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Oregon Track Sends Three to 1500m Final; Day 2 Recap

Several Ducks posted their best marks of the year in efforts to advance in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Saturday.

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Jun 22, 2024; Eugene, OR, USA; Former Oregon runner Cole Hocker takes the lead in semifinal heat one of the 1500m during the US Olympic Track and Field Team Trials.
Jun 22, 2024; Eugene, OR, USA; Former Oregon runner Cole Hocker takes the lead in semifinal heat one of the 1500m during the US Olympic Track and Field Team Trials. / Craig Strobeck-USA TODAY Sports
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A trio of Ducks are off to the 1500 meter final.

Oregon junior Elliott Cook and UO alums Cole Hocker and Cooper Teare advanced from their semifinal heats Saturday. Cook shattered his personal best with a 3:34:52.

"We had a feeling that might happen, me and my coaches did," Cook said. "So my job was to get behind (U.S. record holder Yared Nuguse), try to make it feel as smooth as possible."

Cook is the reigning Pac-12 champion and NCAA runner-up. He's the fourth Man of Oregon all-time to break 3:35, posting the No. 4 time in program history.

Oregon’s Elliott Cook competes in the men’s 1,500 meters during day one of the US Olympic Track and Field Trials.
Oregon’s Elliott Cook competes in the men’s 1,500 meters during day one of the US Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday, June 21, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA

Hooker (3:37:89) and Teare (3:38:26) advanced out of the first heat. They were running 1-2 for much of the race before finishing 1-4.

"I like to win races, and I just want to be 100 percent sure that I'm moving on to the next round," Hocker said. "And winning is the way to do it."

Two other Ducks ran in the 1500. Sam Prakel and Matt Wisner finished 15th and 24th, respectively.

Oregon’s Ryann Porter competes in the women’s triple jump during the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene Saturday,
Oregon’s Ryann Porter competes in the women’s triple jump during the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene Saturday, June 22, 2024. / Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA

In other events featuring current and former Ducks Saturday...

  • Kyree King advanced out of the first round of the men's 100m. Cravon Gillespie false started.
  • Damarcus Simpson is onto the men's long jump final after going 8.00m, a season best, and finishing third in the semifinals.
  • Joe Delgado's season best of 7,816 points was good for a ninth-place finish in the decathlon.
  • Jenna Prandini ran a season-best 11.02 in the women's 100m final to finish eighth. Jadyn Mays and English Garnder were eliminated in the semifinals earlier in the day.
  • Cheyla Scott jumped 1.73m in the women's high jump, tying for 19th and failing to advance to the next round.
  • Ryann Porter posted a person best of 13.27m in the women's triple jump final to finish eighth. That jump is No. 5 all-time at UO.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans.He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team.

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