Episodes

⚓ Navy Football Sinks Conference Favorite
Sept. 25, 2024

⚓ Navy Football Sinks Conference Favorite

Navy Athletics insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner review last Saturday's monumental Navy football victory over Memphis, the preseason favorite to capture the American Athletic Conference championship. During the interview segment, we put the...

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⚓ Pivotal Conference Contest for Navy Football
Sept. 18, 2024

⚓ Pivotal Conference Contest for Navy Football

Navy football plays one of its biggest games of the season this Saturday when it hosts Memphis, the preseason favorite in the American Athletic Conference. Navy Insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner look ahead to the pivotal matchup being held...

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⚓ Navy Football Routes Temple to Start Season 2-0
Sept. 11, 2024

⚓ Navy Football Routes Temple to Start Season 2-0

Navy football routed Temple, 38-11, in the American Athletic Conference opener for both schools. Navy Insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner discuss the complete effort put forth by the Midshipmen against the Owls. We shine the spotlight on cross...

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⚓ Navy Volleyball Hosts the Kristen Dickmann Invitational
Sept. 5, 2024

⚓ Navy Volleyball Hosts the Kristen Dickmann Invitational

Navy volleyball annually pays tribute to a fallen former player when it hosts the Kristen Dickmann Invitational at Wesley Brown Fieldhouse. Navy Insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner put the spotlight on volleyball through interviews with head coach...

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⚓ Navy Football Set to Kickoff with New Offense
Aug. 28, 2024

⚓ Navy Football Set to Kickoff with New Offense

Navy football opens the 2024 season this Saturday (noon) against Bucknell at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Midshipmen will debut a new Wing-T offense brought to Annapolis by first-year coordinator Drew Cronic. Navy Insiders Pete Medhurst and...

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⚓ Talking Navy football and previewing Navy women's soccer
Aug. 21, 2024

⚓ Talking Navy football and previewing Navy women's soccer

Navy insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner kick off Season 2 of the Anchors Aweigh podcast by previewing Navy women's soccer via interviews with head coach Carin Gabarra and senior Rylee Rives. Pete and Bill also offer their observations on Navy...

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⚓ Anchors Aweigh Live on Location at The Graduate Annapolis Hotel
May 22, 2024

⚓ Anchors Aweigh Live on Location at The Graduate Annapolis Hotel

Navy Athletics insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner taped the final episode of the Anchors Aweigh podcast for the 2023-24 school year live on location at The Graduate Annapolis hotel. Naval Academy athletic director Chet Gladchuk was our special...

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⚓ Wishing Farewell and Following Seas for Pat Owen
May 16, 2024

⚓ Wishing Farewell and Following Seas for Pat Owen

Navy Athletics insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner salute Pat Owen, who is retiring after 33 years as head professional at the Naval Academy Golf Club. Owen, who served as head coach of Navy men's varsity golf for 32 years, is the subject of our...

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⚓ Navy track and field sweeps outdoor Patriot League Championships for sixth straight spring
May 9, 2024

⚓ Navy track and field sweeps outdoor Patriot League Championships fo…

Navy Athletics insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner put the spotlight on the outdoor track and field program as the Midshipmen swept the Patriot League Championship meet for the sixth straight spring. Navy Director of Track and Field Jamie Cook...

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⚓ Monumental win for Navy men's lacrosse; Navy women's golf set for the NCAA Tournament
May 2, 2024

⚓ Monumental win for Navy men's lacrosse; Navy women's golf set for t…

Navy men's lacrosse took a major step forward this week by beating Loyola Maryland, 12-10, in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament. It marked the first time since 2010 the Midshipmen won a game in the postseason tourney. During the...

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⚓ A Weekend of Championships at the Naval Academy
April 24, 2024

⚓ A Weekend of Championships at the Naval Academy

It was a monumental weekend for Navy Athletics, which had two programs capture Patriot League Championships and another advance to a national championship game. Navy women's tennis and women's golf both secured Patriot League Tournament titles to...

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⚓ Navy Clinches the Star Series
April 17, 2024

⚓ Navy Clinches the Star Series

Two stars were on the line last Saturday as Army and Navy met on lacrosse fields located more than 200 miles apart. The big day got off to a disappointing start as Navy men's lacrosse lost a tough battle with Army at Michie Stadium in West Point....

