Brooks recently signed NCAA title-holders Allie Ostrander and Karisa Nelson to its Brooks Beasts Track Club. The two women have deep experience in championship racing and add depth ahead of the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Ostrander is a three-time NCAA Division I steeplechase champion. A graduate of Boise State University, Ostrander is an 11-time All American and holds places in the NCAA top-15 all-time lists in the 5000-meter run, 10,000 meters and steeplechase.

Nelson is the NCAA DI 2017 indoor one-mile champion and 2019 runner-up. Nelson graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, AL.

“Welcoming Allie and Karisa to the team is a big moment for the Beasts,” says sports marketing manager Steve DeKoker. “Adding the two collegiate champions to our roster demonstrates the team’s growth as well as our continued investment into this part of our sport. Allie and Karisa both care about inspiring runners of all backgrounds and their glass-half-full attitudes will be a perfect fit for the team.”

Brooks sponsors athletes such as Ostrander and Nelson to inspire runners and to invest in the sport of running. Other investments into the sport include supporting the Brooks Beasts, sponsoring the Hansons-Brooks Original Distance Project, the Inspiring Coach of the Year Award that recognizes coaches who create meaningful change in their communities and the Brooks Booster Club which supports underfunded high school track and cross country teams.