Latest Articles
From late nights with baby Maeve to early miles in Naperville, Dan O’Keefe (NCC ’18) is proving that passion doesn’t fade after college, it evolves.
We are back bringing you the best coverage D3 running has to offer with a September recap and preview. fora huge weekend of racing to come as we flip the page to October. Read all about what to watch for this 2025 D3 Cross Country season.
Faith Duncan talked to D3 distance standouts Brigid Hanley of Emory and Natalie Bitetti of CMS about how their paths converged as grad transfers and Lobo teammates at University of New Mexico. Hear how D3 prepared them to continue their careers at the D1 level and what major differences they note between divisions.
The next feature in Christopher Brenk's Building for the Fall series features Laura Zimmer from CMS. She takes on the Twin Cities Marathon on October 5th.
North Central’s legendary coach, Al Carius, passed away at his fight with cancer. 2014 Alum, Ryan Root, paid tribute to his coach that shaped his life and many others.
The fall marathon series kicks off with St. Olaf's, Elliot Kadrofske. Christopher Brenk details his build to Chicago this fall.
New D3GD writer, Christopher Brenk, previews his fall marathon series. He'll be sharing the builds of D3 Alumni as they look to hit OTQs and PBs this fall.
Latest Episodes
We sit down with Anna Kenig-Zielser after her 2:35:25 OTQ at Chicago Marathon. Learn how she went from a soccer player in 2021 to an OTQ in 2025.
Will Shuflit joins the podcast after winning the Paul Short White Race. Hear about his season and goals.
Learn more about the D3 PreNational down in South Carolina from this conversation with the Women’s champion: Adriana Crabtree.
We sit down with Amherst Grad, Stephanie Reents to discuss her new novel, We Loved to Run
Luke Maher, a Tufts grad, discusses the inception and impact of Puma's Project 3, aimed at supporting sub-elite runners. Learn more about Luke’s effortd.
2025 Western States Champ, Abby Hall, sits down to share how she overcame a huge injury to stand atop the podium.
Latest Rankings
The first set of the 2025 D3 XC Rankings are here. Read a little bit behind our reasoning for the rankings.

28 Nationally ranked teams head to Rock Island! Augustana is hosting a crazy Interregional. Get ready for it.