Blue Oval Podcast The Stride Report

The NCAA Outdoor Championships are finally here and that means that the podcast is back with a fully-loaded preview! This week, Ben and Garrett analyze the fields for each distance event by giving their national title favorites, All-American sleeper picks and the athletes who they believe are the biggest wildcards. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review!




(2:21) Women’s 800m Favorites
(4:26) Women’s 800m Sleepers & Wildcards
(9:47) Men’s 800m Favorites
(11:47) Men’s 800m Sleepers
(14:20) Men’s 800m Wildcards
(16:29) Women’s 1500m Favorite & Top Contenders
(20:13) Women’s 1500m Sleepers
(21:57) Women’s 1500m Wildcards
(23:57) Men’s 1500m Favorites
(28:30) Men’s 1500m Sleepers & Wildcards
(32:38) Women’s 5k Favorite & Top Contenders
(34:15) Women’s 5k Sleepers & Wildcards
(38:02) Men’s 5k Favorite & Top Contenders
(40:26) Men’s 5k Sleepers
(43:50) Women’s 10k Favorite & Top Contenders
(45:10) Women’s 10k Sleepers
(46:19) Women’s 10k Wildcards
(49:00) Men’s 10k Favorite & Top Contenders
(53:26) Men’s 10k Wildcards
(55:13) Women’s Steeplechase Favorites
(57:35) Women’s Steeplechase Sleepers & Wildcards
(1:00:44) Men’s Steeplechase Favorites
(1:02:14) Men’s Steeplechase Sleepers
(1:04:03) Men’s Steeplechase Wildcards



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What a weekend of regional action! This week, Ben and Garrett dive deep into some regional meet analysis, including an incredibly deep women’s 1500m field, a DNF by Fouad Messaoudi in the men’s 1500m, some qualifying surprises and so much more! Be sure to listen, subscribe and review!




(2:35) Men’s 800m Results See Five 1:45 Performances in the East Region
(8:49) Stanford Women Thrive Over 800m While Chepnegetich Goes-Sub 2:00
(14:00) Fouad Messaoudi Records DNF While Oregon Qualifies Three Men in 1500m
(19:38) Maia Ramsden Dominates as 11 Other Women Go Sub-4:10 (1500) in East Region
(23:50) Top Men Hold Strong & Montana State Qualifies Three Men for Nationals in Steeple
(28:18) Favorites Hold Firm in Women’s Steeple
(30:18) Men’s 5k Stays True to Form, Lacks Surprises Before National Championships
(33:57) Maddy Elmore Does Not Start & Silan Ayyildiz Squeaks Into National Qualification
(38:34) Habtom Samuel Looks Like Clear Title Favorite in 10k
(41:34) Women’s 10k Stacking Up as Race for 2nd Place



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The guys are back with an episode full of reactions and analysis! This week, Ben and Garrett dive into their thoughts on some of the scratches (and entries) for the D1 regional races! Highlights include Parker Valby attempting the 10k/5k double, Ky Robinson & Nico Young deciding to only run the 5k and a whole lot more. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review!




(2:17) Parker Valley to Attempt 10k/5k Double
(6:24) Ky Robinson Scratches 10k in Favor of 5k
(12:13) Elmore & Ayyildiz Scratch From 1500m to Run 5k
(18:24) Nico Young Scratches From 1500m & 800m to Run 5k
(19:33) Juliet Cherubet to Attempt 1500m/5k Double
(24:29) Margot Appleton Decides to Run 5k Over 1500m
(27:59) Lindsey Butler Scratches From 800m in Favor of 1500m
(29:29) Rapid Fire Scratches



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Ben is back after a week off just in time for the postseason! This week, the guys take deep dives into conference championship results including discussions around Sam Whitmarsh's ascension to being a national title favorite, the women's 800-meter national title picture, whether Ky Robinson could win ANOTHER pair of NCAA titles for the second year in a row and so much more! Be sure to listen, review and subscribe!




(3:28) Parker Valby Runs 15:07 (1500) for Win & NCAA #4 All-Time Spot
(7:03) Michaela Rose Runs 1:58 (800) to Win SEC Title
(12:02) Sam Whitmarsh Runs Scorching 1:45 (800) In Wire-to-Wire Win
(13:45) Adam Spencer Drops Down to 800 Meters En Route to Win
(17:40) Juliet Cherubet Takes BIG 12 Title With 4:09 (1500) Performance
(22:49) James Corrigan Powers Past Shitsama to Claim BIG 12 Steeple Title
(26:44) Yusuf Bizimana Pulls Away With 1:46 (800) Performance For The Win
(28:24) Galvydyte Claims BIG 12 800-Meter Title With Huge Kick
(32:49) Tarees Rhoden Wins ACC Title (800) With First Sub-1:46 Performance
(36:04) Olivia Markezich Claims ACC 5k Title
(37:05) Parker Wolfe Doubles Up With 5k & 10k ACC Gold
(37:58) Nathan Mountain Goes 8:30 to Claim ACC Steeple Title
(39:37) Sophie Novak Goes Wire-to-Wire For Steeple Win
(41:02) Roisin Willis Drops 2:00 Effort For 800m PAC-12 Title
(43:09) Elliott Cook Claims 1500/800 Double at PAC-12 Championships
(45:08) Hertenstein & Robinson Win 5k/10k Double at PAC-12s
(47:22) Sean Dolan Runs 1:45 (800) PR to Win BIG East Title
(49:13) Chloe Scrimgeour Wins BIG East Title in First-Ever 10k



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It was just a solo effort from your TSR admin as Ben was given the week off. This week, Garrett dives into some of the key results from this past weekend including Nico Young and Colin Sahlman's 1500m efforts as well as a big weekend for the Penn women. Garrett then caps the episode by diving into transfer news highlighted by Amina Maatoug entering the transfer portal. As always, be sure to listen, review and subscribe!




(4:09) Nico Young & Colin Sahlman Run 3:34 (1500m)
(7:33) Does the 1500m Make More Sense for Nico Young in the Postseason
(9:39) Penn Women Take Over 10k
(12:59) Bronwyn Patterson Upsets Sophia Gorriaran
(15:29) Maia Ramsden Claims 1500/5k Double Gold
(17:07) Nick Plant Runs 1:46 (800m)
(20:07) Lindsey Butler and Billah Jepkirui Go 2:02 (800m)
(21:14) Kenzie Doyle Enters Portal as Grad Transfer
(24:46) Emma Heckel Transfers to Louisville
(26:41) Max Murphy Headed to UNC
(30:41) Abby Loveys Signs With Boston College
(33:13) Alex Carlson To Northern Arizona
(36:07) Amina Maatoug Enters Transfer Portal





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It was an absolutely wild weekend of action which had a little bit of everything -- and your TSR hosts Garrett and Ben made sure to cover it all. Join your favorite podcasting duo as they break down the incredible NCAA DMR record from the Harvard women, Liam Murphy's unreal kick en route to two Penn Relays wheels, Colin Sahlman's win over Rivaldo Marshall and so. much. more. Be sure to leave a rating and review and don't forget to subscribe as well!




(1:57) Harvard Women Set NCAA DMR Record
(6:13) Liam Murphy's Kick Gives Villanova Two Penn Relays Victories
(12:14) NC State Wins Women's 4x1500m Relay at Penn Relays
(14:03) Sam Whitmarsh Splits 1:45 in Texas A&M's Winning 4x800m Relay
(17:28) Drama in the Women's 4x800m Relay
(22:20) Colin Sahlman Runs 1:45 (800) to Defeat Rivaldo Marshall
(27:47) Sebastian Fernandez Runs 1:46 (800) at Altitude
(29:16) Four Collegians Go Sub-1:47 (800) at Drake Relays
(30:55) Julia Nielsen Runs 2:00.99 (800) at Drake Relays
(32:03) Teagan Schein-Becker & Silan Ayyildiz Run 4:09 Over 1500m
(33:37) Luke Houser Defeat Ezekiel Rop Over 1500m
(35:07) James Corrigan & Kristian Imroth Headline Steeple Performances
(38:02) Sub-15:40 Efforts Over 1500m
(41:05) Kelsey Chmiel Returns in 10k Effort
(44:17) Quick Thoughts On Everything Else



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