Official Day 2 USA Indoor Live Discussion Thread

Hocker runs 3:45 mile less than a month ago and doesn’t make the 1500 US team. That is wild!

Does 2 and 3 have the standard! Who goes to worlds?

Indoor racing is a chess match with all that traffic you have to deal with. Elite move by Luke houser.

Can we please stop pretending Hocker would have won gold at the WC if he didn’t get DQed?

Master Class in how to not run a race by Hocker and Yared

Still a chance! Houser and Green have a week to get the standard assuming they dont have it on points

Can we please stop pretending that an indoor race in March is reflective of race results of athletes at peak fitness?

Racing 3000 the day before had to have been a factor for Yared and Cole.

Green ran a 3:50 at UW last month. Assuming it doesn't count because it was an oversized track?

Exactly. This is why we run the race. Hocker so far has lost two consecutive 1500m domestic championships. We can end the discourse on whether he is the best there. He is a stud over 3k/5k now though (other than fast paced races, would like to see him there).

Vince & Yared, for now.

That looked like an NCAA 1500!

Yea when Hocker isn’t full throttling whatever bs he’s taking this who he is. U WASHINGTON FANS STAND UP LFG.

Every bum on here thinks their beloved favorites are promised world spots. That’s not how it works in the USA we have the depth to knock out any of your favorites. Watch out man get out of the way.

It’s the year of Teare, and Luke “allegations” Houser off to worlds!!

Hocker has been controlling his races for a while. At no point today was he is control. He spent the first lap way outside fighting for position, and then was boxed in when the move was made. This field did not let him dictate anything.

Right, it's not like he said beforehand that his goal was the world championships, now he has zero chance at it given that Nuguse and Ciattei both have the standard and finished ahead of him. Stop with the excuses. He is NOT the best 1500m runner in the world.

If that's the case will Yared give up his 3K spot to Nico?

He just ran 3:45 and won the 3k. He’s obviously in shape. He could have won WC but it was far from a guarantee. He struggles to not get in situations where he doesn’t have to come close to get DQd. Didn’t Nader close in 12 something?

What happened to all of Hocker's protection he had in Charllotte?