episode as we congratulate two champions from Missouri State University, Women’s Swimming and Diving won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship and the Missouri State University Handball Team won all three divisions (Men’s, Women’s, and Combined) at the National Collegiate Handball Championships at the University of Texas. Chelsea Dirks-Ham, Associate Head Coach of the MSU’s Women’s Swimming and Diving Team, recapped the swim teams 4th consecutive Conference Championship and its 12th in the past 13 years. We then caught up with Dr. Tommy Burnett, coach of Missouri State Handball, along with assistant coach, Sam Esser, and players Christina Peacaut (All-American), Meghan Mudd, Jack Morris, and Denny Schmidt. The handball team won its 16th women’s title, 10th men’s title, and 15th overall combined title.

Next week, we pick back up on our Sports Families series. If you have a family to suggest, email acoachsperspective@gmail.com and let us know! Wednesday nights 6:00 to 7:00 PM on KWTO’s Jock 98.7 FM.