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Hock leads decathlon after day one of Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships
05.03.2013 | Track & Field / Cross Country m, Track & Field / Cross Country
May 3, 2013
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WACO, Texas - Texas freshman Johannes Hock is three-quarters of the way toward completing the league multi-event sweep after posting an impressive decathlon total of 4,222 points Friday during the opening day of the Big 12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Baylor.
In his first collegiate decathlon, Hock posted the top mark in the 100 and 400 meters, shot put and long jump, and was second in the high jump.
"I felt really good before the competition started," Hock said. "I have higher expectations here than I did at indoors. The 100 and long jump went pretty much perfectly, about as good as they can."
Hock, who leads fellow freshman and second-place Reinis Kregers of Kansas State (3,838) by nearly 400 points, didn't let up after clocking a personal-best 10.78 seconds in the 100 and a best-ever 24-5 3/4 (7.46m) in the long jump, though that leap was aided by a 3.7 meters-per-second wind. He decided to pass on his final two attempts.
He was less than four inches off a career best in the shot put with a toss of 50-6 1/4 (15.40m) and cleared 6-4 1/4 (1.94m) in the high jump, 1 1/4 inches off a career best.
Hock, a native of Cologne, Germany, who joined the team this semester, had plenty left in the tank for the 400 meters, the fifth and final event of the day. He clocked a 49.80 and led from start to finish in his heat.
"It was hard, but I've been doing a lot of running this season," Hock said. "I knew I'm in better shape than I've been for the 400."
Teammate Jake Wohlford was third in the 400 meters (50.07) and had the second-fastest 100-meter time (10.81w). He posted 3,577 points on the day and sits in sixth place.
Ethan Wilkins of Iowa State is third with 3,793 and Devin Dick of Kansas State is fourth (3,722). Dick was the runner-up to Hock in the heptathlon at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in February.
Hock hopes to mirror his performance from that two-day meet when he led from start to finish.
"It was a really good day for me and I'm optimistic about tomorrow," said Hock.
The eighth-ranked Longhorns, who are second in the team standings, also picked up three points in the hammer throw, not one of their stronger events. Clint Harris finished seventh with a personal-best toss of 173-11 (53.00m) and Blake Jakobsson was eighth with a career-best mark of 173-1 (52.76m) in one of only two completed men's events.
The other was the 10,000 meters, which saw the Longhorns collect 11 of their 14 points.
Ryan Dohner was third in a time of 29:20.19 and Craig Lutz was fourth in a personal-best 29:22.75. Rory Tunningley finished just out of the scoring column. He clocked a 30:03.68 and was 10th.
Dohner collected his ninth All-Big 12 honor (top eight) and Lutz earned his third.
Only six of the nine men's team earned points Friday. Oklahoma leads with 31. Oklahoma State is third (13) and Iowa State fourth (12).
Saturday's action, which also features prelims of the running events and a number of field events, gets underway at 10 a.m. with the decathlon.
The three-day meet concludes Sunday.
2013 Big 12 Outdoor Championships - Day One Results (Through Two Scored Events)
1. Oklahoma 31
2. Texas 14
3. Oklahoma State 13
4. Iowa State 12
5. Texas Tech 5
6. Kansas State 3
Scoring (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1)
TEXAS ENTRIES/RESULTS- BIG 12 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (All times Central)
Waco, Texas - Hart-Patterson Track and Field Complex
Friday, May 3 - Results
- 100 Meters (Decathlon): 1. Johannes Hock, 10.78 (910); 2., Jake Wohlford 10.81 w3.2 (903)
- Long Jump (Decathlon): 1. Johannes Hock 24-5.75/7.46m w3.7 (925), 8. Jake Wohlford 21-2/6.45m (686)
- Shot Put (Decathlon): 1. Johannes Hock, 50-6.25/15.40m (814); 9. Jake Wohlford, 33-11.50/10.35m (507)
- High Jump (Decathlon): 2. Johannes Hock, 6-4.25/1.94m (749); 79. Jake Wohlford, 6-0.75/1.85m (670)
- 400 Meters (Decathlon): 1. Johannes Hock, 49.80 (824); 3. Jake Wohlford, 50.07 (811)
- Decathlon - Through Five Events: 1. Johannes Hock, 4222; 6. Jake Wohlford, 3,577
- Hammer: 7. Clint Harris, 173-11 (53.00m); 8. Blake Jakobsson 173-1 (52.76m); 9. Hayden Baillio, 168-5 (51.34m)
- 10,000 Meters: 3. Ryan Dohner, 29:20.19; 4. Craig Lutz, 29:22.75; 10. Rory Tunningley, 30:03.68; 12. Mark Pinales, 30:09.09; -- Daniel Vertiz, DQ
Saturday, May 4 - Entries
- Decathlon (10 a.m.): Johannes Hock, Jake Wohlford
- 1,500 Meters Prelims (3:20 p.m.): Kyle Merber
- 110-Meter Hurdles Prelims (3:55 p.m.): Keiron Stewart
- 400 Meters Prelims (4:35 p.m.): Zack Bilderback
- Long Jump (5 p.m.): Basil Fares, Isaac Murphy, Emerson Sanders
- 100 Meters Prelims (5:10 p.m.): Isaac Murphy
- High Jump (5:30 p.m.): Victor Glaze II
- 800 Meters Prelims (5:50 p.m.): Patrick McGregor, Kyle Thompson, Brady Turnbull
- 400-Meter Hurdles Prelims (6:30 p.m.): Josh Brudnick
Sunday, May 5
- Javelin (11 a.m.): Johannes Hock , John Trucilla
- Triple Jump (2 p.m.): Jarard Bruner
- 400-Meter Relay (4:10 p.m.): Texas A (Basil Fares, Zack Bilderback, Emerson Sanders, Isaac Murphy
- 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (4:35 p.m.): Austin Bussing, John McNamara, Trevor Van Ackeren, Austin Roth
- 1,500 Meters Final (5:00 p.m.):
- Pole Vault (5 p.m.): Reese Watson, Casey Wicker, Mark Thomas
- Shot Put (5 p.m.): Ryan Crouser, Will Spence, Hayden Baillio, Blake Jakobsson, Clint Harris
- 110-Meter Hurdles Final (5:25 p.m.):
- 400 Meters Final (5:45 p.m.):
- 100 Meters Final (6:05 p.m.):
- 800 Meters Final (6:25 p.m.):
- 400-Meter Hurdles Final (6:45 p.m.):
- 5,000 Meters (7:35 p.m.): Ryan Dohner, Craig Lutz, Daniel Vertiz, Austin Bussing, Patrick McGregor, John McNamara, Kyle Merber, Mark Pinales, Austin Roth, Rory Tunningley, Brady Turnbull, Trevor Van Ackeren
- 4x400-Meter (8:05 p.m.): Texas A (Zack Bilderback, Josh Brudnick, Isaac Murphy, Kyle Thompson)
