One of our favorite episodes of the year! Our 2025 North Dakota High School Cross Country Champions Owen Johnson (Class B Boys), Ruby Ihmels (Class A Girls), Claire Grinde (Class B Girls), and Owen Hintz (Class A Boys) join the podcast to discuss the 2025 season, their individual state titles, and post-season XC racing.

This week's Summit League Segment highlights the South Dakota State University and includes an interview with SDSU senior Cody Larson. Plus Kwik Star Peak Performers of the Week, news from around The Summit League, and more.

This week's Summit League Segment highlights the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks and includes an interview with UNO freshman Briley Early. Plus news from around The Summit League and more.

This week's Summit League Segment highlight the University of South Dakota Coyotes and includes an interview with USD sophomore Isaac Ochoa. Plus highlight of this past week's Kwik Star Summit League Peak Performers, news from around The Summit League, and more.

This week's The Summit League Segment highlights the University of Missouri Kansas City Kangaroos and includes an interview with UMKC sophomore Mariah Belmont. Plus highlights of this past week's Kwik Star Summit League Peak Performers, news from around The Summit League, and more.

This week's The Summit League Segment highlights the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks and includes an interview with UND senior Jadyn Keeler. Plus highlights of this past week's Kwik Star Summit League Peak Performers, news from around The Summit League, and more.

This week's The Summit League Segment highlights the University of St. Thomas Tommies and includes an interview with UST junior Elsie Kmecak. Plus highlights of this past week's Kwik Star Summit League Peak Performers, news from around The Summit League, and more.

This week's The Summit League Segment highlights the North Dakota State University Bison and includes an interview with NDSU senior Jacob Knodle. Plus highlights of this past week's Kwik Star Summit League Peak Performers, news from around The Summit League, and more.

Micade Shumway (Williston, ND) has no regrets on his running career. It helps when you've won a state team title in cross country and an individual conference title. What it took to get him there, however, was far from easy. Listen to Micade's inspiring story of finding the sport, believing in himself, and finding a balance between life and running.

This week's The Summit League Segment highlights the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles and includes an interview with junior distance star Abraham Chelangam. Plus highlights of this past week's Kwik Star Summit League Peak Performers, news from around The Summit League, and more.

Shelby Frank is no stranger to success. After a wildly successful collegiate career, Shelby stepped into the ring as a post-collegiate at last weekend's USATF Outdoor Championships and qualified for the World Championships in the women's discus. Listen to Shelby share her journey, her experience qualifying for his first senior national team, and what's to come for the rising star.

Jak Urlacher (Grand Forks, ND) found the pole vault in high school after a suggestion from his head coach. Urlacher, who translated his background in gymnastics into the vault, would go on to become an All-American and the greatest North Dakotan to ever pick up a pole. Listen to Jak's insightful interview as he describes his growth in the sport and what it took to soar to new heights.

Sam Roller makes his NCAA Championships debut tomorrow in the javelin, an event he wasn't even solely recruited for.  Now Sam finds himself on the pinnacle of the NCAA track & field world with an opportunity to earn All-American status. Listen to the story of a kid from Thompson, ND chasing a dream and never giving up in his pursuit of reaching his potential.

It's here! The 2025 NDHSAA State Track & Field Championships have arrived. With plenty of storylines to follow, we preview some of the best athletes and events to watch across all 4 classes. Good luck to all student-athletes participating!

This week's The Summit League Segment highlights the University of St. Thomas and includes an interview with All-Summit League senior distance runner Molly Desotell. Plus highlights of this past week's Kwik Star Summit League Peak Performers, news from around The Summit League, and more

This week's The Summit League Segment highlights the USD Coyotes and includes an interview with senior hurdle standout Averi Schmeichel. Plus highlights from this past week's Kwik Star Peak Performers, news from around The Summit League, and more.

This week's The Summit League Segment highlights the NDSU Bison and includes an interview with All-Summit League athletes Hunter Merkley and Bryce Enerson. Plus highlights of this past week's Kwik Star Peak Performers, news from around The Summit League, and more.

This week's The Summit League Segment highlights the UMKC Kangaroos and includes and interview with sprint sensation Tory Lanham. Plus highlights of this past week's Kwik Star Peak Performers, news from around The Summit League, and more.

This week's The Summit League Segment highlights the UNO Mavericks and includes an interview with junior triple jump standout Emma Klein. Plus highlights of this past week's Kwik Star Summit League Peak Performers, news from around The Summit League, and more

John Curley's high school times were pretty meager, but a top-10 finish in the mile at the Minnesota High School State Track Meet earned him a spot on the NDSU roster. After a challenging college career of injuries, John gave up running. The break didn't last long, and after several years of building John will find himself on the starting line of the Boston Marathon on Monday with a Puma jersey on as part of Project3.