Casey Comber
American middle-distance runner
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Casey Comber (born November 4, 1996) is an American middle distance runner who competes for Under Armour.[2]
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| Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 4, 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Maple Glen, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 1500m | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Villanova[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Club | UA 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
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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 the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile over 1500 metres.[7]
In 2024, and 2025, Comber won the B.A.A. Invitational Mile Road Race in Boston, Massachusetts, finishing ahead of Canadian Aaron Ahl in both races.[8][9] In February 2025, Comber acted as a pacemaker as Grant Fisher set a new 3000 metres indoors world record at the Millrose Games in New York City.[10]
Results and personal records
All statistics taken from World Athletics Profile[2]
Championship results
| Year | Meet | Venue | Event | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USATF National Championships | Hayward Field | 1500m | H2 8th | 3:44.36 |
| Pan American Games | Julio Martínez National Stadium | 3rd | 3:39.90 | ||
| 2022 | US Indoor Championships | The Podium | 10th | 3:45.17 | |
| 2021 | NCAA Outdoor Championships | Hayward Field | SF2 7th | 3:40.98 | |
| U.S. Olympic Trials | H1 8th | 3:46.25 | |||
| 2019 | NCAA Indoor Championships | Birmingham CrossPlex | Mile | 2nd | 4:08.03 |
| NCAA Outdoor Championships | Mike A. Myers Stadium | 1500m | 8th | 3:42.77 | |
| 2018 | NCAA Indoor Championships | Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium | DMR | 8th | 9:35.49 |
Personal records
| Surface | Event | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short track | One mile | 3:51.92 | February 11, 2024 | The Armory |
| 3000m | 7:43.53 | January 28, 2023 | The Armory | |
| 5000m | 13:55.51 | December 3, 2022 | Boston University | |
| Outdoor track | 1500m | 3:34.24 | June 17, 2023 | Nice, FR |
| One mile | 3:56.33 | July 14, 2023 | Morton Stadium | |
| 5000m | 13:31.85 | May 26, 2023 | Drake Stadium | |
| Road | Mile | 3:51.15* | July 31, 2021 | Cleveland, OH |
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