EPIC FINISH: Villanova Win Penn Relays 4xMile Championship Over Oregon

[@RavishingSailor]

I love watching this race every once in a while. So awesome to see Chez punk himself. He could have destroyed the other anchors but he tried to play games and screwed over his team mates that ran solid legs.

[@steveh9991-r8p]

lmfao ive never laughed watching a track race

[@bernarjayjackson2003]

Wait wtf bc I’m laughing too fr😂😂

[@narutoqweavatar]

steve prefontaine would have been so pissed off by that final leg

[@thenicholsmindset]

narutoqweavatar yes sir

[@NolanJMcGinley]

How true

[@chill-of2cz]

Definetely

[@dallantobler6144]

Imagine if he was the final leg lmao, type of race he woulda won for having the most guts

[@gumby511]

Not really. If he had been in the mile relay to begin with he would hsve been anchor and would never had let it be paced like that.

[@user-kd4mi8xb7p]

And this is why Cheserek is sponsored by Skechers

[@jefftoreson]

ouch

[@thenicholsmindset]

Occult hahah

[@jazzyjay4595]

Still gets paid better than 99% of Nike sponsored athletes...

[@cademonk4258]

ุ Yeah he made such a bitch move

[@camerondean3938]

what are you talking about? one of the best runners in US or the world right now, you nimrod.

[@elimarshbank5704]

If Edward Chesereck would have just run like the rest of his team mates...they would have won. That is truly shameful.

[@matthewg9467]

Eli Marshbank not only would they have won, they likely would have broken 16 minutes in the 4xmile

[@TheSolution4Kickz]

Easily broken it!

[@legreatpenguino445]

All Chez ever does is turn a race into a fucking jog. Embarrassing

[@jazzyjay4595]

Screamin A Smith except for when he ran a 3:49 mile and his xc titles.

[@LucilleMilo]

agreed. joke of a race. finish was fun, but the rest of that last leg was disrespectful to their other legs.

[@dajosco115]

i WAS THERE THIS WAS APPAULING WE BOOED THE ENTIRE 4 LEG

[@jdub204]

Like seriously ches didn't deserve a win running like that. Thanks villanova.

[@diegocarlson4975]

Well, the Villanova runner did the same thing

[@jdub204]

Diego Carlson yeah but ches was on a different level than everyone there. It wouldnt have been a contest if he had just ran a mile instead of a warmup then a 200.

[@chartkings6801]

yeah well, he couldn't predict the future. hes sticking with what his coach/team wants him to do. this is what running has come down to sadly

[@legreatpenguino445]

Tactical running is such a pussy way to run. Ches insulted track and field here and since then ive had no respect for him

[@calirad8240]

+Screamin There's a time for every kind of race. Headplay like in this one is interesting. Those who thought they had the best kick could hang back of the leader(s) and wait. Those who knew they didn't could or should have made a break earlier when it was brought to a jog. 50 yrs ago, Gerry Lindgren would have sprinted mid-race and just kept on going. Ches just miscalculated. He should taken it in with 400 or 600 to go.

[@bradyvoss5647]

Chesereck’s burst at 15:56 is insane, too bad he couldn’t hold it tho

[@brodyworrell4809]

happily he couldnt hold it

[@Zelthespoken]

That was an embarrassment to track, Ches should have just ran it out, they all should have. It was like they were joking around in practice like middle schoolers.

[@leo29hornsfan]

That last leg was brutal as hell. WTF were they doing at that moment? Making dinner plans for that night at a high end steakhouse and then slow it backdown to confirm if that’s the spot they wanna meet at. Was Ches telling everyone that his soon to be agent was gonna pick up the tab so they better make sure that it’s the spot there conforming to be at.

[@Jasmine-ro7mn]

First three legs give their all to get up front, anchor leg immediately gives it up. K.

[@bnsz8704]

Still crazy that they look like there jogging and this is considered an insanely slow pace yet it is by far faster that any 800m I have ever run

[@4realjacob637]

Best time I've ever done was a sub 6 minute mile. They did a comfortable like 4 something 🤣

[@KenWAnderson]

Have to admire that Villanova team! Bravo gentlemen!

[@gyasicockrell]

Nova taking multiple dubs this weekend

[@britainreynolds7365]

The_wavy1 this is very old lol

[@speedy-1299]

@@britainreynolds7365 lmao

[@miller10]

13:19 why did no one take the lead?? Edit: I mean they could’ve of easily went out hard and the others wouldn’t have caught them

[@darkhound1581]

Those guys basically walked and still had a faster mile than I do.

[@howmack5571]

Great announcers, knowledge and passion......

