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HOKA ONE ONE Middle Distance Classic

HOKA ONE ONE Middle Distance Classic

May 19, 2016

2016 Hoka One One Middle Distance Classic Preview: U.S. Stars Evan Jager, Leo Manzano, Shannon Rowbury & Brenda Martinez Headline Deep Fields

Six weeks from the Olympic Trials and a lot of things are still up in the air. Will Leo Manzano put it together in time in the 1500? Can Andrew Wheating stay healthy? Will Laura Roesler or Brenda Martinez wind up missing out in the uber-competitive women's 800? We'll start to get some answers on Friday at Oxy, which also features Robby Andrews, Shannon RowburyEmma Coburn and Eric Jenkins in their outdoor openers, plus Evan Jager in the steeple. *MB: Official 2016 Hoka One One Oxy Live Discussion Thread
May 15, 2015

Recap: Manzano, Wheating, Loxsom Impress; Rowbury Struggles, Cain Really Struggles & The Jury Remains Out on Nick Symmonds

The final two sections of the men's 1500 and the men's and women's 5,000s were all cancelled due to a thunderstorm, which meant no races for Robby Andrews, Galen Rupp or Kara Goucher. Manzano won a slow 1500 in 3:38.96 over Wheating (3:39.56), while Rowbury (1500) and Symmonds (800) both had runners go down directly in front of them, messing up their races.

May 12, 2015

2015 Hoka One One Middle Distance Classic Women's Preview: Jenny Simpson's Season Debut As Stars Old (Kara Goucher) And Young (Mary Cain) Try To Regain Their Form

Mark Wetmore's two biggest stars will make their season debuts - Jenny Simpson (800) and Emma Coburn (1,500) - while Kara Goucher (5,000) will run her first track race since 2013 and Mary Cain will look to regain her "teen phenom" label.

May 12, 2015

2015 Hoka One One Middle Distance Classic Men's Preview: Will America's Biggest Stars Return To Form?

After some recent struggles, can Nick Symmonds return to form? What about Galen Rupp, Cam Levins and the NOP? Are former NCAA stars Andrew Wheating and Robby Andrews back? The highlight is an incredibly deep 1,500 which contains former NCAA champs WheatingAndrewsLeo ManzanoMac Fleet, Nate Brannen and a slew of others.

December 02, 2014

USATF announces HOKA ONE ONE as title sponsor of Middle Distance Classic

Prize money for the Occy meet, now known as the HOKA ONE ONE Middle Distance Classic, will double and it will be on free on USATF.tv.