Unger the Radar

Mikah Peters’ Superhero Arc: XC State Redemption, Brooks Nationals, and Beyond!

I’m Nate and this is Unger the Radar: where we reveal off-camera observations of authentic athletes. Today, we’ll look at the story of Brandon Valley senior and Iowa State commit Mikah Peters. Mikah’s grown up loving Batman & other superheroes, so this episode is a retelling of our story of his heroic superhero arc journey from 7th grade till now, May of his senior year, covered with all of Mikah’s character growth, through his victories and defeats. We end with what Mikah does outside of running with FCA and Special Olympics that really shows his multifaceted life.

Marcelo Mantecon won 4 Nike Indoor Nationals Titles. What can YOU learn from his success?

Today, we’ll look at the story of current Belen Jesuit junior Marcelo Mantecon. We’ll talk about lots of different things, beginning with his faith, service, family, upbringing with Belen Jesuit and through his postseason run this year at NXN and Brooks, and we’ll go through his quadruple national title at NIN as well as advice he has for runners to never limit themselves. Enjoy!

Brenna Jorde, NXN Team Champion and Team USA Mountain Runner - Her Faith Moves Mountains

Hi, I’m Nate and this is Unger the Radar: where we reveal off-camera observations of authentic athletes. Today, we’ll look at the story of Mountain Vista senior and Arizona State University commit Brenna Jorde. There was lots of bouncing around in this fairly long episode but we talk about her junior year NXN championship run then dive into her trip in Slovakia, interspersed throughout we learn the other ways that God has worked in her running career. If you’ve ever had a long period of burnout or lack of enjoyment in your sport or hobby, this episode is for you! Enjoy!m

Zarian Rodriguez: Inspiring Arizona with Visible State Titles and Invisible Team Culture

Today, we’ll look at the story of, current Hamilton senior and Colorado State Commit Zarian Rodriguez. We’ll talk a lot about the camaraderie on his high school team then dive into the experiences he had at two premier XC meets, Arcadia and. Then, we dive into his experience running Brooks and the additional camaraderie he’s had on the national running community. Throughout we’ll dive into both some personal and team sacrifice and growth moments to allow him and his team to be state and national inspirations. Enjoy!

(14) Summer Wilson: 3 Mile National Record Holder!! Why is she the way she is, and how can we apply that to the everyday runner?

Today we'll look at the story of current Irvine High School senior Summer Wilson. We'll look at her track club upbringing with Equalizers and look at her relationships with younger athletes on the team as a role model. Then, we’ll look at her early career with Junipero Serra before diving into her own career at Irvine with Coach Hurst. We'll talk about that as well. Then we'll just go into her exploits in cross country and track, including setting a few state and even a NATIONAL record and more trips to more national meets. Throughout we’ll stop and keep pondering the question: What makes Summer the way she is and how can we apply that knowledge to the everyday runner?