Cooper Teare
Personal information | |
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Full name | Cooper Teare |
Nationality | American |
Born | 18 August 1999 |
Height | 6’2" |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Track and Field |
Event(s) | 1500m, 5000m |
University team | Oregon |
Turned pro | December 2, 2021 |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) |
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Cooper Teare (born August 18, 1999) is an American distance runner who runs events such as the 1500m and 5000m. A runner at University of Oregon, he won the 5000m in 13:12.27 at the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. This time was a school record, championship record, and the fastest time ever by an American collegiate runner.[1] Teare also was a part of a team that won the distance medley relay at the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track Championships to help lead Oregon to a national team title.[2] In addition, Teare is the collegiate record holder in both the indoor mile and distance medley relay. [3] Teare finished 10th in the 1500m and 5000m at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.[4]
Teare finished 4th in the 5000m in the 2020 United States Olympic Trials in 13:28.08, narrowly missing the team by .95 seconds.[5]
Teare announced he had signed a professional contract with Nike via his Instagram on December 2, 2021.[6]
NCAA Championship appearances[]
- 2017 Cross Country Championships: 30:06.8 44th
- 2018 Outdoor Track and Field Championship 5000m: 14:08.18 17th
- 2018 Cross Country Championships: 30:34.3 94th
- 2019 Indoor Track and Field Championship 3000m: 7:55.50 4th
- 2019 Indoor Track and Field Championship DMR: 9:41.27 9th
- 2019 Outdoor Track and Field Championship 5000m: 15:04.51 22nd
- 2019 Cross Country Championships: 30:49.2 6th
- 2021 Indoor Track and Field Championship 3000m: 7:46.23 2nd
- 2021 Indoor Track and Field Championship DMR: 9:19.98 1st
- 2021 Outdoor Track and Field Championship 5000m: 13:12.27 1st MR
References[]
- ^ "5,000: Cooper Teare (13:12.27) wins a deserved NCAA title in a super fast race". LetsRun.com. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ Dutch, Taylor (2021-03-14). "Arkansas Women, Oregon Men Show Their Strength With NCAA Indoor Title Wins". Runner's World. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "USA Track & Field | Purrier's 2 mile record earns her USATF Athlete of the Week honors". usatf.org. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ Mull, Cory. "U20s Day 5 Recap: Team USA Finally Lands Gold". MileSplit United States. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Paul Chelimo Uses Tokyo Drift to Win Olympic Trials 5,000m Title". LetsRun.com. 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ^ "Standout Oregon distance runner Cooper Teare leaves Ducks for pro career". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ "TFRRS | Cooper Teare - Track and Field Results & Statistics". www.tfrrs.org. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
External links[]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American male long-distance runners
- Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes
- Sportspeople from Alameda, California
- Track and field athletes from California