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Born | Indianapolis , Indiana | June 6, 2001||||||||||||||
Education | Cathedral High School University of Oregon | ||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, mile, 3000 m, 5000 m | ||||||||||||||
College team | Oregon Ducks | ||||||||||||||
Team | Nike | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2021 | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ben Thomas | ||||||||||||||
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Cole Hocker (born June 6, 2001) is an American middle and long-distance runner. He holds multiple national titles in annual competitions organized by USA Track & Field, including three titles in the 1500 meters and one title in the 3000 meters. In March 2024, he won a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. Hocker also placed sixth in the 1500 m at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo and seventh at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.
In high school, Hocker won several high-level competitions, including the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in 2018. Beginning in 2019, he competed collegiately for the University of Oregon, where he won four NCAA titles. [2] Hocker announced in 2021 that he would forgo his remaining NCAA eligibility to run professionally, signing to run under Nike. [3]
Hocker grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and began running competitively at a young age, recording a time of 4:36 in the mile as an eighth grader. [4] He attended Cathedral High School, where he won multiple state- and national-level races. He was second in the 2017 IHSAA Cross Country State Finals & won in '18. He finished second at the 2018 Nike Cross Nationals, and he won the 2018 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. [5] For college, he chose the University of Oregon over offers from many other schools, including Northern Arizona University and Indiana University. [6]
Hocker ran for the Oregon Ducks from 2019 to 2021. At the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, he won the mile in 3:53.71 and the 3000 metres in 7:46.15. [7] Earlier that year, he ran a personal best of 3:50.55 in the mile on February 12, 2021, finishing in a close second to teammate Cooper Teare at a meet at the Randal Tyson Track Center. The two set the seventh and eighth all-time fastest performances for the indoor mile.
At the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he won the 1500 metres in a time of 3:35.35, outkicking NCAA record holder Yared Nuguse. He also finished 4th in the 5000 metres in a time of 13:18.95. [8] At the 2020 United States Olympic Trials, Hocker won the 1500 m final ahead of Matthew Centrowitz and Yared Nuguse. Hocker did not have the Olympic qualifying time, however he qualified for the games based on his world ranking position. [9]
At the 2020 Olympic Games, Hocker placed 6th in the 1500 metre event with a time of 3:31.40, setting a new personal best. His time was under the Olympic Record set 2 days prior in the semifinals by Abel Kipsang of Kenya. Hocker qualified for the semifinals by running 3:36.16 for 4th in his heat. Hocker then ran 3:33.87, his then personal best, for 2nd in his semifinal to qualify for the final. [10]
On September 13, 2021, Hocker announced his decision to turn professional, forgoing his further participation on the University of Oregon team. [11] Hocker became a Nike-sponsored athlete, and continues to be based in Oregon training under coach Ben Thomas. [12] Hocker made his professional debut at the 2022 Millrose Games, where he competed in the 3,000 meter race. He ran a personal record of 7:39.83, placing third behind Geordie Beamish and teammate Cooper Teare. [13] Two weeks later at Gately Park in Chicago, in a bid for the American indoor mile record of 3:49.98, Teare and Hocker ran personal bests of 3:50.17 and 3:50.35 to place first and second. [14]
At the 2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Spokane, Washington, Hocker doubled in the 1,500 meter and 3,000 meter events. He earned his second and third national titles, running a meet record time of 3:39.09 in the 1500m. [15] However, he opted out of the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, turning his focus instead to the outdoor championships in July. [16] An injury at the US National Track and Field championships in June 2022, prevented him from qualifying in the 1500 m for the World Outdoor Championships. [17]
Hocker finished third at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, qualifying him for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. [18] He placed 7th at the world championship final, en route to a new personal best of 3:30.7. [19] In September 2023, Hocker competed in the mile of the Diamond League final at the Perfontaine Classic. He had did not have enough Diamond League points to qualify, but the meet organizers entered him as a national wildcard, [20] based on a rule that allows the host nation to enter an athlete who is of adequate standing in each event. [21] In the race, Hocker finished sixth in a personal best of 3:48.08, [22] the fourth fastest time ever run by an American in the mile. [23]
In February, Hocker ran 8:05.70 in the indoor 2-mile at the Millrose Games. [24] He finished third, behind compatriot Grant Fisher, who broke the American record in the event, and Scotsman Josh Kerr, who broke the world record. Hocker's time was also under the previous American record of 8:07.41 held by Galen Rupp. That same month, Hocker won a national title in the 1500 m at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, setting a meeting record in 3:37.51. [25] In March, he won a silver medal for the United States in the 1500 m at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, his first finish on the podium at a global competition. [26] In May, Hocker hit the Olympic qualifying standard in the 5000 m by running a personal best of 12:58.82 at the Los Angles Grand Prix. [27]
All statistics from athlete's profile on World Athletics. [1]
Surface | Event | Time | Date | Venue |
