Earlier today, North Carolina superstar Parker Wolfe announced that he is ending his 2025 NCAA outdoor track season early after dealing with a foot injury that, "won't cooperate," per an Instagram post. He is no longer expected to toe the line for the 5000 meters at the NCAA East Regional Championships, the only event that he was entered in for this weekend. It should be noted that Wolfe also dealt with an injury during the winter months which limited his racing on the indoor oval. In March, the UNC ace settled for a still-solid 6th place over 3000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships despite entering the season as a national title contender. He also finished runner-up as a member of North Carolina's DMR lineup. Wolfe ends his collegiate career as one of the best long distance stars of this era despite having "only" one national title. That lone NCAA title victory came at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships where he upset Northern Arizona's Nico Young over 5000 meters. Wolfe ends his time in Chapel Hill with a grand total of 11 All-American honors between all three seasons of competition (including relays). During his time on the East Coast, the Colorado native acted as the focal star of UNC's program at the beginning of Coach Chris Miltenberg's tenure with the Tar Heels. On the grass, Wolfe led his team to four national meet finishes inside the top-20, three of which were in the top-10. Wolfe will walk away from the NCAA with personal best times of 3:34 (1500), 3:54 (mile), 7:30 (3k) and 13:10.75 (5k), with his best 5k time during a college track season being 13:13. The UNC ace sits at NCAA #8 all-time over 1500 meters, NCAA #2 all-time over 3000 meters and NCAA #11 all-time over 5000 meters (outdoor).

Production via Wyatt Barnsley On this week’s episode of the Blue Oval Podcast, chaos reigns as scratches shake up the NCAA postseason landscape! Ben and Garrett start with the surprising news that Juliette Whittaker is out from the West regional meet entirely, before diving into major event scratches and declarations including Doris Lemngole and Lexy Halladay-Lowry scratching the 5k, and Pamela Kosgei dropping the steeple. The biggest shock? Fouad Messaoudi scratches the 1500 meters to chase 5k gold. The guys also break down Parker Wolfe’s all-in 5k gamble, Simeon Birnbaum’s ambitious 1500/5k double, and Diana Cherotich’s sole focus on the 10k. With top contenders like Marco Langon, Matt Strangio & Jenna Hutchins making key moves of their own, Ben and Garrett sort through the strategy, surprises, and what it all means for the NCAA title races. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review! (3:19) Juliette Whittaker Scratches From Postseason (6:25) Doris Lemngole & Lexy Halladay-Lowry Scratch 5k, Kosgei Scratches Steeple (13:01) Fouad Messaoudi Scratches Out of 1500m in Favor of 5k (18:55) Parker Wolfe Goes All-In on 5k (24:08) Simeon Birnbaum Attempting 1500/5k Double (26:51) Diana Cherotich Scratches 5k in Favor of 10k (29:47) Marco Langon & Matt Strangio Go All-In on 5k (35:13) Harvey Cramb Scratches Steeple in Favor of 1500m (40:33) Hutchins, Millard & Stearns Scratch 10k to Focus on 5k (43:39) Other Notable Scratches 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.

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