CENTRO! HOCKER! ENGELS! KEMBOI!... but who wins?

The Portland Track Festival Hot Window's Championship Men's 1500m. A field that included the 1st, second and 4th place finishers in the 2021 Olympic Trials and boasted over $10,000 up for grabs.
Race: @nikerunning Men's 1500m
Event: 2023 Portland Track Festival presented by @nikerunning
Photo by: Howard Lao
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[@channelperl2144]

These announcers are hilarious. Love watching Cole run. He’s a madman.

[@LuisFernando-yd3mx]

These times aren't diamond league times but the announcers are some serious hypemen.

[@darrellid]

Shrewd run from Kemboi. Timed his move perfectly and did just enough to hold off Hocker.

[@finniankephart8158]

I think if hocker put himself in better position in second to last lap he wins. He had to kick the whole field in 200m… crazy he almost did it

[@ibrahimdhere]

First time ever seeing Kemboi running a tactical race and winning it. Congratulations. I remember the battles he had we Abdihamid Nur of NAU in the NCAA finals and lost terribly. Glad he’s more tactical racer

[@thomascunningham8234]

Great to see them all show out.

[@chicanohek]

Centro is done as a National class 1,500m runner, total absence of presence, competitiveness. What else is sad is that if Hocker was a world class runner, which he could be but isn’t now, he would be in Europe, which is where you currently find Nuguse, our only real world class 1500m runner.

[@heightdevil]

Centro was pretty mid even in his prime, his Olympic gold was 100% just because of his sprint ability and in his prime years he didn't have great competition to be honest. Not that I could do better but still it's kinda disrespectful to put him in the title when he wasn't even in contention

[@jimbrennan7415]

Hocker had an Achilles injury from which he has just recovered, and why he didn't make the US team.

[@mattroehr3736]

Needs more epo

[@mitchelljacob907]

Hocker has been injured. As Nuguse was, which is why he wasn't at the olympics. From what I remember, Hocker has never been beaten by Nuguse

[@joedrumer9029]

He's old 😂

[@chefmoney6347]

Every single one of these guys would of been absolutely smoked in Oslo

[@chicanohek]

Money take right here

[@user-pu9ym3bc9f]

Absolutely, the top 12 in Olso ran 3:32 or faster.

[@molder2233]

Immediately thought the same thing. 😂

[@triniboy05]

Sure, but the runners in Oslo are currently more primed.

[@molder2233]

@@triniboy05 What does “more primed” mean? If it means they were better, then yes, the runners in Oslo were more primed. Ingebrigtsen would have smoked these fools and eaten a sandwich before they crossed the finish line.

[@jpvn2015]

Centro is gassed lol. But Hocker is back!! Great form from Cole.

[@chicanohek]

Nah, he he should be in Europe with Nuguse but isn’t. Ducking the real competition 😊

[@kadenvogel9078]

@@chicanohekyeah he’s been injured all year so he’s probably not going into straight the real competition, starting off with some lighter competition👍

[@TheSecondWitness]

Meanwhile in Paris… Jakob runs a 29s 200 meter, followed immediately by a 3:39, followed immediately by a 3:36 😐

[@brokenrulerlabs]

Yeah, there’s that…😊

[@samualvarezold]

He made a ton of nationals records in various 1500 in just one race

[@BakangSerame]

dope master...

[@jo_cho]

@@BakangSerame haters gonna hate

[@mattmoler4831]

as soon as i saw the caption i could rule out centro

[@roserunner6961]

Title was good but the thumbnail gave it away.

[@oliverchapman51177]

No it didnt, tape yet to b broken

[@mocg21]

That's progress!

[@RocketSauce666]

I wish other track content would have titles like this. I want to know what the video is about, but telling me who wins makes it so much less enjoyable to watch. NBC Sports please take note!

[@odrauderojas2576]

¡Qué buen remate el de Cole Hocker! Debió empezar a rematar cinco metros antes.

[@16nowhereman]

Had Hocker started his kick maybe a second or two earlier, he probably would have won the race.

[@solochristo65]

DEFINITELY!!!!!

[@solochristo65]

Where has Hocker been for so long? I wish he made his move earlier.....STILL, AWESOME race!!!!

[@jimbrennan7415]

recovered from an injury which is why he didn't make the US team, but now back in form, true one of the greats at this time, and a bundle of fun to watch!

[@triniboy05]

I can’t believe Cole Hocker ran like this.

[@gtrdoc911]

Organizer: I think I've prepared everything but I feel like I forgot something. Oh yeah. Turn off the sprinklers.

[@isitrachelorj3953]

When the hell is Hocker going to race like a champion? Why so far back with 500 to go? Kick from 3rd/4th position, not 12th.

[@okpal6926]

He will at USAs. First race for him since January, 3:34 off of very little training, he will be ready come July.

[@isitrachelorj3953]

@@okpal6926 I hope so. I think the world of his talent, and heart, but he runs at the back 99% of the time. Against Jacob and the other top guys he won't be able to reel them in so easily.

