D3 Glory Days Podcast

Christian Patzka, Emily Richards, and Stu Newstat go over the 2026 D3 XC Preseason rankings. They talk about the teams they're excited for, storylines this fall and much more. Tailwind Nutrition is sponsoring today's...

After dropping 5minutes off her personal best in Boston, Maryann Gong is shooting for an OTQ in Chicago. With a 2:38 marathon PB she is right on the cusp of qualifying for the Olympic Trials. She takes us through her...

Emily Richards is getting ready for her 13th USATF National Championship. Her first was in 2017 as a junior at Ohio Northern. She speaks to her longevity, how the move to NY has helped, and why she’s not nervous that...

In November, Alyssa McElheny accomplished a lifelong goal of running an OTQ. she had tried twice before and even came within 30s. A month later she tried Hyrox for the first time after being asked to do double with a...

We sit down with Riley Coulter and Parker Huhn to learn more about what they're building with the Driftless Distance Project. We get the origin story. They saw a void a lot of college runners have of missing team...

Kassie Parker is in the middle of a breakout year, and this conversation catches her right in the thick of it. After a rocky transition out of D3, where strong training at Hansons just wasn't translating to race day...

Kai Smith had one goal for this season: go out legendary. He did just that. He entered the meet as the #10 seed in the 100m and walked away a champion. He moves to #2 All-Time running 10.14 and #3 All-Time in the 200m...

After a historic season, we speak with Sydney Radigan of Calvin to hear all about it. Indoors, she broke the 200m record, won the 60m dash, and was runner-up in the 200m. Outdoors she won the 100m and 200m and moves to...

Ryan Smith - a Bates 2023 grad - can't ask for a better debut marathon! An OTQ! He realized early that it was going to be a solo effort and walked us through his plan. It was one of those days where he felt good so he...

How fun was it to watch Blake Postler last weekend? He had a busy weekend for Eau Claire running the 110mH, 400mH and the 4x400. Over the. course of the weekend he ran 4 400s which came out to be a 3:13.80 1600! Pretty...

Noah Droddy, Emily Richards, Christian Patzka and Stu Newstat sit down to preview the 2026 D3 Outdoor Track and Field National Championship. Tailwind Nutrition is sponsoring today's episode. Whatever your training looks...

Trevor Richwine joins us to talk about his record, nationals, and his plans for after college. Trevor played 5 sports in high school but moved to running after he ran 1:55 his senior year. He shares his race plans and...

Ary Garceau joins ahead of the D3 track and field national meet. She breaks down how she's feeling ahead of this weekend's national championships. She fills us in how the last two national meets haven't been perfect but...

D3 Glory Days co-founder Noah Droddy turns the mic around on Co-Founder Stu Newstat to hear about what happened at Boston. Stu details his running journey dating and why getting back to Boston has revitalized his...

2:12 at Boston for Lars Dewall - a St. Scholastica alum. He talks about being in the pro field and how cool of experience that is. He moved out of Minnesota to teach in San Diego where he found a great community of high...