D3 Glory Days Podcast

The man who gave D3 Glory Days life is back! Will Leer joins us for Episode 55 to fill us in on what he’s been up to and answers Listener questions! It was great to hear from Will on what his plans are as he winds down his competitive career. He reflects back on how D3 shaped his career, what he’s looking forward to working in the running industry, and how supporting his wife, Aisha Praught-Leer,...

Carmen went to Roanoke College with the intention to play soccer as that was the sport she was recruited for. She eventually joined the track team after being asked by the coach. As a naturally talented athlete, Carmen was able to pick up new events quickly. While she was a pure track runner, her fall soccer conditioning helped her get into fitness for the track season. Slowly but surely her coach...

On July 8th, D3 XC went under a regional realignment from 8 regions to 10 regions. It came as a surprise to some and an “Oh yeah” to others as this was voted on in the 2019 Coaches Convention. Some regions stayed the same, while others were completely changed. The Wisconsin schools will face off against the Minnesota schools, colleges in New York and Massachusetts will be split amongst different r...

"I wasn't supposed to be doing this (running) and now it's all I can do. It's what makes it fun for me to train for something and knowing it's worth it" Thank you to Under Armour All Out Mile for partnering with us! You can learn more and register for the CITIUS Mag team here: www.uaalloutmile.com . Jack Pinho was a 3 sport athlete in high school with an emphasis in Football and Basketball. Track...

“We want to say we’re good runners without the asterisks of good for D3.” D3 Glory Days is back for Season 3. And with a new partner! We’re partnering with Under Armour All Out Mile to bring you an epic mile race this fall. Kicking off the new season we’re joined by Elias Lindgren and Aidan Ryan from Williams College. Aidan is a repeat guest but earned the right of passage to return to D3 Glory Da...

“The relationships we form is the reason why we do what we do.” In the final episode of the Nebraska Wesleyan 4×4 7PEAT series, we sit down with the man that created it all, Director of Track & Field/Cross Country, Ted Bulling. Coach Bulling has been coaching at Nebraska Wesleyan for 40 years and has […]

“They showed me that they wanted me. To be able to go to a school where I would be viewed as an asset to the team, I thought was really cool.” In Part 3 of the series, we speak with Aspen Rolfes and Anna Frazier to learn how the streak continued. As you’ve learned in […]

“I didn’t want to think of it as we always had to win. I didn’t want to take away the fun from this experience we were having with our friends.” We continue with the Nebraska Wesleyan 4×4 7PEAT with the backbone of the relay group. Referred throughout the series as the twins, Elizabeth and Kaylee […]

“That’s one thing that made our women really special was that they never made the moment bigger than what it was” The Nebraska Wesleyan’s 4×4 went on an historic streak of 7 straight 4×4 wins. Spanning from Outdoors in 2016 to Outdoors in 2019, NWU was on the top spot of the podium. Building a […]

“I took a break (from responding to 300 texts) and I looked over at the trophy and put my hand on it and I just weeped. I just cried. And it was just an overflowing of joy” As you will learn in this episode, Coach Newsom is filled with passion. He’s won 8 national titles […]

“You can’t get by running slow in D3.” A called back race and an illegal wind separated us from seeing the Men’s 200m and Women’s 100m record get broken at the Outdoor Championships this year. Good news? Both JP Vaught and Bailey Forsyth will be back next year to go after those records. This episode […]

“It was a long discovery for me to realize what my priorities were in terms of running. I never strove for being the best or running a fast time, it was all about having fun. Eventually I came to the conclusion that running fast would be fun.” Emily stepped foot on the campus of SUNY […]

Stu sits down with former guests, Annie Rodenfels and Jordan Carpenter to recap the National Meet. We cover off on the highlights, upsets, team battle, and much more! Such an awesome weekend. Thanks for following along. Stay tuned for more episodes this week! Congrats to Jordan for winning the Prediction showHere is the rest of […]

A quick recap of what we’ve seen so far from the first 2 days and what to look forward to on the final day. We’ve seen some amazing races so far, highlighted by a National Record in the Women’s 1500 by Emily Pomainville. We’re looking forward to her battle with Esther Seeland in the Women’s […]

Bonus Episode! Stu sits down with former guests, Annie Rodenfels and Jordan Carpenter to discuss the upcoming National Meet. We cover our predictions, what to look for in the meet, as well as an athlete and coaches perspective. We’ll see how our picks play out! Think you can predict the outcome of Nationals? Join our prediction […]

5:06 – Jared Pangallozzi19:38 – Parley Hannan37:13 – Ryan Cutter51:43 – Esther Seeland1:04:24 – Matt Wilkinson1:18:43 – Kassie Rosenbum The D3 Outdoor National Championships start Thursday! We sat down with 6 contenders to cover their seasons so far and how they’re feeling going into the weekend. It was great to Welcome back Parley and Matt […]

“If you work at it and have a dream, you’re worth doing that dream. You’re worth chasing that idea. Especially if it’s something that it’s something you truly enjoy you’re not going to regret it the time you spent chasing that dream” Welcome to D3 Glory Days, a podcast telling tales of D3 greatness, brought […]

“I don’t need 20 trophies, I just need to see our program headed in that direction and make it more normal for Stevens Women to qualify and compete at that (national) level.” This week we sat down with Stevens Institute of Technology star, Amy Regan. Amy’s career at Stevens was something no one predicted. Her […]

“Kori was very strategic when he would tell me these things and give me the permission to accept it as reality where I wouldn’t have set that goal for myself.” Thanks for joining us for another episode of D3 Glory Days, a Citius Mag Network podcast. We’re keeping things in-house this week, as Stu guides […]

“They had normalized qualifying for nationals which I think really helped me. I think if that type of thing would have felt like a big reach, the pressure and nerves would have kicked in but because it was seen as a normal thing to qualify for nationals, I wasn’t surprised by it.” This week the […]

“The entire time I was chasing the dream of being a professional runner, but actually I was living the dream.” Welcome to D3 Glory Days on the Citius Mag Podcast Network, on this week’s program we’re happy to welcome Haverford alum Charlie Marquardt. In a story familiar to Michael Jordan fans, Charlie didn’t make the varsity […]

“I know that being angry and pissed about it really isn’t going to get me anywhere, it’s not going  to bring the national meet back so i just have to take it for what it is and move on.”  Welcome to D3 Glory Days on the Citius Mag Podcast Network, on this week’s program we’re […]

“I don’t think they liked the little guys beating the big guys.” Welcome to D3 Glory Days on the Citius Mag Podcast Network, on this week’s program: Tori Neubauer. The UW – La Crosse alum racked up six individual titles during her D3 career. In Tori’s era, the winners of the D3 XC championships were […]

“I knew I was in a rut but at the same time I knew it wasn’t a bottomless pit I got sucked in to. I knew I still had it in me to do better and to get back to the type of performances I had my first two years” Joining us this week on […]

“So, were you successful because you were cocky, or naive?”Welcome to D3 Glory Days, the podcast telling tales of D3 running greatness. Recently named a top 500 D3 podcast by Forbes Magazine. Thanks for joining us for our Citius Mag Podcast Network debut. This week we spoke to Wisconsin Platteville alum, and current Hansons-Brooks professional, Ian […]