Gold Insight Podcast Torch College Recruiting

Today we have Adam Nelson on the Gold Insight Podcast brought to you by Torch College Recruiting. Adam graduated from Dartmouth in 1997 where he was the 1994 World Junior Champion and the 1997 NCAA Champion in the shot put. After college, Adam became was the silver medalist in the 2000 Olympic Games, gold medalist in the 2004 Olympic Games and gold medalist in the 2005 World Championships in the Shot Put. We had a great conversation about his rise to stardom, college selection, training philosophies, the mental aspect of competition and overcoming obstacles in post collegiate athletics. 

What does it take to become the BEST Hammer Thrower IN THE WORLD? Rudy Winkler, graduate of Cornell and Rutgers University, can tell you how! Rudy is a 5-time All-American, NCAA National Champion, and Rio Olympian, where he was the youngest hammer thrower to win the US Olympic Trials since 1956. Since college, Rudy has furthermore qualified for 2 World Championships and is now the best hammer thrower in the world with a throw of 80.72 meters. On the podcast, we dived into Rudy's experiences in track and field as well as his philosophy on hammer and training that has helped to make him the best in the world. Hope you enjoy our wonderful conversation! If you want updates on new podcasts coming out, make sure to follow @torchcollegerecruting on Instagram. All the best!

Today on Gold Insight Podcast, meet national champion, professional athlete, and the man that saved Brown Track and Field, Russell Dinkins. Graduate of Princeton University, Russell is originally from the city of Philadelphia and has a PR of 1:46.40 in the 800 and 46.95 in the 400. Russell also received the coveted Spirit of Princeton Award and was pivotal in saving Brown track and field and bringing awareness to the racial disparities within collegiate athletics with his article, “Brown University, If You Were Actually Serious About Racial Justice You Would Not be Cutting the Men’s Track Team.” Russell is an incredible person with so many talents and we had an incredible conversation. If you are interested in radical disparities with college athletics, the transition from college to professional track, mental health within sport, and the struggles that come with competing in Division 1 track and field while being involved in other facets of college life, please tune into this podcast!

Best, 

Paul 

Today we have Renaldo Nehemiah on the Gold Insight Podcast brought to you by Torch College Recruiting. Renaldo was a 13x world record holder in the hurdles and the first man to ever run sub 13 in the 110H with a PR of 12.93. After college, he postponed his track career to play WR for the 49ers, winning a Super Bowl in 1984. In 1986, Renaldo returned to track, fundamentally changing the sport with the "Nehemiah Rule." In the podcast, we discuss Renaldo's rise to stardom, his philosophy on training, his transition to the NFL, his impact on making track and field a professional sport, his advice to post collegiate athletes and his outlook on the future of track.



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Hi friends and followers of Gold Insight Podcast! On the podcast we had an incredible athlete and an even better person, Athing Mu. Athing is born and raised in Trenton NJ (609 represent) and is one of the brightest upcoming stars in the world of track and field. Athing, at the ripe age of 18, holds the American record in the 600m, is a 4x NBN National Champion, and was very close to being the first women's athlete in history to win the 200, 400, 800, and 1500 in the same AAU national championship. We very much look forward to seeing Athing walk in the steps of Sydney McLaughlin and become yet another NJ teenager to qualify for the Olympic team and the 609 will surely rally around her for it. She’s also going to be at Texas A&M next year to run for their program. We had a great conversation (with much better audio quality) and I hope you enjoy!

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We had 7X NCAA Champion, Rio Olympian Abbey Cooper (formerly Abbey D'Agostino) on the Gold Insight Podcast today brought to you by Torch College Recruiting. We had a great conversation discussing her transformation from a good HS runner to NCAA champion and Olympian, her advice regarding college recruiting, her challenges regarding nutrition and body image, her Olympic experience in Rio,  future plans, and favorite cereal.

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