IATC Exchange Zone: Recent Episodes
IATC Exchange Zone
The Iowa Association of Track Coaches takes an in depth look into Iowa High School Cross Country and Track & Field.
The champs are here Waukee NW • Indianola • Treynor • Chariton Piper Messerly • McKenna Montgomery • Canaan Dunham All live in-studio for the Night of Champions on The Exchange Zone tonight at 7 PM!
EARLY START ALERT The Exchange Zone drops at 7:00 PM TONIGHT — 30 minutes early! It’s the STATE MEET COUNTDOWN you’ve been waiting for. Caleb Ten Pas — live in studio Izzy Hardin (Maquoketa) — joining remotely
Get ready for the 2025 state meet here on the Exchange Zone!
Are you ready for SQM week? You won’t want to miss tonight’s episode of The Exchange Zone! Aaron Thomas in studio... Quick fly-through of conference meet results + SQM preview — every site across Iowa covered! Tune in and get ready for one of the biggest weeks of the season!
Eli Johnson, the 3x defending state champion in cross country wheelchair division joins the show! We take a look at Ft. Dodge and MVC, plus some other meets across the state. Then, all the attention is on the conference meets this week!
Kyle's random thoughts, meet recaps from Wartburg, SE Polk, Jesup, Williamsburg, Washington, Nevada, and much more! Plus, we take a look at the state meet and who wins the championship if it were today!
Plenty of great content on the sixth episode of the season. Jim Duea of the IGHSAU was live in studio to discuss his past as an AD and now his current role. Defending 3A champion, Quentin Nauman discusses his most recent win at the Jim Boughton Classic.
We take a look back at a few monster midwest cross country meets that involved many Iowa teams. The Exchange Zone also releases the top 15 2026 recruiting rankings.
Lili Denton of St. Albert joins the show to talk about the 2025 season. Plus a trip around the state, looking back at a busy week 3.
We look back at a very busy week across the state of Iowa. Monday Movers, Big Time Races, Upsets, Also, Cal and Susan Murdock join the show LIVE!
Welcome back to year #8 of the Exchange Zone! We have a brand new studio and can't wait to get the season going with you. We are joined in studio with Pat Hennes of Johnston. Also, we look at the major storylines for 2025.
Mike Jay joins the show to recap and re-live some of the moments from the historic 2025 State Track & Field meet.
12:45 Marissa Ferebee, Pella
19:35 Quentin Nauman, Epworth W. Dubuque
34:30 Noelle Steines, Tipton
70:15 Ani Wedemeyer, PV
88:30 Emerson Vokes, Grundy Center
96:20 Ethan Zuber, Ankeny
Kyle and Ben cover every single SQM site and help get everyone prepared for the week ahead!
Ben Duea and Kyle Wagner discuss the past week of action and highlight some incredible performances. Also, Madison Melchert of the IGHSAU joins the show to talk cross country and SQM information.
It was a busy week, especially in the smaller classes! Kyle and Ben take a close look at meets all over the state. Jaden Merrick of Cedar Falls joins the show as well! Plus, we get you ready for a HUGE week coming up!
We recap an absolute thriller of a week in the state of Iowa for cross country. Also, DJ Wolfram of the #1 ranked Forest City Indians will join us for our coaches corner segment.
Kyle and Ben dissect the first full week of action. Also, Quentin Nauman of Epworth, Western Dubuque joins the show for a great interview!
Kyle and Ben recap the first few meets that took place and then dive into the preseason awards show. Also, Marissa Ferebee of Pella joins the show!
Welcome back to season #5 of the IATC Exchange Zone, and the first year of the live stream. Ben and Kyle will recap track & field and look forward to cross country. Mike Jay will join the show as the first live guest of the 2024 season.
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Class 4A and class 1A state meet recap! Plus an interview with Dowling Catholic head coach, Tim Ives.
2A ONLY!
Lets get ready for Thursday and some outstanding competition across the state.
Lets get ready for some state qualifying meet action this week! We go in depth at every site!
