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The Stride Report episodes

December 19, 2023 Blue Oval Podcast: Hardest Names to Rank (2023-24 Indoor Track Edition)
No Ben this week, but Maura is back at it again with an episode full of discussion alongside Garrett! This week, Maura and Garrett chat about some of the more difficult athletes to gauge when it came to crafting our indoor track preseason rankings. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review!
Kaylee Mitchell (2:24)
Kimberley May (3:50)
Joe Waskom, Nathan Green and Luke Houser (6:54)
Isaac Basten (8:36)
Kelsey Chmiel (10:19)
Ceili McCabe (11:43)
Anass Essayi (13:20)
Adam Spencer (16:29)
Meghan Hunter (17:54)
Margot Appleton (19:13)
Sam Austin (20:38)
Oussama El Boucayby (22:35)
Melissa Riggins (25:03)
Carley Thomas (27:17)
Ronan McMahon-Staggs (29:14)
Drew Bosley (31:34)
Amaris Tyynismaa (32:59)
Kenzie Doyle (35:13)
Casey Clinger (36:43)
Yaseen Abdalla (38:43)

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43 min
December 12, 2023 Blue Oval Podcast: Tuohy Goes Pro, NC State Lands Fiona Smith & Wisconsin Signs Cunningham
Ben and Garrett are back once again with an episode full of NIL and transfer news! The guys start the episode with the announcement that Katelyn Tuohy is turning pro before turning their focus to the recent HOKA and Adidas NIL deals. Your Blue Oval Podcast hosts then dive into the recent transfer announcements and transfer portal entries. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review!
Katelyn Tuohy Turns Pro (2:34)
Adidas & Hoka NIL Deals (7:28)
Victor Kibiego Enters Transfer Portal(9:18)
Silan Ayyildiz Enters Transfer Portal (13:28)
Fiona Smith Transfers to NC State (17:19)
Emily Covert Enters Transfer Portal (21:37)
Lindsay Cunningham Transfers to Wisconsin (24:49)
Karrie Baloga Enters Transfer Portal (28:10)
Wilma Nielsen Transfers to Washington (32:44)
Lucy Jenks, Evan Bishop & Dan Watcke (35:21)

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46 min
December 05, 2023 Blue Oval Podcast: Valby & Blanks Make History, Young’s Stunning Kick & Can Markezich Win NCAA Gold?
Ben and Garrett are back in action after a historic weekend in Boston! This week, the guys break down the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener with recaps of the men's and women's distance races, discussion of the ongoing rivalry between Katelyn Tuohy and Parker Valby, whether or not Graham Blanks can win titles in all three seasons and more! Be sure to listen, subscribe and review!
Parker Valby (4:25)
The Rest of the Women's 5k Field (12:26)
Men's 5k (17:31)
Men's 3k (29:49)
Women's 3k (39:39)
800m Roundup (46:45)
Women's Mile (48:15)
Men's Mile (50:09)

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57 min
November 29, 2023 Blue Oval Podcast: Ben Reacts to XC Nationals & D1 End of Season Awards
Ben is back and once again he brings with him his takes from NCAA XC Championships! This week, the guys break down Ben's thoughts on the big race before diving into The Stride Report season-ending awards featuring best freshman, most improved, best coach, best performance and most valuable runner nominees on both the men's and women's sides! Be sure to listen, review and subscribe!
Ben's Thoughts: Men's Teams (2:51)
Ben's Thoughts: Women's Teams (6:52)
Ben's Thoughts: Men's Individual Race (11:23)
Ben's Thoughts: Most Impressive Women's Teams (15:09)
Ben's Thoughts: Men's Team Surprises (20:32)
Men's Best Freshman Nominees (30:03)
Women's Best Freshman Nominees (34:58)
Men's Most Improved Nominees (40:00)
Women's Most Improved Nominees (45:41)
Men's Best Performance Nominees (52:00)
Women's Best Performance Nominees (55:07)
Men's Best Coach Nominees (57:03)
Women's Best Coach Nominees (59:41)
Men's Most Valuable Nominees (1:03:49)
Women's Most Valuable Nominees (1:04:57)

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1 hr 9 min
November 22, 2023 Blue Oval Podcast: NC State Defeats the Odds, the Cowboys' Historic Win & Insights From TSR’s Staff
No Ben this week, but don't worry, we brought in two guests to chat alongside Garrett to break down championship weekend! This week, Garrett starts solo analysis of the men's and women's individual and team winners before bringing in Donny Speas to give his on-site review of the D1 national meet. TSR veteran Maura Beattie later comes in to assist Garrett in analyzing the podium team results on the men's and women's sides. Be sure to listen, review and subscribe!
NC State/NAU Women (2:55)
Parker Valby (12:17)
Oklahoma State/NAU Men (14:45)
Graham Blanks (21:32)
Tuohy On-site Coverage (26:28)
NC State/NAU On-site Reactions (30:35)
On-site Individual Men's Coverage (36:37)
Donny's Takeaways (39:47)
Florida Women (44:42)
Tennessee Women (46:35)
Alabama Women (49:51)
BYU Women (52:02)
Georgetown Women (54:57)
Stanford Women (57:07)
Iowa State Men (58:38)
Arkansas Men (1:02:08)
Stanford Men (1:04:40)
Montana State Men (1:06:56)
Final Thoughts (1:09:37)

