Quentin Nauman: 3:58 Miler, 10x State Champion, Legendary Kick— How Iowa's Most Dangerous Senior Is Coming for Alan Webb's HS Mile Record Of 3:53
THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST
Dominic Schlueter
4.9 • 822 Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Quentin Nauman is already a legend in Iowa. This spring season is the encore
The greatest prep distance runner in Iowa history enters his final outdoor season with 10 state titles, two national championships, and one goal left unfinished.
Two weeks ago at Nike Indoor Nationals, Nauman anchored Iowa's DMR team to a national title in 9:46.23, edging Texas by under a second in a dramatic final 200 meters. For an athlete defined by solo dominance, it was a glimpse of something new.
Now he's back for his last run at the Drake Relays triple sweep (800m, 1600m, 3200m), and a legitimate shot at the national high school mile record before heading to Oregon in the fall.
This is a return visit for Quentin, and the story has gotten bigger. This episode is part of The Running Effect's ongoing Festival of Miles series.
One more outdoor season. One more shot at the record. One last chance to cement a legacy that's already unlike anything Iowa has ever seen.
In this episode, Quentin opens up on the NIN team win, the Oregon decision, coach Elaina Biechler, and what it actually feels like to be chasing something when you've already won everything.
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| 0:00.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the call room Road to St. Louis, where we will be chronicling and telling 10 stories over 10 weeks leading into the 2026 Festival of Miles race, the most historic night of mile races in U.S. track and field history. I feel confident in that statement. |
| 0:15.9 | Today we are talking with the defending champ of the high school boys, Mile, Mr. Quinton Naumann from the great |
| 0:21.4 | state of Iowa. Quentin won the race last year in 358 with, I want to say, a 54 second last final |
| 0:27.5 | 400 meters was crazy to watch in person. And that kind of kicked off his national campaign |
| 0:33.0 | of being the best miler in the country. Since then, he's won a national title in the mile. He |
| 0:37.2 | went on to win the Nike Outdoor Nationals Mile, ran it in about four flat in a really dominant fashion. Had a great cross-country season, kicked off his indoor season, ran some great results. And today we are sitting down with him at the beginning of his outdoor season. And we talk about what's on his mind, what's on his mind at Festival of Miles, targeting Alan |
| 0:54.2 | Webb's record in the legacy he wants to leave for all those coming up in the sport in his home |
| 0:58.9 | state of Iowa. And also just, he's a great man. He's a mature man and he deeply cares about the |
| 1:04.3 | legacy of being a kind individual to his competitors to all those who he interacts with. And |
| 1:09.3 | that's one of my favorite things I appreciate about Quentin. If you guys enjoy this episode, this series, make sure you follow it so you don't miss more conversations like this in the future. Also, give us a five-star view. It takes three to five seconds and share the podcast with a friend. That is the easiest way in which we can grow. And if you want to learn more about Festival Miles, you can go to STLFestualmiles.com where you can learn about the |
| 1:28.7 | athlete. Need the schedule for this year's race, ticket info, broadcast info, everything and anything |
| 1:34.4 | you want to know about the meat. You can find out more there. And also continue to listen to the |
| 1:38.5 | series to hear the best stories of the best athletes leading into the 2026 Festival Miles |
| 1:43.0 | presented by Hoka, as is this series. |
| 1:45.6 | Thank you to Hoka for bringing this series to life. |
| 1:47.6 | Greatly appreciate the ways they invest in youth prep sport through Festival Miles and also |
| 1:52.3 | through this podcast series and all the different projects I've got going on. |
| 1:55.8 | So without further ado, enjoy hearing from one of the best high school milers to ever do it |
| 2:00.3 | and potentially the best to ever do it when it's all said and done at the end of the best high school milers to ever do it and potentially the best to |
| 2:01.4 | ever do it when it's all said and done at the end of the year. Mr. Quinton Nomin. The champ is back. |
| 2:09.8 | The reigning champion won Festival Miles as a junior. And you could say Drake is really where you |
| 2:15.4 | put your name on the map. But I feel like where you put your name on the map, |
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