Naval Academy Athletics

Career Performance List
 
Career Honors: 
2026 Second Team All-Patriot League (Hammer Throw - Outdoor)
 
2025-26 (Freshman Season): HONORS: Second Team All-Patriot League (Hammer Throw - Outdoor) … INDOOR: Finished in third place in the weight throw at 17.49 meters (57-04.75) in his collegiate debut at the Navy Indoor Invitational … Finished in third place in the weight throw with a distance of 18.10 meters (59-04.75) at the Army-Navy Star Meet to help the Mids knock off the Black Knights, 98-83 … OUTDOOR: Earned the silver medal in the hammer throw with a toss of 60.00 meters (196-10) at the Patriot League Championship … Recorded his best hammer throw mark of the season at 60.45 meters (198-04) to take second at the Army-Navy Star Meet. 
 
High School / Personal: A 2024 graduate of Midland High School in Midland, Mich. … Lettered in football (3 years), wrestling (1) and track & field (4) … Finished eighth at the Nike Nationals in the hammer throw his senior year … Earned all-state honors in the discus (2022-’23), shot put (2022, ‘23, ‘24) … Won the regional championship in the shot put (2022. ‘23, ‘24) and discus (2024) … Won the indoor state weight throw championship his senior year … Member of the Student Council, band, drumline and robotics … Son of David and Sarah Hocking … Spent the 2024-25 season as a member of the Michigan State track & field team … Majoring in robotics & control engineering.