The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast

A bit of a different episode for us this week as we welcome Sam Peters a senior sprinter from Lincoln Memorial University on to the show. Sam reached out asking for advice on where to begin to be a t…

After having Dan O'Brien on last week, the wheels were turning so the tiles come back to what there is and what there isn't to fix regarding coverage of track and field on television. As if there w…

Fantastic conversation with the head coach of Arizona State University, Dion Miller. A journey that starts in Texas takes him to Washington and Arizona. Unique to him, he coaches at his alma mater Te…

It's time to figure out just HOW BAD the tiles did at predicting the results of the Indoor Championships. But first, we have Dan Obrien join us for some great convo! He drops a few jems for us all t…

We celebrate our 200th episode with a very special guest, the assistant coach of the East Carolina Pirates Udon Cheek. We explore his journey from walk on athlete at ECU to assistant Pirate coach, th…

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It's time to talk JUCO as we welcome long time NJCAA track coach Keith Blackwill to the podcast. We learn of his rough start to college (1 year drop out who joined the Army) and how it turned around …

Hey LLC fam, I'm not even going to go around the block on this title.  The tiles have been asked to give their TOP 3 SPRINT US TALENTS ever.  You'll LOVE this conversation!  This convo of course come…

A military brat who dreamed of being a Strength & Conditioning coach, Steven joins us to give us incredible insight into the magic occurring during his time at University of Northern Iowa as an under…

Rounding out championship week...as always, we have to start with TRACK IS BACK.  The oval has gone MAD!  And we love it!  One to ponder, and add to the list if you can add any, who is the best athle…

Today we're joined by MF Athletics Sales Rep Lisa Wilson. Lisa sits down with us to talk about her athletic background as a thrower and how that turned into a long patient career as a hammer thrower,…

Missed the LIVE taping of the Gill Connections podcast back on December 12, 2022? Here is the audio only version. We interviewed coaches and track personnel live from the Gaylord Rockies in Denver, C…

Hi everyone out there in LLC land!  Here go the tiles again, making WAY too early predictions about the NCAA indoor meet and the USA champs indoor meet.  Of course we hit TRACK IS BACK for all the ju…

Carol joins us to talk about her unique path in the coaching profession. How unique? Not withstanding she grew up in Jamaica and attended New York Tech in the US, she wasn't a track coach for more th…

It's the hottest weekend for collegiate track and field and we can't wait!  But first let's go back and recap last week's TRACK IS BACK! Sheesh...  Next, the topic is buying your way thru...so we as …

Today we pull back the curtain to get a behind the scenes look into the famed Penn Relays. After the retirement of long time Director of Relays Dave Johnson, the Penn Relays went to the leadership of…

We talk about going thru seasons in life.  Sports are going thru a season of milestones, we talk about the milestone in the upcoming Super Bowl, featuring two African-American quarterbacks for the fi…

The Multi-Faceted Journey of Chris Johnson, University of Arkansas' Head Coach in Waiting

In this enlightening episode of the Connections Podcast, host Mike Cunningham sits down with Chris Johnson, …

Happy LLC Day!  Zoltar our favorite fortune teller from the movie BIG, will help guide the conversations this week.  Starting with some track is back...SHEESH!  Then the first fortune to come out of …

Press play and get ready for some laughs and some tears. 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Dan O'Brien sits down to talk about the coaches that poured into him during his career as one of the top decathlete…