NCAA Cross Country Preview + Who is Athlete of Year? and Return of Molly Seidel

The 2022 NCAA Cross Country Championships are Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma and we break them down. The Parker Valby, Katelyn Tuohy match-up is nearly year. Is Nico Young the men's favorite? What about the team battles? Plus Teshome Mekonen is now a US citizen, could he be an American distance star? Molly Seidel and Molly Huddle both raced at the BAA half, what does the future hold for them? And we discuss the crazy World Athlete of the Year voting. Who should win on the men's side? Eliud Kipchoge or Mondo Duplantis? On the women's side - Sydney McLaughlin or Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Play in the $20,022 Coros LetsRun.com NCAAXC Prediction contest. Pick the top 10 from our guide and you could win some great prizes. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week (the Friday 15 - which is usually much more than 15 minutes), savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: (We're giving timestamps to everyone this week but usually they're only for Supporters Club members) 04:19 Coros Prediction Contest 05:33 Did Grant Fisher not win NCAA XC because he's soft? 08:54 2022 NCAA Preview- Women's race: Parker Valby vs Katelyn Tuohy 24:42 Men's team battle: Stanford vs NAU vs Ok State vs BYU 44:48 Nico Young leads wide-open men's individual race 53:17 Women's team title: NCState vs New Mexico 62:19 Katelyn Tuohy injury rumor/ update 65:18 R ojo's editorial on non-binary prize money with Mara Yamauchi gets praise (and criticism) 75:52 BAA half - Teshome Mekonen a US star? 85:22 John Kellogg / Jeff Saturday coach talk 91:49 Molly Seidel and Molly Huddle at BAA Half 101:27 World Athletics Male Athlete of Year 107:49 World Athletics Female Athlete of Year Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week (the Friday 15 - which is usually much more than 15 minutes), savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Support LetsRun.com 's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/a34b0f91-2021-414f-9997-24b755079732 This podcast is powered by Pinecast .