Men's 800m final - 2024 NCAA outdoor track and field championships

[@dedgar6161]

Gotta love Whitmarshes energy. Just happy to be there and healthy competing at a high level

[@Imslightlyobnoxious]

He's very gracious in defeat. Good on him. I think he coulda won, had he made his move earlier.

[@jensmith3719]

He comes across as a really nice guy, genuine and respectful, an amazing finish weaving in and out but that last 100 metres by Cohen was magnificent, enjoying watching NCAA more than the Euros, thanks USA

[@JohnB-ws4ge]

honestly thats inspiring

[@nickalvarado9917]

D2 to D1 champ. Truly inspirational

[@repsaknivek]

I wonder if the result will stand. He clearly took down the Indiana runner as he went past him at the beginning of the final straight.

[@XxTR1D]

⁠@@repsaknivek Wasn’t his fault, things like just can happen. He didn’t intentionally shove or kick, therefore nothing will be done (rightfully so).

[@yepyep5498]

Doesn’t matter if it’s on accident or purposely

[@TheIrishny]

@@yepyep5498 Of course it does.

[@IdJones11]

@@repsaknivek If you look closely, it is pretty obvious that he barely even touched the indiana runner

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

Instant fan of Sam Whitmarsh. Great sportsmanship from him and winner Shane Cohen.

[@jimkittredge9653]

Very rare to see a kick like that in final 100m of 800m. Cohen is something else. Wow! Whitmarsh is awesome as well. Great race from these guys!

[@susanp7194]

He would be good in 100 m races.

[@ericforster2970]

Whitmarsh's smile at 3:57 What an awesome dude.

[@distantlight4527]

This lady saying Cohen didn't have to work nearly as hard is absurd. A dude fell in front of him, he had to do a big jink, and he was running way outside. So impressive.

[@michaelking1059]

He hit the dude's leg and knocked him down. "A dude fell in front of him" is a bit of a stretch

[@distantlight4527]

@@michaelking1059 Ok - I haven't watched a slow mo of it. The point is that he worked real hard to get around the guy and pass the entire field. Far harder than Whitmarsh, having to dodge a couple folks.

[@EGuala21]

He tripped him lmfao

[@EGuala21]

@@distantlight4527he tripped that guy shoulda been dqd

[@distantlight4527]

@@dutchstallion8518 Disagree. He had much farther to run, both from a relative to the field perspective and from a lane perspective, and also needed to perform a much more aggressive maneuver to get around the guy that fell (he tripped?) in front of him.

[@pukulu]

Shane Cohen was the shortest man in the field. He does have a great finish.

[@noglu106]

Reminds me of Dave Wottle in 1972 Olympic FINAL. Was last most of race then won with final kick.

[@travisjazzbo3490]

'120 meters is my sweet spot' - Ah... yeah... No doubt! I like how humble he is and appreciating his team and the moment

[@LeeCajegh]

That hawk down😮‍💨🔥

[@freddyjisp3146]

What an annoying screeching commentator

[@ubercopywriter]

Great sportsmanship between Sam & Shane.

[@jerryelsea8126]

NPC comment

[@ross7499]

"Lets go Shane!"

[@susanp7194]

Shane that was insane!!! Mazel Tov!!! It is the first time I watch these NCAA men's races.

[@thepixalking6589]

LOVE to see the D2 and D3 guys come up and compete. Grats Shane. We love to see the "little" guys come up and win!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stevengreer22]

Whitmarsh was smiling in 2nd. He won all day in my book

[@NadieFamoso]

Robbie Andrews jr with that kick even though Andrew’s made it look easier when he did it in 2011

[@dennvision1353]

Real ones remember 💯

[@isaacakers]

Before him, Symmonds

[@Thbcrvdrg]

Exactly what I thought ab in the prelim.

[@PaulJohnson-zk1yr]

You give him a compliment and then slap it away......

[@trnxkz4764]

nick symmonds protege

[@gadoosher]

WOW. What a race!!! Had to watch it back a couple times. Damn.

