Written by Aimee Morganti, edits & additional commentary via Garrett Zatlin On Wednesday, January 14th, the NCAA Division One Cabinet approved changes to the transfer window for multiple sports, including women's and men's track and field. The approved change featured the removal of the transfer window that opens after the completion of the indoor track season. The next transfer window was set to open for indoor track and field on March 10th of this year and later close on April 23rd. However, the recently approved change means that the spring-time transfer window in question will now seize to exist, effectively immediately. Ultimately, this decision means that track and field athletes will no longer be able to transfer between the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. The next transfer window period is set to open on May 28th and close on June 26th. There were no changes to the Division One cross country transfer windows. In the press release, the NCAA explained... "Moving forward, track and field student-athletes will still have a 30-day window that opens the day after selections for the Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, as well as during windows that occur at the end of the fall." According to an Instagram post from FloTrack , these changes will also apply to Division Two and Division Three. However, The Stride Report has not yet been able to confirm that detail as no official announcement has been made by NCAA governance committees for Division Two or Division Three.

Written by Aimee Mackenzie, edits & additional commentary via Garrett Zatlin As the new year has begun, many current collegiate athletes have announced new NIL deals while recent alum have secured professional contracts. Here are the most recent group of NIL and professional signings to pop up on our radar... Hannah Gapes (NC State) NIL deal: Adidas Accolades: Three-Time First-Team All-American (XC & DMR) Two-Time NCAA XC Team Champion with NC State (2025 & 2023) Five-Time New Zealand National Champion (XC & 5k) 19th place representing New Zealand at 2026 World XC Championships NCAA #13 All-Time Indoor DMR (10:48.51) 10th place over 3000 meters at 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships 2025 ACC Indoor Champion DMR & Runner-up over 3000 meters 3rd place at 2024 ACC XC Championships 2024 Penn Relays 4x1500m Champion Brian Musau (Oklahoma State) NIL deal: Brooks Accolades: Eight-Time First-Team All-American 2025 FISU World University Games 10,000-meter Championship (28:42.39) 2025 NCAA Outdoor 5000-meter Champion in 13:20.59 2025 NCAA Indoor 5000-meter Champion 13:11.34 (Meet Record) Two-Time NCAA XC Team Champion (2025 & 2023): 4th place & 8th place individually 2024 NCAA Indoor DMR Champion Three-Time BIG 12 XC Champion (2025, 2024 & 2023) Two-Time BIG 12 Indoor Champion: 3000 meters & DMR Smilla Kolbe (North Florida) Sponsor: On Pro Group & Coaches: On Women's 800m Project // Louis Heyer Accolades: Two-Time First-Team All-American 2025 German National Champion 800m 5th place at 2025 FISU World University Games Represented Germany at 2025 World Outdoor Championships NCAA #6 All-Time Outdoor 800-meter (1:59.02) 17th place at 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships Three-Time ASUN 800-meter Champion Florence Caron (Penn State) Sponsor: Hoka Pro Group & Coaches: Hoka Naz Elite // Jack Mullaney Accolades: Three-Time First-Team All-American 2025 Canadian National Champion 10,000 meters 3rd place at Canadian XC National Championships Three-Time Second-Team All-American (10k & 5k) 3rd place at 2025 Penn Relays 4x1500-meter relay Championship Two-Time 2024 BIG 10 Outdoor Champion: 10k & 5k NCAA #5 All-Time 4x1500-meter relay at 2024 Penn Relays (17:09.59) 57th place representing Canada at 2026 World XC Championships Two-Time Penn State Record Holder (Outdoor 5k & 4x1500-meter relay) Kelly-Ann Beckford (Houston) Sponsor: Under Armour Pro Group & Coaches: UA Mission Run Baltimore // Cory Leslie & Carrie Lane Accolades: Two-Time Jamaican National Champion (800 meters & 1500 meters) 2025 NACAC Championships 800-meter Bronze Medalist Represented Jamaica in mixed 4x400-meter relay for World Athletics Relays Championship Two-Time NCAA D2 Champion (800-meter & 4x400-meter relay) Two-Time