D3 Glory Days Podcast

We move up in distance this week and speak with Colorado College head coach, Alex Nichols. Alex is professional trail/ultra runner for Scott Running and finished 3rd overall at the USATF 100mile Road Championships. Alex was drawn to Colorado College due to the access to the trails and the unique academic calendar. His freshman class was large and showed a lot potential to become a great team. Thro...

Macklin Chaffee’s running journey is centered around the question, “what if.”  In high school, his coach put him in three events to see what he would do well in: high jump, hurdles, and the 1600m. After a fast last lap to propel Chaffee to a 4:45 in his first 1600m race, it was clear Chaffee was a miler. Chaffee’s motivation levels ebbed and flowed while he was at Williams College. To put it...

Switching up this week to cover off on what was an exciting weekend in D3 Track and Field. So much happened over the weekend and Nationals is still weeks away.  Jordan Carpenter comes on to recap the action. If you want to read the recap, check it out . D3 Glory Days Patreon We launched a Patreon ! As we said, we will never go behind a paywall - so any support is greatly appreciated. This pas...

On this episode we were joined by Kassie Parker to talk about her historic 3k run and what to expect in her 5k this afternoon. We got to preview the Men's DMR with JCU and Lynchburg. Plus, we welcomed back Jordan Carpenter to break down the hype that is BU this weekend. Great episode with a lot of action. Get ready for another big weekend in D3 Track and Field. D3 Glory Days Patreon We launched a...

We're welcoming Lilah Drafts-Johnson to the D3GD staff and what a better introduction than to know her D3 story. In high school, Lilah started out as a two-miler but shifted toward the 400mH and triple jump. While not completely understanding the recruiting process, Lilah sent in her track marks to boost her application to Oberlin College. The coaches reached out and she quickly realized joining t...

For the second episode of the double, we sat down with Marcus Weaver to discuss his record breaking Heptathlon. We won't see him back in the Hep until Nationals but expect a big performance out of him in March. After Marcus, we spoke to Coach Linh Nguyen from Emory on his transition back into D3. We also discussed ways to better standardize the time conversion that takes place every to reflect whe...

Olympians, they’re just like us! If you need someone to cheer for this Winter Olympics, look no further than St. Olaf graduate, Jake Brown. As a self proclaimed, ‘typical Minnesota distance athlete' Brown got his start in cross country skiing at a young age. His aerobic background from skiing made for a  natural transition into running world when he got to high school. However, wile at Prince...

“After I ran 2:44, it would have been very easy to pick a reasonable goal time of 2:40 and then completely limit myself from 2:33, so I don't really like to set goal times.” The Houston Marathon was a historic day for US distance running as the American record in both the marathon and half marathon were broken. As the celebrations began, Christina Welsh crossed the line in 8th place running 2:33:0...

We launched The Double to bring more coverage to D3 Running. The focus of The Double will be on the current season that features conversations with current athletes and coaches. The D3 Track and Field Season is off to a hot start. In the debut episode of The Double, we sit down with Aidan Ryan, Ella Baran and Henry Pick. Learn more about what's going on in D3 as well as these three. So far: Aidan...

One of the most decorated middle distance runners in D3 history almost stepped away from the sport. Liz Kujawa (Woodworth) went to UW-Oshkosh with the intentions to run and study Athletic Training. The AT major was demanding and the director of the program told her it would be difficult to run while being in the major. Her successful freshman year made her realize she could become something specia...

"I didn't realize at the time, but the chance Coach Ellingson gave me, it changed the trajectory of my entire life. I realize that more and more every year that I wouldn't be at NYRR today without that opportunity.” Have you wondered how the fields at the NYC Marathon and Fifth Avenue Mile are put together? Sam Grotewold and his team are responsible for putting together the world-class of the even...

“Even when running sucks and I'm not having any fun with it, I keep coming back to it. That keeps paying off because running, more than any other sport, rewards you for showing up every day and continuing to work hard.” Welcome to 2022! We’re back with recent 2:14 Marathoner and Haverford grad, Dylan Gearinger. Like many runners, Dylan didn’t start out as a runner. He focused on football and baseb...

42 Episodes! Can you believe that? We put out 42 episodes this year. In Today’s episode, Noah and Stu sit down to recap what happened this year on D3 Glory Days, give their top 3 episodes, and give a preview of what is coming to D3 Glory Days in 2022. This was a such fun year for the D3GD team. We tested the waters of providing up to date coverage this cross country season, began putting out writt...

Annie Rodenfels returns to D3 Glory Days after running 15:08.80 at BU this weekend - a World Standard! The original goal of the of Saturday was to pace the BYU women to 3k-4k. At 3k, she was feeling good and dropped back into the pack to see where the train would take her. A 30 second last lap propelled her to win the race of her life. She is now 12th All-Time on the US Women’s indoor 5k list . Th...

Both National Champs in the same week? Kassie Parker won the 2021 Women’s Individual National Title on Saturday by running a D3 Course record down in Louisville. Kassie made her way to the front of the race from the start and never looked back. She was joined by Evie Miller for about 3k, which was the longest she had someone trailing her in a D3 race. While it wasn’t the time she wanted to run tha...

Today on D3 Glory Days, we’re joined by the 2021 Men’s Individual Champion, Alex Phillip. The 2021 Champion made his initial move around the 5k mark to try to break open the field. Down the home stretch, Alex responded to a late kick from Elias Lindgren and overtook him with 100m remaining. Pure jubilation took over as Alex began to celebrate before the line as he pumped both his arms as he crosse...

What a day in Louisville! Emily Richards and Jordan Carpenter come back on the podcast to discuss all the action. Quite a historic days with Alex Phillip breaking the Championship record, Kassie breaking the D3 Course Record and Pomona-Pitzer breaking the total team time record.  How to Support D3 Glory Days As always, we really appreciate your support of this podcast. If you’d like to help s...

We sat down with 6 contenders to discuss their season so far and what they're looking forward to this weekend. It was great to learn more about them and hear about their seasons. Tylers Morris: 3:36 Danielle Page: 16:36 Alex Phillip: 30:49 Fiona Smith: 44:50 Joe Freiburger: 59:05 Ari Marks: 1:12:20 These are the time stamps for each runner. Support our Partner A huge thanks to goodr for coming on...

Conference weekend shook up the rankings! We saw streaks continued, first ever conference titles, and upsets across the Nation. Emily Richards comes back to help recap the weekend and go over our latest Top 10 rankings. Check out the rest of the Top 32 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...

David Cooper began running after an injury took him out of wrestling. He quickly converted his competitive spirit from the mats to the track. Running came naturally to him while he would cut weight in wrestling and after he had quick success during his junior year of high school, he wanted to see how far he could take running. On his campus visit to Mount Union, his conversation with legendary coa...

Jordan Carpenter rejoins D3 Glory Days to break down the latest Top 10 rankings as well as tease the top 32 rankings. We saw some great performances this weekend and we’re looking to see things shake up as we head into the postseason next week. Full Top 32 Rankings can be found here . Read Emily Richard’s recap of Oberlin Read Nate Holley's recap of Augustana As always, we really appreciate your s...

We've updated our Top 10 Rankings as we head into the last big weekend in the regular season. There are 4 major Inter Regional meets this weekend that will give the nation a better idea of where everyone stands. Before we went into the rankings, Bijan came on to explain his LACCTiC website to help you understand how it works and how to use it.  After Bijan, Emily Richards came onto to help un...

This past weekend was a big weekend for D3 Cross Country. Teams are starting to show their true colors and individuals are beginning to have break out races. Tom Sawyer Park played host to the D3 Pre National Meet to give teams and athletes a preview of what’s to come in November. We mentioned this in last week’s episode that the real season is beginning. Simon Heys and Evie Bultemeyer came away w...

We said we were going to do it and we finally did. Here are our rankings as we head into the real part of the season. With Pre-Nats and Paul Short this weekend, the D3 Landscape will take shape. For now, we ranked the top 10 and as the season progresses we will get to the top 32. For this we relied on Bijan Mazaheri's Website: LACCTIC - A great simulation and ranking tool to see where your team li...

“My job is to protect what we already have and what I sold the guys in our locker room. If I go and recruit a kid that wants a lifestyle that's completely opposite of that, I'm doing those guys in the locker room and injustice because I'm bringing in a poison.” Sean Carlson’s approach to coaching comes from the fear of being out worked and not being good. He had this mentality at North Central Col...