[@jrnumex9286]

commentators called it. cohen dangerous finisher even after that long trial in NY

[@sheridan891]

There’s a clip of Shane’s buddy cheering him on. Do yourself a favor and find it. It’s awesome.

[@mattdelarosa6819]

Yeah man, I watched that earlier today and it instantly became one of my favorite shorts of all time. It caused me to look this very video up and give Shane the respect of watching the entire race. I love the brotherhood that oozes from that short!!!

[@runzization]

Thats a cool customer, Cohen. He defeated lactate like the US 800 greats in Wottle, and Symmonds. The story on this guy from quitting, DII 6th place, and now 24' D1 800 champ!!!

[@retniretep9477]

This has to be the best race of the meet, including the after race rxns.

[@NichosSilvera]

Whitmarsh smiling as he watched cohen cross the finish made me a fan

[@Brooster3]

Last to first place in the final 150m, truly impressive

[@sandyacombs]

Wow, incredible race, outstanding performance and tremendous sportsmanship!

[@jerryelsea8126]

Most NPC comment ever

[@IsraelMarriott]

Shane is a beast

[@lawmteachhakchhuak2386]

What a treat ! Loved this race so much

[@4696885415]

That was crazy !!! Loved ❤ it ....... watching from Oak Cliff, TX

[@fritztheman749]

Sam Whitmarsh, the epitome of graciousness. Who doesn’t want to hang around that guy.

[@brianbookwalter6810]

Sam just needed to wear a white golf cap and this would have been a Dave Wottle race reimagined. What a final kick!

[@DavidGarcia-h5l]

Now that performance is quite extraordinary . from the smaller athlete.. outside the box

[@Invisible1900]

From last place to first place. Amazing. Great job

[@TheoBradley]

He does exactly the same thing as the Norwegian runner Jakob, who was also last but won the European championship this year . veldig imponerende

[@WackZest]

Love the “good shit” from the A&M competitor after the race. 😊

[@mikepuncsak7297]

Reminds me of how Dave Wottle ran for the Gold Medal in the '72 Olympics. Double the guts Double the Glory!!

[@laptv2144]

Insane kick

[@ElGreenGhost]

Lets go shane! Oh my god

[@lodoonelmi6875]

Since 1988 Virginia surprise me the last lap finish 😊😊

[@jayarnold9640]

Reminds me of Dave Wottle 72 Olympics. Incredible

[@isaiahrobinson3382]

That Dave Wottle kick!

[@bigbang5321]

Come on Shane. Come on SHANE! COME ON SHANE!!!

[@esahc31]

How could anyone dislike Whitmarsh

[@jerryelsea8126]

Cuz he’s a loser he lost

[@shay6850]

As an Indiana track star in the early 2000’s it broke my heart to see that IU fell. I felt like he was going to take off with Shane. What an impressive strong race ran by Shane well deserved 🏅

[@Tiresome_Ketchup]

Can happen sometimes, feel really bad for him ik that was awful

[@wrenfan]

Did the Indiana runner say anything after the race?

[@MrHealthWellness]

What a kick 😮🤯

[@steveyjay4839]

LET’S GO SHANE!!!

[@thomasrozinski711]

The PA kid takes the W!

[@brendancroft5290]

What a fun race to watch

[@SportGuyDMV]

Executed flawlessly

[@trevorbaldrey8538]

Wow what a race! Dodges the guy falling down, all the way from the back. Absolutely terrific running

[@shrankai7285]

He caused the person to fall down

[@360-vv9]

He tripped him lol

[@lionelgrisbane-ud87]

He knocked him down

[@A.G.1624]

Came from snapchat spotlight. His dad rooting for him had me tearing up. Had to come check it out.

[@MrKernkraft4000]

That outside Birdstone move, tho

[@ayalaharris3092]

Crazy finish 🔥🔥

[@evannatland5151]

NICE KICK!

[@MaryJane-00420]

There’s a video on here of his bro watching the race on TV and going nuts as he watches him win the National Title.

