Production via Wyatt Barnsley On this week’s episode of The Stride Report Podcast , Ben and Garrett dive into the Iowa State controversy that has the collegiate distance running world buzzing. They break down what they know, and how it could impact things moving forward. Then, the guys preview every major conference championship across the NCAA — including the BIG 12, ACC, BIG 10, SEC, and BIG East — analyzing key storylines, team battles, and individual title favorites on both the men’s and women’s sides. It’s a packed episode filled with predictions, context, and the drama heading into conference weekend. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review! (3:40) Iowa State Controversy (12:17) BIG 12 Championship Preview (Men) (17:05) BIG 12 Championship Preview (Women) (23:54) ACC Championship Preview (Women) (28:33) ACC Championship Preview (Men) (34:11) BIG 10 Championship Preview (Men) (40:01) BIG 10 Championship Preview (Women) (45:26) SEC Championship Preview (Women) (50:21) SEC Championship Preview (Men) (55:20) BIG East Championship Preview (Women) (58:07) BIG East Championship Preview (Men) 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.

Rankings crafted via Miguel Zacarias The third update for our men's and women's NAIA top-25 cross country team rankings is now on tap! And while we don't have any analysis for these rankings (largely due to our still-small team of contributors), we did dedicate a page entirely to these rankings for NAIA fans to quickly check back and review.