Airey Bros.'s Radio

Airey Bros.'s Radio

Airey Bros Radio is the #1 podcast for Wrestling, Cross Country & Track & Field athletes chasing opportunities at the HS, NAIA, JUCO, NCAA DII, DIII & D1 levels. Hosted by brothers Rich & Jimi Airey, we do the legwork so you don’t have to. Our mission: spotlight programs, coaches & stories overlooked by the mainstream. From high school dynasties to national championship programs, we bring you recruiting insights, culture deep-dives, underdog journeys & the knowledge we wish we had growing up. 🎧 Weekly live shows & highlights | 🔗 IG @aireybrosradio | Spotify & Apple Podcasts – Airey Bros Radio

Episodes

November 25, 2025 57 mins
Ladies & gentlemen — Howdy & Aloha! Welcome back to another episode of Airey Bros Radio — shining a light on the programs, athletes, and storytellers we wish we had access to growing up.Today we’re heading back to the mountains with returning guest Emily Coggin — ER nurse, mountain athlete, longtime Black Sheep Endurance athlete, and fresh off a breakout performance at the 2025 Run Rabbit Run 100, where she finished 2nd ove...
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In Episode 413 of Airey Bros Radio we sit down with Chris Lear — the voice of American distance running and co-author of Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running (with Andrew Greif & Sean Brosnan).Lear’s work has shaped how an entire generation understands the sport through three modern classics:
  • Running with the Buffaloes — inside Mark Wetmore’s legendary 1998 Color...
Episode 412 — 2025 3C2A (CCCAA) Cross Country State Championship Preview | Hartnell, Cuyamaca & Moorpark at Woodward ParkEpisode Description (Airey Bros Radio – Special Report)Ladies & gentlemen — Howdy & Aloha!Episode 412 is a special Airey Bros Radio JUCO XC State Championship Preview as we head to Woodward Park in Fresno, CA for the 2025 3C2A / CCCAA Cross Country State Championships.We sit down with three of the top...
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Ladies and gentlemen, howdy & aloha — we are HERE, you are THERE, and you’re now rockin’ with the best. This episode of Airey Bros Radio is a full 2025–26 NJCAA Wrestling Season Preview roundtable featuring four of the top JUCO wrestling programs in the nation.We go belly to belly with:
  • Clackamas CC – Head Coach Brett Sanchez (2025 national runner-up)

  • Iowa Central – Head Coach Luke Moffitt (7x NJCAA team champions)

  • Indian Hill...
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Episode 410 of Airey Bros Radio breaks down one of the most chaotic, unforgettable NJCAA championship weekends ever — the 2025 NJCAA Cross Country & Half Marathon National Championships in snow-covered Fort Dodge, Iowa.A full blizzard turned the XC course into a survival test and the half marathon into a grit fest. Tonight, five of the top programs in the country join us to relive every moment — the wins, the adversity, the str...
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Rider University Director of Cross Country & Track & Field Bob Hamer joins Airey Bros Radio to discuss how the Broncs built a complete team — sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws & distance — and turned under-the-radar recruits into conference champions and even Olympic Trials qualifiers.
We cover Hamer’s origin story (Penn State roots & Coach Groves), Rider’s developmental culture, the mental side of performance, and his...
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Episode 408 of Airey Bros Radio brings you the complete 2025 NJCAA Cross Country National Championship Preview Show — a three-division celebration of grit, team culture, and championship ambition from Fort Dodge, Iowa.

🎽 Division III: Steven Davis (Mineral Area College — #1 W / #4 M) | Jeff DeGraw (Joliet JC — #2 W / #3 M) | Mallory Dominguez (College of DuPage —  #3 W #2 M)
🎽 Division II: Jim Robinson (Lansing CC — #1 M) | Anthony...
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Ladies and gentlemen — howdy & aloha! We are HERE, you are THERE, and you’re now rockin’ with the best. We’re lacing up with Coach Bradley Sowder, Director of Cross Country & Track & Field at University of the Cumberlands—back for Round 3 on ABR. We dig into the Patriots’ rise (WXC currently top-3, MXC top-4), winning NAIA indoor/outdoor national titles (first men’s double in program history), the women’s 2025 NAIA Indo...
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Howdy & Aloha! We’re lacing up with Coach Brian Decker, Head Cross Country Coach at Point Pleasant Boro, fresh off one of the most dominant seasons in program history.In 2024, the Panthers swept the Ocean State Invitational, B-South Division, Ocean County, and Central Jersey Group 2 — the first sectional title in school history. Decker was named 2024 Coach of the Year by the Shore Track Coaches Association and the Asbury Park P...
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We are HERE, you are THERE, and you’re now rockin’ with the best.
In EP 405, we go Belly to Belly with Billy George, head wrestling coach at Long Branch High School—a Shore Conference lifer carrying the Green Wave tradition.Coach George digs into Region 6 history, District 23 wars, NJ’s realignment era, the public vs. private debate, and how Long Branch rebuilt its room with a family-first culture (football, lifeguarding, surfing) w...
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This special Airey Bros Radio roundtable previews the 2025 Jayhawk (Region 6) Cross Country Championships — featuring head coaches from the top-ranked NJCAA programs across the state. They break down training philosophy, course strategy, and what it’ll take to bring home the Region 6 title on Friday, October 24 in Colby, KS.

