Elisa Mares
This week on The Saddle Up Podcast, G Garza and Matt Palmquist welcome Elisa Mares, UTRGV’s Director of External Relations, for a conversation about alumni engagement, university pride, and building lifelong connections between graduates and the institution they helped shape.UTRGV represents a gr...
Travis Bush - UTRGV Football Head Coach
This week on, The Saddle Up Podcast, G Garza and Matt Palmquist welcome UTRGV Football Head Coach Travis Bush back to the show for a conversation about the program’s historic first season, the upcoming training camp, and the work required to build lasting success in the Rio Grande Valley.Coach Bu...
Shareese Woods-Hicks - UTRGV Track & Field Head Coach
This week on The Saddle Up Podcast, G Garza and Matt Palmquist welcome Shareese Hicks, Head Coach of the UTRGV Track & Field and Cross-Country programs, for a conversation about leadership, competition, student-athlete development, and building a championship culture in the Rio Grande Valley.Coac...
Yaw Sam - RGV's Social Guru & Brand Geniuz
This week on The Saddle Up Podcast, G Garza and Matt Palmquist welcome Yaw Sam, CEO and co-founder of Brand Geniuz, for a conversation about entrepreneurship, social media, branding, the creator economy, and building something meaningful right here in the Rio Grande Valley.Originally from Ghana, ...
Kris Nava
This week on The Saddle Up Podcast, G Garza and Matt Palmquist welcome Kris Nava, a UTRGV professor and medical trainer at St. Joseph’s Academy, for a conversation about sports medicine, education, athlete care, and preparing the next generation for careers in health and athletics.Kris brings tog...
Eddie Lee Marburger
This week on The Saddle Up Podcast, G Garza and Matt Palmquist welcome Eddie Lee Marburger for a conversation about football, identity, competition, and what life feels like when the eligibility clock finally runs out.Eddie talks about being on the other side of the lines now, no longer preparing...
Victoria Cantu - Miss Mississippi & Miss Rio Grande Valley
This week on The Saddle Up Podcast, G Garza and Matt Palmquist welcome Victoria Cantu, one of the Rio Grande Valley’s rising media personalities and a familiar face both on television and on the pageant stage.
Victoria recently joined ValleyCentral, CBS 4 and NBC 23, as a weekend news anchor, bri...
Abraham Garcia
This week on The Saddle Up Podcast, G Garza and Matt Palmquist welcome Abraham Garcia, former UTPA Men’s Baseball player, for a conversation that goes far beyond the diamond.Abraham takes us back to his freshman season and one of the moments that has stayed with him ever since, hitting a home run...
Marsha Terry
This week on The Saddle Up Podcast, G Garza and Matt Palmquist welcome Marsha Terry, a nurse, philanthropist, wife, mother, community advocate, and co-founder of Village in the Valley, for a conversation about service, family, purpose, and what it really means to build a stronger community.Marsha...
Chef Mark Sierra
This week on The Saddle Up Podcast, G Garza and Matt Palmquist welcome Chef Mark Sierra, Army veteran, restaurateur, and founder of the Purple Heart Project of Texas, for a conversation about food, service, sacrifice, and building something bigger than yourself.Chef Mark is the owner of Compadres...
