On the Women’s 5K starting line at the 2026 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, one singlet will stand out from the rest. Jadyn Keeler’s bright Kelly green uniform represents a small school in Grand Forks, North Dakota—and you’d be foolish to underestimate her.

Last year, Jadyn put the University of North Dakota on the map with a 10th-place finish in the nation, just two spots shy of the podium. This year, she returns with a 15:14 5K PR and a mission to claim a First-Team All-American trophy.

Her progression from a 17-minute 5K runner to one of the fastest women in the NCAA is one of the most impressive trajectories in the sport. Her story earned her a featured post on the influential running page “Fast Women.”

Today, she joins The Kick: A Runner’s Podcast fresh off a "Triple Crown" weekend at the Summit League Championships, where she swept the Mile, 3K, and 5K in a dominant display of range. We discuss her incredible season so far and her goals for the National Championship in Arkansas on Friday, March 13.

If you’ve ever felt like an underdog or wondered if you could reach an elite level from unlikely origins, Jadyn’s story is one of the most powerful you’ll find.

Hosted by Will Loggia.

Will Sumner is already one of the most accomplished young middle-distance runners in the world. Not many people can say they’ve won at NCAAs, the Millrose Games, Penn Relays, and the World U20 Championships.

He signed a professional contract with Adidas after his freshman year at the University of Georgia, having won NCAAs in a negative-split 1:44.26. That performance turned heads and left the track world wondering how much faster he might be able to go, but since turning pro, injuries have taken him out more than once.

In this conversation, Will opens up about navigating setbacks as a pro athlete, and why he believes his ceiling is still far from reached. If you’ve ever battled injury, or struggled to stay confident when things don’t go as planned, this episode is for you.

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Hosted by Will Loggia.

Originally from England, Molly Jones took the NCAA by storm and became one of the most dominant athletes in Sun Belt Conference history, breaking school records for Coastal Carolina University and stacking conference titles.

In her final collegiate season, a stress fracture threatened to end her NCAA career early. Through one of the most dedicated cross-training programs you’ll ever hear of, she maintained incredible fitness, and won another conference title on the other side of injury.

Now post-grad, Molly is navigating life beyond college athletics—balancing a full-time job, training mostly on her own, and racing at an elite level on the roads. She has quickly asserted herself as one of the most promising young half marathoners in the world.

Hosted by Will Loggia.