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⚓  Navy rugby begins its road to a repeat
April 11, 2024

⚓ Navy rugby begins its road to a repeat

Navy men's rugby captured the Collegiate Rugby Association of American Division I-A national championship last spring. Navy's road to a repeat began this past Saturday with an impressive 41-7 victory over Mary Washington. Top-ranked Navy now hosts...

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⚓ Navy women's tennis secures first Star of the spring season
April 3, 2024

⚓ Navy women's tennis secures first Star of the spring season

Navy Athletics insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner put the spotlight on Navy women's tennis, which beat archrival Army this past Saturday to capture the first Star competition of the spring season. We interview head coach Keith Puryear and junior...

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⚓ Navy football spring camp takes the spotlight
March 27, 2024

⚓ Navy football spring camp takes the spotlight

Navy Athletics insiders Bill Wagner and Pete Medhurst break down some of the key issues facing Navy football during spring practice. We  talk to head coach Brian Newberry and rising senior safety Rayuan Lane about a variety of topics...

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⚓ Army-Navy Rivalry Hits the Diamond
March 21, 2024

⚓ Army-Navy Rivalry Hits the Diamond

Navy Insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner put the spotlight on Navy baseball, which will host archrival Army in a doubleheader Saturday at Max Bishop Stadium. The Midshipmen are looking to turn things around in the series after losing nine of 10...

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⚓ Mat Madness
March 14, 2024

⚓ Mat Madness

March means tournament time for college wrestling as well and Navy had six competitors qualify for the NCAA Championships. Josh Koderhandt leads the way after capturing the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association championship. We talk to...

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⚓ Navy men's basketball starts March Madness on a winning note
March 6, 2024

⚓ Navy men's basketball starts March Madness on a winning note

March Madness is officially upon us and Navy men's basketball got the postseason started by beating Loyola Maryland in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament. Navy Athletics insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner provide an in-depth...

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⚓ Death, Taxes and Navy Swimming and Diving Sweeps the Patriot League Championships
Feb. 28, 2024

⚓ Death, Taxes and Navy Swimming and Diving Sweeps the Patriot League…

Navy swimming and diving did it again by sweeping the Patriot League Championships, held Feb. 21-24 inside Lejeune Hall on the academy campus. The Navy men's team has 20 championships in 20 seasons as a member of the Patriot League. The Navy women's...

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⚓ Previewing the Brigade Boxing Championships and reviewing the Army-Navy wrestling match, which ended in controversy
Feb. 22, 2024

⚓ Previewing the Brigade Boxing Championships and reviewing the Army-…

We preview the 83rd Brigade Boxing Championships by talking to Navy interim coach Adan Salguerro. We also review the Army-Navy wrestling match, which ended in controversial fashion. Radio color analyst Mike Heary joins the pod to talk in-depth about...

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⚓ From Annapolis to Outer Space: Former Navy women's soccer player Nicole Aunapu Mann is now a superstar astronaut
Feb. 20, 2024

⚓ From Annapolis to Outer Space: Former Navy women's soccer player Ni…

Nicole Aunapu Mann was a standout member of the Navy women's soccer team from 1995 through 1998, serving as captain as a senior. She was commissioned as a Marine Corps officer and became a fighter pilot flying the F/A-18 Hornet. She attended the U.S....

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⚓ An in-depth interview with newly-hired Navy football offensive coordinator Drew Cronic
Feb. 14, 2024

⚓ An in-depth interview with newly-hired Navy football offensive coor…

Navy Athletics insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner conduct an in-depth interview with newly-hired Navy football offensive coordinator Drew Cronic. We cover a wide range of topics with Cronic talking about why he resigned as head coach at...

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⚓ It was a Star-studded Saturday for Navy Athletics
Feb. 7, 2024

⚓ It was a Star-studded Saturday for Navy Athletics

If Navy Athletics winds up winning the annual Star Series, Saturday may be viewed as the turning point. Navy swept archrival Army in four Star Series competitions: Rifle and Gymnastics along with men's and women's Indoor Track and Field. The...

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⚓ It's February so that means college lacrosse season begins
Jan. 31, 2024

⚓ It's February so that means college lacrosse season begins

Navy Athletics insiders Pete Medhurst and Bill Wagner put the spotlight on Navy men's lacrosse, which opens the 2024 season Saturday at home against Mount St. Mary's. Coach Joe Amplo joins the podcast for the interview segment to preview the season...

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