The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast

Unlock the world of track & field coaching with The Gill Connections Podcast! Host Mike Cunningham brings you inspiring stories, real conversations, and coaching insights from leaders at every level. Discover a new coach's interview every Monday. Plus, don’t miss the Ted Talks of track/field podcasts with our NEW Gill1918 Project episodes Tuesday-Sunday — short, powerful lessons from top coaches to help you grow on and off the track.

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Average duration: 75 minutes
Episodes: 719
Years Active: 2020 - 2025

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#19: Hassaan Stamps-East Tennessee State University

Hassaan is the assistant track coach for sprints, hurdles, and relays at ETSU for the past 7 seasons. In today's episode, Hassaan takes us back to his days in the famed Quicksilver Track Club as well…

01:49:23 | Wed 01 Apr 2020

#18: Arthur "Iggy" Ignaczak-Stanford University

You do NOT want to miss this episode! Today you'll hear about the importance of second chances and what a coach can do to turn around someone's life. Iggy is in his first year as the assistant coach…

01:17:05 | Tue 31 Mar 2020

#17: Ernie Clark-Ashland University

Ernie is the associate head coach for the Eagles of Ashland and a total hurdle fanatic. Growing up running the hurdles in high school and college, he has become one of the top college hurdle coaches …

01:30:25 | Fri 27 Mar 2020

#16: Lamont Johnson-Johnson C Smith University

Lamont Johnson is the head coach of Johnson C. Smith University for the past two seasons. He has a long varied career path that you are going to find unique. We had a lot of fun, so much fun that we …

02:18:05 | Thu 26 Mar 2020

#15: DJ Hicks-Houston Baptist University

DJ is the assistant coach at his alma mater Houston Baptist University in charge of sprints, hurdles, and relays. He is really ingrained into the Houston track scene as he ran high school track in t…

00:58:41 | Wed 25 Mar 2020

#14: Houston Franks-LSU

Houston is in his first year at LSU as the head cross country coach after coaching several years at his alma mater Mississippi State. Success has followed Houston at every stop of his career and it'…

01:06:20 | Tue 24 Mar 2020

#13: Chris Parno-Minnesota State

One of the many benefits to doing a podcast such as this is learning about the lives of new and interesting people. Chris fits this category perfectly. You'll see quickly this young coach has a long …

01:03:30 | Mon 23 Mar 2020

#12: Dave Anderson-Bentonville West High School

Great time with a great coach who has spent 39 years coaching high school athletes and continues to do so today. You'll enjoy learning Dave's career journey and even his personal athletic experiences…

01:02:31 | Sun 22 Mar 2020

#11: Andrew Craycraft-Millikin University

So interesting to sit down with Andrew and discuss his athletic background, coaching background and even learn that he was a practicing attorney early in his career. Even the mighty Wu-Tang Clan gets…

01:10:16 | Fri 20 Mar 2020

#10: Chad Gunnelson-Univ of Dubuque

Wonderful time sitting down with Chad on the phone to talk about coaching and life. Think you'll appreciate Chad's unique journey to becoming a track coach and specifically as the head coach of the …

01:23:53 | Wed 18 Mar 2020

#9: Stephen Madrid-City of Albuquerque

While most of our guests are going to be current or former track coaches, from time to time we'd like to connect you with someone you might not know of in the track world yet plays a vital role. This…

01:07:51 | Sun 15 Mar 2020

#8: Zac Ball-Towson University

Mixed it up with Zac in Albuquerque at the NCAA indoor championships. He was gracious enough to spend time with me while he prepared his athlete for their first indoor national championships. It was …

01:05:05 | Sat 14 Mar 2020

#7: Tyler Wingard-Christopher Newport University

Excited to sit down with Tyler and learn about his HoF dad, how he picked up the javelin, and what goes on to hosting an indoor track meet with 2000+ athletes. Enjoy!

00:57:57 | Tue 04 Feb 2020

#6: Kurt Thomas-University of Alabama-Birmingham

Was able to catch up with Kurt at his hotel in Boston for a track meet. Always fun to bring you really great people in this profession and he is certainly one of them. Enjoy!

01:09:34 | Mon 03 Feb 2020

#5: Kebba Tolbert-Harvard University

I can't tell you how much fun I had with this interview with the great and powerful Kebba Tolbert. Even after knowing him for nearly 20 years, I continue to learn more and more about his fascinating …

00:53:31 | Fri 31 Jan 2020

#4: Brenner Abbott-Harvard University

Lucky to be joined by the pole vault coach at Harvard University. Brenner shares with us his shortened collegiate pole vault career and how that led him into coaching. We take a deep dive into his bu…

00:43:01 | Fri 31 Jan 2020

#3: Marc Mangiacotti-Harvard University

Great time sitting down with Marc as he talks about growing up in Boston, gaining valuable experience in Houston, and coming back to his hometown in Beantown. Marc shares his love of his life Carrie …

01:13:39 | Fri 31 Jan 2020

#2: Gabe Sanders-Boston University

Fun time sitting down with first year head coach Gabe Sanders. We talk about his decision to come back to BU, as well as his plans for the future. Enjoy!

01:06:29 | Tue 28 Jan 2020

#1: Zeb Hoffman-Evergreen State University

Wonderful time visiting with a very interesting coach with an interesting athletic career at an interesting college. Learn how he became the oldest (?) athlete to win a collegiate championship and ho…

01:01:54 | Mon 27 Jan 2020

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