NCAA D2 Runner-up (800-meter & 4x400-meter relay) Seven-Time First-Team All-American (D1 & D2) Three-Time 2024 BIG 12 Champion (800-meter & 4x400-meter relay) 2024 BIG 12 Outdoor Championship 800-meter Runner-up 2021 Drake Relays 4x400m relay Champion Wes Ferguson (Nebraska-Kearney) Sponsor: Under Armour Pro Group & Coaches: UA Mission Run Baltimore // Cory Leslie & Carrie Lane Accolades: Nine-Time First-Team All-American 3rd place in 800 meters at 2025 USA Indoor Championships Semi-Finalist in 800 meters at 2024 US Olympic Trials NCAA D2 #2 All-Time Indoor 800 meters (1:47.16) NCAA D2 #3 All-Time Outdoor 800 meters (1:45.46) Five-Time NCAA D2 Champion 800 meters (Indoors & Outdoors) 2023 NCAA D2 Indoor Championship 800-meter Runner-up (1:47.16) 2023 & 2024 Drake Relays 800-meter Champion 2022 Drake Relays 800-meter R unner-up Six-Time MIAA 800-meter Champion Kassidy Johnson (Rutgers / Kansas State) Sponsor: Under Armour Pro Group & Coaches: UA Mission Run Baltimore // Cory Leslie & Carrie Lane Accolades: Semi-Finalist in 800 meters at 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 5th place in 800 meters at 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships 2020 BIG 12 Indoor Champion 1000 meters (2:44.89) 2023 BIG Outdoor Championships 800-meter Runner-up Three-Time BIG 12 Indoor Championships Runner-up (1000 meters & DMR) Two-Time BIG 12 Championships 3rd place finishes (1500 meters & 800-meter) 2022 Drake Relays 800-meter Champion Alex Carlson (Northern Arizona / Rutgers) Sponsor: Adidas Pro Group & Coaches: Flagstaff based // Terrence Mahon & Jennifer Rhines Accolades: NCAA #3 All-Time DMR (if not run on an oversized track) (10:39.44) Three-Time Second-Team All-American (Mile & DMR) 2025 BIG Sky Indoor Champion 800 meters Three-Time BIG 10 Indoor Champion (Mile & 3000 meters) 2025 BIG Sky Outdoor 800-meter Runner-up 2024 NCAA XC Championship team scorer 2023 BIG 10 Indoor Championship Mile Runner-up Four-Time Rutgers School Record Holder (1000-meter, mile, 3000 meters, DMR) Carson Williams (Furman) Sponsor:  Under Armour Pro Group & Coaches:  UA Mission Run Dark Sky Distance // Stephen Haas Accolades: NCAA #10 All-Time 3000-meter steeplechase (8:19.71) 3rd place in 3000-meter steeplechase at 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships Three-Time Second-Team All-American (Mile & 3000-meter steeplechase) Two-Ti me Southern Outdoor Champion 3000-meter steeplechase Six-Time Southern Indoor Champion (Mile & 3000 meters & DMR) Three-Time Southern runner-up (XC & 800-meter & 1500 meters) 42nd place at 2024 NCAA XC Championships

Production via Wyatt Barnsley On this week’s episode of The Stride Report Podcast, Ben is back alongside Garrett as they break down a wave of recruiting news, headlined by Karrie Baloga joining BYU, plus key additions at Clemson, New Mexico, and Tennessee. Then it’s time for one of the most anticipated episodes of the year: the annual NCAA qualifying over/unders! The guys go event by event — from the 800m to the mile, 3k, 5k, and DMR — debating where the national qualifying lines will land on both the men’s and women’s sides. Plenty of projections, disagreements, and bold takes as the indoor track season picture starts to come into focus. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review! (3:21) Karrie Baloga Joins BYU (9:33) Nancy Cherop Signs With Clemson (13:51) Pasanjo Kitonga Joining New Mexico (18:00) Faith Chepchumba Joining Tennessee (23:34) Men’s 800m National Qualifying Line (27:59) Women’s 800m National Qualifying Line (30:00) Men’s Mile National Qualifying Lines (34:35) Women’s Mile National Qualifying Lines (38:23) Men’s 3k National Qualifying Lines (41:47) Women’s 3k National Qualifying Lines (44:56) Men’s 5k National Qualifying Lines (48:00) Women’s 5k National Qualifying Lines (50:33) Men’s DMR National Qualifying Lines (52:49) Women’s DMR National Qualifying Lines You can listen to that episode (and others) on our PODCASTS  page! You can also find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Soundcloud. If you like it, be sure to leave us a rating  and a review ! Note: If you're having issues loading the episode on the site via mobile, try refreshing  the episode page. We will look into this issue for future episodes.