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The fourth & FINAL sets of our Class of 2025 Top-50 Distance Recruit Rankings are now on the site! 🔥👀 Go check out all of the new names, college commitments & scouting analysis for the nation's top high school seniors below...📈👇💥 thestridereport.com/top-50-recruit…
Both @ArizonaTrack and @Vol_Track are revamping their distance rosters with a series of Kenyan standouts! 🔥👀 📈 Here is everything you need to know about the newest high-impact additions who are venturing to Tuscon & Knoxville later this fall...👟💨👇⬇️ thestridereport.com/post/recruitin…
Sun Devils on the come up? 📈☀️😈 Arizona State (@SunDevilTFXC) has announced the hiring of Milton Mallard (Associate Head Coach) & Adam Meyer (Head XC Coach). Mallard was responsible for developing multiple Olympians during his time at Texas A&M. 👇👀 thestridereport.com/post/news-ariz…
Prepare yourselves: @TheStrideReport's preseason summer XC rankings are coming soon...very soon. 👀 thestridereport.com/post/tsr-s-202…
NEWS: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order titled "Saving College Sports," with the stated aim of eliminating the "third-party market of pay-for-play inducements". Here are the details of Thursday's potential landscape-altering order... thestridereport.com/post/white-hou…
Liam Murphy is headed to the next level. ✍️ The Villanova standout and NCAA 1500m record holder (3:33.02) has signed a professional contract with @Nike and will join Swoosh TC in Flagstaff, Arizona — where he’ll train under coach Mike Smith. Murphy leaves behind an incredible…

A pair of high-impact transfers for the @FurmanXC men, the @DukeTFXC women add TONS of depth and so. much. more. 🔥👀 Here is how 25 on-the-move names could impact their new homes...📝👇⬇️ thestridereport.com/post/transfer-…
🚀 Vera Sjoberg’s breakout on the track adds a whole new dimension. How high can she climb this fall? @thestridereport discussed that and a whole lot more on the latest episode of the Stride Report Podcast! 🗣️🔵 Go listen now on Spotify, Apple and YouTube! 🎧 ——…
Butler adds a top NAIA star, Michigan State signs a talented in-state transfer & Tulsa loads up on depth! 🔥📈 We've got brand new analysis on 23 different transfers now on the site! Go read up and stay tuned for even more names coming tomorrow...⏳👀 🔗 thestridereport.com/post/transfer-…

🔁 The upside hasn’t gone anywhere. Is Lex Young ready for MASSIVE 2025 fall campaign? @thestridereport discussed that and a whole lot more on the latest episode of the Stride Report Podcast! 🗣️🔵 Go listen now on Spotify, Apple and YouTube! 🎧 —— open.spotify.com/episode/2UyCNC…
The SCORE Act is a newly proposed piece of legislation that could have a BIG impact on college athletics -- if passed. 👀 Here is everything you need to know about the controversial and one-of-a-kind bill... 📝👇 thestridereport.com/post/what-is-t…
A 3:54 miler in Rheinhardt Harrison has entered the transfer portal while the @GreenWaveXCTF men and women have added TONS of depth. 📈😯 Transfer Market (Part 86) offers analysis on 30+ different names below! Go read it all below! 🔥👇 thestridereport.com/post/transfer-…
🚀 We know Angelina Napoleon will level up in XC — but are we talking top-40 good? Or top-20? @thestridereport discussed that and a whole lot more on the latest episode of the Blue Oval Podcast! 🗣️🔵 Go listen now on Spotify, Apple and YouTube! 🎧 —— open.spotify.com/episode/2UyCNC…
New homes for Leah Stephens & Niko Schultz, improved depth for Duke and a handful of promising signings for multiple mid-major programs! 📝🤩🔥 Our latest "Transfer Market" article is now on tap! Stay tuned for 20+ more names coming later this week...📈👀 thestridereport.com/post/transfer-…
Stanford’s Class of 2026 distance squad is locked in. 🔒🌲 Alex Fisher, Sean Fries, and Marshall Vernon are headed to Palo Alto with some serious range — bringing 4:10 (1600) and 8:59 (3200) averages with them. 🚨

The @OU_Track women are on the rise after recently signing three key distance runners! 😯 Plus, @RazorbackTF brought in three newcomers of their own. 👀 Here is everything you need to know about Oklahoma & Arkansas' newest signees...👇🔥 thestridereport.com/post/recruitin…
Colorado’s Class of 2026 distance recruits are looking strong. 📈👀 Adrianna Buitelaar, Alyson Johnson, Emma Hoffman, and Rowan Saacke are bringing 4:47 (mile) and 10:19 (3200) averages to Boulder, CO next year! 🔥

How will the defending NAIA XC champions fare after losing a handful of veterans? Can @TaylorXCTF avenge their one-point title loss? Who else will be in the mix to win NAIA gold? 🏆🤔 Our women's NAIA "Way Too Early" XC Preview is now on tap! 👇⬇️🔥 thestridereport.com/post/tsr-s-202…