LA GRANDE — The Eastern Oregon University men’s track and field program are three-peat Cascade Collegiate Conference champions.
The Mountaineers scored 205 points at the conference championships in La Grande on Saturday, May 13. Eastern Oregon was 75 points ahead of second-place Lewis-Clark State, marking the third consecutive year that the team has won the Cascade Collegiate Conference title.
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