Casey Comber

Casey Comber

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1996-11-04) November 4, 1996 (age 28) Horsham, Pennsylvania
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 Men's athletics Representing  United States Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 1500m

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[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

*Not Legal

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.