Patrick Casey (born May 23, 1990) is an American middle-distance runner. He ran his first

four-minute mile A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1609 m) in four minutes or less. It was first achieved in 1954 by Roger Bannister, at age 25, in 3:59.4. As of April 2021, the "four-minute barrier" has been broken by 1,663 athletes, and is n ...

on February 4, 2011. He attended

Montana State University Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 68 fields, and doctoral degrees in 35 fiel ...

before transferring to the

University of Oklahoma , mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State" , type = Public research university , established = , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.7billion (2021) , pr ...

Professional

College career

One of the NCAA's top milers and 1500m runners, Casey ran a 4:04:44 mile his freshman year, which equates to 3:59.19 after NCAA's altitude-adjustment formula because ozeman, Montanahas a 4,800-foot elevation. He ran the first

in Montana without altitude-adjustment on February 4, 2011 at 3:59.76. He transferred from

to the

in 2012. Casey finished second in the 1500 m race at the 2014 USA Track & Field Championships. In 2015, Casey holds the record for the fastest mile run at Montana State University, with a time of 3:54.59.

High school career

Casey attended

Laurel High School (Montana) Laurel High School in Laurel, Montana opened in 1908, with W.A. Longley serving as the first principal. The original high school was located on First Avenue between Ninth Street and Seventh Street. It was known as "The Old North School". The schoo ...

, coached by head coaches James Haskins and Lisa Condon. In his senior year, he won the individual title in XC, the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m in the state championships. He currently holds the record in the Montana Mile, one of the flagship events of the Montana State Games, running 4:07.09 in 2010."Regional Briefs: U. of Great Falls adds wrestlers"
''Great Falls Tribune''

Personal Bests

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Casey, Patrick 1990 births Living people American male middle-distance runners American male steeplechase runners Track and field athletes from Oklahoma Montana State Bobcats men's track and field athletes Oklahoma Sooners men's track and field athletes