Charles Jock

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.

Career Highlights
• 2016 U.S. Olympian
• 2012 NCAA Individual Champion (800m)
• Three-time All-American
• Three-time Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Year
• 800m School Record Holder (1:44.67)

2012 (Senior)
• Won an individual national title with a first-place finish in the 800m at the NCAA Championships (1:45.59)
• Became UCI's first NCAA individual track & field champion in 34 years
• Finished fifth in the 800m and 16th in the 4x400 relay at the NCAA West Regional
• Earned his third-straight Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Year award
• Secured his second career Big West 800m title in a meet and conference-record 1:44.75
• Also a member of the conference champion 4x400 relay (3:11.17)
• Quartet ran a season-best 3:09.89 at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational
• Won the 400m in a season-best 46.78 at the Cal-Nevada Championships

2011 (Junior)
• Runner-up in the 800m at the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, with a then personal-record 1:44.75
• Topped that performance with a new school-record 1:44.67 for a third-place finish at the USA Championships
• That earned him a berth on the U.S. Team for the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea
• Big West champion in the 4x400 (3:10.28) and runner-up in the 800m (1:45.40)
• Won the 800m Invitational Elite at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 1:45.19
• Earned his third-straight victory at the Cal/Nevada Championships and named Athlete of the Meet for the second consecutive year
• Won the 400m at the Asics/Steve Scott Invitational in a career-best 46.30, which ranks fourth in program history
• NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 4x400 relay
• Tabbed the Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Year

2010 (Sophomore)
• Finished ninth in the 800m at the NCAA Championships (1:46.17)
• Earned UCI's first USTFCCCA All-America honor since 2006
• Initially broke three-time Olympian Steve Scott's 32-year old 800m record at the Cal/Nevada Championships
• Won the event with a then lifetime-best 1:47.46
• Selected as the Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Year
• Conference champion in the 800m (1:46.93) and 4x400 relay (3:09.43)
• Also earned individual victories in the 800m at the UCI Spring Break Invitational and Mt. SAC Relays
• Finished ahead of the pack in the 400m with a season-best 46.72
• Won the gold medal in the 800m at the North American, Central American and Caribbean U-23 Track & Field Championship in Miramar, Fla.
• Placed first with a time of 1:45.65, eclipsing the NACAC meet record of 1:48.19 set by Canada's Achraf Tadili in 2002

2009 (Freshman)
• NCAA West Regional qualifier in the 800m (10th) and 4x400 relay (4th)
• Notched a season-best 3:09.37 in the 4x400
• Runner-up in the 800m at the Big West Championships (1:49.87)
• Won the 4x400 relay in 3:10.22 at the conference meet
• Established a season-best 1:48.73 at the Asics/Steve Scott Invitational
• That was the fastest 800m by a UCI runner in 21 years and ranked third in program history
• Anchored the first-place 4x400 relay at the same meet
• Placed eighth out of 55 competitors at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 1:50.06
• Notched individual victories at the UCI Spring Break Invitational (1:49.18) and Cal-Nevada Championships (1:51.87)
• Finished ahead of the pack in the 400m at the Big West Challenge Cup (48.25)
• Ran a season-best 47.90 to come in third in the 400m at the UCSD Triton Invitational
• Member of the Anteaters' 4x800 relay that was second at the Northridge Invitational (7:35.30)

High School
• Graduated from Mission Bay High School in 2008
• CIF State Champion in the 800m as a senior
• Also lettered in basketball, helping his team to the 2007 CIF Division 2 title

Personal
• Majoring in regional policy planning and design

TOP MARKS AT UCI
400m = 46.30 (2011 Asics/Steve Scott Invitational)
800m = 1:44.67* (2011 USA Championships)
1500m = 3:49.66 (2012 Ben Brown Invitational)
4x400 Relay = 3:09.37 (2009 NCAA West Regional)

* School Record