After sweeping the Big Sky Conference Men's & Women's 2025 Indoor Championships, Coach Mike Smith was named Coach of the Year for the 8th time!

Now he joins us on this week's podcast and schools us on hurdle training, coaching philosophy and off-season training.

This week, we’re joined by legendary Florida Gators head coach Mike Holloway.

A true icon in the sport, Coach Holloway has led Florida to a staggering 13 NCAA team championships, including the historic 2022 double title sweep for both men’s and women’s outdoor teams.

We dive into his coaching philosophy, sustained success, and what continues to drive one of the most decorated coaches in collegiate track and field.

With multiple Olympic and World Championship medals to his name, Vernon Norwood is one of the top 400m sprinters in Olympic history and is still competing at the age of 33.

Dr. Jeff Messer has 30+ years of working with XC and distance athletes and is the only coach to have won both a men's and women's Nike XC Championship but also at 2 quality schools and was the USTFCCCA National Girl's High School XC Coach of the Year.

Kaela Edwards is a 5x NCAA D1 First Team All-American and 800m specialist.

** How her training has changed in the last 2 years

** What keeps her stay focused

**How important is the weight room for mid-distance runners

Vince Anderson has coached some of the top sprinters, hurdlers, relay teams and jumpers at the college and Olympic level and is one of the most sought after T&F presenters at coaching clinics around the globe. You can find him online at Coach_Vince_Anderson and here for this weeks podcast.

Lincoln HS T&F and XC coaches, Coaches Eric Dettman & Marie Davis Markham, bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the XC and T&F world and get in-depth on how they've created one of the most successful programs in high school.

How to produce championship teams year after year.

How to recruit and attract high school athletes to your program. (hint = buy a snow cone machine)

How to perform and succeed at NXN rather than just be excited to get there.

CEO of Lyons Performance Coaching, Alex Lyons, has worked with some of the top high school, college and professional distance athletes in the country.

* What role does sports massage therapy play in performance.

* What an athlete can do on their own to stay healthy.

* The importance of teaching athletes how to effectively apply self-therapy to minimize their own injuries.

Not many XC coaches have had the level of success as coach Sean O'Day has.

Head coach at Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado, Sean shares his thoughts on training at altitude, race strategy and team culture.

American hurdler, Jasmine Jones, is the next Olympian to join the 'cast from Las Vegas.

300m hurdles vs 400m hurdles

Life in the Olympic Village

Racing in lane 9