West Coast XC

In this episode, we talk with Todd Tokubo about the meets we look forward to this spring. 00:00 Nike Portland XC Backpack Giveaway Details! 03:41 Track meets we are looking forward to in 2026 with Todd Tokubo

In this episode, we recap our top memories of the 2025 cross country season with Todd Tokubo

In this week's episode, we talk with Coach Chuck Bruns who has spent a year observing and writing about the California Division 2 champion Jesuit Marauders. The book is in the editing phase right now and Coach Bruns shares his process on covering the Jesuit boys.

In this episode we talk with Keenan Gray of DyeStat about his top moments in the high school cross country season. We also recap the Brooks XC Championship held in San Diego with interviews with Jaelyn Williams of Eastlake, Conor Lott of Clovis North and Johanes Van Meerten of Flagstaff. 00:00 Brooks XC Championship Recap & Athlete Interviews 09:44 Keenan Gray of DyeStat shares his top high sc...

In this episode we talk with photographer Russell Moore about the NXN meet held in Portland, OR. Then we preview the last cross country race of the season, the Brooks XC Championship in San Diego. 00:00 Interviews with NXN athletes 03:57 Recap of NXN with Russell Moore 34:22 Brooks XC Championship Preview

In this episode we check in with Todd Tokubo and we share our highlights from the California State Meet. We also preview NXN! 00:00 Interviews with California athletes 04:06 Recap of the California State Meet with Todd 29:40 NXN Preview

In this episode we celebrate our first anniversary of our YouTube episodes and preview the California Cross Country State Meet with Todd Tokubo and Albert Caruana. 00:00 Review top ten YouTube Episodes of the last year 09:02 Todd Tokubo shares his top five things to watch at the California State Meet 26:17 Albert Caruana previews the California State Meet 29:40 D2 Boys 38:17 D3 Boys 41:17 D2 Girls...

In our latest episode, we do a quick recap of the NCAA D1 West Regional and NXR NW. We then talk with Coach Albert Caruana about the different CIF Section races in California. 00:00 Interview with Nelida Dalgas of North Salem and Cassidy Armstrong of Ballard 05:35 Interview with the boys of Lincoln of Portland O7:39 Recap of the Northern, Sac-Joaquin, CCS Sections 25:35 Preview of the NCS, Central...

In this week's episode we look back at the Oregon State Meet, look forward to NXR Northwest and talk with University of Oregon Cross Country star Anika Thompson! 00:00 Interview with Knappa boys, Jayden Warner of Warrenton and Maddie Carney of Caldera 07:05 Interview with Malachi Schoenherr of Sheldon, Sheldon boys, Eleanor Wyatt of West Linn and Lauren Gerlach of Tualatin 10:40 NXR NW Preview wit...

In this week's episode we interview athletes from the Metro League District Meet & Westside Classic. Ida B Wells Coach Thor Esbensen previews the Oregon High School State Meet. Bellarmine Prep Coach Matt Ellis previews the Washington High School State Meet. 00:00 Interviews with Sunset's Naomi Cesar & Jesuit (OR) varsity boys 03:18 Interviews with Gig Harbor's Lejla Carlsson & Bonney L...

In this episode we recap the sweepstake races at Mt SAC, show interviews of Mt SAC athletes and preview the Westside Classic - Washington State Meet qualifier. 00:00 Recap of Friday's Mt SAC Sweepstakes (athlete interviews) 07:11 Recap of Saturday's Mt SAC Sweepstakes (athlete interviews) 13:41 Preview of the Westside Classic

In our latest episode we recap the Tacoma Twilight & Stumptown Showdown and then preview the 77th annual Mt SAC Invitational 00:00 Tacoma Twilight Interviews 05:30 Stumptown Showdown Interviews 10:26 Mt SAC Invitational Preview

In this episode we recap the two-day Clovis Invitational with Todd Tokubo 00:00 Recap of the Rose City Inv, Fall Classic Inv and Nike Hole in the Wall 06:09 Friday Clovis Inv Interviews 11:42 Saturday Clovis Inv Interviews 16:50 Clovis Invitational recap with Todd 40:10 Preview of upcoming meets

