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.
North Carolina A&T Is Quickly Becoming An HBCU Track Power
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By Garrett Zatlin - MileSplit Recruiting Correspondent
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When it comes to top-ranked collegiate track and field programs, a few marquee teams come to mind.
Whether it s Oregon in the distance events or LSU in the sprints, the established Power Five juggernauts have garnered plenty of attention and acclaim over their decades of dominance.
However, the men and women of North Carolina A&T, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), have begun to rapidly rise up in the ranks of the NCAA, collecting high-level sprint and middle distance talents over the past few years. Recently the Aggies were named the No. 2 team in the country by the USTFCCA.