Written by Aimee Mackenzie, edits & additional commentary via Garrett Zatlin Many of the NCAA's top distance athletes will be making their season debuts today, Saturday, back on Boston University's historic red indoor oval! Here are all of the details for how you can follow the races... How To Watch This event will be live broadcast on FloTrack , which requires a subscription to watch. Race Schedules The races are set to take place on Saturday, December 6th with a rolling schedule that may run up to 10 minutes early. All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST). Field events -- 11:00am EST Women’s high jump, then men’s high jump Women’s shot put, then men’s shot put, then women’s WT, then men’s WT Women’s pole vault, then men’s pole vault Women’s long jump, then men’s long jump, then women’s triple jump Track events (Excludes Elite Window ) Women’s 60H final -- 9:45am EST Men’s 60H final -- 9:50am EST Men’s 60m trials -- 9:55am EST Women’s 400m -- 10:00am EST Men’s 400m -- 10:05am EST Women’s 600m -- 10:15am EST Men’s 600m -- 10:25am EST Women’s 300m -- 10:35am EST Men’s 300m -- 10:45am EST Women’s 60m final -- 10:57am EST Men’s 60m final -- 11:00am EST Women’s 800m -- 11:05am EST Men’s 800m -- 11:12am EST Women’s 200m -- 11:18am EST Men’s 200m -- 11:25am EST Women’s 4x400m -- 11:35am EST Men’s 4x400m -- 11:40am EST Women’s mile -- 12:00pm EST Men’s mile -- 12:20pm EST Women’s 3k -- 12:55pm EST Men’s 3k -- 1:40pm EST Women’s 5k -- 4:30pm EST ( estimated 5k heat times below ) Heat 1 -- 4:30pm EST Heat 2 -- 4:47pm EST Heat 3 -- 5:05pm EST Heat 4 -- 5:23pm EST Heat 5 -- 5:41pm EST Heat 6 -- 5:59pm EST Heat 7 -- 6:18pm EST Heat 8 -- 6:37pm EST Heat 9 -- 6:56pm EST Men’s 5k -- 7:15pm EST ( estimated 5k heat times below ) Heat 1 -- 7:15pm EST Heat 2 -- 7:29pm EST Heat 3 -- 7:44pm EST Heat 4 -- 8:00pm EST Heat 5 -- 8:15pm EST Heat 6 -- 8:31pm EST Heat 7 -- 8:47pm EST Heat 8 -- 9:03pm EST Heat 9 -- 9:20pm EST Elite Window Women’s 800m Invite -- 3:00pm EST Men’s 800m Invite  -- 3:06pm EST Women’s mile Invite  -- 3:12pm EST Men’s mile Invite  -- 3:20pm EST Women’s 3k Invite  -- 3:28pm EST Men’s 3k Invite  -- 3:41pm EST Women’s 5k Invite  -- 3:55pm EST Men’s 5k Invite  -- 4:06pm EST Men’s 600m Invite  -- 4:25pm EST Who is Competing? These lists highlight the collegiate athletes who will be competing in the elite window races. The below entries do not include professional or unattached runners. The below names reflect the entries as of Friday afternoon... Women's 800m Entries Tessa Buswell (BYU) Emma Sullivan (Kennesaw State) Sami Oblad (BYU) Chloe Symon (Washington) Tayissa Buchanan (Penn State) Anne Elise Packard (BYU) Men's 800m Entries Klaus Scholz (Wingate) Thomas Cowan (Boston University) Miguel Abaitua (Loyola (ILL.)) Aleix Lago (Wingate) Brandon Williams (Arkansas State) Owen Pett (Boston College) Women's Mile Entries Sophia Gorriaran (Harvard) Jenica Swartz (Washington) Faustine Chaboche (San Francisco) Gladys Chepngetich (Clemson) Kaylie Politza (Oklahoma State) Makayla Paige (North Carolina) Sydney Masciarelli (North Carolina) Helen Braybrook (CSU-Pueblo) Madi Surber (Oklahoma State) Olivia Millen (Michigan State) Jade Buridon (South Carolina) Allura Markow (Oregon) Emmry Ross (Michigan) Sarah Forsyth (Michigan State) Men's Mile Entries Laban Kipkemboi (Oklahoma State) Tinoda Matsatsa (Georgetown) Carter Cutting (BYU) Camden Marshall (Indiana) Karsen Vesty (Boston University) Owan Logorodi (Arkansas) Jeffery Rogers (Oregon) Beck Wittstadt (Duke) James Harding (Oregon) Women's 3k Entries Salma Elbadra (South Carolina) Vera Sjöberg (North Carolina) Angelina Napoleon (NC State) Allie Zealand (Liberty) Billah Jepkirui (Oklahoma State) Sadie Engelhardt (NC State) Juliet Cherubet (Oregon) Bahiya El Arfaoui (Oregon) Dalia Frias (Oregon) Wilma Nielsen (Oregon) Jessie Secor (Colorado) Chloe Foerster (Washington) Rachel Forsyth (Michigan State) Erin Vringer (Utah) Kaiya Robertson (Boise State) Tatum David (Virginia) Rosemary Longisa (Washington State) Elizabeth Khatevi (Texas A&M CC) Men's 3k Entries Simeon Birnbaum (Oregon) Colin Sahlman (Northern Arizona) Taha Er Raouy (Eastern Kentucky) George Couttie (Virginia Tech) Jesse Hamlin (Butler) Reuben Reina (Washington) Isaiah Givens (Colorado) Dominic Serem (Colorado) Elliott Cook (Oregon) Benjamin Balazs (Oregon) Devan Kipyego (Iowa State) Women's 5k Entries Pamela Kosgei (New Mexico) Hilda Olemomoi (Florida) Jane Hedengren (BYU) Riley Chamberlain (BYU) Silan Ayyildiz (Oregon) Diana Cherotich (Oregon) Sophia Kennedy (Stanford) Hannah Gapes (NC State) Isca Chelangat (Oklahoma State) Betty Kipkore (Iowa State) Chloe Thomas (Washington) Jadyn Keeler (North Dakota) Joy Naukot (West Virginia) Caren Kiplagat (Alabama) Mary Bonner Dalton (Notre Dame) Judy Chepkoech (Florida) Silvia Jelelgo (Clemson) Tia Wilson (Florida) Rosina Machu (Gonzaga) Marion Jepngetich (New Mexico) Men's 5k Entries Habtom Samuel (New Mexico) Solomon Kipchoge (Washington State) Brian Musau (Oklahoma State) Denis Kipngetich (Oklahoma State) Marco Langon (Villanova) Gary Martin (Virginia) Collins Kiprotich (New Mexico) Abdel Laadjel (Oregon) Evans Kiplagat (New Mexico) Kelvin Cheruiyot (Florida) Robin Kwemoi Bera (Iowa State) Evans Kurui (Washington State) Meshack Kimutai (Iowa State) Rodgers Kiplimo (Iowa State) Sanele Masondo (Iowa State) Ethan Coleman (Notre Dame) Joash Ruto (Iowa State) Elkana Kipruto (Wichita State) Colton Sands (North Carolina) Evans Tanui (Arizona)

Join us for another episode of Beyond the Stride featuring BYU freshman standout, Tayvon Kitchen! Kitchen reflects on his first NCAA season, leading the NCAA XC Championships as a freshman, lessons learned from successes and mistakes, and how he’s embracing risks and growth to continue improving. He also discusses the team culture at BYU, the role of mentors and teammates in his development, and what it takes to compete at the highest level as a collegiate distance runner. Hear Kitchen's mindset going into upcoming track season and how he balances the challenges of being a student-athlete with life off the oval. Don’t miss this inside look at one of the most exciting freshman seasons in NCAA cross country! 🗣️ Hosted by Lauren Cawley Be sure to like/follow/subscribe/comment on all of podcast platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube! You can find our other episodes there as well.

