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Evan Jager's officially retired & the NCAA Cross Country Championships are in the books and we break it all down.

We talk Jager’s legacy, course cutting, foreign recruiting, Hedengren vs Lemngole, OSU’s dynasty, Rocky Hansen’s breakout, Ryan Schoppe’s heroics, and more.

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Timestamps:

• 00:00 Black Friday Deals and why the Supporters Club Gift Membership at 67 dollars is a no brainer

• 00:35 Evan Jager audio from the iconic Paris fall

• 01:40 Start of the show

• 03:00 Evan Jager’s career and the race that defined him

• 08:35 The impact Jager had on US distance running

• 14:15 Jager betting on himself as a freshman

• 17:45 LetsRun small talk from nationals weekend

• 28:45 Course cutting at NCAAs and what should have been done

• 44:50 Rojo’s near death driving adventure

• 47:29 Do runners ever get DQd in cross country

• 52:27 Breaking down Jane Hedengren and Doris Lemngole’s race

• 58:20 NC State is officially a dynasty

• 01:04:03 The foreigner debate

• 01:06:53 A team of all star Americans would have finished

• 01:11:09 Rojo gets to the bottom of the foreign explosion

• 01:23:10 Men’s race analysis

• 01:25:06 Simeon Birnbaum and Connor Burns

• 01:28:36 Ryan Schoppe fifth man of the week plus Where Your Dreams Become Reality Runner of the Week

• 01:31:09 Sadie Engelhardt steps up

• 01:34:04 Closing thoughts and upcoming events

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