Cheserek Breaks Indoor Collegiate Mile Record
02/26/17 | Track and Field
15-TIME NCAA CHAMPION EDWARD CHESEREK BROKE THE INDOOR COLLEGIATE RECORD IN THE MILE ON SUNDAY (3:52.01) AND SECURED HIS SECOND NCAA-LEADING TIME THIS SEASON AND THIRD NCAA QUALIFYING TIME
BOSTON - Fifteen-time NCAA champion Edward Cheserek broke the indoor collegiate record in the mile on Sunday at the Boston University Last Chance Meet, winning in a blazing 3:52.01.
Cheserek broke the two-year-old collegiate record of 3:52.88 set on Feb. 15, 2014, by Lawi Lalang of Arizona.
With the collegiate record and the win, Cheserek flew to the top of the 2017 NCAA list by more than three seconds, and now leads the nation in both the mile and the 5,000 meters (13:32.59).REWATCH NCAA HISTORY NOW! -> https://t.co/QUHfNPL0QO@OregonTF's Edward Cheserek breaks mile record 3:52.01! pic.twitter.com/XC4yXSSVUL
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The senior is also second in the country in 3,000 meters (7:46.85), qualifying him for the NCAA Indoor Championships in all three events. Entries for the NCAA Indoors are due on Tuesday, so the Ducks' coaching staff will decide which events Cheserek will compete in at College Station, Texas, on March 10-11 to best benefit the team.
The Ducks have now broken three indoor collegiate records this season, with Cheserek joining Hannah Cunliffe (60m, 7.07) and the women's distance medley relay team (10:48.77).
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