Casey Comber
Personal information
NationalityUnited States
Born (1996-11-04) November 4, 1996
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 place2023 Santiago 1500m

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

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]

References

  1. "Casey Comber". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  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.
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