
Ball State Sports Link presents Every Athlete Matters: The Best Stories in Ball State Sports, presented by Victory Honda of Muncie.
Episode 4, produced by Jarin Matheny, takes Ball State Basketball big man Ben Hendriks back to the ice, meet swimming’s record breaker Ben Andrew and the incredible story of football’s Bryce Cosby’s journey to Ball State.
Episode 3, produced by Lauren Krupica, finds inspiration from volleyball’s artist MyKel Ivy, find out why basketball’s Jasmin Samz stayed for a final year and learn the remarkable story of soccer’s Tristin Stuteville.
Episode 2, produced by freshman Michael Garbarz, features a the unique bond between Ball State Football’s Jacob White and Nic Jones, introduces you to women’s volleyball’s Natalie Mitchem and an SL Featured on men’s basketball’s Josh Thompson, mic’d up with soccer’s Josh Rife and much more.
Episode 1, produced by senior Quinton Zielke and sophomore Faith Denig, introduces you to football’s Drew Plitt, field hockey’s Michelle Shampton and an SL Featured on gymnast Tori Long‘s emotional journey to Ball State. Episode 1 also features stories with women’s volleyball, cross country, soccer and men’s swimming.
Every Athlete Matters is syndicated across the state of Indiana, southern Michigan and west-central Ohio on a variety of linear and digital networks.
The student-produced content will be available on 11 different cable networks across the state of Indiana, including the largest, Comcast/Xfinity Indiana (airing in primetime).
This will be the largest linear distribution of a Sports Link show in history. Check your local listings for airtime via your cable provider.
In addition to linear airings, Every Athlete Matters will also be available on-demand at http://www.ballstatesports.com, and all Sports Link social platforms via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram TV, YouTube and more.
In addition to normal digital, social and online outlets, Every Athlete Matters, presented by Victory Honda, is slated to air on the following:
WIPB-TV, Muncie, Indiana
Comcast Indiana (Ch. 81 and/or 900 statewide and On Demand)
Mulberry Telecommunications (Ch. 28)
Enhanced Telecommunications (Ch. 901)
Endeavor Communications (Ch. 51)
Lightstream (Ch. TBA)
MetroNet (Ch. TBA)
NineStar Connect (Ch. 1064)
New Lisbon (Ch. 28)
AdamWells (Ch. 26)
Perry-Spencer (Ch. 177)
With the above, and for cord cutters, Every Athlete Matters is available via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku and Amazon Fire.