Pending Ratification

Reigning NCAA steeplechase champion Taylor Lovell of BYU joins host Keenan Gray on this week’s episode of Pending Ratification. In this episode, Taylor opens up about growing up in a large family, the role her siblings play in her life, and the experiences that have shaped who she is outside of athletics. A former soccer player, Taylor talks about the importance of being a multi-sport athlete and...

Two-time Nike Nationals champion Leah Starkey of Ocean Township NJ joins host Keenan Gray on this week’s episode of Pending Ratification. Leah discusses her recent rise in both track and cross country and how she quickly has transformed into one of the nation’s top distance runners in such a short time. In a six month-span, Starkey has won a Nike Indoor Nationals title, a Nike Outdoor Nationals ti...

Reigning NXR Southeast champion Drew Beroset of McCallie School TN joins host Keenan Gray on this week’s episode of Pending Ratification to discuss his journey from Florida to Tennessee, his transition from soccer to running and his love for college football. Raised in Gulf Breeze, Florida, Drew takes us through the move he and his family made to Chattanooga, Tennessee, his junior year of high sch...

Allie Zealand of Liberty sits down with host Keenan Gray for this week’s episode of Pending Ratification to reflect on her journey through running and the close-knit community that has shaped her life around. Allie opens up about the transition from a record-setting high school career to college life at Liberty University. She shares how her family, faith and community have shaped her journey, wha...

Rocky Hansen of Wake Forest joins host Keenan Gray on this week’s episode of Pending Ratification to discuss his journey from growing up as a military kid to becoming a standout collegiate runner, while focusing heavily on his life and experiences away from running.  Rocky reflects on moving between Arizona, Texas and North Carolina, how those experiences shaped him, and his childhood interests be...

Brooks Barbee of The Christ School in North Carolina joins host Keenan Gray on this week’s episode of Pending Ratification . In this conversation, Brooks discusses how he balances academics and athletics at a prestigious school like The Christ School. He opens up about his fascination with airplanes, his approach to independence and self-reliance, and why community, teamwork, and shared goals have...

Reigning USATF U20 5,000-meter champion and Barrington IL senior Mia Sirois joins this week’s Pending Ratification show as she prepares for the upcoming high school cross country. Sirois will be returning to the cross country scene after missing all of her junior season last fall due to an ankle injury. She shares details about her recovery over the last year that also led to a strong spring seaso...

Two-time Olympian Karissa Schweizer joins Pending Ratification , talking with co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, running through her journey as an athlete, navigating injuries, goal setting, and so much more. Schweizer, who trains out of Portland and is sponsored by Nike, touches on her international success over the years, the ups and downs of running transitions, the importance of building...

Two-time Olympian Karissa Schweizer joins Pending Ratification , talking with co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, running through her journey as an athlete, navigating injuries, goal setting, and so much more. Schweizer, who trains out of Portland and is sponsored by Nike, touches on her international success over the years, the ups and downs of running transitions, the importance of building...

In this episode, pro steeplechase standout Gracie Hyde joins Pending Ratification and co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, sharing her athletic journey, talking through the ups and downs of competing in the sport, and goals for her 2026 season. Hyde shares how she first got into the sport growing up in Arkansas, her three stop college journey, stepping away from the sport while struggling with...

In this episode, pro steeplechase standout Gracie Hyde joins Pending Ratification and co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney, sharing her athletic journey, talking through the ups and downs of competing in the sport, and goals for her 2026 season. Hyde shares how she first got into the sport growing up in Arkansas, her three stop college journey, stepping away from the sport while struggling with...

In this episode of Pending Ratification , co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney catch up with American half marathon record holder Weini Kelati . Kelati shares her amazing story of competing at the World Junior Outdoor Championships in the United States in 2014, purposely staying in the U.S. and being granted asylum.  Kelati touches on her struggle to adjust to life in the United States, how she...

In this episode of Pending Ratification , co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney catch up with American half marathon record holder Weini Kelati . Kelati shares her amazing story of competing at the World Junior Outdoor Championships in the United States in 2014, purposely staying in the U.S. and being granted asylum.  Kelati touches on her struggle to adjust to life in the United States, how she...

