Central Methodist University
Founded in 1854, Central Methodist is the only United Methodist Church-related university in Missouri, and welcomes qualified men and women of all faiths and from diverse backgrounds. Its wooded, historic campus hosts a faculty of teachers, mentors, and scholars dedicated to providing extraordinary attention to the individual learner. With offerings ranging from high-school dual credit to graduate studies and a total enrollment of more than 4,500, its liberal arts and pre-professional programs are centered on a character core that has twice brought Central Methodist national recognition for its leadership in character education.www.centralmethodist.edu
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Sep 17, 2026
MarenHOST
Welcome back to the Red Banner Race Report podcast.
MarenHOST
I'm your host, Maren, and today's guest is Sarah Kirby of Central Methodist University.
MarenHOST
Sarah was recently named the Heart of America Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for two straight weeks, winning the honor back to back.
MarenHOST
At the Great River Open 4K on September 4th, Sarah won the race in 1539. then followed up that performance with a sixth place finish at the Larry Young Invitational on September 11th in 1935.
Eugene PeeblesGUEST
So what I did, I stayed with, I utilized the music scholarship.
Eugene PeeblesGUEST
And at the same time, at Central Methodist University, I majored in business administration.
Eugene PeeblesGUEST
was a minor in music.
Eugene PeeblesGUEST
So I kept the music going, but I took a kind of a different direction to give me more experience in the business section part of life and put the two together.
Chris HasselHOST
They've
Matty Van WinklePANELIST
got Central Methodist University.
Chris HasselHOST
Oh, those Methodists are going to get burned at the stake.
Chris HasselHOST
The Eagles.
Chris WilliamsHOST
grates
Chris HasselHOST
me.
Chris WilliamsHOST
I've got Grandview by Central Methodist State.
Chris WilliamsHOST
Central
Matty Van WinklePANELIST
nailed that point spread.
Matty Van WinklePANELIST
They've got Central Methodist University.
Chris HasselHOST
Oh, those Methodists are going to get burned at the stake.
Chris HasselHOST
The Eagles.
Chris HasselHOST
Andy does that sometimes.
Chris HasselHOST
Oh, it grates me.
Chris WilliamsHOST
I've got Grandview by Central Methodist State.
Matty Van WinklePANELIST
Central Methodist, yep.
Hannah FryHOST
... to correct it.
Hannah FryHOST
Yes, because Kevin Carnahan, Professor Kevin Carnahan no less, who is a professor of philosophy and religion at the Central Methodist University, um, he made a, a little video.
Hannah FryHOST
He clipped up some of the curiosity episode that we had, um, and where we, we were talking about Augustine and Aquinas, and I was saying that they, uh, were a bit anti-curiosity, right? That they were sort of, they were, uh...
Hannah FryHOST
That, that, that they thought curiosity as a whole was kind of considered a sin, and I was a bit snobby about it and I was saying, "Well, it's kind of quite useful if curiosity is a sin, if, um, you sort of are trying to persuade an entire population of people to, um-