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.
From a Yearbook Assignment to a Dance Dynasty with SFA Head Dance Coach TJ Maple
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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23 Oct 2026
Come Back Home: The Lifelong SFA Connection with Executive Director of Alumni Relations Craig Turnage
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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16 Oct 2026
Behind the Numbers: A Full-Circle SFA Story with Associate AD Heather Hawkins
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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9 Oct 2026
From Hockey to Championships with Coach Rob Hansen
On this episode of Raise the Axe, Coach Rob Hansen shares the unlikely journey that took him from playing youth hockey in Wisconsin to discovering distance running—and eventually building a championship coaching career.
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2 Oct 2026
You Either Win or You Learn with Coach Colby Carthel
Coach Colby Carthel shares his journey from aspiring game warden to SFA’s winningest football coach, along with the lessons in culture, chemistry and perseverance that shaped his career.
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25 Sept 2026
The Weight Doesn’t Get Lighter—You Get Stronger with Coach Will Patrick
Head Cheer Coach Will Patrick shares his journey from believing college was not for him to leading SFA Cheer to a national championship—and how persistence, discipline and purpose shaped every step.
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18 Sept 2026
It’s About the People with Senior Associate AD Scott Allen
SFA’s Scott Allen shares his journey from Lumberjack student to athletics administrator and how relationships, persistence and a love for SFA continue to guide his work.
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11 Sept 2026
One Foot in Front of the Other with Coach Ashley Whittemore
SFA Soccer Head Coach Ashley Whittemore shares her journey from multisport athlete to collegiate coach, her full-circle return to SFA and the perseverance that shaped her path.
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3 Sept 2026
From First Opportunity to Forever Home with Coach Debbie Humphreys
From First Opportunity to Forever Home with Coach Debbie Humphreys
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