NAU Ties Oregon's Record For Most 3k/5k Entries At NCAA Indoors
NAU Ties Oregon's Record For Most 3k/5k Entries At NCAA Indoors
This year's NAU team mirrors some aspects to the 2015 Oregon team.
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Five years ago, the University of Oregon men achieved NCAA indoor history scoring 70 team points in the distance events (mile/3k/5k/DMR)
Three milers led by then sophomore Edward Cheserek scored 18 pts, five 3,000m runners scored 24 pts via a 1-2-3 finish, three 5,000m runners scored 18 pts led by senior transfer Eric Jenkins and their distance medley relay won securing an additional 10 pts. While this performance likely will never be duplicated, this year's Northern Arizona program will line-up in Albuquerque with a roster that mirrors some aspects to the 2015 Oregon group.
The 2020 NAU men have qualified ten entries to NCAAs with seven distance athletes. They set an NCAA record for most indoor 5k entries (5), they tied Oregon's 2015 squad for the most combined 3k/5k entries (8) and when you add the mile into the mix NAU has the second most entries all-time (10) behind 2015 Oregon (11).
2015 OREGON MEN:
| EVENT | RANK | SEED | YR | ATHLETE | PTS |
| MILE | #2 | 3:56 | SO | Edward Cheserek | 10 |
| MILE | #8 | 3:57 | SR | Johnny Gregorek | 5 |
| MILE | #7 | 3:57 | SR | Daniel Winn | 3 |
| EVENT | RANK | SEED | YR | ATHLETE | PTS |
| 3K | #1 | 7:44 | SR | Eric Jenkins | 10 |
| 3K | #6 | 7:49 | SO | Edward Cheserek | 8 |
| 3K | #2 | 7:45 | SR | Will Geoghegan | 6 |
| 3K | #4 | 7:48 | JR | Jeramy Elkaim | 0 |
| 3K | #13 | 7:52 | SR | Parker Stinson | 0 |
| EVENT | RANK | SEED | YR | ATHLETE | PTS |
| 5K | #1 | 13:31 | SR | Eric Jenkins | 10 |
| 5K | #3 | 13:38 | SR | Parker Stinson | 6 |
| 5K | #8 | 13:43 | SR | Will Geoghegan | 2 |
2020 NORTHERN ARIZONA MEN:
| EVENT | RANK | SEED | YR | ATHLETE | PTS |
| MILE | #4 | 3:56 | SR | Geordie Beamish | TBD |
| MILE | #14 | 3:58 | FR | Theo Quax | TBD |
| EVENT | RANK | SEED | YR | ATHLETE | PTS |
| 3K | #1 | 7:43 | SO | Luis Grijalva | TBD |
| 3K | #2 | 7:44 | SR | Geordie Beamish | TBD |
| 3K | #3 | 7:45 | SR | Tyler Day | TBD |
| EVENT | RANK | SEED | YR | ATHLETE | PTS |
| 5K | #1 | 13:16 | SR | Tyler Day | TBD |
| 5K | #4 | 13:29 | SO | Luis Grijalva | TBD |
| 5K | #12 | 13:39 | JR | Blaise Ferro | TBD |
| 5K | #13 | 13:39 | FR | Abdihamid Nur | TBD |
| 5K | #16 | 13:40 | SO | Ryan Raff | TBD |