D3 Glory Days Podcast

We’re back with Alison Wade – the Creator and Founder of Fast-Women.org. You may be subscribed to the Newsletter or see her coverage on social media, but did you know she went to a D3 College? A graduate of Bowdoin College, Alison always envisioned running after high school. She was eager to be a part […]

To continue our unofficial mini series of “Life after D3” we brought on the show, Jeff Metzdorff, the co-owner of Mill City Running. Don’t you dare put “company” at the end of it. Before Jeff opened a running store with his wife, he began his D3 journey at Hamline University. A high school hockey player […]

We’re joined by Peter Bromka today. His story is veers of the path that we have been telling. He wasn’t an All American nor a National Champion. While he had a solid career at Tufts, he transformed his running after college by taking his 3 hour marathon debut and cutting it down to 2:19. Peter […]

We have a great one today! Coaches Deb Vercauteren and John Zupanc of UW Oshkosh. Both coaches have transformed Division 3 running and have left lasting impact on the sport and division. Deb Vercauteren may sound familiar as it is the name of the Women’s Program of the Year of Award. Deb boasted an impressive […]

Welcome back to Season 3 of D3 Glory Days. We’re thrilled to be bringing you more episodes this year. To get things started we’re joined by Maya Weigel of Pomona-Pitzer. She was a 3x All American in Cross Country, 4x All American in Track and capped her career off with a National Title in the […]

Welcome to the last episode of 2020! Thank you all so much for the support and listening to this podcast. We never thought we’d get this many of you listening and engaging with us. In this year in review episode, we go over the origin story, Noah and Stu give their top 3 episode choices, […]

Your favorite D3 Running Podcast is back with the last interview of 2020. Thank you all so much for the growing support and we’re extremely excited to bring you more in 2021. Today, we’re joined by the 2019 1500m National Champion, Aidan Ryan. Aidan would be a senior at Williams College but decided to defer […]

Thank you to everyone who submitted workouts! If you want to be on the next part, call us and pitch your workout: 765-276-7870. We plan to release episodes scattered throughout the feed. In part one, we feature workouts from University of Mary Washington, SUNY Geneseo, and Carleton College as told by their alums, JT, Shane, […]

Every collegiate distance team runs workouts. Most were easy to wrap your head around, 400m repeats on the track, tempo runs around the soccer fields. But some meant a little more, caused you to pause for a second when it appeared on the schedule. In our Chasing the Crown series, we seek to highlight workouts as […]

Your favorite D3 Running Podcast is back! Today, we’re joined by Jeremey Hernandez of Ramapo College. Jeremy is the first D3 Athlete to break 4 minutes in the mile indoors. We should note Karl Paranya of Haverford was the first to do it outdoors in 1997. It was great to chat with him to hear […]

Welcome back! We’re thrilled to have Al Carius join us for this episode. It was great to hear about his personal philosophies, mentors, and what it took to build North Central to the power house that is today. In Al’s time, NCC have won 19 XC Team Titles, earned 127 XC All-America Awards and finished […]

Surprise! We are so fortunate to conclude this series with the legend himself, Dr. Jack Daniels. If you don’t know Jack, google him right now and buy his book to learn his training methods. It was simply incredible to have a conversation with Dr. Daniels to understand his coaching philosophies, hear about his time at […]

Julie Donnelly – 1:25Cindy Lauzon – 50:21Mickey Kelly – 1:33:29 If you haven’t listened to Part 1 or 2, pause right now and go listen! Part 3 features Julie Donnelly, Cindy Lauzon, and Mickey Kelly and how they balanced their individual success while the team success was beginning to fade. They shed light on the […]

Michelle LaFleur – 2:02Heather Swarts – 42:40Heidi Swarts – 1:20:52 If you haven’t listened to Part 1, pause right now and go listen! The SUNY Cortland Series continues with the Peak of the program. The three women we spoke to, Michelle LaFleur, Heather and Heidi Swarts, each won 4 team titles when they were at […]

Judy Sparks – 2:07Vicki Mitchel – 38:24Tammie Miller – 1:21:20 During a period of dominance seldomly seen in any sport on any level, the women of the SUNY Cortland Cross-Country team amassed an unprecedented seven team championships from 1989 to 1999. Led by legendary distance coach Jack Daniels, a group of runners composed not of […]

*at 42:35, our question was edited out. We asked Cassie her thoughts on what can be done to help promote and retain women in coaching. We referenced a stat that of all sports, XCTF has the smallest percentage of women coaches.*Hello again everyone, we’re back and happy to announce season two of D3 Glory Days, […]

Today we’re joined by Head Women’s XCTF Coach at Pomona-Pitzer, Kirk Reynolds. Coach Reynolds has been a resident of D3 since his College Days at Lewis and Clark. He transitioned into coaching after college while getting his Master’s at Claremont McKenna. In 1989, he took a short walk across town to become the Head Coach […]

Today’s guest is about as D3 as it gets. Esther Erb Atkins was better known as a cello player in high school, running only her senior year. She chose case western for their strong academic programs, going on to earn degrees in music and cognitive science. But one day her freshman year, the cross country […]

Hey everybody welcome back to D3 Glory Days, hope you’re staying safe and getting some runs in. Before we jump into the episode description – a couple exciting announcements for you. First off, D3 Glory Days has started a Strava running club, be sure to join us there, we’ll put a link in the show notes. […]

Heading into the indoor national championships that never were, Matt Wilkinson was ranked first in both the 3k and the 5k. It was the next logical step for the cross-country runner-up. Wilkinson was a credentialed high school athlete out of Minnesota with a division one or nothing mentality. After becoming familiar with the accomplishments of fellow […]

As athletes from around the country put the finishing touches on their Indoor National Championship preparations, the COVID-19 pandemic was ramping up in earnest. Just before championships were scheduled to begin, the NCAA took the unprecedented step of canceling all spring athletics. Just the like, the season was over. No championships were held. No one […]

This week on D3 Glory Days, we had a fantastic conversation with Missy and Andrew Rock. Two of the greatest D3 athletes of all time. Between them, they collected 35 All-America honors, 23 Individual Titles, 9 Team Titles, and 1 Gold Medal. Both have set D3 All Time Records in the 5k and 400m. We […]

This week, Noah and Stu sat down with Johns Hopkins Coach, Bobby Van Allen. Bobby is the first D1 Graduate to be on the pod but winning 6 national titles makes up for it. Bobby was initially hired as a part-time coach and later was named Full-Time in 2002. He covers his background in Maryland, […]

Hello everyone, happy new year and welcome back D3 glory days. We started this podcast last  year, and it’s been a lot of fun for us to share some of the stories of Division three running, and to relive our own glory days. We’re excited for what this year is going to bring to our […]

At first glance, Parley Hannan from Ithaca College came out of nowhere to win a national championship in just her second year of cross country. That much is true. But spend a little time with self proclaimed ‘open book’ Parley Hannan, and you’ll see that the 2019 champion’s story runs much deeper. Three universities, a […]