“You can anticipate something like that all season. Like in theory, we knew we could do it. But actually seeing that [the scoreboard with Carleton #1] and knowing that we did it was just a completely different thing.” Phoebe Ward, Sophie McManus, and Mary Blanchard join D3 Glory Days to relive their national championship! With all but Clara Mayfield returning from last year’s team, Carleton knew they had something special. They relied on their pack running and knew every runner mattered as they got closer to Nationals. The turning point in the season was when they won the Mike Woods Invite, ta ..read more

We sit down with 6 coaches to review their seasons and what they're excited for the D3 Cross Country National Championship. They all bring a unique perspective to their situation and provide valuable insights for runners and coaches. You'll hear themes of positivity and building of team cultures. You get a sense of why these programs are contending for a national title. Time Stamp 2:34 - Donna Ricks - Carleton 12:28 - Derek Stanley - UW-La Crosse 24:06 - Ryan Chapman - Wartburg 40:58 - Tyler Deck Shipley - NYU 52:13 - Matt Sinnott - North Central 1:05:44 - Tim Connelly - Carnegie Mellon --- Se ..read more

The interregional weekend proved to be an exciting weekend. With strong performances all over the country, we’re highlight two pairs that ran well together and for their team. Two Pocket Aces Awards today. The Pocket Aces award on the Men’s side goes to Frank Csorba and Chasen Hunt. Frank and Chasen went 1-2 at the Mike Woods Invite and led Lynchburg to a runner-up performance. We spoke to them about the season so far, their summer training, and how placing 30th last year has been a key motivator. We also dive into Chasen’s big jump this season, Frank’s experienced, and what their team goals a ..read more

Teams from all over the country traveled to Pennsylvania to get a look at the National Meet course. Typically the Pre-National meet is circled on the calendar and produces great performances. The CMS women flew from California and put on a show. They won 51-99 over MIT and put 5 in the top 15. We're joined today by Nat Bitetti and Elle Marsyla who finished 2nd and 5th. Nat and Elle go into the dynamics of traveling across the country during the season, their team goals, and who is more likely to half step on easy runs. You'll also here how they prepare for races and more about the CMS team cul ..read more

The D3 Cross Country season is heating up. The big meets are approaching and the performances are taking it up a notch. For Week 5, we’re bring back the Pocket Aces award and recognizing someone who faired well against strong competition. The Pocket Aces award goes to Morgan Uhlhorn + Grace Richardson from NYU. This duo finished third and fourth at the Paul Short Brown Race which helped NYU take the team win. Last year, we saw a resurgence from the NYU squad and Grace Richardson was a big part of that. They finished 26th in the nation and showed flashes of their potential. Vivian Kane made the ..read more

As we enter the busy part of the XC season, we award the next batch of D3 Glory Days Runner of the Week Awards. For the first time in this young award, the runners hail from the same college. Week 4 winners are John Lucey and Genna Girard from Williams College. After winning the Little 3 Championship last weekend, John Lucey continued his winning ways in 2023. This time, he crossed the line first at his home invite: Purple Valley. Once a bigger invite, Purple Valley still attracts strong team including last year’s national champs: MIT. Up front, Lucey led his teammates to a 1-2-3 victory which ..read more

A new week brings a new set of Runners of the Week. We honor James Settles and Olivia Pisacano as the Week 3 D3 Glory Days Runners of the Week! James Settles won his race out in Denver in 24:50. The senior from Colorado College is coming off a breakout year where he finished 4th in the Outdoor 5k and ran 14:08. Settles finished 60th last year and has found a new sense of confidence that is helping him make the leap. While getting to the national meet is important, Settles wants to make sure he can help his team get there as well. This summer made James realize where he fit within the Nation. P ..read more

We're on to week 2 of the Runner of the Week Awards. This week we came across a duo from UW-Whitewater that crossed the finish line at basically the same time. Gunner Schlender and Christian Patzka opened up their season is dominating fashion by gapping the field by over a minute. The duo earns the 'Pocket Aces' award as we get a glimspe of what their hand could be this year. The duo could be regarded as the best duo in the country and they fill us in on how their will look. Plus, we get a peak at their summer training and what they're looking forward to this summer. Fiona Smith opened up her ..read more

We’re excited to bring you something new this season. In an effort to continue to support and grow D3XCTF, we felt the next best step would be to bring weekly awards. Introducing the D3 Glory Days Runner of the Week Award. We’ll scan results each week for the athletes and teams we thought had the best performance. Some weeks may not be meet winners or those that ran the fastest. We’ll do our best to go beyond what the results show. But some weeks the winners and fastest will prevail. How to Support D3 Glory Days: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠D3 Glory Days Venmo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We launched a Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscri ..read more

Emily Richards comes back to D3 Glory Days as a guest. She gives us an update on her post collegiate running. The 9x D3 Champ had a contract with Hoka but lost the contract during COVID. She now runs with Tracksmith in their amateur development program. Emily shares her journey of running without a contract and where she fits in the sport of running. She's made 7 US championships and is still eyeing the sub 2 barrier. This season she was very consistent running 2:00, 2:01 and 2:02 but just missed breaking the barrier. She also goes into how coaching at Ohio Northern has impacted her running. E ..read more