OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021
TRACK AND FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY 

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Continuing its incredible start to the 2021 indoor season, the Oregon track and field team added another collegiate record to its list of accomplishments Friday at the Tyson Invitational. Senior standout Cooper Teare dropped the blazing time of 3:50.39 to smash the NCAA and school record in the mile and become the seventh-fastest performer in world history.

With their performances, both Teare and sophomore Cole Hocker (3:50.55) clocked in under the previous NCAA record of 3:52.01 set by 17-time NCAA champion Edward Cheserek in 2017. Hocker checks in at No. 8 on the all-time world list. Charlie Hunter, third in the race, added another top-tier showing with his time of 3:53.49 which lowered his own Australian national record in the indoor mile. He now owns the sixth- and seventh-fastest mile times in NCAA history.

Friday’s race was organized to include a 1,500-meter clock which could be used for Olympic Trials qualifying. The trio finished with splits of 3:35.46 for Teare, 3:35.63 for Hocker and 3:36.94 for Hunter.

Oregon track and field just continues to add more names to the long list world class athletes we have seen over the years. Attending an Oregon track meet at the “new” Hayward Field is definitely high on my to-do list. 

WOW!!!!!