D3 Glory Days Podcast

An unofficial series is coming to D3 Glory Days called ‘The Lost Season.’ We’re going to be interviewing those who lost their senior track season due to COVID-19. While many want to forget that time, we want to be a place where people can share their thoughts and help in the process of moving on. The first guest in this series is Genny Corcoran from SUNY Geneseo. Corcoran comes from a competitive...

You asked some questions - we gave some answers. We'll do a full XC preview here soon. Stu is on Vacation (bad timing). The video that got Noah and Stu Hyped - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijTwZNUBhcI Rate or Review D3 Glory Days! As always, we really appreciate your support of this podcast. If you’d like to help spread the word, share the podcast with a friend, or leave us a review on Apple Po...

On this week’s episode, we sat down with University of Rochester grad, Dr. Dave Moller. Rochester went through a series of transitions during Dave’s time which allowed him to be a D1, D2, and D3 All-American. The first season he ran XC, Rochester was a D2 school but transitioned mid year. After earning D2 All-American honors in fall, he won the 3 mile at D3 Outdoor Nationals in the spring. In 1974...

A gallon of milk, a pound of pasta and a pound of ground beef is what transformed Sean Donnelly. A self proclaimed uncoordinated kid, Sean took the untraditional route to the throws. He left the baseball team after being deemed the 4th string catcher. Late in his high school career, he got introduced to the weight room and became invested in becoming a Strong Man. His diet from above led the charg...

Read the Article we referenced in the episode here ! Although “national champions” and “Loras women’s track and field team” seem almost synonymous these days, all dynasties have a beginning. In this episode we sit down with Head Coach Matt Jones to learn the history of the women of Loras just won 4 straight national titles. He goes in-depth on the difficulties getting the culture to where he wante...

“ I think it was because I didn't have the right set up that I wondered what my potential is if everything was going wrong in college then what happens when everything goes right? It was curiosity that drove me to continue my post-collegiate career.” On paper you see three national titles, 10 All-American and a team title so what could have gone wrong? Under the hood, Melanie’s experience wasn’t e...

“You don't know how many World Championships you go to. Hopefully a lot more after this. But the goal is to go in there and go to finals and compete for a medal.” Being the youngest in a family of great pole vaulters, Luke Winder was destined to be great. After winning a state title like his brothers and father, Luke went on to North Central where was a 7x National Champion and one time runner-up....

“When I won my first title, I imagined what it would feel like to go to Nationals again and lose. And that just definitely wouldn't sit well with me.” At USAs, Kyle Rollins placed 5th in the high jump with a new PB of 2.22m (7-3.1/4) but it wasn’t as easy as it sounds. Kyle opened up the entire competition at his season best height! Talk about nerves. Rollins cleared his season best on his very fi...

“Competing at USAs is something that I'll talk about for the rest of my life. I'm sure the people around me are going to get sick of it, but I'm sorry, I’m going to keep talking about it!” This week we sit down with Concordia Chicago duo, Simone Wilson and Kayla Armstrong! Fresh of their national titles in the 400mH and 400m, Simone and Kayla head to Eugene, Oregon to compete against the best athl...

“A lot of people say, ‘Oh, I went D1,’ but I like to say I went D3 because that's what was best for me.” We speed things up today by sitting down with Bella Hogue to hear about her 100/200 National Titles. Bella transferred from D1 Nebraska to Nebraska Wesleyan after her Freshman year citing it not being the right fit for her. She was drawn in by the perks and being able to say she went D1. Howeve...

“I will never place limits on myself ever again and say, ’I’m not going to get any better.’ If something isn't working, I know that there are always things that you can change or tweak to try to improve.” Fresh off her two national titles, Ari Marks joins us to reflect on her D3 career. While cut short to COVID and a brief stint on the crew team, Ari has no regrets with how her career went. Her pa...

While Stu and Noah were in the booth, the D3 Glory Days team was capturing moments from the meet. This episode is a compilation of interviews that Emily Richard had throughout the weekend. She was able to speak with nearly every national champion and talked with a few athletes after qualifying for the finals. The audio is a little all over the place due to the wind and PA announcer but this gives...

