West Coast XC

In this episode we recap the Nike Twilight Relays and the Sacramento Meet of Champions. Then we talk with Coach Matt Ellis of Bellarmine Prep High School in Tacoma about the South Sound Classic held in Puyallup, WA 00:00 Nike Jesuit Twilight Relays Recap 04:26 Sacramento Meet of Champions Recap 07:04 South Sound Classic Preview

In this episode we talk with Coach Thor Esbensen of Ida B Wells about the Nike Jesuit Twilight Relays at Jesuit High School in Portland. Then we talk with Todd Tokubo about the Sacramento Meet of Champions at American River College. 00:00 Bryan Clay Invitational Recap 04:25 Preview of the Nike Jesuit Twilight Relays with Thor Esbensen 34:56 Preview of the Sacramento Meet of Champions with Todd Tokubo

In this episode we talk with Fresno Pacific University assistant coach Connor Nolen about Bryan Clay Invitational. 00:00 Arcadia Invitational Recap 07:12 Bryan Clay Invitational Preview

We talk with Coach Ken Reeves about the Arcadia Invitational distance races.00:00 Stanford Invitational Recap06:39 Preview of the 800 at Arcadia17:49 Preview of the One Mile at Arcadia32:57 Preview of the 3200

In the episode we talk with Coach Albert Caruana about the high school races at the Stanford Invitational and Thor Esbensen about the Oregon Relays. 00:00 Recap of The Ten 04:59 Preview of the high school races at the Stanford Invitational 31:53 Preview of the college races at the Stanford Invitational 38:52 Preview of the Oregon Relays

In this episode, we recap the Dublin Distance Fiesta and talk with Coach Ken Reeves about the high school portion of The Ten 00:00 Recap of the Dublin Distance Fiesta 08:02 Ken Reeves talks about the running movie he is advising 13:16 Coach Reeves previews the 800 of The Ten 21:39 Preview of the 3200 29:51 Preview of the 1600

In this episode we talk with Dublin Distance Fiesta Meet Director Chris Williams about the amazing Dublin Distance Fiesta. We also check in with Albert Caruana about athletes to watch at the Dublin Distance Fiesta. 00:00 Nike Indoor Nationals recap 06:09 Interview with Coach Chris Williams on the Dublin Distance Fiesta 35:22 Interview with Coach Albert Caruana on athletes to watch at the Dublin Distance Fiesta

We talk with DyeStat's Oliver Hinson about Nike Indoor Nationals being held at the Armory in New York City. Oliver highlights the athletes to watch from March 12 to 15.

In this episode we check in with Todd Tokubo as he recaps the Skyline Invitational and previews the Monta Vista Rustbuster Invitational. 00:00 Recap of the Wildwood Mile 03:28 Recap of the Skyline Invitational 12:53 Preview of the Monta Vista Rustbuster Invitational

In this episode, we recap the Westlake/Moorpark Distance Carnival and speak with Wildwood Running co-founder Marie Davis Markham on Saturday's Wildwood Mile in Portland, OR 00:00 Westlake/Moorpark Distance Recap 04:18 Wildwood Mile Preview with Marie Davis Markham

In this episode, we recap the Husky Classic at the University of Washington and then speak with Coach Troy Burns of Westlake High School about the Westlake/Moorpark Distance Carnival. 00:00 Husky Classic Recap 04:56 Westlake/Moorpark Distance Carnival Preview with Coach Troy Burns

In this episode we preview the final indoor meet of the season at the University of Washington called the Husky Preview.

In our latest episode Coach Dave Frank explains the Grassroots 3000 run in Portland for high school athletes and the history of the event.

We talk with the voice of Dempsey Indoor, Paul Merca, about highlights from the Spokane HS Invitational and then we preview the UW Invite/Mile City

In this episode we recap the incredible performances from last weekend's UW Preview at the Dempsey Indoor at the University of Washington. We also preview the upcoming meet at the Podium in Spokane called the Spokane High School Invitational. 00:00 Recap of the UW Preview 07:48 Preview of the Spokane High School Invitational

We talk to the voice of the Dempsey Indoor, Paul Merca, about how he prepares for announcing at the Dempsey, what makes Dempsey Indoor a special place and athletes to watch this weekend.