The big day is almost here. On Saturday, Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) will take place in Portland, Oregon to figure out which teams and individuals reign supreme over their competition. On the site, The Stride Report had three different writers offer national meet predictions for this weekend. In their lists, our writers predicted where every. single. team. will finish in the final standings. Our writers also gave their picks for who the top-21 individual All-Americans will be in each race. Go check out our PREDICTIONS page and peruse through the never-ending picks that we have for one of the most exciting times of the year!

Written by Aimee Mackenzie, edits & additional commentary via Garrett Zatlin John Hibshman, t he head coach of Winona State University’s cross country program, and the assistant coach of the team's track and field program, has announced his retirement.   This past fall, Hibshman coached his women’s cross country squad to team titles at the 2025 NCAA D2 Central Regional XC Championships and the 2025 NSIC XC Championships. The Warriors ended their fall campaign with an 11th place finish at the 2025 NCAA D2 XC Championships.   Hibshman’s five-year tenure at Winona State guided four Warriors women’s teams to the NCAA D2 XC Championships (2022 through 2025). At the 2023 D2 XC Championships, the women’s team produced a 5th place team, just one spot off of the podium. The women’s team also swept the regional and conference titles during the 2023 and 2025 seasons. However, maybe more importantly, Hibshman played a pivotal role in developing four All-American individual runners including Lindsay Cunningham (nine-time All-American), Kaylee Beyer (nine-time All-American), Sophia Taarud (two-time All-American) and McKenna Taylor (2024 cross country All-American). Cunningham won an outstanding four individual D2 national titles between cross country, the 5000 meters and the 10,000 meters.   In 2021, Hibshman also coached Josh Jarpey to an individual national cross country qualifying spot. Winona State alum and former D2 star, Kaylee Beyer, reflected on her time being coached by Hibshman... "Coach Hibshman cared about the person you were becoming just as much as he cared about the success you had as an athlete. He understood the challenges in life and helped me and others face the battles in our running careers or personal lives by believing in us and showing us how we can believe in ourselves. Coach Hibs doesn't give himself enough credit for the talented program he built at Winona State." There has been no mention by Winona State on who will replace John Hibshman as the team's distance coach moving forward.

Production via Wyatt Barnsley On this week’s episode of The Stride Report Podcast, Ben and Garrett break down a loaded Boston University Season Opener! The guys dive into the headline men’s 5k featuring a marquee showdown among Habtom Samuel, Brian Musau and Marco Langon before turning to the women’s 5k and the many breakout candidates lining up for fast times. The guys continue with full previews of the 3k and mile fields for both men and women, highlighting top contenders, dark horses and the storylines that could define the opening weekend of indoor track! It’s the perfect primer for what promises to be an electric start to the season. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review! (3:39) Boston University Season Opener 5k Preview (Men) (14:51) Boston University Season Opener 5k Preview (Women) (24:47) Boston University Season Opener 3k Preview (Men) (31:33) Boston University Season Opener 3k Preview (Women) (39:01) Boston University Season Opener Mile Preview (Men) (42:18) Boston University Season Opener Mile Preview (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.