We have hit the halfway point! In depth analysis from Jesup, Williamsburg, and Wartburg. We also cover plenty more in our quick hits segment.
Brett Eagan, head coach at Cedar Falls joins the show to talk about their success so far in 2023. Kyle & Ben take a trip around the state to recap a great week of competition.
What a week it was!
Meet recaps at Ballard, Starmont, WDM Valley, Cedar Falls, & Panorama.
Quick hits and top 5 most surprising teams up to this point.
In depth reaction from Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, Gilbert, Luther College, and Monticello.
Plus our top 5 overall individuals all classes!
In depth analysis from Ames, DCG, Oelwein, and PV. Plus we take a trip around the state and cover many more meets and performances.
Check out our picks for the 2023 preseason awards show!
Fab freshman, breakout star, best cross country course, best NQ team, Iowa's top distance recruit, and our picks to win it all!
A brief recap from the state track & field meet and then the focus turns to the 2023 cross country season!
What are the big storylines and potential sleepers for this season?
Kyle take's a final look into the 2023 Iowa High School State Track and Field Meet. He gives his races he is most looking forward to, records that could be broken, and his final predicitions.
Kyle recaps the Drake relays and touches on a few other meets including his trips aruond Iowa to Corydon and Gilbert.
Mike Jay, Lead Announcer for the Drake Relays joins the podcast to preview the 113th edition of the Drake Relays.
Jessica Kyne (Hoover), Kaden Amigon & Triston Miller (Columbus) and Ali Frandsen (Ames) join the podcast to tell us about their season, careers, goals, and much more!
Kyle recaps the Twitter polls from last weeks episode and gives a quick rundown of some of the best early season performances so far.
Kyle takes you through who he thinks will be in contention for Team Trophies at the State Track and Field Championships and makes his predictions for each class.
Trevor Arnold, Activities Director at Maquoketa Valley joins the podcast to help us dive into the new Socioeconomic Classifcations for Football and answers some of my questions as it will relate to Cross Country.
Franklin P. Johnson Director of the Drake Relays Blake Boldon joins Ben and Kyle to discuss the annoucement of the Elite High School Boys and Girls Mile, a new event at the Drake Relays in 2023!
IATC Meet Director Ben Duea joins Kyle Wagner to recap both the Girls and Boys IATC Indoor Championships. We go in-depth on nearly every event and even discuss other outstanding performances we've seen in 2023.
Track is back! Season 5 continues by kicking off the season with Dowling Catholic's Jackson Heidesch. We talk about his offseason, early track season, and his recruitment to Duke.
We take an in depth look at the 2022 class 4A and class 3A state meet.
Towards the end, we are joined by 3A individual champion Ethan Eichhorn (Lewis Central)
Top four team predictions, individual race discussion, and top sleeper team of the state meet.
Top four team predictions, individual race discussion, and top sleeper team of the state meet.
Top four team predictions, individual race discussion and this year's sleeper team of the state meet!
Top 4 team predictions, individual race breakdown, and the sleeper team of the state meet.
Class 4A and Class 3A State Qualifying Meet Preview Show
X Factor Tip of the Week : Tapering
In depth recap from week 7 and in particular the Ft. Dodge and MVC Supermeets.
Austin O'Brien, sports psychologist joins the show to the X Factor tip of the week to discuss calming the nerves before a big race!
Quick hits, midseason 3 individual and 3 team surprises
Chad Larson, head coach of Norwalk joins the exchange zone
Meet recaps: Wartburg, SE Polk, Iowa City, Jesup, and Williamsburg
Madison Brouwer, the state's top female multi-sport athlete joins the exchange zone. Dowling Catholic wins the Roy Griak, plus great individual showings at Griak! Crazy fast times at Dubuque Senior and much more to talk about!
Coach Bucheit (Pella Christian) and Coach Nordheim (Williamsburg) join the show to discuss class 2A team rankings. Plus, Kyle and Ben recap many great performances from around the state in week 4.
Special addition to the weekly podcast release, the guys dive into the Ballard and Heartland meets.
