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Ben and Garrett preview the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships, analyzing key distance events and contenders.

On this week’s episode of The Stride Report Podcast, Ben and Garrett preview the biggest meet of the collegiate season — the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships! The guys break down every distance event on the national meet schedule, identifying the favorites, sleepers and wild cards in the men’s and women’s 10k, 1500 meters, 3000m steeplechase, 800m and 5k. From historically elite metric mile stars to potential all-time battles in the 3000-meter steeplechase and women’s 5000 meters, the guys analyze the key contenders, potential upset candidates and strategic questions that could decide NCAA titles. If you want a complete guide to the championship weekend and predictions for every major distance event, then this is the episode that you won't want to miss. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review!

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Garrett

Topics covered

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
• distance events
• athletic predictions
• collegiate sports
• race analysis

Keywords

• NCAA
• Outdoor Championships
• distance events
• predictions
• athletics

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