Casey Comber

Casey Comber
Personal information
NationalityUnited States
Born (1996-11-04) November 4, 1996 (age 27)
Horsham, Pennsylvania
Home townMaple Glen, Pennsylvania
Sport
SportAthletics
Event1500m
College teamVillanova[1]
ClubUA Mission Run Baltimore Distance
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 3:34.24 (Nice, 2023)
One Mile: 3:56.33 (Dublin, 2023)
One Mile (road): 4:02.88 (Des Moines, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 1500m

Casey Comber (born November 4, 1996) is an American middle distance runner who competes for Under Armour.[2]

Early life

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Comber attended Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School in Pennsylvania before studying Finance at Villanova University.[3]

Career

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While competing for the Villanova, he notably finished second in the mile at the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.

In April 2023, Comber finished runner-up to Hobbs Kessler at the BAA Invitational mile in Boston, Massachusetts.[4] That same month, Comber finished runner-up at the USATF One Mile Championship.[5]

In June 2023, Comber ran a personal best time of 3:34.24 for the 1500m at the Meeting Nikaia in Nice, France.[6]

In November 2023, Comber won bronze at the Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's 1500 metres in Santiago, Chile.[7]

Results and personal records

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All statistics taken from World Athletics Profile[2]

Championship results

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Year Meet Venue Event Place Time
2023 USATF National Championships Hayward Field 1500m H2 8th 3:44.36
Pan American Games Julio Martínez National Stadium 3rd 3:39.90
2022 US Indoor Championships The Podium 10th 3:45.17
2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Hayward Field SF2 7th 3:40.98
U.S. Olympic Trials H1 8th 3:46.25
2019 NCAA Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex Mile 2nd 4:08.03
NCAA Outdoor Championships Mike A. Myers Stadium 1500m 8th 3:42.77
2018 NCAA Indoor Championships Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium DMR 8th 9:35.49

Personal records

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Surface Event Time Date Venue
Short track One mile 3:51.92 February 11, 2024 The Armory
3000m 7:43.53 January 28, 2023 The Armory
5000m 13:55.51 December 3, 2022 Boston University
Outdoor track 1500m 3:34.24 June 17, 2023 Nice, FR
One mile 3:56.33 July 14, 2023 Morton Stadium
5000m 13:31.85 May 26, 2023 Drake Stadium
Road Mile 3:51.15* July 31, 2021 Cleveland, OH

*Not Legal

References

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  1. ^ "Casey Comber". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Casey Comber". World Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "H-H's Casey Comber Signs with Villanova". April 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Reardon, Joe (April 15, 2023). "Hobbs Kessler, Newton's Amelia Everett shine at BAA Invitational Mile". Boston Herald. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "CASEY COMBER 2ND PLACE MEN'S RACE - USATF 1 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Runnerspace. April 26, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Dutch, Taylor (July 6, 2023). "5 Under the Radar Athletes to Follow at the USATF Championships". Runners World. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  7. ^ Soto, Pablo (November 2, 2023). "CANADA'S DAZZLING PERFORMANCE IN THE MEN'S 1,500M AND VENEZUELA'S FEAT IN THE WOMEN'S 5,000M". Panamsports. Retrieved November 7, 2023.