Nationality Kenyan Sport Track | Name Edward Cheserek | |
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Born 2 February 1994 (age 30) ( 1994-02-02 ) Event(s) 3000 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters Personal best(s) 800 meters: 1:49.981500 meters: 3:36.505000 meters: 13:18.7110,000 meters: 28:30.18 Similar People Mary Cain, Lukas Verzbicas, Patrick Tiernan | ||
Edward cheserek running the mile at new balance games
Edward Cheserek (born 2 February 1994) is a professional runner for Skechers. Edward was a 17 time NCAA champion collegiate distance runner for the University of Oregon. Cheserek was the most highly recruited high school distance runner in the nation out of Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in New Jersey where he was named the Gatorade 2012-2013 National Cross Country Runner of the Year. In 2013, Cheserek became the first freshman in Oregon history to win the NCAA National Cross Country Championships. After repeating as NCAA cross country champion his sophomore and junior years, on November 19, 2016, Cheserek failed in his attempt to become the first collegiate runner to claim 4 NCAA Division I national titles in cross country, coming in third behind Patrick Tiernan of Villanova and Justyn Knight of Syracuse. In total, Cheserek has 17 NCAA National Titles.
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- Edward cheserek running the mile at new balance games
- Edward cheserek on his ncaa cross country championship
- Collegiate
- Early life and high school
- High school
- College
- References
Edward cheserek on his ncaa cross country championship
Collegiate
Cheserek was recruited by the University of Oregon and in the fall of 2013 was the first freshman in Oregon history to win a NCAA National Cross Country Championship. As a freshman, Cheserek was the 2014 NCAA Indoor T&F champion in both the indoor 3000m and 5000m runs. Cheserek showcased his versatility at different distances by placing first in the indoor mile at the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.
At the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on June 11, Cheserek unleashed a final 400 meter sprint in 53.17 seconds to win the Men's 10,000m race with a time of 28:30.18, a personal best. He returned on June 13 to compete in the 5,000m race, dwindling the pack with a furious 56.84 final 400 meters, but it was not enough to out-kick Lawi Lalang of Arizona, as Cheserek placed 2nd in a personal best of 13:18.71 to Lalang's 13:18.36, which was an NCAA Meet Championship record. Cheserek's 18-points contributed significantly to the University of Oregon's Men's team title. After his phenomenal success on the collegiate scene, a 2015 Wall Street Journal article described the 21-year-old Cheresek as the next great American distance runner. Cheserek hopes to become an American citizen.
Early life and high school
Edward Cheserek was born on 2 February 1994 in Kenya. Cheserek began running as a child. He was raised on a farm with no electricity or running water. There were advantages for a future runner. He grew up in the Great Rift Valley, where the altitude is close to two miles above sea level. Still, Cheserek insists that being a successful runner in high school cross country has more to do with mental toughness and determination. In the summer of 2010, Cheserek moved to the United States and began attending Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, later that fall. He has twice won the Foot Locker National High School Cross Country meet, first in 2011 and again in 2012, and was named the 2012-2013 Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year. In 2013, he set a new high school indoor 2 mile record of 8:39.25, replacing Gerry Lindgren's 49-year-old record of 8:40.00. During his senior year, Cheserek was the most highly recruited high school distance runner in the nation.
