D3 Glory Days

Telling tales of D3 running greatness through podcasts and articles. Home to the fastest D3 marathoner ever.

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Women's Steeplechase First Team All-Americans

🥈 Audrey Maclean @MiddAthletics
🥉Keira Rogan @hamcollxc_tf

Ellie Meyer @WTF_knights
Peyton Steffen @DutchXCTF
Ann Brennan @SUNYGBelieve
Adriana Crabtree @IWU_XCTF
Annika Carlson @ChapmanTFCC

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A HISTORIC RUN FOR BULL

Sophie Bull of Calvin makes her move with 800m to go and wins her first national title, and the first women’s steeplechase national title for Calvin.

Her 13-second personal best of 10:11.73 is the 4th fastest time in D3 history.

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Men's Steeplechase First Team All-Americans

🥈 Adam Loesner @UWLMensTF
🥉 Caden Schneider @UWPlattTrackXC

Brady Goss @CobberSID
Pierce Young @SUNYGBelieve
Lance Sobaski @WTF_knights
Jayden Zywicki UW-La Crosse
Mason Shea @uwectrack

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SULLIVAN PULLS IT OFF!

UWL’s Joey Sullivan takes down a loaded men’s steeple field, including teammate Adam Loenser, who went stride for stride with him until the final barrier.

Sullivan closed hard and came away with his first national title 🏆

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Decathlon First Team All-Americans

🥈Kale Hobart @DutchXCTF
🥉Max Lelwica @SJUJohnnies

Jacob Balcome @UWRFTrack
Max Foland @uwectrack
Oak Sullivan @Williams_TFXC
Joe Guthrie Wisc-River Falls
Nick Whitlow @CentreAthletics

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“It was torture!”

But it was worth it for Charlie Nolan, who won his first national title in the Decathlon! He led all ten events, leaving no question that he would be the 2025 champ.

Hear him talk about what it was like to finally win it all.

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Women's Heptathlon First Team All-Americans

🥈Emma Gruen @uwectrack
🥉Emilee Booker UW-Eau Claire

Lauren Huber @IWU_XCTF
Aurielle Brunner @ChathamCougar
Emma Burr @thomascollege
Bridget Finn @RiponTrackXC
Faith Ladin @NCCWomensXCTF

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The national record holder gets her crown 👑

Emory’s Nikki Boon led for 6 events out of 7 in the women’s heptathlon, winning the title by 447 points. Boon swept the multi crowns this year, winning the indoor pentathlon and now the outdoor heptathlon.

Take a bow, Nikki Boon!

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🥈 Christian Pfeiffer @bw_tf_xc
🥉 Jamile Gantt @RowanMXC_Track

Jackson McDowell @sjuJohnnies
Jamarcus Brown @LynchburgTFXC
Garret Rothans @HSUTrack
Anthony Meng @MITTFXC
Noah Wampole Rowan

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Threepeat for Bliey!

@MITTFXC's Jackson Bliey comes just shy of clearing 2.17m, but it’s still enough to cinch this third high jump national title, thanks to clean clearances through 2.11 meters.

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Women's Shot Put First Team All-Americans

🥈Brenna Masloroff @UWOTF_CC
🥉Maria Falk @pioCUtrackCross

Jenae Bothe @WASHU_XCTF
Izzy Burman @ONUsports
Isabelle Deal @RowanAthletics
Chloe Reiser @UDTFXC
Amblessed Okemgbo @gobucs

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Back where it all started ✨

In the event in which she won her very first All-American honor, @MITTFXC's Alexis Boykin is now the D3 National Record holder.

Boykin’s 16.80 meters passes the legendary Robyn Jarocki on the all-time list to set a new shot put D3 record.

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Women's High Jump All-Americans

🥈Hannah Zastrow @BlueDevilsTF
🥉Serena McNeilly @CentreAthletics
🥉Jaden Gatts @UDTFXC
🥉Ebunoluwa Opata @WASHU_XCTF

Hailey Carolan @CornellRamsXCTF
Breannda Davis @WC_Titans
Alexa Belanger @houghtonuniv
Marin Simons @svuathletics

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ALLIE WILDSMITH!

The indoor champ is back, capturing the outdoor title with an amazing clearance of 1.80 meters, the No. 4 highest clearance in D3 history.

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Men's Shot Put First Team All-Americans

🥈Isaiah Brunache @CORTLANDXCTF
🥉Yakob Ekoue @uwectrack

Andrew Mott @YCPXCTF
Owen Fremeau @UOlivetXCTF
Cooper Folkestad @CobberSID
Gage Stankiewicz UW-Eau Claire
Jacob Edwards-Palmerio @UDTFXC

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Adam Strouf on top!!!

The indoor champ adds an outdoor title to his resume, throwing a new PR of 18.50 meters on his first throw in the prelims and retaining the lead until the end.

He leads @uwectrack to a 1-3-7 punch, racking up 18 points for UWEC.

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Women's 10K First Team All-Americans

🥈Riley Buese @LCPiosXCTF
🥉Deyanneira Colon Maldonado @AUXCTF

Kate Sanderson @MITTFXC
Rachel Brennan @gordonathletics
Gabriella McCarthy @SUNYGBelieve
Alison Bode @StOlafMXCTF
Ainara Sainz De Rozas @cuwfalcons

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All smiles for Penelope Greene, your
2025 Women's 10k D3 National Champion!

Greene took the field out hot in a 74-second first lap, and did not look back.

She led all 25 laps and crossed the finish line in the 8th fastest women's 10k time in D3 history, just 4 seconds from a pb

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Men's 10K First Team All Americans

🥈Charlie Wilson @SUNYGBelieve
🥉Isaac vanWestrienen @CornellRamsXCTF

Grant Matthai @UWLMensTF
Aidan Matthai UW-La Crosse
Cameron Halter @SagehenRunning
Tyler Schermerhorn @WTF_knights
Simon Heys @DubC_XCTR

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North Central Cardinals 🤝 Distance
running

Braden Nicholson wins North Central their 11th men's 10k national title with a huge 2:16 closing 800.

This comes after Nicholson took the 3k title indoors, adding to the long legacy of candy-striped North Central greats.

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Women's Long Jump First Team All Americans

🥈Aurielle Brunner @ChathamCougar
🥉Annabelle Lanik @trinityutigers

Chloe Hein @CentreAthletics
Elysse Cumberland @TUFTStrackXC
Megan Hunt @UWOTF_CC
Paulina Tinajero @elmhurstbluejay
Sage Hendershot @godrewrangers

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The long jump queen!

Loras's Emma Seipel is a two-time long jump national champion, but she's never won an outdoor title until
today.

She opened up the competition with a No. 6 all-time leap of 6.15 meters and could not be caught.

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Men's Javelin First Team All-Americans

🥈 Damitrius Hester @RowanMXC_Track
🥉 Jayden McKeen @UCTFXC

Trey Theobald @owusport
Steeley Mucken @willamettetrack
Corey Stalters @BSU_XC_TF
Justin Koplan @fandmcollege
Andrew D'Asaro @duxctf

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ALL YOU NEED IS A CHANCE!

Scott Sloan of Wheaton came into the national meet seeded fifth, but was the last one into the final.

He stayed in ninth until the last throw, when he PRed by a meter and a half to jump the entire field and win his first national title as a freshman.