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Oregon Men Win NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Tanguy Pepiot (steeplechase) and Arthur Delaney (200) also scored for the UO men, who put up a meet-record 88 points.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - Track Town is Title Town.

Fueled by three individual national champions Saturday, the Oregon men won their first team title at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships since 1984.

Oregon Men Take Commanding Lead at Outdoor Track & Field Championships

The 19 points for the Ducks in the event gave Oregon a commanding lead entering the final day of competition at Hayward Field

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - Two nights after a similar strategy made him the NCAA Outdoor 10k champion, Edward Cheserek kicked into the lead of Friday's 5,000-meter final with about 200 to go.

This time, the man Cheserek passed was Arizona's Lawi Lalang, a seven-time NCAA champion himself. And Lalang was up to the task.

Roesler`s Title Keeps Oregon Women Atop Leaderboard

The UO women enter Saturday knowing Texas A&M lurks, but also feeling good about their chances to score in several more events.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - As the top returning runner from last year's NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, and the reigning NCAA Indoor champion after her win this winter, Laura Roesler had the weight of expectation on her shoulders entering her 800-meter final Friday at Hayward Field.

Hours before the race, Roesler experienced an upset stomach. Nerves hit her again just before the starting gun was fired.

Oregon`s Cheserek Wins National Title #4; Day One Video Recap

Cheserek, one of three UO men to score in the event, crossed in 28 minutes, 30.18 seconds to the delight of a roaring home crowd, becoming the first freshman to win the event since 1979.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - To the legend of Edward Cheserek, add Wednesday's final kick in the 10,000 meters of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field.

Oregon's fabulous freshman distance runner won his fourth national title Wednesday, running comfortably with the lead group in the 10k before exploding through the final 200 meters to win.