[@abedreher6785]

That was the weirdest race I have ever seen in my life

[@brianking5875]

You can be mad about what Chez did but he is one of the few runners who could make the entire pack slow down. Most runners would tr and pass when it got that slow. The reason Chez's strategy worked is because it is extremely draining for a runner to lead the pack. Chez figured he could easily run whatever someone else paced and then kick harder at the end.The smartest race was run by the guy who went the exact same pace as chez the entire time and didn't try and pass until the end.

[@andrewbloom2296]

For the rest of his life, that guy from Villanova will remember out kicking the great Edward Cheserek

[@coreyfrantz8099]

Bile should have continued his surge at 13:34. He wasted energy by speeding up to slow down to speed up again.

[@brianking5875]

he shouldn't have made the surge at all. The smartest runner was the villanova guy who gt the handoff right behind ches and didn't pass him till 100 meters left.

[@shrekisLifee]

what the heck did i just watch

[@SPVLaboratories]

this is still one of my favorite races to watch lmfao. as bizarre as what ches did was, he didn't necessarily run a bad race, he got the baton at the same time as williams and decided to repeat the strategy that worked for him the day before. hilarious that it didn't work

[@doubleagaming554]

I agree, given ches was the better runner but everyone in that pack is to blame for it slowing down, mostly Villanova as well. Not sure why everyone hates on ches so much for this.

[@Ekzotika-g8w]

@@doubleagaming554 Because it's embarrassing and not what distance running should be like. It's great that Ches thought his best chance of winning was to slow down an intense race down to a walk and sprint the last lap, but I'd much rather watch an honest, lug-bursting 3:56 last leg to run under 16:00.

[@MrPanggs]

13:23 LMAOOO

[@weezadam]

If they had tried, we could have seen two teams possibly under 16 minutes. Cheseret deserved to lose this race

[@chamkam5380]

Yeah they're still going pretty slow... 4:10 mile pace...

[@ryanscott4128]

Popped up on my recs a few years later. But this is the ONLY time I’ve ever heard a crowd boo a race

[@Middlechild8]

That yell at 16:14 🤨

[@vinnysenn8746]

Youhana Lado Hahahahaha

[@danieldubois7855]

Almost as good as the Howard Dean yell

[@turbo8355]

he literally nutted

[@zachjaeger2518]

OOHHHHH

[@GabrielGarcia-ht8sr]

turbo 🤣🤣

[@dre3951]

As incredibly slow as they ran the final leg, the splits were about 66 - 70 - 65 - 53 for a 4:14 mile. Not world class but still fast enough to make me wonder how they can do that while looking so slow. Also, I'm no purist, but the tactics don't bother me at all. Very interesting actually. Do people boo at an intentional walk in baseball, or when runners save their energy in preliminary rounds? (no) But since it did not work for Cheserek, in hindsight it is an obvious error in this case.

[@josecarbajak6190]

All edward had to do was to outrun them , something he was very capable of .

[@sodi4069]

16:13 Announcer doesn't know what to say "OHHHHHHHH"!

[@demetriusjohnson5358]

Bro. THIS, is REDICULOUS!!! AND HILARIOUS!!! AND EPIC!

[@bloodspartan300]

Villanova just set the collegiate record

[@miller10]

I met Jordy Williamsz today (Guy who closed for Villanova) at the track

[@quackingduck2217]

Even as a high school runner, I can never imagine doing something so pathetic... Even if it's not your event, RUN IT

[@justinma319]

Quacking Duck I doubt u could run there pace ...

[@miguelf2765]

Kingdom Rush Walkthroughs Well not many high schoolers can. You can't compare NCAA to high schoolers but he can always get there within a few years. I trained a friend who runs a 4:25 mile at best within 1 year so it is possible. Aside from that, this race really is a joke especially at that level. Its like an insult to running.

[@ViiRaLChaoticGamerTM23]

@@miguelf2765 I have people on my college team who run 4 flat and the fastest guy runs a 3:57 on the track and a 4:15 on dirt

[@miguelf2765]

@@ViiRaLChaoticGamerTM23 That definitely requires a lot of dedication and great coaching. I truly admire that. Are you also on the team?

[@ViiRaLChaoticGamerTM23]

@@miguelf2765 yes I am I run a 4:58 mile I mean I never ran distance I always did sprints in high school but I do believe i have the mind set to get stronger

[@neptoonusa1288]

I thought that was bobby shmurda in the thumbnail

[@MrPanggs]

LMAO

[@haydenbullock1813]

Underrated comment

[@runcaz7802]

That was the best special O's race I ever saw. And please, BE OFENDED BY THAT! I WANT YOU TO BE OFFENDED! YOU DESERVE IT!

