Season 3, Episode 37: A conversation with U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier Emma Huston

The podcast opens with big news from Ames, where director of track and field and cross country Jeremy Sudbury was given a contract extension through 2030. Lance looks at the impact of the move on the program. Then, former Des Moines Roosevelt and Drake University star Emma Huston is interviewed to start the series on former Iowa collegians who have qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in February. Emma talks about changing her plans after her tuneup race for the marathon, the Twin Cities Marathon, was canceled in October. The Drake record holder in the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 tells why she leans so much on her coach, Jacob Kaemmer. Emma details her best and worst races of her career and the biggest reason she chose to attend Drake. She also tells her favorite day of the Drake Relays and why December is a fun month for her.