Brad Hunt is the current head cross country and distance coach at Princeton University. Brad was a teammate of mine at Kent State before starting his coaching career with the Golden Flashes. He then made stops at Virginia and Wake Forest before settling in at Princeton in 2016. Brad is an awesome guy and you’ll be able to tell from this podcast why he’s been so successful! (0:00) Intro. (1:21) We talk about how Princeton and the Ivy League were the first ones to make the decision to stop competing at the outset of the Coronavirus situation. (8:22) Then we chat about how Princeton is currently dealing with coaching and helping athletes at this confusing time. (13:45) We go into a fun conversation about our days at Kent State and how it helped make us who we are today. (24:00) Finally we end with talking about Brad’s incredible running streak.
Cole Davis is in his first year as the head coach at Division III Johnson & Wales University in Denver, Colorado. Previously he was very successful as the head coach at Friends University in Wichita. Podcast topics: (0:00) Intro (1:28) Cole and John talk about what dealing with the Coronavirus on their campuses has been like. (7:15) Next they chat about how to structure workouts and recruiting during this unprecedented time. (13:33) Cole talks about building a program with no previous tradition. (17:33) What do we do now? Living life during the Coronavirus.
Coach Wise sits down with Genesis Regional Manager Ben Heithoff and Friends Head Track and Field Coach Cole Davis. They cover a wide range of topics including Wichita State’s connections to Genesis, crazy jobs they’ve had, college and work recruiting, NCAA cross country championships, college football, movies and how to pick a good karaoke song.
Lily Wu is an award-winning journalist and active community volunteer. She joined KAKE News in 2010 after earning a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong. Lily grew up in Wichita, Kan. and earned the distinction of Summa Cum Laude by graduating with two bachelor’s degrees in international business and integrated marketing communications from Wichita State University.
She is involved with pageantry and placed 4th-Runner Up at Miss Global 2017, held in Cambodia. Lily has also represented the USA at Miss World University and Miss Chinese World, as well as represented Kansas at Miss United States, Miss Teen International, and Miss International.
Coach Wise sits down with local music artist, Adam Capps. Adam grew up listening to music from a wide variety of artists from Queen to Alan Jackson and everything in between. During his attendance at Wichita State University, where he was an accomplished track athlete, he earned a degree in Spanish and Education. He used that degree to begin his first job as a high school Spanish teacher. During the last couple years of college he started performing at smaller venues and parties and gained a following in his hometown of Wichita, Ks. It wasn’t until the age of 24 that Adam had the aspirations to pursue a music career.
Coach Wise is joined with Wichita film producer/director Leif Jonker. Both share a passion for movie making…especially in the genre of horror films. It’s October, so sit back and enjoy some tales from the dark side of cinema.
Coach Wise sits down with world traveler Vayia Filios as they share their experiences and passion for exploring the world.
Other topics of discussion include recent world records in track and field, a former Shocker athlete in an Apple ad and much more. As always, we have Coach Wise’s recent movie review. Go Shocks!