[@ChrisWilliams87-06]

As a former middle distance and long distance runner. The 800M was the hardest race for me, the pace was way more ridiculous then when I ran the 1500 and 3000

[@vengefulfork7169]

That Indiana runner got crossed checked into mount doom by the champ 😭 track and field / xc is a contact sport folks

[@ubercopywriter]

Yeah, like rugby. It's survival of the fittest.

[@JeoJetsonmusic]

Here from sports center on Snapchat his friend cheering him on

[@mozes42]

Anyone see the video of his brother watching the race on tv? Man that was awesome

[@mozes42]

@@susanp7194 it was a til tok my sister sent me, but I wouldn’t know how to find it

[@KerryDachos]

Very Dave Wottle-esque race!

[@yololman5908]

That kick looked like a kick Nick symmond's did at the olympic trials or even better

[@jdotsalter910]

Wow Cohen came from the DEPTHS OF HEEELLLL to win that one

[@tybonds630]

Great race Rhoden made it honest. All that talk but never heard a time announced how could they not announce the time. Guessing 1:44 something?

[@otislarry5192]

Shanes brothers video brought me to this video

[@gabolujan3109]

Come on Shane come on

[@FallUpSlowly]

Who else is here after watching Shane’s brother go crazy yelling at his TV at the end of the race 🙋‍♂️

[@tonyadamis4171]

Commentators missed it -- looks like it was Cohen who tripped Marshall from behind as he made his move to the outside. Edit: upon further review, it’s clear I actually have no clear idea what happened.

[@kimbellard4860]

Yeah, I was wondering about that.

[@repsaknivek]

Me too on that one. He clearly took down the Indiana runner.

[@stevenchung4029]

It looks to me like the Indiana guy was moving slightly to the outside to make a move when he got tripped, so maybe that's why no DQ.

[@lukecarroll19]

I think what happened is the Idiana runners foot hit Cohen's hand. This is a complete accident, tho, so no penalties were given out.

[@DollaSignn]

Indiana’s runner tripped on his own leg. (Right foot tripped on his left calf). He was trying to move to the outside and get a better position to move around the runner in the black top.

[@gusrallim]

kicked so hard he took out another runner 🤯

[@americanpatriot6574]

I vote that the 800 be ran in your own lanes the entire way. There is so much tripping in it. Everyone is in everyone’s way when they want to kick and it’s too fast to be all fighting for position when they are exhausted and at practically full sprint the entire race

[@michaelnogas3536]

Makes it fun though doesn’t it

[@monicasellors6464]

​@@michaelnogas3536Lanes are boring!

[@adrianyang2192]

My coach said u don't kick in the 800m, ig he was wrong

[@babyqix2282]

What kinda dumbass coach do you got 🤣

[@randyevermore9323]

Can't be sure until you see Cohen's splits for every 200m. He may have just pulled a Dave Wottle and run even pace while the jackrabbits died.

[@FlywithMikey96]

wtf? You absolutely kick in 800

[@nathanielking8070]

Robby Andrews esque

[@dennvision1353]

Damn… Robbie Andrews all over again

[@paulcarlson4230]

Wow, he came on strong, nice sportsmanship buy some , hmm

[@boonruengchotchoung6594]

Thank you verymuch. 👍👏👏👏🌠🥇🏃🌠🌹♥️♥️♥️🌷🌠💫🌌😘

[@jerwolff]

Did Cohen take out the Indiana runner?

[@starkeymorgan4142]

Yes.

[@lionelgrisbane-ud87]

Yep

[@sojournern]

It was a great race, but Cohen somehow collided with the guy that went down as he made his move. That's a shame.

[@christopherlerude4]

Dwight said 51 Not super fast 😂, I like Dwight a lot, met him in NYC at Starbucks, it was a real thrill for me! 51 IS super fast!

[@christopherlerude4]

And now after watching the race, the reason the UVA guy won is because 51 is SUPER FAST. (just ribbing you Stones!)

[@avoycendeether8869]

The kickmaster

[@Marc-rf9ei]

Dave Wottlelike finish.

[@orlandoalfonso5820]

This is olimpic man the indiana 🎉

[@jasonfritz838]

Holy crap.

[@MattAnyiwo]

S/O Robby Andrews !!

