That was the big jump… I always had my goals and got the feel of being at that level my sophomore year. Bryce Hoppel NCAA Outdoor T&F Championships / photo courtesy University of Kansas Athletics You were an All-American last year (8th at NCAA indoors, 4th at NCAA outdoors), but made it to another level this year. We gave Hoppel a call in Lawrence last week to catch up on his whirlwind season and whether or not he’ll break Ryun’s school record before he turns pro. Not bad for a kid from the west Texas plains. He’s run faster than the world and Olympic standards, and could very well qualify for the national team with a consistent showing at USAs in July. Outside of the NCAA, Hoppel is the second-fastest American this year and the sixth-fastest man in the world. 5 on the all-time collegiate list and just a tenth of a second off Ryun’s school record. The Midland, Texas, native has not lost an 800m once in 2019, indoors or outdoors, racking up an astonishing 19-0 year record, two NCAA titles and a shiny new personal record of 1:44.41-which ranks him No.
And by year, we mean not just this outdoor season-we literally mean the entire year.
In what is one of track and field’s most notoriously brutal events, Kansas junior Bryce Hoppel launched an undefeated campaign this year. Ryun’s 1:44.3 hand-timed collegiate record in the 800m stood for 50 years before three men eclipsed it in the past three years, led by UTEP’s Michael Saruni last year in 1:43.25.Ī fourth man isn’t far off. Jim Ryun, the first prep sub-four miler, set world records and earned an Olympic silver medal as a student-athlete in the late 1960s.
Billy Mills, the only American to win Olympic gold in the 10K, helped KU to back-to-back national championships in track and field in 19. The University of Kansas is famous for developing track and field legends.
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