November 18, 2022

Happy NCAA Eve! Katelyn Tuohy Says Hamstring Is 100%, Solinsky Says Valby Can Handle Hills, & More
Katelyn Tuohy said NCAAs is "gonna be a dogfight, but I'm excited for it." Plus hear from Mike Smith, Dave Smith, Natalie Cook, and more.
November 17, 2022

2022 NCAA XC Women's Team Preview: NC State Is #1, But a Repeat Won't Be Easy
No team has repeated since Villanova in 2009-10, but with Katelyn Tuohy and Kelsey Chmiel leading the way, the Wolfpack have a great shot to do it on Saturday.
November 16, 2022

2022 NCAA XC Men's Individual Preview: A Free-For-All in Stillwater
Can precocious Nico Young win NCAAs at age 20? Could Alex Maier or Isai Rodriguez take the win on their home course? What about Stanford stars Charles Hicks & Ky Robinson?
November 16, 2022

2022 NCAA XC Men's Team Preview: Stanford Seeks First Title Since '03 Against a Deep Field
Stanford crushed everyone at Nuttycombe, but BYU, OK State, and NAU (winners of 5 of the last 6 titles) all have legitimate shots to win on Saturday.
November 11, 2022

Find Out Which 31 Men’s Teams Are Going to the 2022 NCAA Cross Country Championships
November 02, 2022

WTW: The Mancini Sisters Rock It For La Salle Yet Again & One of The World's Most Talented Teens Returns To Action
You consider yourself to be a hard-core running fan but do you even know who Seira Fuwa is? You should. Plus will the NYRR's virtue signaling backfire?
October 28, 2022

5 NCAA XC Takeaways - The Stanford men look GREAT, the NC State women win but look vulnerable, and an SEC champ smokes a cigar after the race
One of the best days in US running is the last Friday in October as it’s NCAA conference championship day. We break down all of the exciting action for you here. *Results
October 26, 2022

The Biggest Questions Ahead of NCAA XC Conference Weekend
What will Parker Valby and Natalie Cook do for an encore? How low will #1 Stanford and #1 NC State go? And can the Wisconsin men win Big 10 title #53?
October 14, 2022

2022 Nuttycombe: Katelyn Tuohy and Stanford Men Get Statement Wins
Ky Robinson won the men's race while the NC State women needed a tie-breaker to win the women's team title. Are the NAU men in trouble? Plus Colin Sahlman debuted.
September 26, 2022

Why I'm Picking Nico Young & Katelyn Tuohy to Win It All & More Thoughts as 2022 NCAA XC Season Begins
20-year-olds rarely win NCAA XC, but Young and Tuohy will be hoping to change that in 2022.
*MB: Former teen phenoms Katelyn Tuohy and Nico Young will be your NCAA xc champions.
September 21, 2022

2022 NCAA XC Women's Top 10: NC State Is Still the Team to Beat
NC State loses two of its top five but could still be better than they were in 2021.
September 21, 2022

Top Recruit Colin Sahlman May Not Race for NAU This Fall
"It's probably on the more unlikely side that we are putting him out there [this fall]," says NAU coach Mike Smith.
*MB: Colin Sahlman may not race for NAU in 2022 - "It's probably on the more unlikely side that we are putting him out there."
November 22, 2021

Running the Numbers: A Deep Dive Into the 2021 NCAA XC Results
We take one final deep look at the 2021 NCAA XC meet. What percent of athletes improved from March? Who improved the most to grab All-American honors? What conference is the best in the land? Who is the most improved team in the land? And much more.
November 17, 2021

2021 NCAA XC Men's Team Preview: Blue Bloods or New Blood?
NAU (60 points), Notre Dame (87), and Oklahoma State (142) were the three best teams at NCAAs last year. NAU has gotten worse, Notre Dame has improved a little, and Oklahoma State has improved a lot. That means it should be pretty close between the three of them on Saturday. NAU has won 4 of the last 5 men's XC titles. Oklahoma State won 3 of 4 from 2009-12. Will the blue bloods prevail in Tallahassee, or will Notre Dame win its first title since 1957?
November 17, 2021

2021 NCAA XC Women's Team Preview: Four-Horse Race In Tallahassee
NC State, New Mexico, Colorado, and BYU all have a legit shot to win on Saturday. We make the case for and against each team but ultimately go with Laurie Henes' NC State Wolfpack. How cool would it be for her to win NCAA title #1 after 30-years at her alma mater?
November 16, 2021

2021 NCAA XC Women’s Individual Preview: Mercy Chelangat Aims for Repeat, But a Healthy Whittni Orton Will Be a Problem
It's been 10 years since a woman repeated as NCAA XC champ, but Alabama's Chelangat has a chance to do it and is undefeated in 2021. BYU's Orton might be her biggest threat, while West Virginia's Ceili McCabe is also undefeated.
*MB: NCAA Predicted Women's Individual top 10
November 16, 2021

2021 NCAA XC Men's Individual Preview: Will Conner Mantz Become a Legend? Or Will Wesley Kiptoo Earn Redemption?
A second NCAA XC title would vault Mantz into the NCAA XC pantheon, but to win he'll have to beat a loaded field featuring Kiptoo, Adriaan Wildschutt, Cooper Teare, Nico Young, and more.
*MB: NCAA Predicted Men's Individual top 10
November 11, 2021

Projected 2021 NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships Qualifiers (Pre-Regionals)
Find out who is projected to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships thanks to the amazing work of Bo Waggoner and xcquals.com.
November 11, 2021

Projected 2021 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships Qualifiers (Pre-Regionals)
Find out who is projected to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships thanks to the amazing work of Bo Waggoner and xcquals.com.
October 15, 2021

What We Learned From the 2021 Pre-Nats/Nuttycombe Invitational
NAU is still incredible, Colorado is back, and the men's individual battle at NCAAs is going to be awesome. Plus we project how the top teams would have fared today if they had all run their studs.