The D3 Outdoor National Championships start Thursday! We sat down with 6 contenders to cover their seasons so far and how they’re feeling going into the weekend. It was great to Welcome back Parley and Matt to D3 Glory Days as well as get new perspectives from current athletes. They cover off on their training, how they’ll handle the heat, and give a few predictions.

Here are the time stamps to listen to:

• Jared Pangallozzi (5:06)
• Parley Hannan (19:38)
• Ryan Cutter (37:13)
• Esther Seeland (51:43)
• Matt Wilkinson (1:04:24)
• Kassie Rosenbum (1:18:43)

Jared will be running the 10K and 5K. This season he ran 29:20 – which is #10 all-time in D3 history for the 10K and 14:27 for the 5K. He goes into the 10K with the #1 time and #12 in the 5K.

Parley will also be competing in the 10K/5K. She ran 34:12 and 16:17 for both events. 16:17 currently sits #6 all-time and she goes into both events ranked #1

Ryan had three qualifying marks but opted for the 10K/5K double. He ran 29:43 and 14:20 which is good for 4th and 5th heading into the weekend.

Esther, the reigning 800m champ, looks to defend her title. She goes into why she’ll only be running the 800 after posting the top time in the 400 and #3 in the 1500m. She goes into the weekend with a PB of 2:02 is #2 on the all-time list

Matt will be taking on the steeplechase/5K double. He has run nation-leading times of 8:44 and 13:58 which puts him #3 all-time by less than .3 seconds and his 5K sits 7th all-time.

Kassie looks to be Parley’s biggest competition this weekend. She is the reigning 10k champion and has run 34:19 and 16:45. She is #2 in the 10K and #7 in the 5K.

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