Season 2, Episode 37: A chat with former Crestwood (Cresco) prep track, hoops star Ellie Friesen

Ellie talks about her whirlwind engagement and upcoming wedding on August 13 to Ryan Hodge, a fellow runner at Baylor University. She chats about how the two met and also about going to seminary at Baylor a year ago to pursue a master's degree in the ministry. Ellie talks about a change in coaching at the Waco school as well as a knee injury that stalled her progress last season. The South Dakota State school record holder in the 1,500 mentions why she changed from pursuing a sports administration job at the college level. Ellie talks about why she spurned going to Iowa and Iowa State to run for Rod DeHaven at SDSU. She also talks about the highs of winning four Iowa state track and field titles as well as a state basketball title as a senior. Ellie talks about the famous "bun" and how she set a trend among college athletes. She also chats about Baylor's outlook for the upcoming cross country season.