* Evan Holland is looking to secure his second straight NXR Northwest title in 2019
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Ashland (OR) High School senior Evan Holland, MileSplit's No. 16 recruit in its ranking of the top prospects in the Class of 2020 and the No. 10 athlete on the current MileSplit50 cross country national rankings, has committed to the University of Oregon, per a report.
Holland, an All-American at Nike Cross Nationals in 2018, is currently Oregon's top distance runner and undefeated through four races, with the state's No. 1 5K time of 14:51.70. He's posted two efforts under 15 minutes and five across his cross country career.
Holland joins El Paso Hanks senior Michael Abeyta as the Ducks' current 2020 recruiting class. A year ago, Oregon landed Foot Locker Nationals winner Cole Hocker and Passaic 800m talent Luis Peralta.
Hoping to catapult into the ranks of national champions in 2019, Holland was 16th at NXN a year ago.
He owns PRs of 3:46.59 in the 1,500m, 4:10.11 in the 1-mile, 8:13.10 in the 3K...