Duck Domination: Oregon Wins 6 Events and Runs Away With 2021 NCAA Indoors as Hocker Completes 3k/Mile Double
79 Points. 6 national champions.
The story of the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships was utter domination by
Robert Johnson’s Oregon men. LSU’s points total (56) would have been enough to win in any of the last three years, but they were a distant second as Oregon won its fourth indoor title in the last seven championships.
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“You don’t understand how hard it is to have six individual national champions. To have six individual national champions is pretty special. Usually you nickle and dime these national championships,” said head coach Robert Johnson.
RRW: Oregon’s Cole Hocker Wins Both Mile and 3000m At NCAA Indoor Championships
By David Monti, @d9monti
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(13-Mar) On the final day of the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center at the University of Arkansas, Oregon sophomore Cole Hocker was the dominant distance athlete winning the mile in a championships record 3:53.71 then the 3000m in 7:46.15 about an hour later, both with sizzling final laps. The 20 points he scored for the Ducks helped them win the team title with 79 points, the second-highest score in meet history and highest total since 1994.
NCAA Indoors Day 1 Super Men’s Recap: Wesley Kiptoo & Oregon Break Meet Records as JuVaughn Harrison Makes History with HJ/LJ Sweep
March 12, 2021
The first full day of men’s action at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships saw some remarkable times in the distance events and a historic double victory by LSU’s
JuVaughn Harrison in the long jump and high jump. Iowa State’s
Wesley Kiptoo (13:23.77) and Oregon (9:19.98) both broke meet records to claim the 5,000 and distance medley relay titles, while the mile prelims were also full of drama as NCAA 1500 record holder
Sam Tanner of Washington shockingly failed to advance.
Cole Hocker competes in the mile at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Andy Hancock/NCAA Photos
The last day of the meet started with a dominant win from Oregon sophomore Cole Hocker and continued with a historic double victory in Saturday’s distance events. Related Story
After breaking the previous collegiate record with his teammate Cooper Teare in February, Hocker didn’t leave anything on the table in his quest to win the NCAA mile crown.
By the bell lap, the race was Hocker’s as he broke away from the field with every step in the final 200 meters, reaching the homestretch clear of any competition.