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Meet The Team
The names and faces behind The Stride Report
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GARRETT ZATLIN
FOUNDER / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
SINCE STARTING THE STRIDE REPORT IN 2017, GARRETT HAS PRODUCED CONTENT FOR THE D1 LEVEL AND OCCASIONALLY THE D2 LEVEL, ALL WHILE OVERSEEING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE SITE. A GRADUATE FROM VIRGINIA TECH, GARRETT OPTED TO SELL THE STRIDE REPORT TO CANADA-BASED COMPANY STREAMLINE ATHLETES IN DECEMBER OF 2021, BUT LATER REACQUIRED THE SITE IN JULY OF 2023.
FIRST JOINED
March 2017
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GAVIN STRUVE
D2 & D3 EDITOR
A NOW-GRADUATED JOURNALISM STUDENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, GAVIN HAS HAD AN INSTANT IMPACT AT THE STRIDE REPORT. HIS PROFESSIONAL WRITING STYLE AND MIDWEST KNOWLEDGE IS REFLECTED IN HIS ARTICLES WHICH ARE OFTEN LADEN WITH DETAILS AND THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS.
FIRST JOINED
December 2021
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BEN WEISEL
BLUE OVAL PODCAST CO-HOST
A MIDDLE DISTANCE STANDOUT DURING HIS TIME AT BELMONT UNIVERSITY, THE RECENT GRADUATE HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE PERSONALITIES AT THE STRIDE REPORT. A CO-HOST OF THE BLUE OVAL PODCAST, BEN BRINGS A VALUABLE NON-WRITING COMPONENT TO OUR SITE AND OFTEN CONTRIBUTES TO OUR D1 MEN'S RANKINGS.
FIRST JOINED
September 2018
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SCOTTY LOUGHLIN
D1 WOMEN
SCOTTY, WHO IS A FORMER RUNNER OF NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY, HAS PROVEN TO BE A QUICK LEARNER WHO IS ALSO THE HOST OF THE CHIPTIME PODCAST. HIS ABILITY TO TELL STORIES THAT CAPTURE YOUR ATTENTION WHILE ALSO BEING INFORMATIVE PROVIDES A CREATIVE SPARK TO THE STRIDE REPORT’S CONTENT OFFERINGS.
FIRST JOINED
August 2022
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MARISSA KUIK
D2 WOMEN
A FORMER MEMBER OF THE WALDORF & UC-COLORADO SPRINGS DISTANCE PROGRAMS, MARISSA IMMEDIATELY MADE AN IMPACT UPON JOINING TSR. HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL HAS EMERGED AS HER GREATEST STRENGTH, SOMETHING THAT PAIRS BEAUTIFULLY WITH HER COMBINED D2 & NAIA EXPERIENCE.
FIRST JOINED
December 2022
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DONNY SPEAS
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS & GIRLS
A CURRENT DISTANCE ATHLETE AT MARSHALL, WHO ALSO HAS EXPERIENCE AT THE JUCO LEVEL, DONNY BRINGS AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE PREP SCENE. HE IS THE MAIN LEAD WHEN IT COMES TO TSR's HIGH SCHOOL COVERAGE AND HAS CONSISTENTLY PUSHED TO EXPAND TSR's PRESENCE IN THAT AREA.
FIRST JOINED
February 2023
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CONOR DALY
D3 MEN & WOMEN
A CURRENT RUNNER FOR WASHINGTON U., CONOR HAS ACCLIMATED TO TSR's PREFERRED WRITING STYLE AND HAS SHOWN AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF DETAIL (AND KNOWLEDGE) WHEN IT COMES TO D3 DISTANCE RUNNING. HIS CONSISTENT HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT HAS MADE HIM A TREMENDOUS PICK-UP FOR TSR.
FIRST JOINED
June 2023
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