In this episode, we talk with Todd Tokubo about the meets we look forward to this spring. 00:00 Nike Portland XC Backpack Giveaway Details! 03:41 Track meets we are looking forward to in 2026 with Todd Tokubo

In this episode, we recap our top memories of the 2025 cross country season with Todd Tokubo

In this week's episode, we talk with Coach Chuck Bruns who has spent a year observing and writing about the California Division 2 champion Jesuit Marauders. The book is in the editing phase right now and Coach Bruns shares his process on covering the Jesuit boys.

In this episode we talk with Keenan Gray of DyeStat about his top moments in the high school cross country season. We also recap the Brooks XC Championship held in San Diego with interviews with Jaelyn Williams of Eastlake, Conor Lott of Clovis North and Johanes Van Meerten of Flagstaff. 00:00 Brooks XC Championship Recap & Athlete Interviews 09:44 Keenan Gray of DyeStat shares his top high school cross country moments

In this episode we talk with photographer Russell Moore about the NXN meet held in Portland, OR. Then we preview the last cross country race of the season, the Brooks XC Championship in San Diego. 00:00 Interviews with NXN athletes 03:57 Recap of NXN with Russell Moore 34:22 Brooks XC Championship Preview

In this episode we check in with Todd Tokubo and we share our highlights from the California State Meet. We also preview NXN! 00:00 Interviews with California athletes 04:06 Recap of the California State Meet with Todd 29:40 NXN Preview

In this episode we celebrate our first anniversary of our YouTube episodes and preview the California Cross Country State Meet with Todd Tokubo and Albert Caruana. 00:00 Review top ten YouTube Episodes of the last year 09:02 Todd Tokubo shares his top five things to watch at the California State Meet 26:17 Albert Caruana previews the California State Meet 29:40 D2 Boys 38:17 D3 Boys 41:17 D2 Girls 46:00 D3 Girls 49:46 D4 Boys 53:17 D5 Girls 57:05 D1 Boys 1:04:07 D4 Girls 1:10:48 D5 Boys 1:15:51 D1 Girls

In our latest episode, we do a quick recap of the NCAA D1 West Regional and NXR NW. We then talk with Coach Albert Caruana about the different CIF Section races in California.00:00 Interview with Nelida Dalgas of North Salem and Cassidy Armstrong of Ballard05:35 Interview with the boys of Lincoln of PortlandO7:39 Recap of the Northern, Sac-Joaquin, CCS Sections25:35 Preview of the NCS, Central and Southern Sections

In this week's episode we look back at the Oregon State Meet, look forward to NXR Northwest and talk with University of Oregon Cross Country star Anika Thompson!00:00 Interview with Knappa boys, Jayden Warner of Warrenton and Maddie Carney of Caldera07:05 Interview with Malachi Schoenherr of Sheldon, Sheldon boys, Eleanor Wyatt of West Linn and Lauren Gerlach of Tualatin10:40 NXR NW Preview with Doug Binder, editor in chief of DyeStat32:05 Interview with University of Oregon Cross Country athlete Anika Thompson

In this week's episode we interview athletes from the Metro League District Meet & Westside Classic. Ida B Wells Coach Thor Esbensen previews the Oregon High School State Meet. Bellarmine Prep Coach Matt Ellis previews the Washington High School State Meet.00:00 Interviews with Sunset's Naomi Cesar & Jesuit (OR) varsity boys03:18 Interviews with Gig Harbor's Lejla Carlsson & Bonney Lake's Latham West06:33 Interviews with Bellarmine Prep's Luke Saalfeld & Camas' Cohen Butler09:18 Thor Esbensen of Ida B Wells previews the Oregon State Meet40:15 Matt Ellis of Bellarmine Prep previews the Washington State Meet1:16:01 Conclusion

