For the second consecutive year, Oregon sophomore Edward Cheserek earned Pac-12 Athlete of the Year honors while Robert Johnson was named the Pac-12 Women’s Coach of the Year on Wednesday.

Cheserek joined Steve Prefontaine (1970-71) and Jim Hill (1982-1983) as the only Oregon runners to claim back-to-back Pac-12 individual championships with last Saturday’s win. It was the fourth race that the reigning NCAA cross country champion won this season and his seventh straight victory dating back to last season.

Johnson was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year after leading the Ducks to their second conference title in three years. The Oregon women placed their top seven runners in the top 20 overall at Saturday’s Pac-12 championship with their five scorers finishing with an 11-second spread. The Ducks beat runner-up Stanford by a final score of 54-74.

The first Oregon woman to cross the finish line on Saturday was Frida Berge, who finished sixth overall and was named to the First-Team All-Pac-12. Berge, a true freshman, navigated the 6,000-meter course in a time of 20:25. Waverly Neer, Molly Grabill and Alli Cash all earned second-team all-conference honors.

Eric Jenkins was named to the First-Team All-Pac-12 squad along with Cheserek after his runner-up performance at the conference championships. The senior edged out Stanford’s Joe Rosa for second place at the meet, which resulted in a key two-point swing for the Ducks. Oregon ended up beating Stanford for second place in the team standings by a final of 57-60.

Washington’s Colby Gilbert was named Men’s Freshman of the Year and Colorado head coach Mark Wetmore brought home the Coach of the Year hardware after leading the Buffaloes to their third-straight conference championship. Arizona State’s Shelby Houlihan was named Women’s Athlete of the Year after edging out Stanford’s Elise Cranny for the individual title on Saturday. Cranny was rewarded with the Women’s Freshman of the Year award.

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