COLE MF HOCKER!!!!!!!

My feed in CBC Gem cut out just before the 800m point. Unreal.

Hocker got so f-cking lucky that Jakob moved out with Kerr. If Jakob had stayed on the rail, Hocker would have had to go around and I don't think he would have won.

Jakob's the best time trial runner, but not the best racer. He can't solo a 3:26, and a 3:28.00 isn't good enough to get the job done. And he seems to not be able to kick as well as a couple other guys. He's been claiming to be the best in the world the past few years but has now been beat by 4 separate guys on 3 separate occasions when it matters most.

Absolutely awesome

That wasn't luck, that was calculated. He knew Kerr was passing Jakob on the outside and that Jakob would move to contest him. He won because he knew Jakob wasn't expecting him to be there and was focused on Kerr. That's the advantage of being an underdog

USA! USA! USA!

Absolutely beautiful and thrilling race! I give them all props!! Just breathtaking! Cole Gold & OR!! Nuguse and Kerr at the line!! Kessler PB!! 3 Americans in Top 5 in a historic field like that!?! ABSOLUTELY AWESOME

Jakob was so busy racing Kerr, he left the inside open. The number one thing you don’t do!

What a prat!

Day-um what a race! Cole winning it all isn't a monster surprise, although it's not what I picked (and probably not the majority choice). I think Jakob did what he needed to do; i.e., it wasn't stupid by any means. His chances were lower if he hadn't pushed it, and I can't be the only one who thinks that if he had his own rabbit for 3 laps, he'd beat this field 9 times out of 10. But these guys are close enough to him that there was really no way for him to break them. Put simply, he might be the fastest when paced, but he's clearly not the best head-to-head.

Barring a fall, I think Cole might have won this thing off of any pace. I mean, hell, he outkicked them off a 3:27-8 pace! It would have been even better odds for him off a slower pace. BTW, I think Hobbs Kessler is the future and the most talented of all. He has the potential to be the Seb Coe of this era. If he can get a bigger base and can stay healthy, he can be a superstar of the 8/15.

USA is clearly the best 1500 country in the world.

So Jakob is officially NOT the best 1500 runner in the world. It's been scientifically proven. He should move up to the 5k where his 3:26 speed will all but assure him to be the best, possibly a WR holder.

Go back to Russia you filthy commie. America on top

Same here. I'm guessing they couldn't handle the increase in traffic, but damn it's a bummer to miss this race

I was jumping up and down in my office at work with the door closed. Incredible.

I did predict this back in the winter. Some jackass responded with "sigh, there is always one" or some sarcastic bullcrap

Never cut the ponytail.

I messaged a friend of mine from Norway a few minutes before the race and told him I thought Cole Hocker was going to steal the race. The thing is... I'm not even that surprised. Had a feeling Jakob was going to go hard from the start and it set up Hocker perfectly. That said, Hocker did get a bit lucky with Jakob essentially giving him the rail on the homestretch. But all things considered, wow! Kind of reminds me of Billy Mills!

I said this after the US Trials last time on these boards when I saw Hocker's kick: he's just doing something different - I bet he's lifting different than the rest.

You got to give it to the experts, there was a World Recond...

...World Record amount of COPE on this page from Euro-peons.

USA! USA! USA!

Doesnt surprise me that hocker won,given how quick he was at the U.S trials. His finishing kick is unreal. I always thought he would win in a slower,more tactical race,provided he wasnt boxed in,but he ended up winning in a super fast race.