In this episode we recap the sweepstake races at Mt SAC, show interviews of Mt SAC athletes and preview the Westside Classic - Washington State Meet qualifier.00:00 Recap of Friday's Mt SAC Sweepstakes (athlete interviews)07:11 Recap of Saturday's Mt SAC Sweepstakes (athlete interviews)13:41 Preview of the Westside Classic

In our latest episode we recap the Tacoma Twilight & Stumptown Showdown and then preview the 77th annual Mt SAC Invitational00:00 Tacoma Twilight Interviews05:30 Stumptown Showdown Interviews10:26 Mt SAC Invitational Preview

In this episode we recap the two-day Clovis Invitational with Todd Tokubo 00:00 Recap of the Rose City Inv, Fall Classic Inv and Nike Hole in the Wall06:09 Friday Clovis Inv Interviews11:42 Saturday Clovis Inv Interviews16:50 Clovis Invitational recap with Todd40:10 Preview of upcoming meets

In this episode we interview the invitational races at Mt Carmel Sun Devil Invitational. Then, we speak with Coach Albert Caruana about this weekend's Clovis Invitational.00:00 Interviews with Mt Carmel winners Olivia, Jaxon, Ari & Leo07:32 Clovis Invitational preview with Coach Albert Caruana41:10 Conclusion

In this episode we interview teams, varsity winners of Nike Portland XC and preview the Mt Carmel Invitational.00:00 Interview of Central Kitsap boys and Tesoro boys and girls03:52 Interview of Nike Portland XC D3 & D2 varsity winners08:47 Interview of Nike Portland XC D1 & Danner winners, plus Heritage (CO) Tik Tok dance!14:39 Preview of the Mt Carmel Invitational

We talk with Nike Portland XC co-meet director Steve Sparks about Friday's Jim Danner Championship races. We also show interviews we conducted at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic00:00 Introduction04:13 Interview with Oren Hill of Thousand Oaks, Brynn Davenport of Crater, Ryan Fitzpatrick of Nueva School , Henry Hauser of Menlo Schools and Elle Williams of Turlock07:45 Interview of Delaney Napierala of Oaks Christian, Carlmont girls, Woodbridge boys and Herriman boys13:23 Preview of Nike Portland XC with co-meet director Steve Sparks33:16 Conclusion

In this episode we talk to the winners of the Meriwether Cross Country Classic and winners of the Bellarmine Prep Invitational. We then talk with Keenan Gray of DyeStat about the sweepstakes races at the Woodbridge Invitational.00:00 Interview with Lauren Gerlach of Tualatin and Jayden Warner of Warrenton05:22 Interview with Sophia Rodriguez of Mercer Island and Central Kitsap boys8:16 Keenan Gray on Woodbridge Invitational33:04 Conclusion

In this episode we talk with Coach Matt Ellis of Bellarmine Prep Invitational of Tacoma, WA about the history of the meet and teams and athletes to look for on Saturday.00:00 Introduction02:03 Coach Matt Ellis talks about the Bellarmine Prep Invitational22:17 Conclusion

In this episode Todd and Ken talk about their opening meets which include USF Invitational, The Night Meet, Hayward Scrimmage and Cool Breeze Invitational. Also we interview North Medford athletes at the Night Meet, Sundown Showdown boys champion Jace Deledonne of Poly (Riverside) and the Yorba Linda athletes.00:00 Introduction03:40 Interviews with North Medford, Jace Deledonne of Poly (Riverside) and Yorba Linda.07:41 Todd and Ken recap the USF Invitational, Night Meet, Hayward Scrimmage and Cool Breeze Invitational34:38 Conclusion

Our first episode of the second season and we talk with photographer Todd Tokubo about the five cross country meets he is looking forward to this fall. We also met the Gresham High School Cross Country team. Lastly, we talk about the cancellation of Footlocker.00:00 Introduction02:54 Todd Tokubo talks about meets this fall37:37 Meet the Gresham Cross Country Team40:18 Thoughts on the ending of Footlocker National Championships

