Charles Jock

Charles Jock

Jock at the 2010 USATF Championships
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1989-11-23) November 23, 1989 (age 27) Ethiopia
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	164 lb (74 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track
Event(s)	800 meters
College team	UC Irvine
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 meters: 46.30 800 meters: 1:44.67
Updated on August 14, 2016.

Charles Jock (born 23 November 1989) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meter discipline. He ran collegiately at UC Irvine. He is currently the NACAC U23 record holder for the 800 meter race. Jock represented the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.

Jock was born in a refugee camp in Ethiopia after his parents, John and Mary, escaped the civil war in Sudan. He and his family would eventually reach asylum in the United States and move to San Diego, California. In 2005, his father died of liver cancer.

Jock attended Mission Bay High School. He first played basketball for the school, during which coach Emmitt Dodd insisted that Jock try track and field. He first began as a high jumper before being put into an 800-meter race, the distance he would succeed in 2008 he was the California State meet champion in the 800 running a time of 1:51.64. He currently holds both of Mission Bay's 400 and 800 meter records.

Jock attended University of California, Irvine and was given an athletic scholarship. He majored in Urban Studies and showed an interest in sustainable living. He became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity at UCI. While still in college, Jock qualified to represent the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where he ran in the men's 800 meters. A year later, Jock won the men's 800 meters at the 2012 NCAA DI T&F Championships.