Charles Jock Finishes Fifth in First-Round Heat at Worlds
DAEGU, South Korea --- UC Irvine's Charles Jock finished fifth in his first-round heat at the IAAF World Championships Saturday in Daegu, South Korea.
With a time of 1:47.95, Jock did not advance to the semifinals Sunday. David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya, the world-record holder, won Jock's heat in 1:46.29.
Jock, who is entering his senior year at UCI, earned a berth on the U.S. team for the World Championships following his performance in the 800 meters at the USA Track & Field Championships June 26.
In the final at Hayward Field in Eugene, Jock led for the first 700 meters and held on to finish third with a school-record time of 1:44.67, breaking his own school mark of 1:44.75 he set at the NCAA Championships earlier in June.
Jock, a two-time, Big West Conference Athlete of the Year, was runner-up by four-hundredths of a second at the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, June 10.
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