[@chicanohek]

He gets so much credit for his horrible racing tactics. Our true hope in a world or Olympic final is Nuguse, not Hocker

[@isitrachelorj3953]

@@chicanohek you got it! I still hope that Hocker gives up this sit and kick crap that Americans seem so impressed with, just look at the ridiculous comments about the NCAA 5/10,000 races, piss poor times, 53 second last laps.

[@jsmariani4180]

Poor Engles has been an also ran for as long as I can remember. Love to watch the Hocker kick.

[@cartercline1307]

Papa Drew had me dead 💀

[@TooBeaucoup]

Thanks for the video but not the audio 😂. Also terrible to put in centros name in the title just sayin

[@vernonfrance2974]

Loved the outcome.

[@jordancunningham9514]

Let's go, Prakel! Representing Ohio!

[@chrisvarelabenitez4690]

Only 2 people hit the WC standard. Could’ve been a faster race, if someone would’ve passed Lumb at the bell lap they could’ve had guys dip under 3:34. Nonetheless exciting race!

[@stephenmartinez9355]

Engels and Centro are toast. Their best days are behind them. Cole needs to get a better strategy than sprinting the last 80 meters. That's not going to cut it with Ingebrigtsen and all the other truly elite mid-distance runners.

[@djxcel23]

Centro how was his name even on the title

[@georgewashington7374]

He is an Olympic Champion, the absolute pinnacle of the sport.

[@benanastasoff8980]

@@georgewashington7374like 7 years ago

[@alexanderl9985]

@@georgewashington7374 🤣

[@georgewashington7374]

@@benanastasoff8980 it could be 100 years ago…an Olympic Champion will always be an Olympic Champion…THE PINNACLE OF THE SPORT.

[@benanastasoff8980]

@@georgewashington7374 sure, that medal can never be taken away. But no one would argue that Charles Bennett’s time of 4:06 for the 1500 in the 1900 Olympics is at all relevant today. Centrowitz is not relevant anymore in the 1500

[@igloozoo3771]

Centro lost his supply of Wild Boar Burittos

[@trevorturner8037]

I don’t see how a lot of people make jokes about the burritos as if people like grant fisher and centro dope but never bat an eye towards people like jakob, cheruiyot, katir. not saying they’re dopers but why make claims for those guys but not the actual one’s winning world class titles

[@trevorturner8037]

fast American = doper. fast european = talented and hard working. never understood that mindset

[@igloozoo3771]

@@trevorturner8037 If Jakob was dating a fast chick who tested positive for PEDs and they were in the same training team program, he would be crucified.

[@trevorturner8037]

@@igloozoo3771 centro dated that girl a few years back. they’re not even in a relationship currently. and even when they were that doesn’t mean he doped. don’t mean to sound that hateful my guy but if you just assume that he dopes just because she got caught makes you look pretty dumb

[@trevorturner8037]

@@igloozoo3771 and not really. Europe isn’t any more strict about drug regulations as the U.S. is. You think Centro hasn’t been tested either?

[@nhrt3613]

annoucers are terrible lol didnt peep kemboi come from 9th to win but had a hard on for Hocker lol

[@genebaket]

Don’t see much of hocker, why?

[@chicanohek]

He isn’t good, that’s why

[@TheKnockout756]

He is coming off an Achilles injury, bro has been dealing with injury for the past year. He has still got it

[@lucatoni98]

@@chicanohek Cole Hocker is the GOAT

[@adegbenroagoro5180]

No shocker. Click bait title. Centrowitz is past his prime. Oslo was of course run under different conditions but the guys there ran much faster times

[@mattmitchel1877]

571000

[@jamesromano3288]

Hocker has backed down from racing in Europe.....too busy with Teare thinking he is a Celeb.......will be an also-ran starting now....💩💩💩💩💩

[@bazps9075]

kemboi won and everybody knows this cuz this race happened like last week🔥🔥🔥

[@robertgramley8383]

Can we stop hyping up centro and engles? They were no where to be seen

[@Tracklandia]

Never

[@sportsfan12345]

Cringe announcers

[@zachconnors8016]

Hocker had awful positioning

[@seatownfan]

This is an old video.

[@solochristo65]

Really??? I was happy that Hocker was back...............

[@Thomas-fk3cw]

​@@solochristo65It was 11 days ago. Not old.

[@direx364]

Как, опять чëрный выиграл у белого?! Где наш любимый Викинг, Якоб ?!

[@mixa7039]

Cole hocker looks emaciated like a 50 year old guess thats what dostance running does to people

[@chicanohek]

He is also a ripe prick, totally stuck in himself

[@jamesromano3288]

Centro is done.....Convinced now ????

[@kofifordjour9128]

What? He ran 3:36 2 weeks ago

[@charleshuang1110]

@@kofifordjour9128 thats not even good enough to qualify for the us team probably not even top 6

[@georgewashington7374]

He is an Olympic Champion.

[@isitrachelorj3953]

@@georgewashington7374 WAS, formerly. Jacob IS!

[@tyrellbonner2799]

@@isitrachelorj3953they both are…