In this episode we interview the invitational races at Mt Carmel Sun Devil Invitational. Then, we speak with Coach Albert Caruana about this weekend's Clovis Invitational. 00:00 Interviews with Mt Carmel winners Olivia, Jaxon, Ari & Leo 07:32 Clovis Invitational preview with Coach Albert Caruana 41:10 Conclusion

In this episode we interview teams, varsity winners of Nike Portland XC and preview the Mt Carmel Invitational. 00:00 Interview of Central Kitsap boys and Tesoro boys and girls 03:52 Interview of Nike Portland XC D3 & D2 varsity winners 08:47 Interview of Nike Portland XC D1 & Danner winners, plus Heritage (CO) Tik Tok dance! 14:39 Preview of the Mt Carmel Invitational

We talk with Nike Portland XC co-meet director Steve Sparks about Friday's Jim Danner Championship races. We also show interviews we conducted at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic 00:00 Introduction 04:13 Interview with Oren Hill of Thousand Oaks, Brynn Davenport of Crater, Ryan Fitzpatrick of Nueva School , Henry Hauser of Menlo Schools and Elle Williams of Turlock 07:45 Interview of Delaney N...

In this episode we talk to the winners of the Meriwether Cross Country Classic and winners of the Bellarmine Prep Invitational. We then talk with Keenan Gray of DyeStat about the sweepstakes races at the Woodbridge Invitational. 00:00 Interview with Lauren Gerlach of Tualatin and Jayden Warner of Warrenton 05:22 Interview with Sophia Rodriguez of Mercer Island and Central Kitsap boys 8:16 Keenan G...

In this episode we talk with Coach Matt Ellis of Bellarmine Prep Invitational of Tacoma, WA about the history of the meet and teams and athletes to look for on Saturday. 00:00 Introduction 02:03 Coach Matt Ellis talks about the Bellarmine Prep Invitational 22:17 Conclusion

In this episode Todd and Ken talk about their opening meets which include USF Invitational, The Night Meet, Hayward Scrimmage and Cool Breeze Invitational. Also we interview North Medford athletes at the Night Meet, Sundown Showdown boys champion Jace Deledonne of Poly (Riverside) and the Yorba Linda athletes. 00:00 Introduction 03:40 Interviews with North Medford, Jace Deledonne of Poly (Riversid...

Our first episode of the second season and we talk with photographer Todd Tokubo about the five cross country meets he is looking forward to this fall. We also met the Gresham High School Cross Country team. Lastly, we talk about the cancellation of Footlocker. 00:00 Introduction 02:54 Todd Tokubo talks about meets this fall 37:37 Meet the Gresham Cross Country Team 40:18 Thoughts on the ending of...

We talk with Coach Dave Frank on who he thinks should be on the Mt. Rushmore (AKA Mt Hood) of Oregon high school distance runners. 00:00 Introduction 03:03 Oregon girls distance legends 30:01 Oregon boys distance legends 01:15:31 Conclusion

In our latest episode, we speak with DyeStat's Keenan Gray on who he would put in the male and female Mt Rushmore (AKA Mt Rainier) in the history of Washington high school distance runners. 00:00 Introduction 02:41 Keenan Gray on the top Washington high school distance runners in the state's history 45:56 Conclusion

In this episode we talk with Coach Albert Caruana of the Cross Country Express about the Mt Rushmore or the Mt Whitney of female and male distance runners. 00:00 USATF Outdoor Championship Recap 07:05 Albert Caruana's Mt. Whitney of California Distance Runners 42:27 Conclusion

In this episode we recap the Bowerman 5K and preview USATF Championships. We also interviewed some of the members of the class of 2025 athletes from California who will be departing for college soon. Then we talk with Burlington-Edison of Washington on how they prepare for the upcoming cross country season. 00:00 Recap of the Bowerman 5K & Preview of USATF Outdoor Championship 03:11 Interview...

In the latest episode, we recap the Stumptown Twilight meet and meet athletes from West Linn and Corvallis cross country program as they share how they prepare for the upcoming cross country season. 00:00 Stumptown Twilight Recap 06:38 West Linn High School 12:03 Corvallis High School 16:41 Conclusion