Surprise of the Weekend: Edward Cheserek Outkicked by Washington’s Colby Gilbert in 5000m at Pepsi Team Invite in Eugene
by LetsRun.com
April 10, 2016
The University of Oregon’s Edward Cheserek suffered a rare defeat yesterday at the Pepsi Team Invite as he had nothing in the final 200 meters and was outkicked by the University of Washington’s Colby Gilbert in the 5000m. Video of the finish below with results.
Nobody expected Colby would be the one dropping the hammer today! Check out his winning sprint in the 5k: https://t.co/JBDD1MVLWV
— Washington Track & Field (@UWTrack) April 9, 2016
1 Gilbert, Colby SO-2 Washington 13:44.96
2 Cheserek, Edward JR-3 Oregon 13:50.82
3 Leingang, Jake SO-2 Oregon 14:07.95
4 Huxham, Fred FR-1 Washington 14:11.87
5 Burkhardt, Glen SR-4 Penn State 14:20.13
6 McGowan, Timothy FR-1 Penn State 14:28.74
7 Brewer, Chris SR-4 Oregon 14:52.66
Elkaim, Jeramy SR-4 Oregon DNF
Darland, Jackson JR-3 Oregon DNF
From watching the finish, it is clear Cheserek was not his normal self. Ken Goe of the Oregonian has a great recap of the meet and wrote, “Afterward, [Oregon head coach] Robert Johnson intimated Cheserek wasn’t fully 100 percent, although he wouldn’t elaborate. And he declined to allow Cheserek to speak for himself to reporters.”
GoDucks.com had the following excerpt on Johnson, Cheserek’s loss and the men’s team tying with Penn State:
“‘I freakin’ hate ties,’ Johnson said. ‘I hate losses even more; a tie kind of feels like that. … Johnson said Cheserek was ‘dinged up’ and ‘pushing through’ for the sake of running in front of the home fans. ‘That’s who he is, and the type of commitment he has,’ Johnson said. ‘Probably next time we’ll exercise veto power there no matter what.'”
Gilbert until today was most well known for being a U.S. junior 5000m champion. There is a nice profile on him here.
Overall in the meet, which was shown on the Pac-12 network, Oregon edged Penn State on the women’s side and tied Penn State on the men’s side.
*Ken Goe’s recap here
*Full meet results
*Discussion: “Colby Gilbert Destroys Cheserek”
Other top distance results from the meet below highlighted by an impressive victory in the 1500 by Izaic Yorks.
Event 17 Men 1500 Meter Run
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Waterfall start.
Athlete with hip #1 placed on inside.
Meet: * 3:39.15 1995 Kevin Sullivan, Michigan
UO: ! 3:34.46 2011 Matthew Centrowitz, Oregon
Name Age School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Yorks, Izaic Washington 3:41.56 9
2 Creese, Robby Penn State 3:42.29 7
3 Prakel, Sam Oregon 3:42.57 6
4 Nelson, Blake Washington 3:43.19 5
5 Haney, Blake Oregon 3:46.08 4
6 Abert, Colin Penn State 3:47.70 3
7 Endress, Wade Penn State x3:47.85
-- xElkaim, Jeramy Oregon XDNF
-- xDarland, Jackson Oregon X3:55.36
Event 18 Women 1500 Meter Run
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Waterfall start.
Athlete with hip #1 placed on inside.
Meet: * 4:12.38 1992 Lisa Graham, Nebraska
UO: ! 4:05.88 1982 Leanne Warren, Oregon
Name Age School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Maxwell, Anna Washington 4:19.84 9
2 Meyers, Maddie Washington 4:20.06 7
3 Leblanc, Annie Oregon 4:20.08 6
4 Maton, Ashley Oregon 4:20.61 5
5 Neale, Amy-Eloise Washington x4:20.90
6 Abrahamson, Emma Oregon x4:20.98
7 Cash, Alli Oregon x4:22.58
8 Lindsley, Greta Penn State 4:25.26 4
9 Kocjancic, Julie Penn State 4:26.65 3
10 Burdon, Lilli Oregon x4:28.65
11 Berdousi, Katerina USC 4:33.64 2
-- Patrignelli, Megan Unattached DNF
Event 30 Men 800 Meter Run
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Run in lanes, one-turn stagger.
Hip 1-8 in lanes 1-8
Hip 9 in lane 8, hip 10 in lane 7 etc.
Meet: * 1:48.55 1989 Mark Macinko, Colorado
UO: ! 1:41.77 1984 Joaquim Cruz, Oregon
Name Age School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Kidder, Brannon Penn State 1:47.40* 9
2 Harris, Isaiah Penn State 1:47.87* 7
3 Ford, Robert USC 1:47.94* 6
4 Grosvenor, Grant Oregon 1:48.85 5
5 Makins, Jordan Penn State x1:49.61
6 Daigre, Derrick Washington 1:50.14 4
7 Fletcher, Mason Washington 1:50.44 3
8 Prentice, Andrew Washington x1:52.41
9 McDevitt, Billy Penn State x1:53.14
10 Wallin, Jordon USC 1:53.23 2
11 Willyard, Brett Oregon 1:56.07 1
-- Ng, Chin Unattached DNF
Event 33 Women 800 Meter Run
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Run in lanes, one-turn stagger.
Hip 1-8 in lanes 1-8
Hip 9 in lane 8, hip 10 in lane 7 etc.
Meet: * 2:01.10 4/5/2014 Laura Roesler, Oregon
UO: ! 1:58.33 1985 Claudette Groenendaal, Oregon
Name Age School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Rogers, Raevyn Oregon 2:03.77 9
2 Mires, Baylee Washington 2:05.95 7
3 Smith, Mikaela USC 2:07.50 6
4 Underwood, Sarah Jane Penn State 2:09.39 5
5 Derby, Hannah Washington 2:10.59 4
6 Crawford, Victoria Penn State 2:13.35 3
7 Ent, Rebekah USC 2:13.75 2
8 Burdon, Lilli Oregon 2:16.88 1
9 Glynn, Rachel USC x2:17.84
10 Gore, Amber USC x2:19.15
11 Ben-Artzi, Tal Penn State x2:20.98
Event 5 Women 5000 Meter Run
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Waterfall start.
Athlete with hip #1 placed on inside.
Meet: * 15:36.90 2012 Alex Kosinski, Oregon
UO: ! 15:23.03 1985 Kathy Hayes
Name Age School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Knight, Katie Washington 16:04.28 9
2 Barrett, Tessa Penn State 16:06.19 7
3 Grabill, Molly Oregon 16:12.65 6
4 Hunsberger, Jillian Penn State 16:25.13 5
5 Hamlin, Emily Washington 16:38.20 4
6 Flanagan, Kaylee Washington x16:44.72
7 Crevoiserat, Lindsay Oregon 17:00.37 3
8 Baxter, Sarah Oregon x17:02.92