[@gorillababy1235]

such a good commentator

[@japaneseguy5610]

That kick was so fun to watch tho :D

[@leonidassaber7335]

what's the strategy here??? are they finding a very fast 800m runner and using him as an anchor? just slow the pace and jog and then sprint the last 400m.

[@adenbandukwala3252]

Chez ran a 4:13 lmao, he’s the best collegeiate didstance runner and ran a time the top high schoolers run

[@benrees848]

Ending was pretty exciting though

[@SamEnglish03]

i...have no words

[@richardmorgan7734]

If this happened in the Olympics...

[@uchennamaduno5799]

Mr Chikn Watch the Rio 1500m. It was so, so slow.

[@Greyzon___]

This was such a great race

[@christianlyons4186]

Last 400m at 51 seconds and the first 200m of that 400 was in 29 damn

[@fromrussiawithlove8480]

Your math is off There's no way anyone is running a 22 200 even after running at 4:20 pace.

[@nohands6865]

​@@fromrussiawithlove8480 you can time it yourself, Villanova guy closed in 22 high chez closed in 23 mid

[@Bronzebk]

Congrats Villanova 🥳 ...what a finish!!!

[@shisuiuchiha3490]

Crazy, just crazy wow....

[@logandolphin8654]

The damn announcers were freaking out

[@grehsonsmith5050]

Most entertaining race of ALL TIME. When have you ever watched a race with 9 teams in it with 400 to go. Gives me the chills watching the last 200 unfold

[@colinm3416]

Grehson Smith bro...

[@johnphilippides7629]

you would LOVE the 200m sprint event then

[@grehsonsmith5050]

hell no, thats boring. way better when you throw distance guys in there together, much more entertaining

[@TheBigCheez365]

This is not a good race. This anchor leg was absolutely sad

[@legreatpenguino445]

Tactical races are so effing dull. They’re jogging half of the race

[@nickmastorides9627]

“they’re walking on the track” running a 4:20 mile

[@christiansantana4869]

But haven’t you heard? 4:20 isn’t fast for the mile it’s just not fast

[@jonahmagut2191]

Villanova have been known to steal the show in the final kick of the last lap

[@Paul-ef9jr]

MOST ENTERTAINING RACE EVER

[@leewharton2013]

hahaha this was insane. No idea how I've stumbled across this but glad I have.

[@297Reprezent]

That was an embarrassment to track to race like that. This what happens when everybody wants to win and not race, it's a global problem becoming bigger -sigh-

[@pernskyw1289]

That's why the world record in the men's 1500m & mile have been there for 19yrs now. I believe this is the longest gap in 120 yrs. Nobody races anymore. 1975 ( Filbert Bayi - 1999 Hicham El Guerrouj)The best years in middle distant running. Just my Opinion. Oh yea....After Sir Roger Bannister broke the mile WR and within 2 yrs about 2 dozen people broke 4:00 miles... After the science and medical establishment of the day said you had to be 7' 4" tall with a stride so long to break it. Great period also. I'm waiting patiently for the next great milers and middle distant runners.

[@robinrutschman]

13:20 Oregon's Edward Cheserek deserved to lose by his walking in a race......

[@brandongreen224]

They all walked

[@owenerdman5571]

16:14 listen lmao

[@joyjackson1804]

The fact that Ches made them walk is actually sad. Man up and run your leg dude.

[@brandongreen224]

So if someone slows down in a race your telling me that makes you incapable of passing them. They are all to blame

[@carsonclancy1108]

This is my most favorite race. It really shows how mental and tactical this sport can get

[@trpendarvis]

Well... that was interesting to watch.

[@Carlosediaz543]

If I was in that Oregon 4bymile team I would have absolutely told Ches off

[@MrPanggs]

13:39 BOY WTF

[@vamsigollapalli1333]

Lmao

[@turbo8355]

LOOOOL

[@vinnysenn8746]

can someone explain to me why they’re running in lane 5?

[@connorharriman6321]

UPenn has their track in a really old, historic building. Given the dimensions of the building they can't fit a full sized track. So instead of tearing down a historic building, they made the track smaller by making lane 5 400m around instead of lane 1. I think it's actually pretty cool and very distinctive. You should watch a 4x400. The teams that start in lanes 1 to 4 have to cut out to lane 5 instead of everyone cutting in.

[@harveyrogerski2300]

Every person in that top group of the final leg who didn't win is a coward. And the winner is a genius.

[@thing2be]

i fucking love tactical races this is beautiful

[@Identian]

TACTICAL RUNNING

[@defb4dishonor211]

No one understands that ches had a race the day before and I think he had another relay after this. He wanted to make sure he was fresh so he can help another relay get a wheel. So he was doing the opposite of being selfish. If you know anything about college track, you would bet on Ches winning this any day of the week, jordy just had a great day

[@jimmypeterson4879]

Can someone explain the strategy here? Is leading really that bad?

