Mile News Tagged Edward Cheserek


Olympic silver medalist Paul Chelimo joins Sub-4 Club at Camel City Elite

February 04, 2018

Rachel Schneider defends, Edward Cheserek sets facility & state record and world leading time in the Mile

By Eddie Wooten, News & Record

WINSTON-SALEM — Add UNC-Greensboro alumnus Paul Chelimo to the list of American runners to break 4 minutes in the Mile.

And he did it close to his second...

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Engels, track stars revere Camel City Elite as premier indoor meet

February 03, 2018

“There are marathons where you can win a ton of money, but this is the most I’ve ever seen for a Mile race.”

By Patrick Ferlise, Winston-Salem Journal

When former Reagan track star Craig Engels learned he would race today in the Camel City Elite for the first time in his career, the pro...

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The Best Mile Moments of 2017

December 21, 2017

Record prize money awarded exceeds $500,000, Blankenship & Lipari win BBTM Grand Prix Tour titles, one more U.S. HSer sub-4, the brothers Ingebrigtsen make history, greatest women’s Mile ever and more highlight year

By Ryan Lamppa, Bring Back the Mile

Since the Bring Back the Mile launch in...

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Chelimo, ‘King’ Cheserek, Engels, Bishop-Nriagu among Camel City Elite’s early commitments

November 09, 2017

World class field expected at indoor meet on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 offering 6th edition event record $75,000-plus prize purse

By Eddie Wooten, News & Record

The lineups for the 2018 Camel City Elite Races in Winston-Salem are taking shape and already include notable star power for what will...

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World Championship Medalists Highlight Field at New Balance 5th Avenue Mile

August 24, 2017

Eric Jenkins, Jenny Simpson return to defend event titles; iconic road Mile race to air live on NBC and to feature 23 heats throughout the day, including specialty heats for youth, seniors, NYPD / FDNY and the first-ever Borough Battle

By New York Road Runners

NEW YORK — The 2017 New Balance...

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Greatest College Athlete of All Time? Cheserek Has 17 National Titles including Indoor Mile

March 15, 2017

The University of Oregon senior has climbed to second on the list of collegiate champions.

By John A. Kissane, Runner's World

Edward Cheserek of the University of Oregon won two events at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 10 and 11 in College Station, Texas, bringing his...

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Cheserek Captures Collegiate Mile Record in Boston

February 27, 2017

Merber & Gregorek second, third and now #6 & #10 U.S. all-time indoors; record 11 men sub-4 indoors same race

Larry Newman for Track & Field News

BOSTON - Must be something in the air here in Beantown that drives young men from west to east in search of fast times. First it was Galen Rupp's...

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Villanova’s Jordan Williamsz outkicks Edward Cheserek to win the Penn Relays 4xMile

April 26, 2015

Race tactics result in sit-and-kick race to help Nova take home the Penn Wheel

By Ken Goe, The Oregonian

Jordan Williamsz caught Oregon's kicking Edward Cheserek coming off the final turn of the men's college 4xMile Saturday at Franklin Field, and pulled away to give Villanova the victory at...

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Is Oregon’s Edward Cheserek America’s Next Great Runner?

March 11, 2015

A collegiate superstar from Kenya provides hope for U.S. distance running

By Matthew Futterman, Wall Street Journal

American distance runners have spent much of the past two decades losing to Kenyans and Ethiopians. Now the U.S. just might be on the verge of fixing that problem—if a fast...

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Edward Cheserek Returns to Armory for NYRR Wanamaker Mile

February 07, 2015

Cheserek should join the coveted sub-4 Mile club in his Armory homecoming at storied 108th Millrose Games.

By Doug Binder, ArmoryTrack.com

It’s been two years since Edward Cheserek raced at The Armory, and as much of a high school sensation as he was then, he’s even bigger now.

Cheserek...

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