Casey Comber Explained

Casey Comber
Nationality:United States
Sport:Athletics
Event:1500m
Birth Date:4 November 1996
Birth Place:Horsham, Pennsylvania
Hometown:Maple Glen, Pennsylvania
Collegeteam:Villanova[1]
Club:UA Mission Run Baltimore Distance
Pb:1500m: 3:34.24 (Nice, 2023)
One Mile: 3:56.33 (Dublin, 2023)
One Mile (road): 4:02.88 (Des Moines, 2023)
Show-Medals:yes

Casey Comber (born November 4, 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]

Results and personal records

All statistics taken from World Athletics Profile

Championship results

YearMeetVenueEventPlaceTime
2023USATF National ChampionshipsHayward Field1500mH2 8th3:44.36
Pan American GamesJulio Martínez National Stadium3rd3:39.90
2022US Indoor ChampionshipsThe Podium10th3:45.17
2021NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsHayward FieldSF2 7th3:40.98
U.S. Olympic TrialsH1 8th3:46.25
2019NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham CrossPlexMile2nd4:08.03
NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsMike A. Myers Stadium1500m8th3:42.77
2018NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsGilliam Indoor Track StadiumDMR8th9:35.49

Personal records

SurfaceEventTimeDateVenue
Short trackOne mile3:51.92February 11, 2024The Armory
3000m7:43.53January 28, 2023The Armory
5000m13:55.51December 3, 2022Boston University
Outdoor track1500m3:34.24June 17, 2023Nice, FR
One mile3:56.33July 14, 2023Morton Stadium
5000m13:31.85May 26, 2023Drake Stadium
RoadMile3:51.15*July 31, 2021Cleveland, OH
*Not Legal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Casey Comber . . villanova.com . December 3, 2023.
  2. Web site: Casey Comber. November 6, 2023. World Athletics.
  3. Web site: H-H's Casey Comber Signs with Villanova. April 18, 2015.
  4. Web site: Hobbs Kessler, Newton’s Amelia Everett shine at BAA Invitational Mile. Boston Herald. November 7, 2023. Joe. Reardon. April 15, 2023.
  5. Web site: CASEY COMBER 2ND PLACE MEN'S RACE - USATF 1 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023. Runnerspace. November 6, 2023. April 26, 2023.
  6. Web site: 5 Under the Radar Athletes to Follow at the USATF Championships. Runners World. November 7, 2023. Taylor. Dutch. July 6, 2023.
  7. Web site: Pablo. Soto. November 2, 2023. November 7, 2023. CANADA’S DAZZLING PERFORMANCE IN THE MEN’S 1,500M AND VENEZUELA’S FEAT IN THE WOMEN’S 5,000M. Panamsports.