EUGENE, Ore. – Edward Cheserek was named USTFCCCA male cross country athlete of the year on Tuesday and also picked up an academic honor and an all-America award as one of 13 Ducks garnering postseason or academic recognition.

Cheserek continued his reign over collegiate cross country in 2015, winning his third NCAA Division I individual title in an unprecedented third consecutive season. The junior out of Newark, N.J., joins fellow Duck Steve Prefontaine and Washington State stars Gerry Lindgren and Henry Rono as three-time individual champions. Cheserek is the only one of the four to win three titles in a row.

His NCAA crown was his fifth win of the season, including titles at the Dellinger Invitational, West Region and Pac-12 Championships, as well as his ninth overall individual NCAA title (cross country and track), which ties him with Arkansas legends Mike Conley and Robert Howard for fourth all-time.

Cheserek was also one of four Ducks to earn USTFCCCA all-America status by virtue of their top 40 finishes at the NCAA Championships. Joining him were Waverly Neer (27th), Alli Cash (31st) and Molly Grabill (33rd) from the women's race.

All three of those women also earned Pac-12 all-academic honors on Tuesday. Cash, with a 3.85 grade point average in human physiology, and Neer, with a 3.92 gpa in planning, public policy and management, were first team selections, while Grabill and Cheserek were honorable mention picks.

For the men, Sam Prakel (3.97, biochemistry) was also a first team honoree, while Jackson Darland (3.79, international studies and engineering), Matthew Melancon (3.58, material and product design) and Travis Neuman (3.59, biology) all made the second team.

Joining Grabill among the women's honorable mentions were Frida Berge , Ashley Maton , Brianna Nerud and Maggie Schmaedick , as six of Oregon's seven runners who competed at the NCAA Championships were all-academic selections.

For the men, Bryan Fernandez was also an honorable mention selection.

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