Edward Cheserek
St. Benedict's Prep
Impact Statement
“A good run cleans your lungs, but also your thoughts.” -Edward Cheserek
Biography
Edward Cheserek may have had the best-ever high school cross-country career ever. While he was the nation’s top-ranked runner throughout most of his high school career, it was his story of coming to America as an orphan from Kenya that caught the attention of the running community.
Cheserek, who will attend Oregon on a scholarship, won the prestigious Foot Locker Nationals as a junior and a senior, plus set several national records, including the high school indoor two-mile record.
While at Oregon, Cheserek continued his dominence racking up a staggering 17 NCAA National Championships, 3 in Cross Country and 14 in Track & Field. He also has 21 All America honors to his name. He also claimed 11 total Pac-10 titles.
After college, Cheserek has continued to run professionally. In 2018 at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Cheserek ran a 3:49:44 mile. This time was both a personal best and the second fasted indoor mile in the world.
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