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The Stride Report episodes

September 08, 2022 Blue Oval Podcast: Who Can Take Down NAU & NC State?
Ben and Garrett are back in action this week to finish off their evaluation of our men's and women's D1 cross country team rankings! The guys go through spots 1-2-3-4-5-6, breaking down who the title favorites are, who the outside contenders for gold could be and what teams have to do in order to make the podium. Be sure to listen up!
BioSteel (0:40)
Northern Arizona Men (4:06)
NC State Women (9:56)
Colorado Men (17:05)
Oklahoma State Men (21:21)
Stanford Men (24:20)
New Mexico Women (31:54)
Oklahoma State Women (36:55)
BYU Men (49:04)
BYU/Colorado Women (52:48)
Alabama Women (58:30)

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1 hr 6 min
September 08, 2022 Blue Oval Podcast: Is This Gonzaga's Year? + Balancing Expectations For The Notre Dame Women
Ben and Garrett are back on the mics continuing their in-depth evaluation of our men's and women's cross country team rankings. This week, the guys go through spots 7-8-9-10-11-12 and express some differences in opinions when it comes to how runners may stack-up within certain lineups. Listen up!
Iowa State Men (2:56)
Georgetown Women (7:22)
Gonzaga Men (13:11)
Michigan Women (17:14)
Wisconsin Men (23:21)
Arkansas Women (28:43)
Wake Forrest Men (33:00)
North Carolina Women (38:20)
Notre Dame Men (43:12)
Stanford Women (48:00)
Washington Men (52:33)
Notre Dame Women (58:35)

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1 hr 6 min
August 24, 2022 Blue Oval Podcast: Watson to Boston College, UNC's Upside & Potentially Underrating Colorado State
Ben has returned to the podcast! And with him comes plenty of in-depth analysis alongside Garrett on this week's episode. The guys start the pod with The Stride Report breaking news of Pete Watson taking the Director role at Boston College. From there, Ben and Garrett go team by team, evaluating the next section of our preseason rankings. Listen up!
Pete Watson to Boston College (3:21)
Texas men (13:41)
Colorado State women (17:50)
Harvard men (22:49)
Ole Miss women (26:20)
North Carolina men (31:53)
Northern Arizona women (37:54)
Alabama men (41:10)
Utah women (47:18)
Portland men (50:49)
Wisconsin women (53:46)
Air Force men (59:39)
Washington women (63:19)

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1 hr 12 min
August 17, 2022 Blue Oval Podcast: Arkansas Is Sneaky-Good & Uncertainties With Oregon
No Ben this week, but have no fear, we brought in the new guy for our newest episode! Gavin Struve joins Garrett to chat about a few of the recently ranked teams in TSR's XC Top 25. The guys chat about the sneaky-good value of the Arkansas men, the uncertainty surrounding the Oregon women and the roster revamp at Tennessee. If you want more insight on our rankings, this is a must-listen episode!
Toledo women (3:50)
Villanova men (7:29)
Montana State men (11:53)
Florida State women (17:01)
Florida State men (20:17)
Utah State women (23:40)
NC State men (28:10)
Michigan State women (32:07)
Michigan men (35:36)
Oregon women (39:32)
Arkansas men (45:10)
Villanova women (50:11)
Providence women (53:51)
Tennessee men (57:58)

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1 hr 5 min
August 09, 2022 Blue Oval Podcast: The Young Twins Stun With Stanford Commitment & Our Just Missed XC Teams
Ben and Garrett are back at it again with an episode full of back and forth! The guys open their discussion with the breaking news of the Young twins committing to Stanford. The duo then takes a deep dive into debates around teams who missed out on our Top 25 cross country rankings. As always, listen up!
Young Twins Commit to Stanford (3:18)
Tennessee Men (11:50)
Oregon Men (12:42)
Ole Miss Men (14:28)
Furman Women (16:06)
Florida Women (17:55)
Princeton Men (18:44)
Providence Men (21:14)
Oregon State Women (23:30)
Princeton Women (25:06)
Eastern Michigan Men (25:33)
Syracuse Men (26:30)
Kentucky Women (28:04)
Northwestern Women (29:17)
Princeton Men (30:25)
Providence Men (31:07)
Florida Women (32:04)
Iowa State (33:29)

