D3 Glory Days Podcast

In November, Alyssa McElheny accomplished a lifelong goal of running an OTQ. she had tried twice before and even came within 30s. A month later she tried Hyrox for the first time after being asked to do double with a friend. 6 months after that, she is a Hyrox World Champion. A crazy trajectory that didn't happen over night. Her years of marathon and strength training accumulated a big base fo...

We sit down with Riley Coulter and Parker Huhn to learn more about what they're building with the Driftless Distance Project. We get the origin story. They saw a void a lot of college runners have of missing team structure after they graduate. After watching so many great performances happen in the WIAC, Riley wanted to create a environment for people to continue to get after it. They break do...

Kassie Parker is in the middle of a breakout year, and this conversation catches her right in the thick of it. After a rocky transition out of D3, where strong training at Hansons just wasn't translating to race day, she made the move back home to Iowa and found her form again. Now she's riding a hot streak: a win at the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and her first USATF national title, all...

Kai Smith had one goal for this season: go out legendary. He did just that. He entered the meet as the #10 seed in the 100m and walked away a champion. He moves to #2 All-Time running 10.14 and #3 All-Time in the 200m. He credits his passion to his coaches and teammates for pushing him especially after not having 2025 go the way he wanted. He started sprinting his senior year of high school so his...

After a historic season, we speak with Sydney Radigan of Calvin to hear all about it. Indoors, she broke the 200m record, won the 60m dash, and was runner-up in the 200m. Outdoors she won the 100m and 200m and moves to 2nd All-Time in both events. But this season almost didn't happen. Sydney almost hung up her spikes after her undergrad years at George Fox. In the episode she tells why you tha...

Ryan Smith - a Bates 2023 grad - can't ask for a better debut marathon! An OTQ! He realized early that it was going to be a solo effort and walked us through his plan. It was one of those days where he felt good so he let the heater ride. He ended up negative splitting to run 2:15:52. He fills us in on how his training went, why his community kept the love of running going, and what his plans...

How fun was it to watch Blake Postler last weekend? He had a busy weekend for Eau Claire running the 110mH, 400mH and the 4x400. Over the. course of the weekend he ran 4 400s which came out to be a 3:13.80 1600! Pretty good. He shares more into how he's able to handle that type of weekend, how he handled the college workdload and what comes next. He's dropped 2s from his freshman year and wants to...

Noah Droddy, Emily Richards, Christian Patzka and Stu Newstat sit down to preview the 2026 D3 Outdoor Track and Field National Championship. Tailwind Nutrition is sponsoring today's episode. Whatever your training looks like turn to Tailwind to fuel you. Complete Nutrition Made Simple - Tailwind offers easy-to-digest, all-in-one fueling, recovery, and hydration for endurance athletes.  Made fo...

Trevor Richwine joins us to talk about his record, nationals, and his plans for after college. Trevor played 5 sports in high school but moved to running after he ran 1:55 his senior year. He shares his race plans and why this year is extra special to him with his coach retiring. He also talks about breaking Nick Symmonds' record. Boulderthon Are you looking for your next race? You hear Noah t...

Ary Garceau joins ahead of the D3 track and field national meet. She breaks down how she's feeling ahead of this weekend's national championships. She fills us in how the last two national meets haven't been perfect but she still gets the job done. She credits a lot of her success to her coach for changing her form to get her where she is today. She details her goals to continue runnin...

D3 Glory Days co-founder Noah Droddy turns the mic around on Co-Founder Stu Newstat to hear about what happened at Boston. Stu details his running journey dating and why getting back to Boston has revitalized his running. After a disaster of a race in Chicago 2021, Stu took a break from running marathons. While still running, Stu stopped chasing times or races. With the birth of his son, he wanted...

