Inside The Most Dominate NCAA XC Program In Modern History With Coach Jarred Cornfield + Insights & Stories From The Next Director & How He Plans On Carrying On The Torch Of Mike Smith

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Today, the next director and head coach of the Northern Arizona University Cross Country program, Coach Jarred Cornfield, returns to the podcast. With legendary Coach Mike Smith stepping down, Coach Cornfield takes over one of the most storied programs in the country. This was announced this past fall. It's an exciting time for Jarred and the program, but he wasn't just handed this job; he earned it with years of hard work. Coach Cornfield has spent nine years with NAU, six of which were as the Assistant Coach—after starting as a Graduate Assistant in 2015. Coach Cornfield is a distance and mid-distance specialist and a terrific recruiter. The Lumberjacks have won an impressive six men's national championships since 2016. On a personal level, Coach Cornfield attended Liberty University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Sport Management and then his Master's degree in Educational Leadership. He also competed as a member of the cross country and track teams. As a college runner, Jared has PRs of 1:54.47 in the 800m, 3:55.45 in the 1500m, 4:15.33 in the Mile, 29:42 in the 5K in XC, and 32:03 in the 10K in XC. While working closely with coaching legend Coach Mike Smith, Coach Cornfield has also branched out on his own, having coached Olympic athletes like Elise Cranny this past summer in Paris for the 5,000m. The NAU program is in the best of hands, and we're excited for you to hear this discussion with one of the up-and-coming coaching stars in the NCAA. In this conversation, I tackle Coach Cornfield's brain on many different coaching subject matters, and then we dive into his news, how this role came about, the lessons he's learned from Coach Smith, his ambitions and vision for the program, and so much more. Tap into the Coach Jarred Cornfield Special. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it. S H O W N O T E S -Our Website: https://therunningeffect.run -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ -My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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0:00.0	Okay, I don't need to just go do this alone or prove myself and make it about my ego or what other people think.
0:06.8	Like, that's a trap.
0:08.5	And so I'm going to care about the people that I trust and just try to focus on our athletes.
0:14.1	And, yeah, I don't have to win anything to validate that, like, Jared Cornfield's a good coach.
0:20.0	You know, I care about what our athletes say and what our athletes think.
0:23.4	And that's where I'm going to, that's where I'm going to place my focus.
0:30.5	Ladies and gentlemen, that was Jared Cornfield today on the Running Effect podcast.
0:34.7	I have the privilege of speaking with Coach Cornfield.
0:37.1	I believe today is the third time I've had him on the podcast. And I have him on the Running Effect podcast. I have the privilege of speaking with Coach Cornfield. I believe today is the third time I've had him on the podcast.
0:40.5	And I have him on the podcast at this time, this exciting time,
0:43.7	where recently it was announced last fall, if I'm not mistaken,
0:46.8	that he would be the newest director and head coach of the NAU cross-country program.
0:51.8	With the absolutely legendary coach Mike Smith stepping down.
0:55.8	Coach Cornfield takes over one of the most storied programs in the country.
0:59.4	And it's really cool and a really cool story because as we talk about in this conversation
1:03.0	and as I've talked about on previous conversations with Coach Cornfield, he's been there from
1:07.8	2015 where he started out as a graduate assistant.
1:10.4	And his background as a graduate assistant.
1:15.1	And his background as a runner goes all the way back in time to his years at Liberty,
1:17.2	where he was a pretty accomplished runner.
1:21.1	He ran 415 in the mile and 3203 on the grass for 10K.
1:24.8	Today's conversation centers around a lot of principles of coaching.
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