Color photo of University of Oregon cross country runners during the Dellinger Invitational 8k run on September 11, 2015 at Alton Baker Park. From left, with order of finish, are Edward Cheserek (1st), Jake Leingang (5th), Matthew Melancon (4th), Travis Neuman (3rd) and Sam Prakel (2nd). The Ducks finished first in the team competition.
Color photo of University of Oregon cross country runners nearing the finish of the Dellinger Invitational 8k run on September 11, 2015 at Alton Baker Park. The Ducks swept the top five spots with Edward Cheserek finishing 1st, Sam Prakel 2nd, Travis Neuman 3rd, Matthew Melancon (behind Cheserek) 4th and Jake Leingang (behind Neuman) 5th, clinching a first-place finish in the team competition.
Color photo of University of Oregon distance runners, from left, pacesetters Jackson Darland and Jeramy Elkaim, Jake Leingang and Chris Brewer during the 5000 meter run at the Pepsi Team Invitational on April 9, 2016 at Hayward Field. Leingang finished 3rd, and Brewer did not place in the event, and the Duck men tied for first in the team competition.
Color photo of University of Oregon distance runners Edward Cheserek and Jake Leingang congratulating each other after finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in the 5000 meter run at the Pepsi Team Invitational on April 9, 2016 at Hayward Field. The Duck men tied for first in the team competition.
Color photo of University of Oregon distance runners Edward Cheserek and Jake Leingang during the 5000 meter run final at the NCAA track and field championships on June 10, 2016 at Hayward Field. Cheserek finished 1st and Leingang 18th in the event, and the Duck men finished 4th in the team competition.
Color photo of University of Oregon distance runner Jake Leingang during the 5000 meter run final at the NCAA track and field championships on June 10, 2016 at Hayward Field. Leingang finished 18th in the event, and the Duck men finished 4th in the team competition.
Color photo of University of Oregon distance runners Jake Leingang and Jeramy Elkaim during the 5000 meter run final at the PAC 12 championships on May 15, 2016 at Husky Track in Seattle. Leingang finished 5th and Elkaim 8th in the event, and the Duck men won the team title.
Color photo of University of Oregon distance runners (from left) Will Geoghegan, Jake Leingang and Edward Cheserek during the 5000 meter run final at the NCAA track and field championships on June 12, 2015 at Hayward Field. Cheserek, Geoghegan and Leingang finished first, fourth and 12th, respectively, in the event.