Bonus Episode! Stu sits down with former guests, Emily Richard s 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/coach perspective. We'll see how our picks play out! Think you can predict the outcome of Nationals? Join our prediction contest ! The Top 3 will win a pair of goodrs and the winner may have more p...

The 2022 Outdoor Nationals meet is next weekend and to get your ready for them we brought on four athletes. Each fo these athletes have multiple marks inside the top 8 and are looking to make a splash a Spire. On the episode today is Alyssa Pfadenhauer, Jamie Dailey, Victoria Kadiri, Sam Blaskowski and Malissa Lindsy. All bring the same excitement to be competing in such deep fields. Alyssa, Jamie...

The 2022 Outdoor Nationals meet is next weekend and to get your ready for them we brought on four athletes. Each fo these athletes have multiple marks inside the top 8 and are looking to make a splash a Spire. On the episode today is Evie Miller, DJ Anderson, Skye Digman and Bram Miller. All bring the same excitement to be competing in such deep fields. DJ, Skye and Bram will be fighting for team...

After many episodes, we welcome on our first thrower to D3 Glory Days! Monique Newton grew up in Sacramento, California playing a lot of different sports. Growing up, her mother instilled in her the importance of education and how it can be used to transform her life.  There were times when Monique would come home to the electricity or the hot water being shut off.  This shifted her focu...

On April 28th, 2022, Brian Diemer announced his retirement from coaching at Calvin College after 36 years. What does a D3 coach do before going off into the sunset? An interview on D3 Glory Days! After 34 straight MIAA cross country titles, Coach Diemer has left his legacy not only Calvin College but across D3 as a whole. What started as a two year stint to help the current coach at the time write...

The new era in athletics involves an athlete to do more than show up to a meet, compete, and then go home. Social media has changed the way athletes are able to connect with their fans to show not only their training, but their personality. Jack Flood has built a large following on his Tik Tok to show his training and his love for the best CPD . From an athletic perspective, Flood’s story is one o...

20.66. The new D3 200m record. Last year when we interviewed JP, he predicted he would run 20.76. Last week, he came through with his prediction a whole tenth faster. In this episode of the Double, we chat with JP on his current season, his indoor season and what we can expect from JP the rest of the season. As a confident runner, JP is feeling great as we head into the championship season but won...

“Don't be afraid to hurt because it's going to hurt.  Getting better, getting faster - it hurts, it sucks, and it's uncomfortable. But just being able to understand your limits and knowing where those are is a big first step in order to reach some of those goals.” Last week, thousands of runners ran from Hopkinton to Boston to compete in the 126th running of the Boston Marathon. The 8th Ameri...

This week on The Double, Natalie Bitetti, Riley Harmon, Emily Clarke, and Meredith Bloss join to talk about finishing 2nd in XC, fast times in track, and the culture at CMS. Not being on campus for the ‘20-'21 school year was challenging but it brought a renewed love for running for the CMS team. Many of them were able live together while being able to train consistently during that time. After Jo...

“Like the air we breathe, there's something there that has kept us [Al] together and it's the biggest emotion you have. That's love for each other and love for the program that Al started. I tried to do the best I can, and I hope somebody else is is willing to put in the time and energy that it takes.” On April 4th, Frank Gramarosso announced his retirement from North Central College marking a new...

Welcome back to D3 Glory Days! It’s been a bit since we last spoke but we’re back with a few guys from Pomona-Pitzer. On today’s episode of The Double, we speak with Colin Kirkpatrick, Lucas Florsheim, and Bennett Booth on Pomona’s national title in xc and how the season is going so far. The team has 16 guys under 15min in the 5k and just added their 17th last night. They speak highly of the team...

“Leave the meet either in tears because you did so great that couldn’t help but cry or because you failed trying to do something great.” - Chip Schneider What a weekend of D3 Track and Field.  Noah and Stu start by giving their perspective of the weekend and some of their favorite moments before speaking with the coaches that won a national title. We sat down with the three national title win...

The indoor national meet is this weekend! Get prepared for the weekend by hearing from some of the contenders. They all have had a great season so far and are eager to compete this weekend. We’re looking forward to watching them compete as we announce the meet! In order of appearance and their time stamp: Marion Edwards - 3:55 (60m, 200m, 4x4) Isabel Maletich - 21:26 (LJ, TJ) Tucker Cargile - 38:0...