Cooper Teare

Cooper Teare
Personal information
Full nameCooper Teare
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 24)
Alameda, California
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)1500m, 3000m, 5000m
University teamUniversity of Oregon
ClubBowerman Track Club
Turned proDecember 2, 2021
Coached byJerry Schumacher
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing the United States United States
World Championships
2022 Eugene 1500 m
World Junior Championships
2018 Tampere 1500 m
2018 Tampere 5000 m
Pan American Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Trujillo 1500 m

Cooper Teare (born August 18, 1999) is an American distance runner who races events such as the 1500m, 3000m, 5000m. As a runner at the 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, Olympic standard qualifying time, and the fastest performance 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 1500 m and 5000 m at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.[4]

Teare finished 4th in the 5000 m in the 2020 United States Olympic Trials in 13:28.08, narrowly missing making the US Olympic team by less than one second.[5]

Teare announced he had signed a professional contract with Nike via his Instagram on December 2, 2021.[6] In 2022, Teare joined the Bowerman Track Club.

Running career

High School

Teare attended St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda, California. In 2015 he won the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships. In 2016 he was the California State Champion in the 3,200m, winning with a then personal-best time of 8:51.85. During his senior year he won the Mt SAC Relays invitational high school mile in 4:00.16 to become the fifth fastest U.S. boy in a high school-only competition.[7] Teare was honored as the 2016 East Bay Times Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

College

Teare competed at the University of Oregon where he was a finalist for the Bowerman Award.

Career Highlights[8]

NCAA Championship Results

Year Meet Venue Event Place Time
2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park 10k 44th 30:06.8
2018 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hayward Field 5000m 17th 14:08.18
2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships Madison, WI 10k 94th 30:34.3
2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Randal Tyson Track Center 3000m 4th 7:55.50
2019 DMR 9th 9:41.27
2019 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Mike A. Myers Stadium 5000m 22nd 15:04.51
2019 NCAA Cross Country Championships LaVern Gibson 10k 6th 30:49.2
2021 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Randal Tyson Track Center 3000m 2nd 7:46.23
2021 DMR 1st 9:19.98
2021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hayward Field 5000m 1st 13:12.27
2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships Apalachee Regional Park 10k 247th 33:00.0

Professional career

On January 29, 2022, Teare made his professional debut at the Millrose Games, where he competed in the Dr. Sander Men's 3000m. He ran a time of 7:39.61, finishing 0.11 seconds behind first-place winner Geordie Beamish to take second place.

On February 11, 2022, Cooper Teare attempted to break the American indoor mile record with his former teammate Cole Hocker at The Badgers Windy City Invitational. Teare edged out Hocker with a time of 3:50.17 which was a new personal record. However, his time narrowly missed the American record by a mere 0.19 seconds. In the same meet on the next day, Teare ran a 1:47.48 800m which was a new personal record.

On March 19, 2022, Teare ran the 5000m Invitational at the Cardinal Classic alongside Cole Hocker. Once again, he beat Cole Hocker in this race and ran a new personal record of 13:06.73 which was also a World Qualifying time.

On June 25, 2022, Teare won the 1500m at the USA Track and Field Championships with a time of 3:45.86 at Hayward Field in Eugene. It is Teare’s first individual national championship title, and qualified him for the World Championships, also to be held at Eugene.[9]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Dutch, Taylor (2021-03-14). "Arkansas Women, Oregon Men Show Their Strength With NCAA Indoor Title Wins". Runner's World. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  3. ^ "USA Track & Field | Purrier's 2 mile record earns her USATF Athlete of the Week honors". usatf.org. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  4. ^ Mull, Cory. "U20s Day 5 Recap: Team USA Finally Lands Gold". MileSplit United States. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  5. ^ "Paul Chelimo Uses Tokyo Drift to Win Olympic Trials 5,000 m Title". LetsRun.com. 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  6. ^ "Standout Oregon distance runner Cooper Teare leaves Ducks for pro career". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  7. ^ Cooper Teare profile bringbackthemile.com
  8. ^ "TFRRS | Cooper Teare - Track and Field Results & Statistics". www.tfrrs.org. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  9. ^ "2022 USAs Day 3: Sydney McLaughlin Breaks WR, Cooper Teare & Sinclaire Johnson Win 1500's, & Evan Jager Makes the Team". LetsRun.com. 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-06-26.

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