WELCOME TO COMMISH ON CAMPUS
"The most important mission we have is serving the student-athletes that bear the names of our nine fantastic institutions. I'm excited to bring you this new initiative that we have started where I will be traveling around our conference to really get to know their stories and who they are as individuals and as students."
- WAC Commissioner Brian Thornton
Episode 6 - July 10, 2024
WAC Commissioner Brian Thornton and former Abilene Christian football player Anthony Egbo discuss topics with student-athletes such as the future of NCAA Division I, potential changes in playoff structures and schools reclassifying from D2 to D1.
Episode 5 - May 21, 2024
WAC Commissioner Brian Thornton chats with UT Arllington baseball pitcher Caylon Dygert as they discuss among other things his schedule as an engineering major and college baseball player.
EPISODE 4 - May 8, 2024
WAC Commissioner Brian Thornton talks to UT Arlington track & field athlete Mikeya Washington about about attending a four-year university, her athletic background, what UTA means to her and more.
EPISODE 3 - April 9, 2024
WAC Commissioner Brian Thornton talks to 2023 Kearney Award winner Kristin Fifield from GCU softball about what motivates her on the diamond.
EPISODE 2 - Feb. 21, 2024
WAC Commissioner Brian Thornton visits Grand Canyon for our second episode of "Commish on Campus". In this episode Thornton catches up with GCU men's basketball star Gabe McGlothan on his experiences as a student-athlete.
EPISODE 1 - Dec. 19, 2023
WAC Commissioner Brian Thornton visits Utah Valley for our first episode of "Commish on Campus". In this episode Thornton chats with women's soccer student-athlete Nikki Olanda who is working on her master's degree and contemplating a professional career overseas. He then meets up with Nick Clements, a North Carolina transplant who found a role as a thrower on the UVU track & field team and is planning for a career in hospital administration.