In the latest episode of Pending Ratification , co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney chat with American mile record holder Sinclaire Johnson . Johnson has had an incredible journey, finding high levels of success wherever she’s lived and whatever level she’s competed at. The current HOKA pro and Portland resident shares about her early life and getting into the sport. She then elaborates on what...

In the latest episode of Pending Ratification , co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney chat with American mile record holder Sinclaire Johnson . Johnson has had an incredible journey, finding high levels of success wherever she’s lived and whatever level she’s competed at. The current HOKA pro and Portland resident shares about her early life and getting into the sport. She then elaborates on what...

It’s a new season of Pending Ratification ! In episode 1 of season 3, co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney catch up with reigning USATF steeplechase champion Lexy Halladay-Lowry . The former BYU standout and current Nike Swoosh TC athlete shares what life has been like transitioning from a collegiate athlete on an incredibly tight-knit team to a professional athlete. Then, Halladay-Lowry dives i...

It’s a new season of Pending Ratification ! In episode 1 of season 3, co-hosts Keenan Gray and Maddie Mooney catch up with reigning USATF steeplechase champion Lexy Halladay-Lowry . The former BYU standout and current Nike Swoosh TC athlete shares what life has been like transitioning from a collegiate athlete on an incredibly tight-knit team to a professional athlete. Then, Halladay-Lowry dives i...

From a small town in Borden, Saskatchewan, Savannah Sutherland arrived at the University of Michigan with big dreams — and left as one of the greatest collegiate hurdlers in history. In this episode of Pending Raftification , host Keenan Gray talks with the Olympian and 2025 Bowerman Finalist. The two dive deep into Sutherland’s journey in the sport from a small town in Canada to competing at the...

From a small town in Borden, Saskatchewan, Savannah Sutherland arrived at the University of Michigan with big dreams — and left as one of the greatest collegiate hurdlers in history. In this episode of Pending Raftification , host Keenan Gray talks with the Olympian and 2025 Bowerman Finalist. The two dive deep into Sutherland’s journey in the sport from a small town in Canada to competing at the...

2025 was a year of dominance for Jordan Anthony . From starting his season winning the NCAA 60m indoor title, to running the second fastest all-conditions 100m performance in NCAA history with an eye-popping 9.75, to winning the NCAA 100m title, to turning pro and signing with adidas, then capping it all off by winning the prestigious Bowerman Award, it truly was a year to remember.   With all of...

2025 was a year of dominance for Jordan Anthony. From starting his season winning the NCAA 60m indoor title, to running the second fastest all-conditions 100m performance in NCAA history with an eye-popping 9.75, to winning the NCAA 100m title, to turning pro and signing with adidas, then capping it all off by winning the prestigious Bowerman Award, it truly was a year to remember.   With all of t...

Since arriving at the University of Alabama as a freshman in 2023, Doris Lemngole has been a dominant force at the NCAA level. Lemngole not only owns the collegiate record in the 3000m steeplechase (8:58.15), is the two-time defending NCAA Cross Country champion, and won the 3000m and 5000m at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, but placed fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at the 202...

Since arriving at the University of Alabama as a freshman in 2023, Doris Lemngole has been a dominant force at the NCAA level. Lemngole not only owns the collegiate record in the 3000m steeplechase (8:58.15), is the two-time defending NCAA Cross Country champion, and won the 3000m and 5000m at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, but placed fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at the 202...

Nathaniel Ezekiel is one of the world’s best 400m hurdlers. After competing in the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, Ezekiel followed up with a track campaign for the ages. At Baylor University, Ezekiel ran four of the top ten fastest times in the 400m hurdles in NCAA history, capping his collegiate career with a national title in the event.   In this episode of Pending Ratification, Keenan Gray sits d...

Nathaniel Ezekiel is one of the world’s best 400m hurdlers. After competing in the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, Ezekiel followed up with a track campaign for the ages. At Baylor University, Ezekiel ran four of the top ten fastest times in the 400m hurdles in NCAA history, capping his collegiate career with a national title in the event.   In this episode of Pending Ratification, Keenan Gray sits d...