![]() Joe Waskom in 2023 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | 12 April 2001 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 1500m |
College team | Washington Huskies |
Joe Waskom (born 12 April 2001) is an American professional middle-distance runner. [1]
From Snoqualmie, Washington he attended Mount Si High School. [2]
Running for the Washington Huskies, Waskom initially competed as a steeplechaser. [3] He won the NCAA Division I title in the 1500m in 2022. [4]
Waskom finished second in the 1500m at the US national championships in July 2023 in Eugene, Oregon. [5] That month he also set new personal best time of 3:34.64 in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. [6] He competed in the 1500m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023. [7]
In 2024, Waskom won his second NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at 1500m. [8] His win marked the fifth consecutive NCAA title won by a University of Washington man at the 1500m/mile distance. [9]
In June 2024, Waskom debuted as a professional sponsored by Adidas at the United States Olympic trials. He finished seventh in the 1500 m finals with a personal best time of 3:33.74. [10]
He reached the final of the 1500 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, placing tenth overall. [11]
Surface [1] | Event | Mark | Date | Venue |
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Indoor | 1500 | 3:36.23 | February 2, 2025 | The Track at New Balance; Boston, MA |
Mile | 3:56.43 | February 18, 2022 | Randal Tyson Indoor Center; Fayetteville, AR | |
3,000 | 7:46.62 | December 7, 2024 | Boston University Track & Tennis Center; Boston, MA | |
Outdoor | 800 | 1:48.03 | July 20, 2024 | Keskusurheilukenttä; Joensuu, FIN |
1,500 | 3:33.74 | June 24, 2024 | Hayward Field; Eugene, OR | |
Mile | 3:51.90 | January 28, 2023 | Dempsey Indoor Center; Seattle, WA | |
3k Steeplechace | 8:35.71 | May 15, 2021 | Katherine B. Loker Stadium; Los Angeles, CA | |
2 Mile | 8:54.25 | June 8, 2018 | Shoreline, WA | |
5k | 13:52.36 | February 12, 2021 | Dempsey Indoor Center; Seattle, WA | |
Road | 5k | 14:03 | November 2, 2024 | New York, NY |