PODCAST: The Pressure of Being an NCAA Title Favorite? 🤔 We Asked Hayley Kitching About What That's Like 🦁🔵👀

Beyond the Stride
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Join us for another episode of Beyond the Stride featuring Penn State star, Hayley Kitching! 🦁🔵

Fresh off of a MONSTER 1:59.22 (800) performance at the Husky Classic, Kitching talks about her monumental race and the feelings of being under two minutes (over 800 meters) for the first time in her career. 📈

Kitching later dives into all of the nuances of her training and Penn State's success. She also chats about her recent momentum, the Nittany Lions' middle distance powerhouse, rebounding from injuries in 2025, recruiting other stars to Happy Valley and being a national title favorite! 💥🔥

Hear about all of that and much more on our latest episode of Beyond the Stride with one of the NCAA's most elite standouts! Be sure to watch, like, and subscribe! 🏃‍♀️💨

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