COLE MF HOCKER!!!!!!

D-Run wrote:

Great finish. Too bad he didn't get the standard. How many times can he try and I'd assume the meets have to be sanctioned? How long does he have before he they have to finalize the team. Or can he get in on world ranking?

He is in on world ranking Im shocked the commentators didnt have someone do the math before hand like FloTrack did to know he needed around a 3:38-3:40 and top 3 to get in

calm down pls wrote:

SleepingFireman wrote:

Ingebrigtsen and Kerr will eat Hocker's lunch. How the hell do you think a 3:35 guy is going to win the Olympics?!

Did you already forget about his 3:50 indoor mile? He's probably in 3:32 1500 shape right now.

Additionally you all remember the 1500 at Rio right?? Kerr or Jakob can't take the pace out too fast because whichever does will be outkicked by the other. Championship racing is always jogging until the last lap kick, it's why Mo won a double double, and I think Cole Hocker is in as good a place as anybody to win under those circumstances.

hobbyjogger18 wrote:

alphas only wrote:

He may have the best kick in the world. I’m not even playing right now, if he’s there I think he can win anything.

His kick could definitely match Lewandowski's which I believe he has the nastiest kick right now. Now the real question is how FRESH is Hocker going to be by the time the 1500 prelims and possible final comes around. He's had a long ass season of racing.

Remember Clayton Murphy 2016? Same deal, came fresh out of college 1500m champ and raced US oly trials and olympics.

SleepingFireman wrote:

Ingebrigtsen and Kerr will eat Hocker's lunch. How the hell do you think a 3:35 guy is going to win the Olympics?!

Hocker closed his last 100 faster than mackloufi did to win the 2012 games in a 3:34 race. In a mid-3:30's olympic final with good positioning I think Hocker has a legit chance to medal if not win.

truthman432 wrote:

it’s all a sham. Craig deserved the top 3 but everyone colluded against him. Those people who boxed him in should have their results dq’ed for those obvious moves to ruin the future Olympic champion’s chances of making the team. Another great example of the failing state of ustaf

Hocker was boxed in the entire race and he still got it done.

SleepingFireman wrote:

Javman wrote:

He's the real deal...for an American. A NOTHING on the world stage, just like most Americans. Americans won't medal.

This

The battle is between the Kenyans, Brits and a certain Norwegian.

A 3:35 guy will do ok to make the final.

Remind me again which country has the reigning gold medalist?

Right. The guy who can't even run the standard is suddenly going to win an Olympic gold medal over a guy who can run a 3:28 . Get serious.

alphas only wrote:

truthman432 wrote:

it’s all a sham. Craig deserved the top 3 but everyone colluded against him. Those people who boxed him in should have their results dq’ed for those obvious moves to ruin the future Olympic champion’s chances of making the team. Another great example of the failing state of ustaf

Hocker was boxed in the entire race and he still got it done.

So true! I thought he was done along with Engels. Very impressive finish!

AP5000 wrote:

Right. The guy who can't even run the standard is suddenly going to win an Olympic gold medal over a guy who can run a 3:28 . Get serious.

Hocker can legit medal. That gear shift is special.

Moronic commentary. Hocker ran a 3:50 mile indoors which is worth a 3:33. He’s run back to back 3:35 races in championship races with 2 rounds in his legs. He’s at worst in 3:32.0 shape right now.

Legends Never Die wrote:

hobbyjogger18 wrote:

His kick could definitely match Lewandowski's which I believe he has the nastiest kick right now. Now the real question is how FRESH is Hocker going to be by the time the 1500 prelims and possible final comes around. He's had a long ass season of racing.

Remember Clayton Murphy 2016? Same deal, came fresh out of college 1500m champ and raced US oly trials and olympics.

Hocker this year reminds me of Centro in 2011 when he won NCAA, outkicked Lagat at the trials and then got bronze in the WC. The season of racing didn't hurt Centro, or Hoppel in 2019 in the WCs.

AP5000 wrote:

Right. The guy who can't even run the standard is suddenly going to win an Olympic gold medal over a guy who can run a 3:28 . Get serious.

Centro's never run 3:28 either lol, still beat a bunch of sub 3:30 guys in 2016

But he has run 3:30

That gear shift is meaningless when they drop him. Do you really think Jakob, who can at a minimum run 3:28, is going to run a slow race and risk get outkicked? Why would he do that when he knows for a fact he's a good 5 seconds faster than Hocker. He'll just run him into the ground.

JBaller33 wrote:

AP5000 wrote:

Right. The guy who can't even run the standard is suddenly going to win an Olympic gold medal over a guy who can run a 3:28 . Get serious.

Hocker can legit medal. That gear shift is special.

No he cant medal people have better gear shifts than him and better strength

Dude you are talking about a 5 second difference between Hocker and Cenro in 2016. It's an entirely different planet.

Javman wrote:

He's the real deal...for an American. A NOTHING on the world stage, just like most Americans. Americans won't medal.

I heard they have some hopes in the hurdles.

pretty good team

centro has a little time to sharpen

hocker has to back off and get back to peak for OG

it is all about peaking now.

AP5000 wrote:

That gear shift is meaningless when they drop him. Do you really think Jakob, who can at a minimum run 3:28, is going to run a slow race and risk get outkicked? Why would he do that when he knows for a fact he's a good 5 seconds faster than Hocker. He'll just run him into the ground.

Jakob is still talking about doubling 1,500 and 5,000, so there’s that.