Woody Kincaid

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Woody Kincaid
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Kincaid in 2019
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Kincaid
Born (1992-09-21) September 21, 1992 (age 32)
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.
Employer Nike
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Country United States
Sport Track and field
Event Long-distance running
College team University of Portland
Club Bowerman Track Club
Turned pro2016
Coached byMike Smith (2023–)
Jerry Schumacher (2016–2022)
Rob Conner (college)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
NACAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Freeport 5000 m

William "Woody" Kincaid (born September 21, 1992) [1] is an American long-distance runner. He is a two-time national champion in the 10000 metres, with victories at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2021 and 2023. He has held the North American indoor record in the 5000 metres (12:51.61) since 2023. Kincaid represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, the 2022 World Athletics Championships, 2023 World Athletics Championships, and the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. He won a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the 2022 NACAC Championships.

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While competing for Columbine High School, Kincaid was a state champion in cross country. In college, he competed for the University of Portland, where he earned multiple All-American honors. He has competed professionally for Nike since 2016.

High school

Woody Kincaid attended Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, where he emerged as one of the top high school distance runners in Colorado until he graduated in 2011. While competing in high school cross country and track he became a multiple-time state finalist highlighted by 2010 5A Cross Country State championship individual title. [2] [3]

Collegiate

Kincaid attended University of Portland, where he competed in track and cross country representing Portland Pilots and coached by Rob Conner. [4] He accumulated two All-American honors. [5] At the 2016 NCAA Division I T&F Championships, he placed ninth in the men's 5000 meter final. Kincaid earned an MBA from Portland that year. [6] One of his best performances at the university came when he was the fifth and final scorer on the 2014 third place men's cross country team. He finished in 70th place, passing an astounding 50 people in the last 2 kilometers of the race.

Senior competition

2016 - 2019: Early professional career

Kincaid turned pro in 2016, joining the Bowerman Track Club under coach Jerry Schumacher. [7] The same year, he finished eighth in the 5000 meters at the US Olympic Trials. [8] In March 2017, he earned a silver medal in two miles at USATF Indoor T&F Championships. [9] The early part of his professional career was impacted by injury and he had surgery for a hernia in 2018. [7]

On September 10, 2019, Kincaid became the eighth man in American history to break 13 minutes in the 5000 m, when he ran a time of 12:58.1. [10] It was the fifth-fastest mark in US history at the time.

2021: US champion for 10000 metres

Kincaid (right) and Grant Fisher at the 2020 US Olympic Trials. KincaidFisher OlympicTrials2020.jpg
Kincaid (right) and Grant Fisher at the 2020 US Olympic Trials.

In 2021, he placed seventh in the Prickly Pear Invitational over 3000 m with a personal best of 7:46.07. The meet was held in Phoenix, Arizona on February 6. On February 20, he competed in the 10,000 m at the TEN, a meet held by Sound Running in Southern California. There Kincaid placed third to his Bowerman teammates Marc Scott and Grant Fisher, running a personal best of 27:12.78. His time moved him to sixth on the all-time U.S. list for the distance. At the US Olympic Trials in June, he won the 10,000 m event and a place on the US Olympic team for Tokyo along with Fisher and Joe Klecker. Kincaid also placed third in the 5000 m nine days later, securing his spot for a second event. [11] [12] At the Tokyo Games, Kincaid finished 14th and 15th in the 5000 m and 10,000 m, respectively. [1]

2022: Gold medal at the NACAC Championships

Kincaid started 2022 with a February 5000 m win at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston in an indoor personal best of 13:05.56. In May, he had to drop out from the USATF 10,000 m Championships due to a diaphragm spasm. He finished second at the USATF Championships 5000 m the following month, but at the World Championships held in Eugene, Oregon in July, he fell in the heats and broke his elbow. Kincaid rebounded once again the following month, winning the 5000 m title at the NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas. [7]

2023: North American record for indoor 5000 metres

In 2023, Kincaid left the Bowerman Track Club to move to Flagstaff, Arizona and train under coach Mike Smith. [13] In an interview, Kincaid talked about his decision to leave the club and long-time coach Jerry Schumacher, stating: “I’m getting older, I want to try different training,” Kincaid said. “…My dad passed away [in November 2021] and I kind of just needed a change in my life, in general. It’s not really a team thing.” [2] On January 27 at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic, the 30-year-old broke the North American indoor record in the 5000 m with a time of 12:51.61, slicing more than two seconds off Grant Fisher's mark set on the same track in February 2022. His closing splits included a 56.39 s for the final 400 m, and 26.27 s for the final lap. His performance put him fourth on the world indoor all-time list. [13]

2024

Kincaid qualified for his second Olympics with his second place finish in the 10,000m at the U.S. Olympic trials. [14] At the Paris Games, Kincaid finished 16th in the 10,000m. [15]

Competition record

National championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2016 US Olympic Trials Hayward Field
Eugene, Oregon		8th5000 m13:39.96 [16]
2017 2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico2ndTwo miles8:38.66
2019 2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Staten Island, New York19thTwo miles8:43.48
2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa3rd5000 m13:26.84
2021 US Olympic Trials Hayward Field
Eugene, Oregon		1st10 km27:53.62
3rd5000 m13:27.13
2022 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hayward Field
Eugene, Oregon		DNF10 kmN/A
2nd5000 m13:06.70
2023 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hayward Field
Eugene, Oregon		1st10 km28:23.01
9th5000 m13:30.84
2024 2024 US Olympic Trials Hayward Field
Eugene, Oregon		2nd10 km27:50.74
9th5000 m13:31.40

Personal bests

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  2. 1 2 Columbine High School Athletics. "Columbine HS Track and Field records" . Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ DyeStat. "Athlete Name: William Kincaid School Name: Columbine ( LITTLETON, CO) Class: 2011 College Choice: University of Portland" . Retrieved March 9, 2017.
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