Casey Comber

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Casey Comber
Personal information
NationalityUnited States
Born (1996-11-04) November 4, 1996 (age 29)
Horsham, Pennsylvania
Home townMaple Glen, Pennsylvania
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
1500m
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 File:Flag of the United States.svg 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]

In February 2025, he acted as a pacemaker as Grant Fisher set a new 3000 metres indoors world record at the Millrose Games in New York City.[8]

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

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