Casimir Loxsom (born March 17, 1991) is a retired American

middle distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 15 ...

who specialized in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...

. In addition to attending and running at Pennsylvania State University, Loxsom has represented the

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in international competition. Loxsom ran professionally for Brooks Beasts Track Club from 2013 until his retirement in 2018.

Running career

High school

Loxsom attended

Wilbur Cross High School Wilbur Cross High School is a four-year public high school in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, United States, serving ninth through twelfth grades. The school is named after Connecticut Governor Wilbur Lucius Cross and is th ...

, where he ran track and specialized in middle-distance running. In his senior year of high school, he ran his high school personal best in the

800 meters The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

in 1:50.45 (min:sec) on May 9, 2009.

International and collegiate

At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton,

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, Loxsom won a silver medal over 800 metres, becoming (along with bronze medalist

Robby Andrews Robert Adrian Andrews (born March 29, 1991) is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 meters. While competing with University of Virginia he won the men's 800 meters at the 2011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Fi ...

) the first American males to medal in a middle distance event at the world junior championships. Loxsom finished fourth in the final round of the men's 800-meter race at the 2011 Summer Universiade. At the 2012 NACAC U23 Championships, he finished in third overall in the 800 meters. Running for Penn State, Loxsom finished second in the 800 meters at the 2013 NCAA D1 Outdoor T&F Championships.

Professional

In Loxsom's first season as a professional with the Brooks Beasts TC he won three 800 meter races, Payton Jordan Invitational
Adrian Martinez Classic
and Portland Track Festival. In the 2014 United States Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Loxsom finished second in the 800 meter final. Casimir finished 9th

2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships The 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships was held at Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Organised by USA Track and Field (USATF), the three-day competition took place February 21–23 in conjunction with the USA Indo ...

in 1:49.05. In Loxsom's second full season with Brooks, Casimir won 600 meters in 1:15.33 an American Record at 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Casimir finished 3rd in the 800 meters at

2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Organized by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place June 25–28 and served as the national championships i ...

. On August 22, Loxsom finished 38th in the heats

2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22, 23 and 25 August. Summary There is a definite change in this event. Returning silver medalist Nick Symmonds and returning bron ...

. In 2017, Loxsom set a new world best in the indoor 600m event with a time of 1:14.91.

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, who finished second in that race, also beat the existing world's best with a time of 1:14.96. Interestingly, this race took place only a week after

Emmanuel Korir Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir (born 15 June 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and 2022 World champion in the 800 metres. Korir won the silver medal in the event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics. As o ...

had established the record of 1:14.97A, having surpassed Nico Motchebon's record of 1:15.12 from 1999.

Personal bests

Notable teammates

* Ryan Foster

References

External links

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Penn State Nittany Lions bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Loxsom, Casimir 1991 births Living people American male middle-distance runners Penn State Nittany Lions men's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Sportspeople from New Haven, Connecticut Track and field athletes from Connecticut USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners