The Red Banner Race Report

Bellevue University's Grace Steinmetz's college coach called her rapid ascent a "huge understatement" of a surprise, and there’s no better way to explain the incredible trajectory of improvement for this athlete. Grace had a high school cross country 5K best of 20:34, and she was 73rd at the Iowa Class 1A cross country state meet as a senior, with track bests of 2:30 for the 80...

Welcome back to another episode of the Red Banner Race Report Podcast, the show where we dive deep into the minds, the miles, and the mindsets of the athletes chasing college running’s ultimate prize.  Representing the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats, Trenton Sweet is our guest in this episode. If you look back at his TFRRS page in early 2025, he opened his collegiate 5,000-meter career with a 15:29. Th...

At the 2026 NAIA Outdoor National Championships in Asheville, NC, Sydney Duncan of Indiana University Kokomo completed a rare and historic feat—sweeping the Hammer, Shot Put, and Discus national titles in the same meet, earning the honor of being named NAIA National Meet MVP . Sydney has a long history of dominance on the national throws stage: she was the NAIA indoor shot put champ this past wint...

The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recently announced its 2026 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Year, with Carroll College sophomore Carson Krack earning the honor. Carson, who hails from Whitefish, Montana, won the decathlon at the 2026 NAIA Outdoor Championships with a score of 7522 points in leading a 1-2 finish in the event for th...

Welcome back to the Red Banner Race Report , the podcast highlighting the amazing athletes and achievements in NAIA Cross Country and Track & Field. In this episode, we are sitting down with a man who has redefined the pace of the Mid-South Conference and the national stage. When you talk about dominance in the 5000 and 10,000 meters, one name has become a permanent fixture at the top of the l...

Welcome back to the Red Banner Race Report Podcast, where we feature the amazing athletes and performances in NAIA cross country and track and field. We are joined by the NAIA Outdoor National Championships' Most Valuable Performer, Nico Altheimer.  The St. Thomas University Men's Track and Field Program recorded its best finish in program history in third place, led by Altheimer, a fres...

Welcome back to the Red Banner Race Report podcast, featuring the cross country and track and field stars of the NAIA.  I’m your host, Meran, and today’s guest is Katie Vogt of Doane University.  Katie has established herself as one of the top sprinters in the NAIA, and her recent season highlights include some pretty amazing achievements.   School Record Holder: On April 8, 2026, she set a new Do...

Welcome back to the Red Banner Race Report , the podcast where we go beyond the results to meet the humans chasing NAIA achievements in cross country and track and field. In this episode, we’re talking about someone who is reaching new heights - literally. When you think of Voorhees University track and field in 2026, one name is currently hovering above the rest of the competition.   DeAndre Jone...

Welcome to the Red Banner Race Report Podcast, your home for what’s happening on the oval, in the field, and on the trail across the NAIA.  This episode will take us out west to the University of British Columbia. The Thunderbirds have a long tradition of track and field dominance, but our guest today is already rewriting that history just months into her collegiate career.  We are talking about e...

Welcome to the Red Banner Race Report podcast, where we take a deeper dive into the amazing achievements and athletes in NAIA cross country and track and field.  Today’s guest is Tyrone Summerall of Central Methodist University. It took two years, but Tyrone is finally back to running the 400-meter hurdles. A school record and the current top time in the NAIA made it worth the wait as he clocked 5...

Welcome back to the Red Banner Race Report , where we dive into the achievements of the incredible cross country and track and field athletes in the NAIA. I’m your host, Meran, and today, we have a guest who has quite literally rewritten the history books of the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Joining us is Milligan University senior Ellen-Mary Kearney .  During the indoor season, she won the App...

2 minutes, 47 seconds. That’s how long it took to change Marian University history forever. In the final stretch of the 1000-meter final, our guest today ran her team straight onto the top of the podium for the first Red Banner in program history.  Welcome back to another episode of the Red Banner Race Report , highlighting the achievements and inspiring stories in NAIA cross country and track and...

Welcome back to the Red Banner Race Report Podcast, featuring sprinter Netanel Dorothea.   His performance at the 2026 NAIA Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships (held March 5–7 in Gainesville, Florida) was a career-defining weekend. He was the only male athlete to win two individual titles, which earned him the NAIA Most Valuable Performer (MVP). Dorothea is one of the few athletes to achiev...

If you’ve been following the NAIA circuit lately, you know the name Nathan Cremin . After starting at Gardner-Webb, Nathan made the move to Montreat College and has since gone on an absolute tear. We’re talking about the 2026 South Region Indoor Athlete of the Year and the man who recently obliterated a 20-year-old national record in the 1000m, clocking a 2:21.36 at the Appalachian Athletic Confer...

Hello and welcome to the Red Banner Race Report Podcast! My name is Meran, and I launched this podcast to shine a spotlight on the incredible athletes, coaches, and supporters that make the sports of cross country and track and field so special.  I spent some of the best years of my life as a collegiate runner racing in this division, and the memories and experiences I had while chasing the Red Ba...