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Cole Hocker

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 6/6/2001
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
  • High School: Cathedral High School
  • College: University of Oregon

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Ben Thomas
  • Agent: Ray Flynn
  • Sponsor: Nike

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, sixth (1500m)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2022 Millrose Games, third (3000m)
  • 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (1500m), fourth (4000m)
  • 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (One Mile, 3000m, Distance Medley Relay)
  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (1500m)

Personal

Parents are Janet and Kyle Hocker…older brother, Ethan, is also a runner…fans in his hometown of Indianapolis gathered at Cathedral High School to cheer on Kyle in Tokyo…teaching himself to play piano and taking drum lessons…has a black-and-white photo of Oregon icon Steve Prefontaine hanging outside his bedroom…ran a 4:36 mile by eighth grade…training partner is Cooper Teare.

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