NCAA Outdoor Championships
June 5-8 | Eugene, Ore. | Hayward Field
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Saturday, June 8
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2:41pm – 1500m Final – Sophie O’Sullivan
EUGENE, Ore. – This one cemented a legacy. Two years ago at Hayward Field, Joe Waskom pulled off a stunning win in the NCAA 1,500-meter final that also featured teammates Luke Houser and Nathan Green. At the time it was UW’s first men’s national title on the track since 2007.
Back at Hayward Field tonight, in the NCAA Outdoor Championship 1,500-meter final that again included Houser and Green, Waskom reclaimed his crown in thrilling fashion in his final race as a Dawg in a time of 3:39.48. And now that trio of UW men have combined for the past five NCAA titles in the 1,500-meters and the mile, an unprecedented streak of mid-distance dominance.
The 10 points from Waskom combined with points scored on Wednesday from Chandler Ault in the javelin and Max Manson in the pole vault to give the UW men’s team a 15th-place NCAA finish, scoring 18.2 points. It’s UW’s third-straight top-15 finish, something that hadn’t happened since 1977-79.
WHAT A FINISH. JOE WASKOM WITH THE 3:39.48 ON THE OUTSIDE!!!!!
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— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 8, 2024
What Waskom started in 2022 continued on with Luke Houser winning the 2023 indoor mile national title, then Green captured the 2023 outdoor 1,500m title (with Waskom as runner-up). A fourth-straight win came from Houser as he repeated his mile victory in March of 2024. And Waskom brings it full circle with the fifth-straight victory for Washington, and the third-straight 1,500-meter title outdoors. Villanova was the last team to win three-straight outdoor 1,500m titles, from 1979-81.
“I came into this program five years ago not knowing what to expect,” said Waskom, the Snoqualmie, Wash. product. “Leaving here with two titles and making a Worlds team is great but what I feel like I’m going to remember the most is the bonds I made with my teammates and my coaches and lifelong friends and memories. The hardships of training in the rain and blood, sweat, and tears with the boys.”
Waskom said he wanted to take the lead going into the final lap, but he was forced to wait longer to make his move. With 200-meters to…
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