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1 hr 13 min
November 15, 2023 Blue Oval Podcast: Regional Reactions + Favorites, Sleepers & Wildcards of the NCAA XC Championships
Ben and Garrett are back on the mics with a mega episode! This week, the guys go through last week's regional results on both the men's and women's including surprising inclusions and exclusions from the NCAA XC Championships. Ben and Garrett later jump into the title favorites, teams who could surprise and more ahead of this weekend's NCAA XC Championships. Be sure to listen, review and subscribe!
Boston College Women (4:00)
Texas A&M Women (6:41)
Montana State Men (9:00)
NC State Men (12:59)
Portland & Gonzaga Men (17:06)
Washington & Oregon Men (24:39)
Alabama Men (29:44)
North Carolina Women (32:43)
Oregon State Women (34:33)
Men's NCAA XC Championship Team Title Favorites (36:46)
Women's NCAA XC Championship Team Title Favorites (41:03)
Women's Individual Title Favorites (47:12)
Men's Individual Title Favorites (49:41)
Men's Podium Contenders (53:11)
Women's Podium Contenders (55:39)
Women's Sleeper Teams (58:27)
Men's Sleeper Teams (1:02:38)
Men's Biggest Question Marks (1:05:54)
Women's Biggest Question Marks (1:08:30)
Women's Irrational Favorites (1:11:40)
Men's Irrational Favorites (1:14:20)

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1 hr 19 min
November 08, 2023 Blue Oval Podcast: Could Your Favorite XC Team Qualify For Nationals?
KEY NOTE: XCQuals.com has recently been updated. The Wisconsin men now show that they have a "B" team in the Nuttycombe results. That development could alter TSR's projections mentioned in the podcast.
Buckle up, ladies and gents! NCAA D1 XC Regional Championship weekend is here! Ben and Garrett sit down for nearly an hour to discuss their national qualifying predictions and explain what needs to happen for your favorite team to earn a spot to the NCAA XC Championships. Be sure to give this week’s episode a listen and then go subscribe! Don’t forget to review as well!
Men's Projections (6:26)
Men's South Region (8:07)
Men's West Region (10:29)
Men's Southeast Region (15:35)
Men's Great Lakes Region (18:54)
Men's Mid-Atlantic Region (22:23)
Men's Mountain Region (25:21)
Women's Projections (27:36)
Women's South Region (30:30)
Women's South Central Region (35:24)
Women's Mid-Atlantic Region (37:41)
Women's Great Lakes Region (42:43)
Women's Mountain Region (43:42)
Women's Northeast Region (44:29)
Women's Southeast Region
Women's West Region (48:46)

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54 min
November 05, 2023 Blue Oval Podcast: Instant Reactions From 2023 D2 XC Regional Championships
Bonus episode! With the D2 regional meets now complete, we wanted to get some content on the site before reacting to the national meet qualifiers and updating our rankings. That, ladies and gentlemen, is why we have a half-hour solo pod from Garrett now on tap!
South region (2:19)
Atlantic region (7:27)
Central region (10:17)
East region (15:47)
Midwest region (17:00)
South Central region (20:18)
Southeast region (23:11)
West region (25:52)

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33 min
November 01, 2023 Blue Oval Podcast: Upsets from UNC & UVU, Oklahoma State’s Title Chances & PAC-12 Craziness
Ben and Garrett are back after an action-packed weekend. In this week's episode, the guys dive into the Power Five results along with Mountain West, BIG East and Ivy League to discuss how the races turned out compared to their predictions. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review!
Men's ACC Championships (1:59)
Women's ACC Championships (8:59)
Men's BIG 10 Championships (15:54)
Women's BIG 10 Championships (19:09)
Men's BIG 12 Championships (20:30)
Women's BIG 12 Championships (26:05)
Men's PAC-12 Championships (30:45)
Women's PAC-12 Championships (37:27)
Men's SEC Championships (43:46)
Women's SEC Championships (47:10)
Men's BIG East Championships (51:58)
Women's BIG East Championships (53:45)
Men's Mountain West Championships (54:52)
Women's Mountain West Championships (57:07)
Women's WAC XC Championships (58:10)
Ivy League XC Championships (1:00:10)

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1 hr 4 min
October 25, 2023 Blue Oval Podcast: Previewing the Upcoming Conference XC Chaos
Ben and Garrett are back, ready to preview conference championship weekend! In this week's episode, the guys look at team and individual races and detail potential Kolas needs, where the best races may be, teams with the most to prove and more. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review!
Most Competitive Men's Team Races (3:04)
Most Competitive Women's Team Races (8:30)
Most Competitive Women's Individual Races (13:19)
Most Competitive Men's Individual Races (16:29)
Which Men's Team Has the Best Chance to Prove Themselves (19:15)
Which Women's Team Has the Best Chance to Prove Themselves (19:15)
Who Needs Kolas Points? (27:44)
BIG 10 Men (40:08)
BIG East Men (41:19)
Mountain West (43:39)

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50 min

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