TRACK: Hoppel finishes 8th in Prefontaine Classic

Bryce Hoppel returned to competition for his first race after competing in the Tokyo Olympics at the Prefontaine Classic Saturday at Hayward Field.

Hoppel finished eighth in the race with a time of 1 minute, 47.22 seconds in the men’s 800 meters.

Canada’s Marco Arop won the race (1:44.51) ahead of Olympic silver medalist Ferguson Rotich (1:45.02) and gold medalist Emmanuel Korir (1:45.05), both of Kenya.