COLFAX, Wash. – LOUISVIILE, Ky. – Edward Cheserek pulled away from his last challenger with 1,500 meters to go and never looked back to become the first man in NCAA history to win three consecutive individual NCAA cross country titles Saturday at E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park.
Cheserek’s historical effort highlighted a day that saw both Duck teams finish on the podium at the NCAA Cross Country Championships for the first time in seven years.
The women, led by all-America performances by Waverly Neer, Alli Cash and Molly Grabill, had their best race of the season to finish third and win their first trophy in three years.