2:12 at Boston for Lars Dewall - a St. Scholastica alum. He talks about being in the pro field and how cool of experience that is. He moved out of Minnesota to teach in San Diego where he found a great community of high end runners. He speaks to how he changed his training to adapt to the marathon. In just his third marathon, he's run 2:12 and knows there is more in the tank! Tailwind Nutritio...

3:38! For the first time in season, a D3 athlete broke 3:40 in the 1500m! Ryan Hagan from SUNY Geneseo joins us to break down the race, his training, and so much more. He fills us in on his early days at Georgetown where he struggled in the transition to college. He speaks to getting SUNY Geneseo and being tough at first but eventually being the right fit. Ryan has the confidence to close hard in...

We sit down with Abby Shoemaker, a UChicago Grad, to talk about her OTQ at Napa Valley. Abby details her love for running and the community she built in NYC. She's had a fast progression in her marathon journey to hit her OTQ. Her perspective on running is a great way to view running. She does it because of her enjoyment and even runs home from her night out. She talks about her Mom running an...

Stu sits down with recent grads Claire Callon and Craig Hundley to discuss their first Boston Marathon. Claire ran her BQ while she was still in Amherst and is excited to be apart of the Boston Marathon as her first marathon had under 100 finishers. She trains in Boston and is ready to use practice runs on the course to good use. Craig ran his BQ with his college teammate in August. He increased h...

Jeffrey Denny grew up in a running family, competed at Ohio Northern University, and getting ready for his fourth Boston Marathon. In this episode, he reflects on what keeps him logging 70 to 80 mile weeks in his 30s, the joy of training and racing alongside his brother Brian, and why Boston holds a place no other race can touch. He also gets into his goals for Boston, the patience marathoning has...

A new series featuring athletes running the Boston Marathon. Up first we have Christina Sakowski of SUNY Oswego. Christina took 10 years between her last marathon and her BQ. She was still running but stepped away from doing a marathon. Now that she's back, she's better than every and chasing big goals. In this episode she details her comeback to the marathon, how her training is going, and what h...

The last seed going into the championships and Lamont Victoria leaves as the champion! We welcome Lynchburg star onto the podcast to talk about how he entered as the last one in and walked away as the champion. He tells about his training and where the momentum started for him, how he knew he just needed a lane in the final, and walks us through his crazy high jump competition. He opens up about h...

Jack Brown joins the podcast to talk about his indoor mile win. He breaks down the win, how he felt going into the bell lap, the workouts that gave him confidence to know he could win. Jack also talks about how it takes a village of support to win a national title and why he immediately turned to the fans to celebrate with them. As a 2x qualifier in the Steeple, Jack has some decisions to make on...

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Indoor Nationals is here so we spoke with two indoor record holders. Chloe Hein broke the long jump record with her jump of 6.46. She told us how getting faster and believing she'll nail the board was key to her success. Fun fact, in her first triple jump ever she qualified for nationals. Luke Schroeder missed all of the last year to injury. He's back stronger than ever and ready to see wh...

Will Leer, Noah Droddy, and Stu Newstat talk all things D3 Track and Field as they get you ready for the 2026 D3 Indoor National meet. Talk through favorites, team battles, athlete's to look for and much more. A big thanks to Bombas for their support. You train hard. Your socks should work just as hard. Trust us, they make all the difference. Use code GloryDays21 for 21% when you checkout on B...

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We catch up with Ethan Gregg after his 2:13 marathon down in Houston last month. He fills us in on what training has been like with Hansons-Brooks, how he spends his days as a Pro Runner, and where he sees his future in the sport. We also hear how he handled ending his D3 career with an injury and not winning an XC team title. He provides great perspective on why the marathon is a great fit for hi...

From 2:24 down to 2:14, Mike McCann is the next D3 runner to earn an OTQ. Mike graduated from Marywood where he was middle of the nationals pack. After leaving the team, he began focusing on the roads where he was coach by Dylan Gearinger. Mike saw success early on and continued to improve his training. He's handled some tough days and walks us through that. Mike has the confidence to keep him...