(Sneak Peak) Jakob is king of the 5000, Cole 2nd, Parker 3rd, Americans 5 of top 7 - World Ultimate Championships Day 1
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Jakob Ingebrigtsen served notice he's still the king of the 5000, blitzing a stacked field (five Americans in the top seven) to win the first-ever World Ultimate Championship 5000m title, closing in 12.6 for his final 100m after admitting his 2025 buildup didn't have a lot of real training.
He got asked by Jon about not-pushing the pace in the 5000, and left the door open on doubling back in the 1500m and eventually chasing the 5000m world record.
Cole Hocker was 2nd, Parker Wolfe 3rd, Nico Young 5th, Grant Fisher 6th, and Graham Blanks 7th.
The men's 110m hurdles delivered the night's photo finish, with NCAA sophomore Ja'Kobe Tharp out-leaning defending world champ Cordell Tinch by a hundredth of a second to become the Ultimate champion, while Bradley Franklin's third-place finish reignited debate over why NCAA athletes can't legally collect prize money they've already earned.
Timestamps:
00:00 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Wins World Ultimate 5000m Title
03:12 Supporters Club News And Rojo's Late-Night Call
05:30 Grilling Jakob On Tactics And The Cowardice Question
09:42 Henrik Reveals Jakob's Wild Comeback Training
13:00 Breaking Down The Race's Blistering Final Lap
18:16 Five Americans In The Top Seven Reshape US Depth
21:03 Jakob's Injury History, World Record Hopes, And Donovan Brazier Comparisons
24:44 Reviewing The Rest Of The American Field
29:48 Quick Hits: 800m Prelims And A Photo-Finish Hurdles Classic
35:30 NCAA Prize Money Debate And Day Two Preview
38:22 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Interview
49:04 Henrik Ingebrigtsen Interview
68:19 Rojo's Live 5000 Watchalong
80:57 Final 500m
81:58 Rojo's Reaction To Jakob winning
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