Cooper Teare (born August 18, 1999) is an American distance runner who races events such as the

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, 3000m,

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. As a runner at the

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, he won the 5000m in 13:12.27 at the

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. This time was a school record, championship record, Olympic standard qualifying time, and the fastest performance ever by an American collegiate runner. Teare also was a part of a team that won the

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at the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track Championships to help lead Oregon to a national team title. In addition, Teare is the collegiate record holder in both the indoor mile and distance medley relay. Teare finished 10th in the 1500 m and 5000 m at the

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, Finland. 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. Teare announced he had signed a professional contract with

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via his

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on December 2, 2021. In 2022, Teare joined the

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Running career

High School Teare attended

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. In 2015 he won the

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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. Teare was honored as the 2016

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Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. College Teare competed at the University of Oregon where he was a finalist for the

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. Career Highlights * NCAA Collegiate Record Holder : 1 Mile * NCAA Collegiate DMR Record // with

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& Luis Peralta * NCAA Outdoor Championships Record Holder // 5000M NCAA Championship Results

Professional career

On January 29, 2022, Teare made his professional debut at the

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, 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

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

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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.

References

External links

University of Oregon bio: Cooper Teare

World Athletics profile

Pace the Nation 2022 Interview with Cooper Teare
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teare, Cooper 1999 births Living people American male long-distance runners Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Alameda, California Track and field athletes from California