April 12, 2024
Parker Valby Crushes NCAA 10K Record with 30:50 in Debut at Bryan Clay Invite
Valby took 27+ seconds off the previous record and lapped everyone else in the field at least once.
March 11, 2024
WTW: Putting Nico Young & Parker Valby's NCAA Doubles in Perspective, HS Records Galore, and Why Noah Lyles Needs to Do More to Run Olympic 4x400
Young and Valby were incredible in Boston but we offer a dose of perspective before the hype trains get out of control. Sifan Hassan is running World XC, remember the name Quincy Wilson, and Footlocker Champs Drew Griffith and Elizabeth Leachman broke high school records as did Daniel Simmons.
March 09, 2024
Parker Valby Breaks NCAA Record (14:52.79) To Destroy the Field and Win NCAA Title #3
What a wonderful run from Parker Valby who made it look easy. Talk about a maestro negative split. In the DMR, BYU got the upset win and in the 800 the defending champ was eliminated.
December 02, 2023
Parker Valby (14:56) & Graham Blanks (13:03) Break NCAA 5,000m Records at Boston University
Valby is the first collegiate woman (and youngest American) under 15:00 while Blanks is just the third US man to have hit the 2024 Olympic standard of 13:05.
November 29, 2023
Weekend Viewing Guide: Cross Champs, NXN, Blanks Chases Olympic Standard & Valby Sub-15:00 at BU?
Cross Champs is Thursday, NXN is Saturday, and most of the NCAA's best will be in Boston trying to run fast 3ks and 5ks.
November 18, 2023
2023 NCAA XC Breakdown: Tuohy's Heroics, Valby's Historic Season, OSU Dethrones NAU, & More
Tuohy did not get the repeat individual title but today's gutsy run may have been her finest hour in what may have been her final race for NC State. Our Jonathan Gault breaks it down in 3,000+ words.
November 18, 2023
Parker Valby Dominates as NC State Three-Peats Thanks To An Epic 1-Point Win
Valby was sensational but Tuohy was heroic as she gutted it out for her team.
November 16, 2023
2023 NCAA XC Women's Individual Preview: Who Has The Edge in Valby-Tuohy II?
Tuohy topped Valby in 2022 but Valby destroyed Tuohy at Nuttycombe this year. Who wins this much-anticipated rematch in what very well could be their final NCAA showdown?
October 27, 2023
2023 NCAA XC Conference Recap: Valby’s Dominance Grows, Stanford Men & UW Women Win Final Pac-12s, Wisconsin Men Score 19
Parker Valby won the SEC meet by a staggering 33.8 seconds while the Stanford men rebounded from a disappointing showing at Nuttycombe to win Pac-12s.
October 26, 2023
NCAA XC Conference Preview: Valbymania Heads to SC, Big 12s Is Loaded, and Bye-Bye Pac-12
We preview a huge weekend of XC action. Will Oregon's Jerry Schumacher will pull the redshirts from star freshmen Simeon Birnbaum, Connor Burns, and Archie Noakes?
October 13, 2023
2023 Nuttycombe: NAU Sweeps as Parker Valby Takes Down Katelyn Tuohy
The NAU men rolled while the women upset #1 NC State, 52 points to 95. Harvard’s Graham Blanks won the men’s race. *Results
June 27, 2023
Q & A With Parker Valby On Her Historic NIL Deal With Nike
The NCAA 5000 champ is the first female track and field athlete to sign an NIL deal with Nike.
February 27, 2023
WTW: NCAA Madness (and Stupidity), Washington’s Elite 8, and National Records Galore in Birmingham
In this week's weekly recap, we give out some love to Elija Godwin, Rhasidat Adeleke, Talitha Diggs, Will Sumner, Julien Alfred, Katelyn Tuohy, Neil Gourley, Keely Hodgkinson, Andrew Coscoran, Luke McCann, Jacob Thomson, and Aliphine Tuliamuk. Plus we wonder what's up with Parker Valby and Molly Seidel and introduce you to Cornell senior Perry Mackinnon who PRd on the track, ran world xc and then PRd on the track on 3 straight weekends.
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 16, 2022
Katelyn Tuohy vs Parker Valby: Who has the edge in GIGANTIC NCAA XC showdown?
It's almost time for an all-time classic NCAA XC showdown - Tuohy vs Valby.