[@the_diver]

never laughed like this watching a track race

[@matthewrizzo9042]

That was gross

[@bramw.j.4334]

best race I have ever saw in my life

[@isaacmenendez7410]

Incredible

[@SkydivingSquid]

That was embarrassing. "Tactical running". Yeah. Good finish, but none of those last leg runners would get a ribbon from me. . . your team worked so hard getting you a lead and you threw it. . . embarrassing.

[@LuisFernando-yd3mx]

Now that was just ridiculous.

[@darthsilversith667]

I once ran .4 miles in sub 16 minutes!

[@isaiahgarner6560]

This is an embarrassment to the sport of track and field. I understand the need to run a tactical race. What I don't understand is WALKING during a race. That was ridiculous.

[@rahnlipp2912]

Why do they put the lane bumper at lane 5?

[@uncrownedking3272]

I can't wait to run at Penn this month 😄🤗

[@squirrel176]

Wow! Grape!

[@TheBigCheez365]

The word "tactical" only goes so far. This wasn't tactical, it was pathetic

[@Justintlzzz]

Does anyone know the announcers names?

[@sjeffy5137]

While I don’t love the strategy to just tank the field, you do have to remember that the other runners chose to go along with this strategy, Chez’s move doesn’t work unless everybody slows with him, so do not put it all on one runner.

[@masonshea9102]

Anyone else really pulling for Cornell?😂

[@vinnyadolph5058]

Never seen so much pettiness in my life!!!! Now I hate Ches

[@eli7527]

Last leg was weird

[@jdub204]

Tactical races should not be a thing. Its not a race. This was honestly sad.

[@connorharriman6321]

It's like punting in football or playing a lot of possession in soccer. The goal is to win, not run the fastest time ever. There is nothing sad about a tactical race. It is a good strategy in many situations and makes the sport unpredictable. If there were no tactics, you could read down the list of PRs and tell us who the winner is without even running the event most of the time. And what isn't exciting about a sub 53 last lap?

[@jdub204]

Connor Harriman no a 53 lap is amazing. But it wasn't even at the end of a mile. It was jist a 53 lap. This race should have been a 4 by mile. Not whatever this was. And no, upsets happen without people being cowards. Its not like the guy with the fastest pr always wins.

[@chartkings6801]

agreed. this race is a 4xmile. not a 4x400.

[@legreatpenguino445]

Tactical races are just boring. No one wants to watch jogging for 90% of the race just for a dead sprint

[@joshr.5199]

This iw why there are pacers in distance races to prevent this

[@NikSpringer]

I can't even imagine how Ches was chewed out after the race. By his coaches, and maybe even some of his teammates too, if they didn't say it they sure as hell thought it. Tough.

[@ericb7756]

Why are they running in lane 4?

[@jackdannatt9938]

why did they post a race from 2015?

[@joshuasantos3831]

I don’t know if it’s a good or bad thing not knowing what to think of this race. Especially the anchor leg 😂

[@Jay-ku3ur]

While it was easy to mock the runners in the middle of the final leg... What a finish..!!! Suck it Oregon.!!

[@dannycoca8252]

Ches the clown got clowned in the final stretch! Thank you Villanova!

[@Pianoman1234321]

If I were one of their teammates that just ran, I'd have left the track thinking why did I even run? Then the anchors can just stand on the podium by themselves because they turned it into a one-man race. I can't even call it a tactical race, there are no tactics. It's a coward's race.

[@davidd1704]

All these people on the internet telling a competitive distance runner he's stupid for not letting the pack draft him for 3 minutes. What made him look dumb wasn't his attempt to slow down and drop back...it was that everyone else did the same thing because none of them wanted to be the dummy running in the front.

[@vinnysenn8746]

16:15

[@hectorsolis951]

Wow😮

[@Unclewhistler007]

What was that story about the King that had no clothes?

[@jonathanroberts9905]

Most entertaining race I've watched in a very long time... All the hard work of the first three team members was for nought... SMH... #Squandered

[@anthonydicianni3509]

Tactical races ruin Track and Field. Pre did the opposite of tactical racing. He went out and wanted to see who would go with him. Who would endure the most pain. How ironic this crap occurred at Pre's home track.

[@TheBenJiles]

This was actually at Penn State but Ches is on the Oregon, which I think makes it worse. Ches doesn't deserve to wear that racing top.

[@flamingored960]

Tbh Pre is overrated.

[@Code_Ramen717]

Man I thought this was this year

[@SamEnglish03]

I’m happy Villanova won. Ches was just disappointing...ugh.