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Platte River Rumble Gold
Turning a passion into a project
Sep 3, 2026 | Cross Country
OMAHA, Neb. - When Sienna McEneaney isn't running, she likes to talk about running. She even has her own podcast dedicated to the sport.
"The podcast is pretty well respected in the running community," Omaha Cross Country head coach Cliff Cisar said.Â
McEneaney (Naperville, Ill.) will focus on running this week as she and her Maverick teammates open their season with the Platte River Rumble Gold meet on Friday morning at Mahoney State Park near Ashland.
McEneaney begins her sophomore year at Omaha after a summer that included an internship helping her budding career talking about running.
In March, McEneaney spoke with the founder of CITIUS MAG, a website dedicated to running and that has a loyal following. She earned the internship and among her responsibilities were creating short video clips for the site's Instagram account and creating graphics.
"That was cool because that was going out to thousands and thousands of people," McEneaney said of the experience. "I love what the company stands for and what they're doing to change running media. I've been able to use what I learned from them and implement it to my own podcast."
That would be The Runaround Podcast. It was started by McEneaney in 2023 when she was a junior in high school.
She grew up in a sports-minded family. Her brother, for example, ran collegiately at North Carolina and now works for Nike.
McEneaney said she "grew up with ESPN on the TV all the time." A broadcast journalism major, McEneaney aspires to be a sports reporter on television and the podcast has provided experience in that field.
"I wanted a platform of my own to start talking about (running) and interviewing people," McEneaney said. "I've had some amazing conversations with people I never would have been able to talk with if I hadn't started this."
McEneaney said it was a little scary to start a podcast as a high schooler, but she's glad she started when she did.
"Now I've created over 35 episodes and I've learned so much with each one," she said.
As a runner, McEneaney has dealt with injuries over the past two years. A stress fracture sidelined McEneaney for most of her senior season in high school.
"It was pretty major. I wasn't able to run for eight months," she said.
Now as a college sophomore, she's back to health.Â
"You can see how much stronger she is now," Cisar said. "We're excited to see what she's capable of this fall."Â
That also can be said for the team overall this season. Four of Omaha's five runners at regionals last fall were either freshmen or sophomores. The Mavericks will be young again, but Cisar added that preseason workouts have been very competitive for the top seven spots on the team.
"With the team being young brings a lot of excitement and opportunity," McEneaney said.
The Mavericks will kick off the 2026 season with a home meet at Mahoney State Park in Ashland, Neb. The Platte River Rumble Gold is slated to begin at 7:45 a.m. Tickets are available now.
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