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39 min
August 02, 2022 The Blue Oval Podcast: Sean Brosnan to UCLA, Michigan's Incoming Transfers & BYU's Podium Chances
Ben and Garrett are back on air this week in an episode packed with recent news. The guys kick off the episode with discussion around recent coaching hires made by UCLA and Illinois. Then, Ben and Garrett take a glance at the transfer portal with the news of Michigan bringing in Anna Juul and Danielle Page, BYU bringing in Christian Allen, transfers headed to Florida State and Portland. Listen up!
UCLA Hires Sean Brosnan (2:36)
Illinois Hires Petros Kyprianou (12:41)
Khadevis Robinson Going Back to TCU (18:29)
Christian Allen to BYU (19:40)
Anna Juul and Danielle Page to Michigan (24:32)
Fearghal Curtin to Florida State (29:37)
Ahmed Sado to Portland (35:08)

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39 min
July 26, 2022 Blue Oval Podcast: How Do We Rank These XC Teams?
Ben and Garrett are back on the mics in an episode loaded with in-depth analysis. The guys kick-off the show by discussing Abdi Nur's and Adriaan Wildschutt's decisions to turn pro. Then, Ben and Garrett chat about which programs gave them the most challenges when trying to assemble our D1 XC Top 25 team rankings. Yet again, this is an absolute must-listen!
Abdi Nur and Adriaan Wildschutt Going Pro (2:15)
Hardest Teams to Rank (7:30)
Tennessee Men (8:35)
Arkansas Men (11:57)
Stanford Women (16:07)
Georgetown Women (18:45)
Portland Men (21:58)
Alabama Men (25:06)
Ole Miss Women (28:14)
Utah Women (31:00)
Furman Men (36:43)
Gonzaga Men (41:03)
North Carolina Women (45:57)
Wisconsin Women (49:48)

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56 min
July 19, 2022 Blue Oval Podcast: The Hardest XC Runners to Rank
Ben and Garrett are back at it again with an episode full of previews for our cross country individual rankings! The boys kick off the podcast with news that Notre Dame has hired Chris Neal while UConn has nabbed Beth Alford-Sullivan.
Ben and Garrett then take a dive into some sneak peeks of the much anticipated XC Top 50 rankings by looking at the most challenging sections to rank, who may have been robbed and the hardest athletes to rank. As always, this is a must listen!
Chris Neal to Notre Dame (2:23)
Beth Alford-Sullivan to UConn (5:32)
Most Debatable XC Ranking Sections (8:51)
Most Likely to Stay in the Top 50 (15:02)
Irrational Top 50 Favorites (18:42)
Who Was Robbed (24:57)
Hardest Runners to Rank (32:44)

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59 min
July 12, 2022 Blue Oval Podcast: Schumacher to Oregon & Tennessee Lands Abdalla
Ben and Garrett are back once again with another episode full of big news! The boys kick off the podcast with the news that the legendary Jerry Shumacher will be taking the helm at the University of Oregon. Ben and Garrett then take a dive into the holes that both Illinois and TCU need to fill after recent coaching exits. The guys round out the episode out with transfer news highlighted by Tennessee adding another stud distance talent to their group with Yaseen Abdalla. This episode is a must listen!
Jerry Schumacher to Oregon (3:08)
Anderson and TCU Part Ways (16:04)
Turk and Illinois Part Ways (21:14)
Abdalla to Tennessee (27:36)
Kassidy Johnson to Rutgers (34:17)
Sydney Steely to Kentucky (38:51)

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42 min
July 08, 2022 Blue Oval Podcast: Sneak Peek of Top 50 XC Rankings Preview (Bonus Episode)
Life has gotten in the way of a written article, but we still have a podcast on tap for today! Friday's bonus episode features a solo discussion from Garrett breaking down a few key names in our upcoming men's and women's cross country Top 50 individual rankings. Check out the episode and enjoy!
Colin Sahlman (2:00)
Natalie Cook & Marlee Starliper (5:59)
Men's Steeplechasers (9:58)
North Carolina Women (15:04)
Jenna Hutchins (17:27)
Colorado Men (22:11)
Patrick Kiprop (24:24)
Taryn O'Neill (29:01)

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33 min

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