Is Edward Cheserek the greatest NCAA athlete of all-time? Take a look at NCAA history and decide for yourself. We say yes.

TOP 5 NCAA TITLES (Cross Country/Indoor/Outdoor)
1) 15 Edward Cheserek (Oregon)
1) 15 Suleiman Nyambui (UTEP)
3) 11 Gerry Lindgren (Washington St.)
4) 10 Erick Walder (Arkansas)
5) 09 Robert Howard (Arkansas)


Suleiman Nyambui (center) won 14 NCAA track titles from 1979-1982

TOP 5 NCAA TRACK TITLES (Indoor/Outdoor)
1) 14 Suleiman Nyambui (UTEP)
2) 12 Edward Cheserek (Oregon)
3) 10 Erick Walder (Arkansas)
4) 09 Robert Howard (Arkansas)
5) 08 Gerry Lindgren (Washington St.)
5) 08 Jesse Owens (Ohio St.)
5) 08 Walter Dix (Florida St.)


Henry Rono (left) racing Alberto Salazar (right) at the 1979 NCAA XC Championships

TOP 5 NCAA CROSS COUNTRY TITLES
1) 03 Edward Cheserek (Oregon)
1) 03 Gerry Lindgren (Washington St.)
1) 03 Henry Rono (Washington St.)
1) 03 Steve Prefontaine (Oregon)
5) 02 8 Others


Edward Cheserek anchoring the winning DMR 30 minutes after winning the 5K

TOP 5 NCAA INDOOR TITLES
1) 07 Edward Cheserek (Oregon)
1) 07 Suleiman Nyambui (UTEP)
3) 06 Erick Walder (Arkansas)
4) 05 Alistair Cragg (Arkansas)
4) 05 Larry James (Villanova)
4) 05 Michael Conley (Arkansas)


Jesse Owens has won the most outdoor titles in NCAA history

TOP 5 NCAA OUTDOOR TITLES
1) 08 Jesse Owens (Ohio St.)
2) 07 Suleiman Nyambui (UTEP)
3) 06 Gerry Lindgren (Washington St.)
3) 06 John Smith (UCLA)
3) 06 Ralph Metcalfe (Marquette)
3) 06 Walter Dix (Florida St.)


Lawi Lalang winning the 1500m Pac-12 Championships in 2014 over Cheserek

TOP 5 NCAA INDIVIDUAL TOP 10 ALL-TIME MARKS (Non-Relays)
5 Lawi Lalang: #1 3:52 Mile(i), #4 7:42 3K(i), #1 13:08 5K(i), #8 3:36 1500(o), #4 13:18 5K(o)
3 Henry Rono: #3 7:41 3K(i), #1 8:05 3KSC(o), #1 13:08 5K(o)
3 Walter Dix: #6 20.27 200(i), #5 9.93 100(o), #1 19.69 200(o)
3 Erick Walder: #3 8.43m LJ(i), #8 17.24m TJ(i), #1 8.74m LJ(o)
3 Marquis Dendy: #7 8.28m LJ(i), #3 17.37m TJ(i), #3 17.50m TJ(o)
3 Galen Rupp: #6 7:44 3K(i), #3 13:18 5K(i), #6 27:33 10K(o)
3 Cam Levins: #10 7:45 3K(i), #6 13:18 5K(o), #2 27:27 10K(o)
3 Edward Cheserek: #2 7:40 3K(i), #10 3:36 1500(o), #8 13:18 5K(o)

After looking over these lists it is safe to say the following eight athletes deserve to be in the NCAA GOAT conversation... Edward Cheserek, Walter Dix, Lawi Lalang, Gerry Lindgren, Suleiman Nyambui, Jesse Owens, Henry Rono, and Erick Walder.

FloTrack's NCAA GOAT Rankings:

1) Edward Cheserek (Oregon)
2) Suleiman Nyambui (UTEP)
3) Henry Rono (Washington St.)
4) Jesse Owens (Ohio St.)
5) Gerry Lindgren (Washington St.)
6) Lawi Lalang (Arizona)
7) Walter Dix (Florida St.)
8) Erick Walder (Arkansas)

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