[@_scenexo_]

lmao this race is kinda funny, the winner is in last with ~110 meters to go , trips a guy and scurries to tha line

[@BiggusDiggusable]

That mustache is a crime against humanity

[@franklinshriver8441]

Last place going into the final turn, and having to go outside??!!!

[@davidwalter9092]

beast

[@eyesopen5386]

Now go find the 1972 Olympic 800 final and watch Dave Wottle's run. Spooky..

[@Sreht]

UTampa Champ!!

[@coldplay8]

Shouldn't he be disqualified?!

[@starkeymorgan4142]

Yes.

[@ride-thrurider986]

⁠@@starkeymorgan4142so you think he made the Indiana runner not check for behind traffic before deciding to go wide? It is entirely Indiana kid’s fault he went down. That’s why no DQ. Cry harder

[@starkeymorgan4142]

@@ride-thrurider986 Wrong. Took him out from behind.

[@Mitzpieler]

@@starkeymorgan4142 Wrong, if you slow it down you can clearly see the Indiana runner tripped himself. Shane's leg wasn't even close to him.

[@Clouddddxjzjs552]

amazing kick!

[@michaelking1059]

Wipes out the dude in last and still runs around everyone to get first

[@ride-thrurider986]

Indiana kid went down by his own accord. Shane got caught in the cross fire between indiana kid and his own demise.

[@oldcolleen]

What about the guy from Indiana who fell..wasn't that caused by Cohen when he took off? Just a question...

[@americanpatriot6574]

He should be disqualified

[@ride-thrurider986]

It was caused by Indiana runner not checking for a runner behind him before trying to go wide himself. Caused his own demise. Leave Shane out of it.

[@jefffawcett]

I swear every 800 in history no matter how experienced the announcer they say the same stupid stuff. guys come through in 51 seconds he says “honest, but not super fast”. Well guess what the second 400 was over 53 seconds. The 800 guys always go out too fast, doing a 24 second first 200 m is just stupid. Even the famous Dave Wottle Olympic gold medal everybody thinks he had an amazing kick, when in fact it was everybody else who died so it looks like he had a good kick. Even his second 400 m was slower than his first lap.

[@Briancrobinsonspeaks]

Great point!

[@nathanplant9893]

you're wrong on so many points here. 24 is way too fast for the first 200? rudisha went out in 23 when he broke the world record. Dave bottle NEGATIVE SPLIT in his famous race meaning the 2nd half was faster.

[@elapsedtime8348]

The 800 is a deccelerating race. All the elites have a slower second lap (Rudisha had 2 sec slower lap during world record), and that’s how it’s physiologically supposed to be.

[@jefffawcett]

@@elapsedtime8348 that’s utter nonsense. They’re going out fast to get inside position for the second turn and avoid getting stuck in traffic, but that doesn’t mean it’s physiologically efficient and you constantly see guys blowing up and running three or four seconds slower in the second lap. Add the fact that the first lap is from a standing start and the second they’re already going at race pace means they’re really burning a lot more in lap one

[@elapsedtime8348]

@@jefffawcett Just do some research man, unless you're a physiologist yourself, it's true.

[@DavidDeeble]

WOW.

[@ddenuci]

2:16

[@I10O]

All you people saying he tripped him. It’s a no. 1st off he tripped himself, second they would have dq’d him

[@triathlontimmy]

Robbie Andrews 2.0

[@susanp7194]

"Cohen didn't have to exert as much energy".... lady announcer said here.. What? He was like a machine at the end compared to Sam's style.

[@reginaldhopkinsjr1586]

Trying that strategy at this level never works 😩😩

[@kakashi0429]

Did the Indiana dude get tripped by the winner at the end?

[@americanpatriot6574]

I think so

[@americanpatriot6574]

I think so

[@ride-thrurider986]

Nope. Caused his own trip

[@michaeledmondson4385]

Is it just me or did Cohen go through a guy instead of going around him?

[@americanpatriot6574]

Yes he should be disqualified

[@ride-thrurider986]

Cohen clearly went around, indiana kid had poor timing and tried to go around too without checking behind him. Leave Shane out of this