Casey Comber

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Casey Comber
Personal information
NationalityUnited States
Born (1996-11-04) November 4, 1996 (age 28)
Horsham, Pennsylvania
Home town Maple Glen, Pennsylvania
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 1500m
College team Villanova [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 Flag of the United States.svg United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago 1500m

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

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Early life

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

Career

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

All statistics taken from World Athletics Profile [2]

Championship results

YearMeetVenueEventPlaceTime
2023 USATF National Championships Hayward Field 1500mH2 8th3:44.36
Pan American Games Julio Martínez National Stadium 3rd3:39.90
2022 US Indoor Championships The Podium 10th3:45.17
2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Hayward Field SF2 7th3:40.98
U.S. Olympic Trials H1 8th3:46.25
2019 NCAA Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex Mile2nd4:08.03
NCAA Outdoor Championships Mike A. Myers Stadium 1500m8th3:42.77
2018 NCAA Indoor Championships Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium DMR8th9:35.49

Personal records

SurfaceEventTimeDateVenue
Short trackOne mile3:51.92February 11, 2024 The Armory
3000m7:43.53January 28, 2023 The Armory
5000m13:55.51December 3, 2022 Boston University
Outdoor track1500m3:34.24June 17, 2023 Nice, FR
One mile3:56.33July 14, 2023 Morton Stadium
5000m13:31.85May 26, 2023 Drake Stadium
RoadMile3:51.15*July 31, 2021 Cleveland, OH

*Not Legal

References

  1. ↑ "Casey Comber". villanova.com. Villanova University . Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  8. ↑ Henderson, Jason (February 8, 2025). "Nuguse and Fisher run world indoor records at Millrose Games". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved February 9, 2025.


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