That Won't Be The Last Record Attempt You'll See From Ed Cheserek This Year
For three and a half years, Edward Cheserek racked up NCAA titles while barely making a dent against the clock. After last year's track season, he had 15 NCAA championships (13 individual and two relays) but just two entries on the collegiate all-time top ten lists--No. 2 in the 3K and No. 10 in the 1500 meters. Mostly, that was because Cheserek and Oregon distance coach Andy Powell treated the regular season like a formality. Other than going for an occaisonal fast mile or 3K at Millrose, Ches mostly did what he had to run national qualifying times and win conference championships. Even his 3:36.5 1500 PR--still top ten all-time, and still his PR--was a byproduct of racing Lawi Lalang for a Pac-12 title.
Mar 1, 2017
