Editor, GoDucks.com
Entering the final day of men's competition in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the Ducks had the ultimate ace in the hole. Or make that aces: Edward Cheserek, Eric Jenkins and Will Geoghegan in Friday's penultimate event at Hayward Field, the 5,000 meters.
Whatever happened the rest of the day, Oregon knew it could count on big points from that trio.
What the Ducks didn't know was that, as it turned out, they wouldn't need them.
Cheserek, Jenkins and Geoghegan nearly repeated their 1-2-3 finish from the NCAA Indoor 3,000, running 1-2-4 on Friday.