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UNC head coach Erin Matson leads Tar Heels to another title after winning as a player last year
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UNC head coach Erin Matson leads Tar Heels to another title after winning as a player last year
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Two defending national champs re-upped their hardware-hoisting privileges, two 2022 runners-up did revenge, and a handful of individuals inked their names in history this weekend.
November 20, 2023
NCAA field hockey and cross country champions will be crowned this weekend
NCAA field hockey and cross country champions will be crowned this weekend
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Play vintage Taylor and stock up on some bubbly — the 2023–24 school year’s first national champions will hoist their hardware this weekend.
November 17, 2023
Postseason updates from NCAA cross country and men's soccer
Postseason updates from NCAA cross country and men's soccer
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Cross country and men’s soccer haven’t reached their national championships yet, but this week’s postseason results will determine who earns an automatic natty berth and who must cross their fingers for an at-large bid.
November 08, 2023
Cross country is the name of the autumnal racing game
Cross country is the name of the autumnal racing game
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Cross country (aka XC) is the name of the autumnal racing game. There are a whopping 1062 women’s and 992 men’s programs across Divisions I (DI), II, and III, making it one of the NCAA’s most popular sports. All that collegiate competition is fertile ground for breeding future pros, from Olympians to marathoners.
August 09, 2023
NCAA indoor track & field rundown
NCAA indoor track & field rundown
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No hibernation here — when fall gives way to winter, racers simply head indoors. The indoor track & field (T&F) season, featuring 875 women’s and 778 men’s programs, runs from just after winter break through mid-March.
August 09, 2023
The outdoor T&F season hit starting blocks
The outdoor T&F season hit starting blocks
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The outdoor T&F season and its 965 women’s and 875 men’s teams hit starting blocks mere days after indoor’s national champs hoist their hardware, and its late-May finish line means it’s one of the last ’ships to close out the NCAA season.
August 09, 2023
NCAA Division I Cross Country, Field Hockey & Soccer playoff run down
NCAA Division I Cross Country, Field Hockey & Soccer playoff run down
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It was an epic weekend for DI’s fall sports, with three teams bagging national championships and even more in their respective trophy hunts.
November 21, 2022
NCAA Division I cross country and field hockey national championship previews
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NCAA Division I cross country and field hockey national championship previews
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November 18, 2022
After months of competition, the first Division I sports will crown their champions this weekend, with both men’s and women’s cross country and field hockey bestowing trophies.
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The footy gals’ bumpy road to Paris & a new golf tourney mixes it up
The GIST of It Podcast
Ep #325

The footy gals’ bumpy road to Paris & a new golf tourney mixes it up

December 07, 2023

Happy tiny Friday!

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz start on the international women’s soccer pitch, where the drama has been kicking as two of the world’s Top 4 teams failed to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics over the last week.

Then after the break, the gals swing through the shiny new Grant Thornton Invitational golf tournament, a first-of-its-kind mixed tourney that pairs LPGA and PGA stars together. Stick with El and Steph for everything you need to know on and off the links before the competition tees off tomorrow.

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NCAA playoff updates for field hockey, cross country, football and volleyball
NCAA playoff updates for field hockey, cross country, football and volleyball
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For NCAA fall sports, it’s already the most wonderful time of the year. Unwrap these early playoff snapshots and prepare to celebrate…confetti showers are right around the corner.
November 09, 2022
Cross country and soccer NCAA conference tourney recaps
Cross country and soccer NCAA conference tourney recaps
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November may not start until midnight(s), but the postseason is already underway with cross country conference meets in the books and, as we mentioned on Friday, women’s soccer conference tourneys kicking off yesterday. Tighten those laces and catch up on the race toward the nattys.
October 31, 2022
Two women's cross country runners from Huntington University have filed lawsuits claiming systemic abuses
Two women's cross country runners from Huntington University have filed lawsuits claiming systemic abuses
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Two former Huntington University women’s cross country runners have filed a federal lawsuit against current and former coaches, school officials and the institution (a private Christian school near Fort Wayne, IN), claiming systemic abuses that center around sexual assault and doping.
October 12, 2022