🎤 Featuring (in order of appearance)
🏃‍♂️ Mark Emerson — Butler CC (Men #4 • Women #12) [@butlercctf]
🏃‍♀️ M...
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In Episode 403 of Airey Bros Radio, we head to Lansing, Michigan, to sit down with Coach Jim Robinson, longtime Head Coach of Lansing Community College Cross Country & Track.Now in his 19th year with LCC, Robinson has been part of seven NJCAA National Championships, earning three USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year awards. Since taking over in 2014, he’s led the Stars to four women’s titles (2015, 2016, 2021, 2022) and back-to-...
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Howdy & aloha! We’re joined by Coach James Majenge, Head Cross Country Coach at Ranger College (@rangersxctf1926).  In just two seasons, Majenge has guided the Ranger women to a conference title and top-12 NJCAA finish, while leading the men to a top-15 national finish and producing multiple All-Americans and national qualifiers.We dig into his journey from South Africa → JUCO → NCAA All-American, mentoring international studen...
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    Howdy & aloha! Airey Bros Radio laces up with Coach Chase Englestead, Head Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Coach at Snow College (Richfield/Ephraim, UT). Hired in 2024 to launch the Badgers’ program, Chase already has the men ranked #6 and women #7 in the NJCAA national poll. We dig into Utah’s deep distance culture, JUCO recruiting, elevation training (5,300–10,000 ft), Lydiard-inspired aerobic development (with selective do...
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    Airey Bros Radio hits Episode 400 with Coach Jesse Parker, Head Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Coach at Blinn College (NJCAA). Blinn brought XC back for the first time since 1995—and in year one Parker led both teams into the USTFCCCA NJCAA D1 rankings, qualified for NJCAA Nationals, and enters 2025 ranked #10 men / #11 women. We dig into rebuilding a program from scratch, Texas recruiting, the JUCO pathway (cost, credits, trans...
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    Airey Bros Radio Episode 399. We sit down with Coach Chris Beene, Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at Odessa College. Beene is one of the most decorated coaches in NJCAA history, leading South Plains College to 32 national team championships, earning 14 National Coach of the Year and 25 Coach of the Meet honors, and coaching more than 20 Olympians and World Championship athletes, 50-plus national cha...
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    On Episode 398 of Airey Bros Radio, we go belly-to-belly with Coach Jeremy Sudbury, Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Iowa State University 🌪️.Coach Sudbury has built ISU into a Big 12 powerhouse, leading the Cyclones to:
    • 🏆 USTFCCCA Midwest XC Coach of the Year (2021, 2024)

    • 🏆 Back-to-back NCAA Indoor & Outdoor scoring seasons

    • 🏆 25 All-Americans in 2024 + 21 in 2...
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    We’re going belly-to-belly with Coach Quinn White, the legendary Taylor University XC coach who led the Trojans to the only two NAIA team titles in school history (Men 2020, Women 2022). With 12 straight Crossroads League titles, dozens of All-Americans, and 200+ scholar-athletes developed under his watch, Coach White has built an NAIA powerhouse grounded in faith, culture, and blue-collar work ethic.

    As he prepares to retire after ...
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    Crowder College Head Coach Jake Holt joins Airey Bros Radio to break down how a brand-new NJCAA program rocketed into the national conversation—#7 men, #5 women (preseason)—and why JUCO is a powerful springboard for recruits.

    We cover Holt’s 20+ years at East Newton HS (17 conference titles, 17 district titles, 6 state trophies), the origins of SWMO Running Camp (400+ campers), Crowder’s international recruiting pipeline (Kenya), tr...
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    On Episode 395 of Airey Bros Radio, we sit down with Coach Mike DeRoehn, Head Wrestling Coach & Director of Strength & Conditioning at Lakeland University (NCAA Division III).Now in his 7th year overall leading the Muskies (3rd in his second stint), Coach DeRoehn has nearly two decades of coaching experience at Lakeland, UW-Platteville, and UW-Oshkosh. He’s built a reputation for rebuilding programs, producing NCAA qualifie...
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