Left to right: Photo assistance via Josh Kutcher, Instagram, Atlanta Track Club Elite & Andrew LeMay Written by Aimee Mackenzie, edits & additional commentary via Garrett Zatlin Rynard Swanepoel (Wake Forest) Wake Forest’s Rynard Swanepoel has signed a professional contract with Atlanta Track Club. The signing was first announced last week on Instagram. The South African middle distance runner has made three appearances on the national stage on the track during his time in the NCAA. Swanepoel has twice contested the 800 meters on the national stage and once toed the line for the DMR at the NCAA Championships. The South Africa native further cemented himself in Wake Forest's program history after helping the Demon Deacons to the NCAA #4 all-time mark of 9:17.17 in the DMR. The now-former Wake Forest runner holds an impressive personal best of 1:45.28 over 800 meters, a school record time. During his time in the NCAA, Swanepoel's marks over 800 meters have ranked him in the top-five for his country, South Africa, over the last three years. In a statement regarding his signing, Swanepoel expressed his elation to be apart of Atlanta Track Club... “I’m excited to train with a dedicated group that pushes each other every day, grow as a professional athlete, and live a balanced lifestyle while representing the incredible running community in Atlanta.” Justin O'Toole (Washington / Columbia) Canadian Justin O’Toole is heading to Atlanta Track Club to further pursue his professional racing endeavors. The Columbia University and University of Washington alum recorded a personal best of 1:44.42 for 800 meters last August in Pfungstadt, Germany. Earlier this year, O'Toole donned the red and white colors for the first time, representing Canada at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. O’Toole experienced a breakthrough season late in the summer, securing silver over 800 meters at the Canadian Championships in August. At the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships, the former Husky placed 6th over 800 meters to earn All-American honors. The half-mile specialist holds two school records in the outdoor 800 meters (1:44.42) and the indoor 600 meters (1:16.12). O’Toole is now the third former Washington runner to join Atlanta Track Club. Regarding his signing, O'Toole stated... “I chose Atlanta Track Club Elite for the people…The organization has taken great care to build the team around people with strong values and clear vision. I knew my aspirations and well-being would be in good hands. I’m looking forward to helping the track club build a legacy of success on the  highest level of the sport.” Both recent Atlanta Track Club Elite additions, O'Toole and Rynard Swanepoel, have been signed through the 2026-2027 seasons. Laura Pellicoro (Portland) The 2023 World University Games champion over 800 meters and 1500 meters, Laura Pellicoro has signed a professional contract with Brooks Beasts Track Club. The Italian distance ace joins former University of Portland teammate, Matt Strangio, upon signing with Brooks. During her collegiate career as a Pilot, Pellicoro was a 10-time national meet qualifier across all three seasons of competition. She was also a 2025 outdoor 800-meter All-American and a two-time NCAA cross country All-American as well. Last winter, the University Portland alum ran an NCAA #1 all-time indoor mark of 2:37.04 for 1000 meters (all-conditions) and an NCAA #8 all-time indoor mark of 4:25.60 in the mile (all-conditions). Both times were recorded at the University of Washington's "The Dempsey" facility, which features an oversized track. Pellicoro was the first-ever University of Portland athlete named to The Bowerman Watch List in 2025. At the 2022 NCAA XC Championships, Pellicoro snagged a 25th place All-American honor and, two years later, returned to her All-American ways with a 28th place finish at the 2024 NCAA XC Championships. The dynamic Italian distance runner holds personal bests of 2:00.84 (800), 4:08.03 (1500), 4:25.60 (mile) and 8:53.32 (3k). Regarding her pro signing, Laura Pellicoro stated... “I couldn’t be happier to become part of a team and a brand that truly believes in its athletes and pushes our sport forward. Being one of the Beasts and surrounded by teammates who lift each other up and go after bold goals every day is a blessing. I’m looking forward to work toward the 2028 Olympics under coach Danny and beginning this new journey.” Danny Mackey, the Head Coach of Brooks Beasts Track Club, remarked... “We were fortunate to watch Laura race in person a few times last year. And from watching her race to getting to know her during recruiting process it became evident she is a special talent and person. We are very excited Laura chose the Brooks Beasts for her professional career and look forward to helping her achieve her big time goals.” James Dunne (Georgetown / Adams State) James Dunne has gone pro with New Balance Manchester. He will train under the guidance of two-time Olympian, Helen Clitheroe, in England.   The Grizzly and Hoya alum holds personal bests of 2:22.52 (1k), 1:48.73 (800), 3:35.17 (1500), 3:57.26 (mile) and 7:52.62 (3k). The now-former Georgetown graduate student was the anchor leg of the Hoyas' DMR lineup at the NCAA Indoor Championships last March which placed 12th overall.   Before transferring to Georgetown, Dunne had climbed the Division Two ranks at Adams State. There, he recorded an All-American honor with a 4th place finish in the mile at the 2024 NCAA D2 Indoor Championships. He also made numerous appearances at separate D2 national meets across all three seasons of competition.   Dunne, upon announcing his signing, said... “They say you’re only as strong as the people around you, and I’m grateful to have joined an incredible group…Growth comes from stepping into the unknown, and I’m excited to begin this next chapter.”