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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 2021
WYATT BARNSLEY
PODCAST PRODUCTION
A FORMER BROCK UNIVERSITY ATHLETE IN CANADA, WYATT HAS BECOME A CRUCIAL MEMBER OF THE BLUE OVAL PODCAST. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BOTH THE AUDIO EDITING AND VIDEO CLIP EDITING, WYATT IS A MAJOR REASON WHY THE BLUE OVAL PODCAST HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH SINCE JOINING THE STRIDE REPORT.
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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
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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FIRST JOINED
OCTOBER 2024
ETHAN WAMPLER
D2 MEN & WOMEN
A CURRENT RUNNER FOR COLORADO CHRISTIAN, ETHAN HOLDS TONS OF HIGH-LEVEL EXPERIENCE IN D2's MOST COMPETITIVE CONFERENCE. HIS STRONG WRITING STYLE PAIRED WITH HIS EXPOSURE TO THE BEST NAMES IN THE SPORT MAKE HIM A VALUABLE ADDITION TO OUR D2 TEAM.
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FIRST JOINED
NOVEMBER 2024
KATIE HIRSCHE
D3 MEN & WOMEN
A FORMER D3 RUNNER FOR HAVERFORD AND CARLETON, KATIE HAS DIRECT EXPERIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO BEING A MEMBER OF AN NCAA TITLE-WINNING TEAM. HER PRIOR EXPERIENCE, ONGOING RELIABILITY AS A WRITER AND GROWING COMFORT WITH TSR's STYLE HAS MADE KATIE A FANTASTIC PICK-UP FOR OUR ALWAYS-EXCELLENT D3 GROUP.
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FIRST JOINED
DECEMBER 2024
JOINER EVANS
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS & GIRLS
A TOP RECRUIT OUT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND A CURRENT RUNNER FOR FURMAN, JOINER IS ONE OF THE MOST QUALIFIED HIGH SCHOOL WRITERS. HER GRANULAR LEVEL OF DETAIL WHEN IT COMES TO HIGH SCHOOL DISTANCE RUNNING LIFTS OUR COVERAGE IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY.
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FIRST JOINED
DECEMBER 2024
BRYAN RYDER
D2 MEN & WOMEN
A CURRENT RUNNER FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE, BRYAN RYDER HAS BEEN A VERY WELCOMED ADDITION TO OUR D2 TEAM! BRYAN'S EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE WAS IMMEDIATELY APPARENT IN HIS EARLIEST WORK WITH TSR, MAKING HIM A KEY NAME FOR ONE OF OUR WEBSITE'S LONGEST-STANDING AREAS OF COVERAGE.
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FIRST JOINED
DECEMBER 2024
MIGUEL ZACARIAS
NAIA MEN & WOMEN
ONE OF THE MORE VERSATILE CONTRIBUTORS ON TSR'S STAFF, MIGUEL BRINGS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING TO THE TABLE. BETWEEN HIS FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHY WORK, PRIOR EXPERIENCE AS THE HEAD WRITER FOR THE RUNNERS CENTRAL AND NOW A KEY NAME IN OUR NAIA SPACE, MIGUEL CAN BE VIEWED AS A "JACK OF ALL TRADES" MEMBER OF TSR.
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FIRST JOINED
JANUARY 2025
SAM PETERSON
NAIA MEN & WOMEN
A CURRENT DISTANCE RUNNER FOR EASTERN MICHIGAN, SAM HAS SHOWN THAT HIS WRITING PROWESS CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY LEVEL, EVEN IN AN NAIA SPACE WITH LITTLE TO COMPARE TO. WITH A QUICK ABILITY TO ADAPT TO TSR's WRITING STYLE WHILE BEING ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO A NUMBER OF OTHER PROJECTS, SAM HAS BECOME A KEY PILLAR IN THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF TSR's COVERAGE.
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FIRST JOINED
JANUARY 2025
FINLAY MCISAAC
D1 MEN & WOMEN
A WHEATON COLLEGE GRADUATE, FINLAY BRINGS AN INCREDIBLE LEVEL OF IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE ON D1 DISTANCE RUNNING TO TSR. HIS ABILITY TO QUICKLY ACCLIMATE TO OUR DEMANDING WRITING STYLE WHILE FULLY SHOWCASING HIS IMPRESSIVE RESEARCH HAS MADE HIM A MUST-HAVE CONTRIBUTOR FOR OUR D1 TEAM.
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FIRST JOINED
FEBRUARY 2025
LAUREN CAWLEY
SOCIAL MEDIA
A FORMER RUNNER FOR BRYANT UNIVERSITY WITH PRIOR EXPERIENCE AT COLORADO AND TULANE, LAUREN HAS BEEN A MASSIVE ASSET FOR TSR's SOCIAL MEDIA GOALS. WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE BETWEEN PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO AND GRAPHIC DESIGN, LAUREN AMPLIFIES OUR SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE WITH A CONSISTENT STREAM OF CONTENT WHILE REMAINING HIGHLY DETAILED.
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