Arkansas dropped from No. 1 to No. 2 and
LSU held steady at No. 3. Elsewhere in the top-5,
Texas Tech jumped two spots from No. 6 to No. 4 and
Florida State followed suit from No. 7 to No. 5.
Where else could you start with Oregon than its Distance Medley Relay quartet? For the second year in a row, the Ducks lowered the collegiate record in the event: This time by more than five seconds to 9:19.24 and took down a near five-year-old all-time world best set by Team USA. On top of that, three of those athletes who competed on that relay team fared exceptionally well as an individual: