Introducing: Chasing the Crown
Nov 02, 2020
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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 unique as the teams that ran them. If your program has/had a traditional, mythical workout, that maybe wouldn’t have made sense to an outsider (think The Michigan), we want to hear from you. Especially if this workout happened on a unique loop or course. Give us a call at 765-276-7870 and leave your pitch on our voicemail. Submissions should be around two minutes long. We’ll pick a few of the best to feature on the series. We’re looking forward to hearing from you, here’s the Glory Days. Again, call us! 765-276-7870 D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Strava
Episode 23 – Jeremy Hernandez
Oct 20, 2020
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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 how he’s progressed through the sport, how he handles championship racing pressure, and he even showed us his national championship ring. Jeremey embodies the spirit of D3 running by consistently showing up and giving it your all. We hope you enjoy this one! Jeremy is currently running professionally for Hoka One One with the NJNY Track Club. Read More about Jeremey at the Hoka NJNY Website. D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Strava
Episode 22 – Al Carius
Sep 29, 2020
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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 in the top four 42 of the 47 XC national meets. Simply incredible. Al’s passion for the sport and his care for his student athletes is clear. Read about Al’s career here. He bring so much energy and wisdom to the episode that we hope you enjoy it.
SUNY Cortland Dynasty Part 4 – Jack Daniels
Sep 15, 2020
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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 Cortland and various stories in between. It is clear throughout why his athletes admired him so much. During his time at Cortland, he saw 7 XC Team Titles, 4 Individual XC Champions and over 150 All America performances in cross country and track. Dominance. We hope you enjoy! D3 Glory Days Gear D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Strava D3 Glory Days Website
D3 Glory Days Merch
Sep 10, 2020
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We’re so excited to launch our first merch. Live for 1 week only!
SUNY Cortland Dynasty Part 3 – The End of an Era
Sep 08, 2020
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Julie Donnelly – 1:25 Cindy Lauzon – 50:21 Mickey 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 shift in mentality on the team, the joys of running for Jack Daniels, and the immense pride they had for being a member of the SUNY Cortland Dynasty. This is our longest episode to date, so please use the time stamps to jump back in. We truly hope you have enjoyed this series. Please pass it along to a friend, teammate or coach to listen or better yet, share it on Social Media. We want to thank all 9 women we’ve interviewed during this series. It was amazing to bring their stories to life and to get more context about their impressive stretch during the 1990s. Thank you SUNY Cortland! D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Strava D3 Glory Days Website
SUNY Cortland Dynasty Part 2 – The Peak
Aug 19, 2020
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Michelle LaFleur – 2:02 Heather Swarts – 42:40 Heidi 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 Cortland and each earned 3 All-America Honors. They brought the Cortland Dynasty to new heights and helped set the Division III record of scoring 18 points at the 1992 National meet. These three women went into depth about their experiences, their setbacks and what it took to stay on top. Their stories can resonate with anyone and we’re so excited to bring you this series. If you enjoyed please share it on your social media! D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Strava D3 Glory Days Website
SUNY Cortland Dynasty Part 1 – The Rise
Aug 04, 2020
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Judy Sparks – 2:07 Vicki Mitchel – 38:24 Tammie 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 star recruits, but largely of women who weren’t recruited at all began to win championships. And then they just kept winning. Over a ten year stretch, SUNY Cortland finished off the podium only three times, and never finished lower than ninth. Over a three part series we document the rise, peak, and fall of Division III’s first Cross Country dynasty, as told by the women who were there. In Part 1, The Rise, we’re joined by Judy Sparks, Vicki Mitchell, and Tammie Miller. These three women were the keys to igniting this Dynasty. In cross country, these three combined for 7 All-American performances and 4 Team titles. They didn’t see themselves as runners but evolved into champions. We cover how they found Cortland, the impact being apart of the team had on them, stories about Jack Daniels, and much more. Their stories can resonate with anyone and we’re so excited to bring you this series. If you enjoyed please share it on your social media! D3 Glory Days Instagram D3 Glory Days Twitter D3 Glory Days Strava D3 Glory Days Website
Episode 17 – Cassie Funke-Harris
Jul 07, 2020
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*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, the podcast telling tales of D3 greatness. The reason for the break was two fold. One, we wanted to take some time to pitch ideas for future shows, and sketch an outline of guests and stories to bring you over our second season. There are some shows in our pipeline we’re really excited to share and we’ll provide more information in due time. Second, our national consciousness shifted quickly and dramatically to conversations surrounding social justice and how we must improve our communities and society to be an equitable place for people of color. It’s a serious time to be an American, and our podcast didn’t fit into that conversation. We also recognize the need for diversion. It’s OK to take issues seriously, but also leave some space to recharge. So here we are again, and we’re excited to learn from, and be inspired by our guests right along with you. Thanks for sticking with us, and enjoy D3 Glory Days, season two. This was a great conversation with Cassie Funke-Harris. We discussed her transition from rural Kansas to Carleton College. She was a big catalyst in helping them begin a long streak of qualifying for the national cross country meet. We discussed her coaching career at Amherst and bring together both the men and women’s team. We touched on Women in coaching that was inspired by another podcast discussion with Allison Wade of the Fast Women Newsletter. Cassie has had great experiences within the division and offers a lot of insight. Be sure to follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Strava
Episode 16 – Kirk Reynolds – Coach and D3 Historian
May 26, 2020
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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 at Pomona-Pitzer and has been there ever since. Reynolds has stacked up the coaching accolades by guiding 35 All-Americans, and 10 XCTF Conference titles.
Beyond coaching, Coach Reynolds has brought a lot to Division 3 Running. He holds the role as Historian on the USTFCCCA Exec committee and has created the Historians Report that houses everything you need to know about Division 3 history. It’s truly a comprehensive report that recounts the origins of D3 and can be a source of motivation. Our favorite section is the list of 3x and 4x All American. We encourage you to check it out. We had a blast asking Coach Reynolds questions about the history of D3 Running as well as learning about his sabbatical to Kenya.
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