2009 Oregon Relays
Hayward Field ⋅ Eugene, OR, US ⋅ Apr, 23 2009 - Apr 25 2009 | Coverage created by kevind
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Biwott Lights Up 5K at Oregon Relays
GoDucks.com -- Eugene, OR.
EUGENE, Ore. -- Shadrack Biwott won an exciting Bill McChesney, Jr., Memorial 5,000 Meters with a kick in the final 100, as Galen Rupp, Andrew Wheating, Brianne Theisen, Cyrus Hostetler and Nicole Blood joined a host of victors for the Ducks Friday at the Oregon Relays, presented by Oregon Community Credit Union, at Historic Hayward Field.
Biwott, a senior from Eldoret, Kenya, waged an entertaining battle with Josh Rohatinsky of Oregon Track Club Elite before a crowd of 6,228, which set an Oregon Relays first day record. The two were within paces of each other the entire race. On the final lap, Rohatinsky opened up a slight lead with 200 meters remaining, but Biwott came strong off the Bowerman Curve and surged ahead to take the lead for good, finishing in an outdoor personal best 13:36.25, less than a second ahead of Rohatinsky’s 13:37.21. Oregon freshman Matthew Centrowitz was third in a career-best 13:49.15 as both Biwott and Centrowitz notched NCAA Regional qualifying marks.