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Outdoor track | 800m | 1:46.39 | May 16, 2021 | Katherine B. Loker Stadium, Los Angeles, United States |
1500m | 3:30.70 | August 23, 2023 | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest, Hungary | |
One mile | 3:48.08 | September 16, 2023 | Hayward Field, Eugene, United States | |
3000m | 7:42.93 | August 5, 2023 | AtletiekArena Gaston Roelants Kessel-Lo / Hal 5, Leuven, Belgium | |
5000m | 12:58.82 | May 17, 2024 | USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Los Angeles, United States | |
Indoor track | 800m | 1:48.44 | February 13, 2021 | Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, United States |
1500m | 3:36.69 | March 4, 2024 | 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow, Scotland | |
One mile | 3:50.35 | February 11, 2022 | Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, United States | |
3000m | 7:39.83 | January 29, 2022 | Armory Track & Field Center, New York, United States | |
Two mile | 8:05.70 | February 11, 2024 | Armory Track & Field Center, New York, United States | |
Road | One mile road [note 1] | 4:08.0h | June 6, 2019 | Indianapolis, United States |
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
2021 | Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 6th | 1500m | 3:31.40 |
2023 | World Championships | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest, Hungary | 7th | 1500m | 3:30.70 |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | 1500m | 3:36.69 |
Notes:
The Wanamaker Mile is a prestigious indoor mile race for elite middle distance runners held annually at the Millrose Games in New York City. Among the world's premier mile races, it is the signature and concluding event of the games, and is named in honor of department store owner Rodman Wanamaker.
The Prefontaine Classic is a track and field meet held at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Organized by the Oregon Track Club, it was previously one of the IAAF Grand Prix events, and is now part of the Diamond League. The meet is one of the few international competitions to host the imperial distances of the Mile run and 2 Mile run.
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
The mile run is a middle-distance foot race.
Matthew Centrowitz Jr. is an American middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He won a gold medal in the event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He also achieved a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships. Centrowitz is a five-time national champion in the 1500 m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Eric Jenkins is a retired long-distance runner. In college, he ran for Northeastern University, before transferring to the University of Oregon after his junior year. At the University of Oregon, Jenkins was a two-time NCAA Champion, with victories in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres at the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. He began competing professionally for Nike in 2015 as part of the Nike Oregon Project. Jenkins retired from competition in 2023.
The World Athletics Indoor Tour, formerly the IAAF World Indoor Tour, is an annual series of indoor track and field meetings, held since 2016. It was designed to create a Diamond League-style circuit for indoor track and field events, to raise the profile of indoor track and field, and replaced the IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings series.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner. Ingebrigtsen is the current world record holder for the indoor 1500 metres and the 2000 metres, and holds the world best time over the two mile distance. Ingebrigtsen is a two-time World champion, winning gold medals in the 5000 metres in 2022 and 2023 and a four-time European champion, winning gold medals in the 1500 m and 5000 m in 2018 and 2022. He also won a gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, setting an Olympic and European record. In addition to the 1500 m, Ingebrigtsen holds European records in the mile and 5000 m, and is one of only three men to run a sub-3:30 1500 m, sub-7:30 3000 m and a sub-12:50 5000 m.
Josh Kerr is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1500 metres. A double World Champion, he won a gold medal in the event at the 2023 World Championships, a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships. Indoors he is the 2024 World Indoor champion in the 3000 metres. He holds the world record time in the indoor 2 mile and the European record in the indoor mile.
Elinor Purrier St. Pierre is an American track and field athlete who specializes in middle-distance and long-distance running. She won a gold medal in the 3000 meters at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. Purrier also represented the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Cooper Teare is an American middle- and long-distance runner. He is a two-time national champion, securing victories in the 1500 metres at the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and in the 2024 USA Cross Country Championships. Teare has represented the United States at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, and the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships, where he earned a bronze medal in the 1500 m.
Yared Nuguse is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meters. He was the 2019 NCAA Division I champion in the event. Nuguse is the North American outdoor record holder over 1500 meters and one mile, and the North American indoor record holder for the 1500 meters, one mile and 3000 meters. Since June 2022, Nuguse has competed for the On Athletics Club under coach Dathan Ritzenhein.
George Beamish is a New Zealand middle- and long-distance runner, who won the 1500 metres at the 2024 World Indoor Championships. He holds the Oceania area record in the 3000 m steeplechase of 8:13.26 and the New Zealand record in the indoor 3000 m and 5000 m. He finished fifth at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 3000 m steeplechase.
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