The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast

Lamont Johnson is the head coach of Johnson C. Smith University for the past two seasons. He has a long varied career path that you are going to find unique. We had a lot of fun, so much fun that we set two records! This goes down as the longest Connections podcast so far with a total run time of over 2 hours!  We also absolutely set the record for most name drops as Mont has been blessed to be ar...

DJ is the assistant coach at his alma mater Houston Baptist University in charge of sprints, hurdles, and relays.  He is really ingrained into the Houston track scene as he ran high school track in the greater Houston area as well as his collegiate career and now his coaching career. We talked about the uniqueness of the Houston track scene as well as what it was like to take a two-year jaunt up n...

Houston is in his first year at LSU as the head cross country coach after coaching several years at his alma mater Mississippi State.  Success has followed Houston at every stop of his career and it's a short matter of time before his athletes are doing big things for the Tigers. In this episode we explore how Houston got into coaching, his philosophy on coaching distance, and even his extrem...

One of the many benefits to doing a podcast such as this is learning about the lives of new and interesting people. Chris fits this category perfectly. You'll see quickly this young coach has a long positive career ahead of him. Enjoy this talk!

Great time with a great coach who has spent 39 years coaching high school athletes and continues to do so today. You'll enjoy learning Dave's career journey and even his personal athletic experiences.

So interesting to sit down with Andrew and discuss his athletic background, coaching background and even learn that he was a practicing attorney early in his career. Even the mighty Wu-Tang Clan gets a mention. You're going to enjoy this interview!

Wonderful time sitting down with Chad on the phone to talk about coaching and life.  Think you'll appreciate Chad's unique journey to becoming a track coach and specifically as the head coach of the University of Dubuque where he continues to evolve and adapt his coaching philosophy as he gains experience and learns each and every year.  And of course, because it is March of 2020, we del...

While most of our guests are going to be current or former track coaches, from time to time we'd like to connect you with someone you might not know of in the track world yet plays a vital role. This week's guest is a hidden gem in the track and field world as he is an events supervisor for the Cit of Albuquerque. For the past 15 years, Stephen has been instrumental in the building (and tear down)...

Mixed it up with Zac in Albuquerque at the NCAA indoor championships. He was gracious enough to spend time with me while he prepared his athlete for their first indoor national championships. It was great learning about Towson's incredible indoor season, the Ashland experience, and so much more.  

Excited to sit down with Tyler and learn about his HoF dad, how he picked up the javelin, and what goes on to hosting an indoor track meet with 2000+ athletes. Enjoy!

Was able to catch up with Kurt at his hotel in Boston for a track meet. Always fun to bring you really great people in this profession and he is certainly one of them. Enjoy!

I can't tell you how much fun I had with this interview with the great and powerful Kebba Tolbert. Even after knowing him for nearly 20 years, I continue to learn more and more about his fascinating life as a child growing up in the Bronx, as well as what mentors he had and their affect on his life even to this day. Before time ran out we started delving into his passion for the Star Wars legacy a...

Lucky to be joined by the pole vault coach at Harvard University. Brenner shares with us his shortened collegiate pole vault career and how that led him into coaching. We take a deep dive into his business ownership of a skate and surf shop. And how he works with his athletes to create their own individual balance scale between academics, athletics, and social.  

Great time sitting down with Marc as he talks about growing up in Boston, gaining valuable experience in Houston, and coming back to his hometown in Beantown. Marc shares his love of his life Carrie and how they've known each other since elementary school! 

Fun time sitting down with first year head coach Gabe Sanders. We talk about his decision to come back to BU, as well as his plans for the future. Enjoy!

Wonderful time visiting with a very interesting coach with an interesting athletic career at an interesting college. Learn how he became the oldest (?) athlete to win a collegiate championship and how this former hammer thrower is putting on a 10k and half-marathon race.