Rankings crafted via Miguel Zacarias & Garrett Zatlin The second 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.

Production via Wyatt Barnsley On this week’s episode of The Stride Report Podcast, Garrett goes solo to break down everything you need to know ahead of the Nuttycombe Invitational — one of the most anticipated meets of the NCAA cross country season! He dives into the men’s field, analyzing the top favorites, possible contenders and teams to watch, before highlighting a few underdogs who could surprise in Madison. Then, he turns to the women’s race, discussing the favorites, dark horses, and key storylines that could make this a true NCAA Championship preview. Insight, analysis, and predictions — it’s all here in this week’s episode! Be sure to listen, subscribe and review! (2:30) Nuttycombe Invite Field (Men) (3:00) Favorites (Men) (6:49) Possible Contenders (Men) (9:59) Teams to Watch (Men) (18:35) Underdogs (Men) (25:43) Nuttycombe Field (Women) (26:05) Favorites (Women) (31:57) Possible Contenders (Women) (36:42) Teams to Watch (Women) (47:15) Underdogs (Women) 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.

Go behind the scenes with the University of Colorado men’s and women’s cross country teams during a key workout ahead of the 2025 Nuttycombe Invitational! Follow along as the Buffs take on 1000-meter repeats at lactic threshold pace, with head coach Sean Carlson mic’d up throughout the session. Hear Carlson’s real-time coaching, strategy insights, and thoughts on athlete development as the team preps for one of the most competitive meets of the season! The Stride Report was also able to mic up Abbey Nechanicky and Isaiah Givens as they took us through their workouts!