Patrick Casey (born May 23, 1990) is an American middle-distance runner. He ran his first four-minute mile on February 4, 2011. [1] [2] He attended Montana State University [2] before transferring to the University of Oklahoma. [3]
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 [Bozeman, Montana] has a 4,800-foot elevation. [2] He ran the first four-minute mile in Montana without altitude-adjustment on February 4, 2011 at 3:59.76. [15] [16] He transferred from Montana State University to the University of Oklahoma in 2012. [3] [17]
Casey finished second in the 1500 m race at the 2014 USA Track & Field Championships. [18]
In 2015, Casey holds the record for the fastest mile run at Montana State University, with a time of 3:54.59. [19]
Casey attended Laurel High School (Montana), coached by head coaches James Haskins and Lisa Condon. [15] In his senior year, he won the individual title in XC, the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m in the state championships. [2] 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. [20]
Track | Event | Time ( min) | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Outdoor | ||||
800 metres | 1:48.98 | Eugene, Oregon | May 9, 2014 [21] | |
1500 metres | 3:35.32 | Oordegem, Belgium | July 5, 2014 [21] | |
Mile run | 3:52.62 | Dublin, Ireland | July 11, 2014 [21] | |
3000 metres steeplechase | 9:02.17 | Norwalk, USA | April 16, 2011 [21] | |
Mile road | 4:05.81 | Des Moines, Iowa | April 22, 2014 [21] | |
Distance Medley | 9:45.45 | Philadelphia | April 27, 2012 [21] | |
4 × 1500 m | 14:40.80 | Nassau, Bahamas | May 5, 2014 [21] | |
4xMile | 16:22.04 | Philadelphia | April 28, 2012 [21] |
Track | Event | Time ( min) | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indoor | ||||
800 metres | 1:47.67 | Bozeman, Montana | February 11, 2011 [21] | |
1500 metres | 3:46.86 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | February 23, 2014 [21] | |
Mile run | 3:56.28 | Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA | January 26, 2013 [21] | |
3000 metres | 8:19.63 | Pocatello, USA | February 6, 2010 [21] | |
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:18.73 | Bozeman, Montana | February 4, 2011 [21] |
Patrick Casey (born May 23, 1990) is an American middle-distance runner. He ran his first four-minute mile on February 4, 2011. [1] [2] He attended Montana State University [2] before transferring to the University of Oklahoma. [3]
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 [Bozeman, Montana] has a 4,800-foot elevation. [2] He ran the first four-minute mile in Montana without altitude-adjustment on February 4, 2011 at 3:59.76. [15] [16] He transferred from Montana State University to the University of Oklahoma in 2012. [3] [17]
Casey finished second in the 1500 m race at the 2014 USA Track & Field Championships. [18]
In 2015, Casey holds the record for the fastest mile run at Montana State University, with a time of 3:54.59. [19]
Casey attended Laurel High School (Montana), coached by head coaches James Haskins and Lisa Condon. [15] In his senior year, he won the individual title in XC, the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m in the state championships. [2] 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. [20]
Track | Event | Time ( min) | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Outdoor | ||||
800 metres | 1:48.98 | Eugene, Oregon | May 9, 2014 [21] | |
1500 metres | 3:35.32 | Oordegem, Belgium | July 5, 2014 [21] | |
Mile run | 3:52.62 | Dublin, Ireland | July 11, 2014 [21] | |
3000 metres steeplechase | 9:02.17 | Norwalk, USA | April 16, 2011 [21] | |
Mile road | 4:05.81 | Des Moines, Iowa | April 22, 2014 [21] | |
Distance Medley | 9:45.45 | Philadelphia | April 27, 2012 [21] | |
4 × 1500 m | 14:40.80 | Nassau, Bahamas | May 5, 2014 [21] | |
4xMile | 16:22.04 | Philadelphia | April 28, 2012 [21] |
Track | Event | Time ( min) | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indoor | ||||
800 metres | 1:47.67 | Bozeman, Montana | February 11, 2011 [21] | |
1500 metres | 3:46.86 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | February 23, 2014 [21] | |
Mile run | 3:56.28 | Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA | January 26, 2013 [21] | |
3000 metres | 8:19.63 | Pocatello, USA | February 6, 2010 [21] | |
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:18.73 | Bozeman, Montana | February 4, 2011 [21] |