Birthday: 08/18/99 Mile PR: 3:50.17 (indoors) – 2022
Metric Mile (1500m) PR: 3:32.16 - 2024
High School: St. Joseph Notre Dame (CA) '17
Hometown: Alameda, CA
College: University of Oregon '21
Current Residence: Blacksburg, VA
Cooper Teare captured the 2024 USA Cross Country 10K crown, and in April, won the BAA 5K, running 13:38 in Boston and at the LA Grand Prix, ran a 5000m PR and Olympic standard time of 12:54.72 to place 9th. In August, he won the Monument Mile Classic in Scotland, setting a meet record of 3:53.09.
In a tactical race, he won the 2022 USA 1500m title, with a sub-52 second final lap, in 3:45.86, his first USA title, and also earning his first Team USA World Championship berth. In February, he won the Windy City Invitational Magnificent Mile in Chicago, setting a personal record of 3:50.17, #3 U.S. individual all-time indoors.
On April 23, 2022 at the Oregon Relays, Teare ran an impressive anchor leg on the 4x1 Mile Relay (3:53.24) and the Duck Track Club produced the second fastest time ever in 15:52.05.
In 2021, the Oregon Duck won the NCAA 5000m title in 13:12.27 (championship record and #2 NCAA all-time), and in February, he clocked a Mile in 3:50.39, the fastest collegian ever indoors, #7 individual indoors all-time and PR at the time.
At the 2017 Mt. SAC Relays, Teare blazed a 4:00.16 Mile to become the fifth fastest U.S. boy in a high school-only competition.
The St. Joseph Notre Dame grad was also a two-time California state champion 3200m (2016) and cross country (2015).
Photo credit: Thomas Fernandez
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