Oregon distance runner Cole Hocker headed to Olympics unvaccinated ESPN Posted: Jul 19, 2021 10:08 PM Updated: Jul 19, 2021 11:17 PM Posted By: Josh Shelton EUGENE, Ore. — The Tokyo Olympics are just a few days away but coronavirus concerns continue to grow as athletes from around the world are set to converge in Japan. Cole Hocker, a star middle-distance runner from the University of Oregon, says he's going unvaccinated. "I'm not really too worried about it going in," Hocker said in a press conference hosted by the University of Oregon on Monday. Hocker joins a growing list of American Olympians going to the Summer Games unvaccinated. Swimmer Michael Andrew said he is not vaccinated either. Andrew qualified for three different swimming events.