Have you ever wondered how the rankings are developed each week? The 4A ranking chairs join the Exchange Zone and explain!
Preseason award winners announced plus a week 2 recap
Preseason Awards are covered, plus a week 1 recap.
Also, TrackGuy coaches seat guest Brent Ewing (Indian Hills) joins the show.
Ben Tilus of XLR8 gives a presentation on pacing output as well!
Welcome back to cross country season! Tons of new segments on this episode. We are joined by Matt Jones (Loras), and Tim Ives (Dowling Catholic). Our new X Factor segment by XLR8 is outstanding as well! Plus a quick dive into the preseason rankings!
0.0 Class 4A recap
41:00 Jackson Heidesch (Dowling Catholic)
55:00 Addison Dorenkamp (WDM Valley )
1:08.00 Class 3A recap
We take a look at the 3A state meet for both genders. Emy Williams, head coach for Solon joins the show as well!
Coaches from #1 Pleasant Valley and #2 Dubuque Hempstead join us on the exchange zone! Can't miss hearing about their teams and coaching styles leading into the big meet.
In depth analysis of the class 4A state meet. The guys are joined by coach Will Harte to discuss how the state meet may play out.
The guys go in depth with three of the biggest meets this season.
Fort Dodge, MVC Super Meet, and North Linn
We touched on over 20 meet sites throughout the state and recapped a very busy 5th week!
Welcome back to another season of the IATC Exchange Zone! We give a brief preview into the season and highlight what is to come this season on the podcast.
We take an early look at what the 2021 season may look like, and we recap another successful State Middle School meet!
We recap all of the SQM sites and also preview the 2020 State Championships in Fort Dodge with Mike Jay.
Coach Pat Hennes (Johnston) and Mark Ressler (Dub Hempstead) join the show and discuss the Wartburg Invite. Also, Kyle Wagner and Ben Duea go around the state and cover the last 14 days of meets!
It's time to hit the refresh button as we pass the midway point in the season! Excellent interview with the state associations as well. We cover SQM and the 2020 state meet, plus talk a little track & field.
We hear the amazing story from Lauren McMahon and her first season running cross country for Ankeny. Also, Andrea Grove-McDonough of Toledo on the college recruiting process with COVID-19. We also covered meets from all over the state!
(0.0) Highlights from week
(10:50) Bettendorf Girls Coach, Erin Flynn
(25:45) Sibley, LeMars
(40:30) Grinnell, Marshalltown, Council Bluffs LC
(60:20) Tipton, North Fayette, Benton
0:00 Highlights from incredible week
(15:40) Dakota Valley, Spirit Lake, Council Bluffs (25:55) Ames, Ankeny, Madrid
(38:45) DC-Grimes, Urbandale (57:15) IC Regina, PV (1:12.02) Albia, Oelwein, Webster City (1:23.10) Charles City, Pekin, Pella
We cover all the hot button topics from what was a wild week #1. 9 meets happened throughout the state and we covered every one of them!
Categories include: Best 1-2 combo, breakout stars, super sophomore, impact freshman, best kept secret, best runner in Iowa, Iowa's 2021 top distance prospects, surprise team of the year, and all classes crystal ball state meet predictions
Season 3: Episode #1 of the Exchange Zone
Tim Ives (Dowling Catholic) joins the show to talk Covid-19, meet modifications, and a preview to the 2020 season.
Tom Trygstad (WDM Valley), Brent Heitland (Waukee), Ben Duea (Ames), T.J Craig (IC West), Mike Cunningham (WDM Valley)
Moderator: Mike Jay
Kenny Wheeler (PV), Chris Wood (Cedar Falls), Matt Pries (Waukee), Chad Willeford (SE Polk), Ben Duea (Ames)
Moderator: Jim Duea (Activities Director, Waukee)
Brett VanHauen (Pella), Jared Fletcher (Carlisle), Bill Capaldo (North Polk), Chad Zrudsky (Marion)
Moderator: Randy Wilson (Pella)
"What if we would of had the 2020 state meet?" These coaches tell us how it may have played out!
