Written by Aimee Mackenzie, edits & additional commentary via Garrett Zatlin Cal Poly middle distance star, Aidan McCarthy, has signed an NIL deal with Brooks prior to the start of the 2025 indoor track season. The news comes shortly after former Portland runner Matt Strangio announced that he has turned pro with Brooks. McCarthy's past year on the track was nothing short of spectacular. The Mustang veteran ran a head-turning time of 1:45.19 in February, securing the NCAA #3 all-time indoor 800-meter mark. That effort was later backed up by a 3rd place All-American finish over that distance at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships. The Cal Poly ace capped off his breakout year of with a 5th place All-American performance over 800 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. McCarthy has collected three school records across the men’s 800 meters, 1500 meters, and indoor mile. Under Coach Ryan Vanhoy’s guidance, McCarthy has continued to rise the NCAA ranks, making major leaps in his fitness over the last year. His current personal bests include 1:45.19 (800), 2:19.68 (1k), 3:52.83 (mile) and 3:36.49 (1500).

Written by Aimee Mackenzie, edits & additional commentary via Garrett Zatlin Earlier today, the NCAA released the following teams that have qualified for the 2025 NCAA D2 XC Championships which will transpire in two weekends time. Below, we have listed out each team that will be advancing to the "Big Dance" in Kenosha, Wisconsin later this month. Please note that when you see the "AQ" next to a team's name, that means that they finished in the top-three of their regional meet and therefore earned an automatic national qualifying spot. While we don't have any analysis for these teams, we do have updated men's and women's D2 team rankings , as well as our original men's and women's team regional meet predictions . Men's Qualified Teams Adams State Grizzlies (AQ) Alabama Huntsville Chargers Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Anderson (SC) Trojans (AQ) Augustana (SD) Vikings California Poly Pomona Broncos (AQ) Charleston (WV) Golden Eagles (AQ) Chico State Wildcats (AQ) Colorado Christian Cougars Colorado School of Mines Orediggers (AQ) UC-Colorado Springs Mountain Lions Davis & Elkins Senators (AQ) East Central Tigers (AQ) Embry-Riddle (FL) Eagles (AQ) Flagler Saints (AQ) Florida Southern Moccasins (AQ) Franklin Pierce Ravens (AQ) Grand Valley State Lakers (AQ) Lee (Tenn.) Flames (AQ) Lewis Flyers (AQ) Nebraska-Kearney Lopers Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (AQ) Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks Oklahoma Baptist Bison Pittsburg State Gorillas Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks (AQ) Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (AQ) Shippensburg Red Raiders (AQ) Southern Connecticut State Owls (AQ) Washburn Ichabods (AQ) West Texas A&M Buffaloes Western Colorado Mountaineers (AQ) Western Washington Vikings (AQ) Wingate Bulldogs (AQ) Women's Qualified Teams Adams State Grizzlies (AQ) Biola Eagles California Poly Pomona Broncos (AQ) Catawba Indians (AQ) Cedarville Yellow Jackets (AQ) Chico State Wildcats (AQ) Colorado Mesa Mavericks Colorado School of Mines Orediggers (AQ) UC-Colorado Springs Mountain Lions (AQ) CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves Davis & Elkins Senators (AQ) East Stroudsburg Warriors (AQ) Edinboro Fighting Scots (AQ) Flagler Saints (AQ) Fort Lewis Skyhawks Grand Valley State Lakers (AQ) Lee (Tenn.) Flames (AQ) Lewis Flyers (AQ) Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks Nebraska-Kearney Lopers (AQ) Northern Michigan Wildcats Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (AQ) Pittsburg State Gorillas (AQ) Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks (AQ) Southern Connecticut State Owls (AQ) Stanislaus State Warriors Thomas Jefferson University (PA) Rams (AQ) Tampa Spartans (AQ) Walsh Cavaliers West Texas A&M Buffaloes Western Colorado Mountaineers Western Washington Vikings (AQ) Wingate Bulldogs (AQ) Winona State Warriors  (AQ)

In this episode of Beyond the Stride, host Will Loggia chats with Gary Martin, a veteran star from the University of Virginia and one of America's most promising distance stars! Martin, the 2024 ACC cross country individual champion, 3:48 miler and DMR national champion, talks about UVA's recent ACC team title win, matching up against some of the most elite distance runners in the nation, the NCAA's current NIL space and the goal of making World teams for the United States of America. 🎙️  Topics: UVA's team performance at the ACC XC Championships How UVA & Gary are approaching the upcoming NCAA XC Championships Setting a new bar for excellence as a team for UVA XC Mentality when racing top NCAA stars Experience with NIL space Goals for the future 🗣️ Hosted by William Loggia 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.

Written by Aimee Mackenzie, edits & additional commentary via Garrett Zatlin There is an exciting weekend of racing on the horizon with the highly anticipated NCAA D2 XC Regional Championships taking place across the country this Saturday. With spots to the NCAA XC Championships on the line, this weekend will be filled with qualifying drama, much of which we outlined in our previews and predictions for the men's team races and the women's team races . Here are all the details for how to follow along with the regional meets below... How To Watch Atlantic Regional XC Championships The event will be broadcast on PSAC Sports Digital Network at 10:15am Eastern Standard Time (EST). This livestream is free to watch at the live broadcast link here or on PSAC Sports Digital Network's free mobile app. The entry lists and live results can be found on AthleticNet/Lexicon Timing . Central Regional XC Championships The Central Regional XC Championships has no live broadcast. The live results for this region can be found on AthleticNet/MidWest Timing & Results . East Regional XC Championships The East Regional XC Championships has no live broadcast. The live results for this region can be found on Lancer Timing . Midwest Regional XC Championships The Midwest Regional XC Championships has no live broadcast. The live results for this region can be found on The Wisconsin Runner . South Regional XC Championships The South Regional XC Championships has no live broadcast. The live results for this region can be found on Elite Timing . South Central Regional XC Championships The South Central Regional XC Championships ha s no live broadcast. The live results for this region can be found on AthleticNet/Rapid Results . Southeast Regional XC Championships The Southeast Regional XC Championships has no live broadcast. The live results for this region can be found on AthleticNet/Rhodes Race Timing . West Regional XC Championships The West Regional XC Championships has no live broadcast. The live results for this region can be found on AthleticNet . Race Schedules All NCAA D2 Regional XC Championship races begin on Saturday, November 8th with the action set to kick-off at the following start times... Atlantic Regional XC Championships Women's 6k  -- 10:30am EST Men's 10k  -- 11:45am EST Central Regional XC Championships Women's 6k  -- 10:00am CST Men's 10k  -- 11:15am CST East Regional XC Championships Women's 6k  -- 10:00am EST Men's 10k  -- 11:15am EST Midwest Regional XC Championships Women's 6k  -- 10:00am CST Men's 10k  -- 11:15am CST South Regional XC Championships Women's 6k  -- 7:40am EST Men's 10k  -- 8:55am EST South Central Regional XC Championships Women's 6k  -- 10:00am MST Men's 10k  -- 11:15am MST Southeast Regional XC Championships Women's 6k  -- 10:00am EST Men's 10k  -- 11:15am EST West Regional XC Championships Women's 6k -- 10:00am PST Men's 10k  -- 11:15am PST