The Class 1 and 2 Girls State Swimming and Diving Championships was definitely one for the record books! In this podcast episode we revisit the memorable moments from the girls state meet from February. MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Rukstad; Associate Executive Director Stacy Schroeder; Communications Assistant Scott Lunte and former Blue Springs Swimming and Diving Coach Bill Shalley, dive into all the amazing things that was observed at this years girls championships!

An addition of another class of Girls competition, a new format for all classes, how did it all work? What pros and cons were discovered? In this episode of the MSHSAA All Access Podcast, MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Rukstad, Assistant Executive Director Greg Stahl, Communications Director Jason West, and one of the best voices in Wrestling announcing, Dorothy Mayabb, all sit down and go back over the 2023 State Wrestling Championships, Reminisce with us as we share our favorite stories from this years championships and why we consider this event such a special championship.

While preparing to start the second weekend of the MSHSAA State Basketball Championships for Class 4, 5, & 6 schools, in the early quiet hours on Thursday morning in Great Southern Bank Arena, we took some time to review the Class 1, 2, 3 Championships. MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Rukstad, Asst. Executive Director Doug Fessler, Communications and Media Director Jason West and Denny Hunt, Executive Director of the Missouri High School Basketball Coaches Association, all sit down and share what they viewed at the championships, highlight some neat stories and celebrate all the accomplishments of the participating teams.

MSHSAA would like to thank the community of Springfield and our volunteer Team Hosts, or as they like to call themselves, Team Ambassadors. What exactly is a Team Ambassador and what do they do? Listen as we visit with several of our team hosts and learn more about their very important roles into making the Championships run smoothly for the teams.

In this episode podcast we visit with the Dr. Mark Hecquet, Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO, Lance Kettering, Executive Director of the Springfield Sports Commission and Becky Oakes, Team Ambassador Coordinator for the State Basketball Championships. As we make the move back to Columbia, MO for the 2024 MSHSAA State Show Me Showdown Basketball Championships, we thank the Springfield community and its members as we gear up for an exciting two weeks of basketball action to finish out our winter sports season.

It's March! That means the 2023 Show-Me Showdown MSHSAA Basketball Championships are just around the corner! Dr. Jennifer Rukstad and Doug Fessler talk all things basketball as we look forward to our final year of the current hosting campaign with Missouri State University and Great Southern Bank Arena.

In this second episode of our RefReps series, we visit with Leeanna Meador, Principal at Tipton High School, and talk about what they are doing with the RefReps program and how it has impacted their students and community. Tipton High School is one of several schools that are receiving the free instructional seats for this amazing new officiating education system. Listen as they share how they use RefReps in their regular curriculum and how the students have responded to the opportunity.

The 2023 MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships brings one of the greatest displays of sport culminated into a brief few days. There have been many changes in Wrestling lately, primarily with the growth of Girls Wrestling. Being it's own sport now for a few years has caused some changes to the current structure of the championships. Dr. Jennifer Rukstad and Greg Stahl talk about how Wrestling is moving forward in Missouri and share some important details about this years Championship.

In this podcast episode, Kenny Seifert, MSHSAA Assistant Executive Director and Officials Program Coordinator, sits down with Kyle Armstrong, Founder and CEO of RefReps, to talk about an exciting new program MSHSAA has partnered to pilot in our member schools. RefReps is a standardized, digital course curriculum with detailed instructor guides & course maps, interactive assessments, materials and more. Listen as we share how this program is just a step towards educating the next generation of officials.

In this episode of the MSHSAA All Access Podcast we talk about the upcoming 48th MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships. Dr. Jennifer Rukstad, MSHSAA Executive Director and Stacy Schroeder, MSHSAA Associate Executive Director sit down to celebrate the female athletes that participate in swimming and diving, talk about how our meets run and highlight some of the special people that make this event such a successful championship.

Dr. Jennifer Rukstad, MSHSAA Executive Director and Marty Marsh, Assistant Executive Director sit down and discuss the new MSHSAA Student Advisory Committee, the representative voice of the students within our membership schools. Listen as they discuss why are we developing this committee, what will these students do and more.

In our final episode covering our Area Meeting Topics we discuss a number of items including student postseason eligibility, specifically Championships that have an individual qualifying aspect and possible changes to the current postseason hosting format for Basketball. We also briefly discuss how NIL (name, image, likeness) could impact high school athletics; our upcoming Student Advisory Committee and close with some information regarding this years Wrestling Championships format.

In this episode of our Area Meeting Topics series we discuss a few more items that are being brought to our membership. This week we talk about our current officials ratings system, what exactly is an emerging sport and some exciting opportunities coming in the future in the way of officials education.

In the Area Meeting Topics Series we'll be discussing the hot topics in our state in regards to interscholastic athletics and activities. This 3-part series will cover the possible Questionnaire and Ballot Items the membership will provide feedback and thoughts prior to voting upon.

In this final episode of the 'Transitions' series, we sit down with retiring Assistant Executive Director, Kenny Seifert, and discuss his duties with the association and reflect on what being a part of MSHSAA truly means.

In this episode we talk with Greg Stahl as we discuss his upcoming retirement.