Hocker wins 5000-meter gold, current and former Ducks win dual discus silvers at 2025 World Athletics Championships

From Oxford To Tokyo: 3 Former Rebels Shine At 2025 World Athletics Track Championships - The Daily Mississippian

Sam Kendricks, McKenzie Long and Tiarnan Crorken, former Ole Miss Track and Field athletes, represented their respective countries on the international stage in the 2025 World Athletics Outdoor Track Championships in Tokyo. Ole Miss Track and Field at day 4 of the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on June 8, 2024.Photos by Reed Jones/Ole Miss Athletics Since the inaugural World Championships in 1976, the now-bien…

Hocker wins 5000-meter gold, current and former Ducks win dual discus silvers at 2025 World Athletics Championships

The end of the track and field season saw 17 current or former Ducks head to Tokyo for the 2025 World Athletics Championships. There, Oregon continued to support its legacy as a powerhouse in the sport as alumni medaled and placed across multiple events — including a gold-medal win from Cole Hocker. Hocker, the 1500m gold medalist in Paris a year ago, was eliminated in the semifinal round in Tokyo. Traditionally a sit-and-kick runner, the Americ…