¶ '21 mOT 1500: Cole Hocker 3:35.28

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T&FN formchart

1. Matthew Centrowitz

2. Craig Engels

3. Josh Thompson

4. Johnny Gregorek

5. Henry Wynne

6. Cole Hocker

7. Yared Nuguse

8. Ben Blankenship

9. Hobbs Kessler

10. Sam Prakel

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personally, I see Hocker as 1 or 2

[Atticus]

Not enuf love for homer Hocker! I say 2nd or 3rd!

[Dave]

I see Kessler much higher up the list.

[booond]

personally, I see Hocker as 1 or 2

Like Engels and wonder about the rest. Kessler will have to run multiple heats and that might sap him for the final. Hocker and Nuguse will have to do that twice in ten days.

Centro could be the old man in the final.

[gh]

I see Kessler much higher up the list.

if it were a one-off race, perhaps, but running 3 races in 4 days with the big boys might be an ask at this stage.

[Conor Dary]

personally, I see Hocker as 1 or 2

Yes....he was phenomenal last weekend..

[americantrackfan]

Hocker is the real deal. I can absolutely see him turning up to the final in a Nike jersey having signed during the meet and joined Pete Julian's group.

I'm hoping for the absolute chaos of Kessler making it. Would be wild. I agree that he doesn't have the experience though. More realistically being in the final would be a massive success for him

[Bruce Kritzler]

personally, I see Hocker as 1 or 2

If it's a 3:40 type race he will be a factor. If it's a 3:33 type race I like Nuguse.

[TN1965]

If it's a 3:40 type race he will be a factor. If it's a 3:33 type race I like Nuguse.

There won't be a 3:33 race without a pacer.
I would not be surprised if the team is Centro, Hocker and Nuguse. Other than Centro, none of the pros have looked impressive so far.

[booond]

There won't be a 3:33 race without a pacer.
I would not be surprised if the team is Centro, Hocker and Nuguse. Other than Centro, none of the pros have looked impressive so far.

Engels ran 3:33 three weeks ago.

[Atticus]

Yoicks!
Heat 2 tomorrow - Hocker, Engles, Centrowitz. They're my top 3!
Kessler and Thompson in 1; Gregorek, Wynne and Nuguse in 3. And Blankenship's season debut. His last 1500/Mile, a year and a half ago.

[Steele]

Final at 4:40pm on Sunday. The temp forecasted will make even 3 1/2 minutes of running very uncomfortable.

[Juicy News]

Suliman is now part of Brooks beast as per heat sheet.

[steveu]

First prelim in 15 min. will include Kessler.