Production via Wyatt Barnsley On this week’s episode of the Blue Oval Podcast, Ben and Garrett preview the biggest storylines heading into NCAA Indoors. Will we see a thrilling 3k showdown between Ethan Strand & Gary Martin? Can Juliette Whittaker out-duel Michaela Rose over 800 meters? Plus, the guys discuss their favorites, sleepers, and wild cards in the 5k, 3k, mile, 800 meters and DMR on both the men’s and women’s sides. Tune-in for all the insights and bold predictions ahead of championship weekend and be sure to subscribe and review! (4:10) Men’s 5k Favorites (8:16) Men’s 5k Sleepers (10:44) Men’s 5k Wild Cards (14:45) Women’s 5k Favorites (18:12) Women’s 5k Sleepers (20:26) Women’s 5k Wild Cards (24:25) Men’s DMR Favorites (27:06) Men’s DMR Sleepers (28:58) Men’s DMR Wild Cards (31:34) Women’s DMR Favorites (35:19) Women’s DMR Sleepers (36:39) Women’s DMR Wild Cards (38:10) Men’s Mile Favorites (40:05) Men’s Mile Sleepers (43:11) Men’s Mile Wild Cards (44:19) Women’s Mile Favorites (47:51) Women’s Mile Sleepers & Wild Cards (49:55) Men’s 800M Favorites (51:52) Men’s 800M Sleepers & Wild Cards (54:49) Women’s 800M Favorites (55:52) Women’s 800M Sleepers & Wild Cards (59:02) Men’s 3k Favorites (59:51) Men’s 3k Sleepers (1:01:40) Men’s 3k Wild Cards (1:03:13) Women’s 3k Favorites (1:04:50) Women’s 3k Sleepers (1:06:13) Women’s 3k Wild Cards You can listen to that episode (and others) on our PODCASTS  page! You can also find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Soundcloud. If you like it, be sure to leave us a rating  and a review ! Note: If you're having issues loading the episode on the site via mobile, try refreshing  the episode page. We will look into this issue for future episodes.

We have a bonus episode! As part of our latest partnership with On, The Stride Report was able to chat with Stanford's Juliette Whittaker and Arkansas' Isabella Whittaker, both of whom are On NIL athletes! The middle distance duo chatted about their national title hopes for next weekend, their experience at the Olympic Games and watching the success of their fellow sibling! 🏃‍♀️ 💨 (1:49) Bella Whittaker's first season as an On NIL athlete (3:10) Juliette Whittaker's experience as an On NIL athlete for the last year and a half (4:44) More nerve wracking: Racing at NCAA Championships or watching Juliette compete at Olympics? (6:04) Juliette's emotions going through the Olympic Games (8:24) Juliette's reaction to Bella running 2:02 in her first-ever 800m race (9:50) Will Bella compete in 800m again? (11:12) Arkansas' success over 800m (12:58) Juliette to come back for the DMR? (13:28) Juliette's dynamic with fellow 800m star Roisin Willis (15:30) Bella's reaction to running 49.90 (400m) & recent rise in fitness (19:01) Bella's upcoming battle with Aaliyah Butler over 400m (20:46) Juliette's upcoming battle with Michaela Rose over 800m (22:43) Bella' favorite cheesesteak place in Philadelphia You can listen to that episode (and others) on our PODCASTS  page! You can also find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Soundcloud. If you like it, be sure to leave us a rating  and a review ! Note: If you're having issues loading the episode on the site via mobile, try refreshing  the episode page. We will look into this issue for future episodes.