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FIRST JOINED
MARCH 2017
GARRETT ZATLIN
FOUNDER / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
SINCE STARTING THE STRIDE REPORT IN 2017, GARRETT HAS PRODUCED CONTENT FOR THE D1 LEVEL AND OCCASIONALLY THE D2 LEVEL, ALL WHILE OVERSEEING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE SITE. A GRADUATE OF VIRGINIA TECH, GARRETT OPTED TO SELL THE STRIDE REPORT TO CANADA-BASED COMPANY STREAMLINE ATHLETES IN DECEMBER OF 2021, BUT LATER REACQUIRED THE SITE IN JULY OF 2023.
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FIRST JOINED
DECEMBER 2021
GAVIN STRUVE
D2 & D3 EDITOR
A NOW-GRADUATED JOURNALISM STUDENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, GAVIN HAS HAD AN INSTANT IMPACT AT THE STRIDE REPORT. HIS PROFESSIONAL WRITING STYLE AND MIDWEST KNOWLEDGE IS REFLECTED IN HIS ARTICLES WHICH ARE OFTEN LADEN WITH DETAILS AND THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS.
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FIRST JOINED
SEPTEMBER 2018
BEN WEISEL
BLUE OVAL PODCAST CO-HOST
A MIDDLE DISTANCE STANDOUT DURING HIS TIME AT BELMONT UNIVERSITY, THE RECENT GRADUATE HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE PERSONALITIES AT THE STRIDE REPORT. A CO-HOST OF THE BLUE OVAL PODCAST, BEN BRINGS A VALUABLE NON-WRITING COMPONENT TO OUR SITE AND OFTEN CONTRIBUTES TO OUR D1 MEN'S RANKINGS.
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FIRST JOINED
JUNE 2020
KEVIN FISCHER
D3 MEN & WOMEN
KEVIN HAS GIVEN TSR A THIRD AND MORE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVE ON D3 DISTANCE RUNNING. THE WHEATON COLLEGE MIDDLE DISTANCE RUNNER PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN OUR LATEST RANKINGS, PROVIDING AN IMPRESSIVE LEVEL OF RESEARCH, SPECIFICALLY FOR RECRUITS.
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FIRST JOINED
DECEMBER 2022
MARISSA KUIK
D2 WOMEN & NAIA
A FORMER MEMBER OF THE WALDORF & UC-COLORADO SPRINGS DISTANCE PROGRAMS, MARISSA IMMEDIATELY MADE AN IMPACT UPON JOINING TSR. HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL HAS EMERGED AS HER GREATEST STRENGTH, SOMETHING THAT PAIRS BEAUTIFULLY WITH HER COMBINED D2 & NAIA EXPERIENCE.
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FIRST JOINED
FEBRUARY 2023
DONNY SPEAS
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS & GIRLS
A CURRENT DISTANCE ATHLETE AT MARSHALL WHO ALSO HAS EXPERIENCE AT THE JUCO LEVEL, DONNY BRINGS AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE PREP SCENE. HE IS THE MAIN LEAD WHEN IT COMES TO TSR's HIGH SCHOOL COVERAGE AND HAS CONSISTENTLY PUSHED TO EXPAND TSR's PRESENCE IN THAT AREA.
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FIRST JOINED
FEBRUARY 2023
FINN BIRNIE
D1 WOMEN
THE FORMER BELMONT ATHLETE AND CURRENT LA SALLE GRADUATE STUDENT HAS HAD AN INSTANT IMPACT AT TSR. FINN HAS AN EXCELLENT UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE TALK ABOUT THE SPORT AND IS ABLE TO CONVEY THAT ANALYSIS IN AN EASY-TO-CONSUME MANNER FOR OUR READERS.
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FIRST JOINED
JUNE 2023
CONOR DALY
D3 MEN & WOMEN
A CURRENT RUNNER FOR WASHINGTON U., CONOR HAS ACCLIMATED TO TSR's PREFERRED WRITING STYLE AND HAS SHOWN AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF DETAIL (AND KNOWLEDGE) WHEN IT COMES TO D3 DISTANCE RUNNING. HIS CONSISTENT HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT HAS MADE HIM A TREMENDOUS PICK-UP FOR TSR.
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FIRST JOINED
JANUARY 2024
NOLAN RYAN
NAIA MEN & WOMEN
A GRADUATE OF LEWIS-CLARKE WHERE HE WAS AN ALL-AMERICAN, NOLAN RYAN HAS HELPED PIONEER TSR's NAIA COVERAGE. HIS EXTENSIVE NETWORK AND DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE NAIA SCENE HAS MADE HIM A FUNDAMENTAL PILLAR FOR TSR AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR COVERAGE.
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FIRST JOINED
JUNE 2024
RACHEL HICKEY
D1 WOMEN
A 2:05 HALF-MILER WHO FOUND SUCCESS AT ILLINOIS STATE AND BAYLOR, RACHEL HICKEY IS A BRILLIANT ADDITION TO TSR's WRITING CREW. WITH PRIOR EXPERIENCE OF BEING A COMPETITIVE NAME IN A MAJOR CONFERENCE, RACHEL IS ONE OF THE MOST QUALIFIED WRITERS WE HAVE EVER HAD WHEN IT COMES TO ANALYZING NCAA MIDDLE & LONG DISTANCE RUNNERS.
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FIRST JOINED
JUNE 2024
MIKE MCKEAN
D1 MEN
A NOW-FORMER RUNNER FOR OHIO UNIVERSITY, MIKE HAS INSTANTLY MADE AN IMPACT AT TSR. FEW WRITERS HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO ADOPT OUR RANKINGS PHILOSOPHY AS SEAMLESSLY AS MIKE HAS. HIS INTRODUCTION TO OUR TEAM WILL CREATE A FAR MORE BALANCED WORKLOAD FOR OUR OTHER WRITERS AS WELL.
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