Matthew Centrowitz, Andrew Wheating, Shadrack Biwott and Galen Rupp ran the Oregon Twilight four-by-mile relay in 16:03.24 tonight, breaking the collegiate record set by four University of Michigan runners in 2005. Andrew Ellerton, Mike Woods, Nick Willis and Nate Brannen ran the relay in 16:04.54.
The Ducks also beat Oregon Track Clube Elite…the event was, technically, a race after all.
The mile splits are as follows: Centrowitz, 3:59.53; Wheating, 3:59.60; Biwott, 4:05.21; Rupp, 3:58.93. Rupp and Centrowtiz had never eclipsed four minutes in a mile run during a sanctioned race.
More from the event in Monday’s Emerald.