We talk with Coach Dave Frank on who he thinks should be on the Mt. Rushmore (AKA Mt Hood) of Oregon high school distance runners.00:00 Introduction03:03 Oregon girls distance legends30:01 Oregon boys distance legends01:15:31 Conclusion

In our latest episode, we speak with DyeStat's Keenan Gray on who he would put in the male and female Mt Rushmore (AKA Mt Rainier) in the history of Washington high school distance runners.00:00 Introduction02:41 Keenan Gray on the top Washington high school distance runners in the state's history45:56 Conclusion

In this episode we talk with Coach Albert Caruana of the Cross Country Express about the Mt Rushmore or the Mt Whitney of female and male distance runners. 00:00 USATF Outdoor Championship Recap07:05 Albert Caruana's Mt. Whitney of California Distance Runners42:27 Conclusion

In this episode we recap the Bowerman 5K and preview USATF Championships. We also interviewed some of the members of the class of 2025 athletes from California who will be departing for college soon. Then we talk with Burlington-Edison of Washington on how they prepare for the upcoming cross country season.00:00 Recap of the Bowerman 5K & Preview of USATF Outdoor Championship03:11 Interview with Benjamin Bouie, Carson Hedlund, Eli Fitchen-Young and Evan Noonan09:08 Burlington-Edison Interview14:47 Conclusion

In the latest episode, we recap the Stumptown Twilight meet and meet athletes from West Linn and Corvallis cross country program as they share how they prepare for the upcoming cross country season.00:00 Stumptown Twilight Recap06:38 West Linn High School12:03 Corvallis High School16:41 Conclusion

In this episode we recap the 50th Prefontaine Classic, meet Hart High School and Del Sol during their summer practices.00:00 Recap of Prefontaine Classic08:38 Meet Hart High School13:18 Meet Del Sol High School17:43 Conclusion

In this episode we visit with Santiago of Corona and La Mirada and find out how they prepare for the upcoming cross country season.00:00 Introduction04:42 Santiago (Corona)16:19 La Mirada22:09 Conclusion

In our latest episode we go over our top five track highlights and we meet with Marie Davis Markham of Wildwood Running and a few of the athletes to talk about their running camp.00:00 Introduction04:52 Top Five Track Highlights16:37 Wildwood Running Camp24:56 Conclusion

In this episode we talk with DyeStat's Oliver Hinson as he discusses his recent article on the changes on team sizes at the division 1 level in cross country and track.Then Oliver previews the individual distance races at Nike Outdoor Nationals.00:00 Introduction02:32 Oliver Hinson of DyeStat31:55 Conclusion

We talk with Todd about the amazing high school class of 202500:00 Introduction03:51 Todd Tokubo and class of 202533:58 Conclusion

We talk to our Albert, Thor and John about their highlights from last week's state meets on the West Coast!00:00 Introduction02:29 Albert Caruana talks about the California State Meet25:09 Thor Esbensen talks about the Oregon State Meet50:13 John Decker talks about the Washington State Meet1:12:17 Conclusion

State Meet Week! We interview Albert Caruana of Crystal Springs Uplands about the California State Meet, Thor Esbensen of Ida B Wells about the Oregon State Meet, Keenan Gray of DyeStat about the Washington State Meet.00:00 Introduction04:10 Albert Caruana on the California State Meet30:20 Thor Esbensen on the Oregon State Meet01:01:08 Keenan Gray on the Washington State Meet01:30:58 Conclusion

We check in with photographer Todd Tokubo as he highlights his top five memories from the track season. Todd is a photographer based in the Bay Area. We also recap the Big Ten Championships.00:00 Big Ten Championship recap05:54 Todd Tokubo highlights the track season19:00 Conclusion

We talk with DyeStat's Keenan Gray about the upcoming distance events at the Big Ten Championship that will be held on May 16-18 at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon00:00 Introduction01:50 Keenan Gray of DyeStat29:45 Conclusion