Scot Lamm (Mt. Pleasant), Tim Berning (Wahlert), Brad Johansen (Decorah), Tim O'Neill (Assumption), Dak Rasmussen (Pella)
Greg Williams (Monticello), Matt Matthes (Williamsburg), Brian Peterson (Roland-Story), Scott Jess (Bellevue)
Nick Nordheim (Williamsburg), Greg Thompson (Panorama), Tim Frake (Cascade)
Moderator: Bill Neal (Iowa City)
Justin Davie (Wapsie Valley) Donn Larsen (St. Edmonds, FD), Jon Pedersen (Central Decatur), Steve Perkins (Madrid), Casey Baxa (Lisbon)
Megan Carlson (Montezuma), Brett Welsch (Nodaway Valley), Matt Hoodjer (Tripoli), Chad Winters (Kee)
(3:10) Mike Parker of IC West discusses the negative implications that reducing the season could have on athletes. (26:50) Cory Faust of Glenwood on what makes Glenwood T&F and their athletic programs special. (44:05) Steve Roth of Washington describes his battle with COVID-19.
Great conversation with local AD's on how athletic departments at the high school level are moving forward during COVID-19.
Guests- Brad Rose, WDM Valley :: Dr. Bill Watson, Urbandale :: Jim Duea, Waukee
Nine time US champion Shelby Houlihan joins the show and talks about a variety of different running topics. Also, Waukee Girls Cross Country coach Abby Schmitz talks about trending topics in the world of female running.
Class 4A - 1A for the first hour!
Guests include...
Jeff Linder (1hr 05min) + Darin Svenson (1hr 39min)
Will Harte 2018 State Coach of the Year joins the show to talk about the rankings process in the IATC. Also, recaps 4A boys SQM
4A - 1A SQM Recaps w/ Erik Charter
Mike Jay & Jason Cowley join Ben Duea to recap a cold and soggy week 6. We cover meets at Iowa City, North Polk, Centerville, Nodaway Valley, North Linn, Dike, Eagle Grove, Perry, Cherokee, and West Sioux. We also previewed some of the most anticipated conference meets coming up!
Meet cancellations, short & long course debate, meet coverages from around the state and our Mid-Season Awards! 1 hour of great discussion and content!
Jason Cowley joins us to give us a mid season update on NW Iowa cross country.
We are joined by area coaches: Abdier Marrero (SC North), Rick Clarahan (SC East), and Monte Larsen (Sergeant Bluff-Luton)
Interviews with Ashlyn Keeney of Iowa City Liberty and Dion Braet, head coach at #1 Earlham.
We covered a lot of meets this week! Mr. Charter and Nick from IAXCTF give great insights on what was a massive week in Iowa High School XC. We covered meets at Peoria (IL), Ballard, Emmetsburg, Pleasantville, South Tama, AHSTW, Midland, North Scott, Oskaloosa, Starmont, Storm Lake, Valley, Woodbury Central, Cascade, Cedar Falls, and Heartland (Central)
Interviews with Ainsley Erzen (Carlisle), Caroline McMartin (Pella), Coach Scott Barth (Ballard), Coach Justin Dropert (DCG), Nate Mueller (ADM), Quinton Orr (Humboldt), Coach Marty Mitchell (Carlisle), and Coach Darrell Burmeister (Nod Valley)
Big meet tomorrow at Ballard! We give you a preview.
11 ranked boys teams / 20 ranked individuals
5 ranked girls teams / 19 ranked individuals
Best 1-2 combo, breakout star, best kept secret, best coaching staff, surprise team of the year, impact freshman, best class race, highest D1 potential, crystal ball prediction
Covers many areas including: most memorable Track & Field moments, what he looks for in a high school athlete, NCAA Track & Field progress/changes, 2019-2020 Arkansas Razorbacks, and he closes down the show with an epic run through the "Bell Lap"
Nick from the Iowa High School XC & TF joins us to give his thoughts on the 2019 cross country season!