Bleav in Track & Field

Steeple queen Emma Gee joins the show! Emma is currently a Track & Field athlete at Temple University and was on BYU’s Cross Country and Track & Field teams from 2015-2019. BYU’s honor code forbids homosexual behavior. Emma shares her inspirational story on becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ athlete in the history of BYU.

Olympic, Oregon, and Professional Track & Field Reporter, Chris Hansen, joins the show. Tune in to find out what the next couple months of cross country and track & field could look like! We cover everything from the delayed NCAA XC season to the 2021 Olympics.

Puma professional triple and long jumper, Yanis David, joins this week’s episode of Bleav in Track & Field! The University of Florida alum shares her remarkable journey from Guadeloupe to becoming a two-time NCAA Champion, four-time SEC Champion, school record holder, Honda Sport Award winner, and Bowerman Finalist.

Lisa is joined by Ezra Frech, Paralympic track & field athlete, Angel City Sports co-founder and motivational speaker for this inspirational episode of Bleav in Track & Field! Ezra shares his experience in the sport, what he attributes to his success and so much more! Support Angel City Sports here: http://angelcitysports.org/donate Follow Ezra on TikTok: … Continued

University of Minnesota announced they will be cutting their Men’s Track & Field team upon the conclusion of the 2020-2021 school year. Asics Pro and Gopher alum, Obsa Ali, explains what is happening, what the program has meant to him, and what people can do to help! Help reinstate the program here: https://linktr.ee/reinstateumnmenstf Follow Obsa … Continued

Lisa is joined by Nike Pro and 400m specialist, Wil London. The Waco, Texas native and Baylor University alum shares what he thinks is the most overlooked aspect of a sprinter’s training, what he attributes to his success, and what career he would choose if he was not a sprinter!

Liam Fayle, Director of Creative Marketing at HAWI Management, a track & field sports agency, joins the show. Liam shares how athletes in the sport can make more money, what their agency looks for in athletes, and how track & field athletes can obtain non-footwear partnerships to expand their revenue streams.

Penn State Track & Field and Cross Country Alum and now IBM Business Analytics Representative, Grace Trucilla, joins the show! Grace shares what her experience was like transitioning in and out of Division I running, the highs and lows of being a college athlete, how she successfully balanced internships with Nike and Congress, the impressive … Continued

Lisa is joined by Founder of The Virago Project and former pro and University of North Carolina volleyball player, Taylor Treacy. The Virago Project is a non-profit organization helping female athletes balance sport with life. Taylor talks about how athletes may deal with identity foreclosure and performance anxiety, explains why female athletes are susceptible to … Continued

Two of the eight former University of Arizona athletes who came forward to the Arizona Daily Star detailing a Track & Field program with a “rotten culture” join the show to share their stories. Thea Ramsey and Hannah Whetzel describe an environment where incidents of harassment were ignored, public weigh-ins were held weekly, injured and … Continued

Saucony Pro and 2:25 Marathoner, Laura Thweatt, joins Lisa on this week’s episode of Bleav in Track & Field! Laura reflects on her 5th place finish at the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials, talks all things marathon training, overcoming injuries, plans for Tokyo, her experience at the University of Colorado Boulder, and offers insightful wisdom on … Continued

Current World Leader in the pole vault, Nike Pro Katie Nageotte, opens up about her struggles with body image and what helped her through it, her plans for the Tokyo Olympics, what she’s learned along her journey, and so much more!

University of Iowa Cross Country and Track & Field Alum Brooke Bierhaus is now an award winning documentary filmmaker and visual storyteller. Brooke opens up about the challenges she faced at Iowa, her decision to move on from the sport, how she found success in filmmaking and so much more!

Two-Time Olympian New Balance Pro Runner Kim Conley shares her unbelievable journey to the Olympics, her plans for 2021, lessons learned along the way and so much more!

Oiselle and Little Wing Athletics Professional Runner Rebecca Mehra, opens up about the challenges she faced as a college athlete at Stanford, her experience as a pro, and shares the details on her impressive career outside of running!

Tim McGowan, professional runner for BAA and Penn State alum, joins Bleav in College Track & Field to share his journey on becoming a professional runner, his experience as a coach, secrets to a successful summer training and more!

Virginia Tech Throws Coach and UConn alum Andrew Dubs joins the show to share how alumni helped save UConn’s Track Program, their plans for getting the Men’s Cross Country program reinstated, and more!

Get the inside scoop on what’s going on with UConn Track & Field as I have a very light-hearted, unfiltered conversation with UConn Track alumni who also happen to be my brothers!

Listen to the first episode of Bleav in College Track & Field to find out what happened to the Men’s Track & Field program at Brown University, what the NCAA is planning for this upcoming fall, and more!

This is the teaser episode for Bleav in College Track & Field, hosted by Lisa Bennatan. Get excited for the newest podcast on the Bleav Podcast Network!