Collegiate-Record Holder Garners National Honor
02/16/21 | Cross Country, Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. – For a second time this season, the Oregon track and field team has garnered national accolades with Tuesday's announcement of Cooper Teare as the USTFCCCA Division I Men's Athlete of the Week.
Teare smashed the collegiate record in the mile, stopping the clock in 3:50.39 at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 12). He shaved 1.62 seconds off the previous record of 3:52.01 held by former UO standout Edward Cheserek during the 2017 season. With his blazing performance, Teare became the seventh-fastest performer in world history in the indoor mile and split 3:35.46 for 1,500 meters, which is good for an Olympic Trials qualifier.
Along with Teare, that raced produced the No. 1, 2 and 6 mile performances in NCAA history and the top-three times in the country this year. Teammates Cole Hocker and Charlie Hunter ran 3:50.55 and 3:53.49, respectively. Later that weekend, freshman Evan Holland ran 3:59.95 to become the fifth Oregon runner under four minutes this season; Reed Brown ran a personal-best 3:56.61 at the Razorback Invitational in January.
Less than 24 hours after the historic mile effort, Teare posted a top of 1:49.29 in his first collegiate 800 meters. Individually, Teare currently owns NCAA-leading marks in the mile and 3,000 meters (7:46.10). He was also part of the record-breaking DMR with Hocker, Hunter and Luis Peralta that recorded a time of 9:19.42 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 29).
In Monday's release of the national rankings, the Men of Oregon maintained its No. 1 spot for a third-consecutive week while the Women of Oregon moved up six spots to a season-high No. 9 ranking. It was a good weekend for the Ducks at the Tyson Invitational where the teams combined to post 12 top-15 NCAA season marks.
Hunter was the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Feb. 2) after his performance during the Ducks' season opener at the Razorback Invitational.
Last week, both Teare and Hunter earned spots on The Bowerman Mid-Indoor Watch List.
For more news and information about Oregon Track and Field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Teare smashed the collegiate record in the mile, stopping the clock in 3:50.39 at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 12). He shaved 1.62 seconds off the previous record of 3:52.01 held by former UO standout Edward Cheserek during the 2017 season. With his blazing performance, Teare became the seventh-fastest performer in world history in the indoor mile and split 3:35.46 for 1,500 meters, which is good for an Olympic Trials qualifier.
Along with Teare, that raced produced the No. 1, 2 and 6 mile performances in NCAA history and the top-three times in the country this year. Teammates Cole Hocker and Charlie Hunter ran 3:50.55 and 3:53.49, respectively. Later that weekend, freshman Evan Holland ran 3:59.95 to become the fifth Oregon runner under four minutes this season; Reed Brown ran a personal-best 3:56.61 at the Razorback Invitational in January.
Less than 24 hours after the historic mile effort, Teare posted a top of 1:49.29 in his first collegiate 800 meters. Individually, Teare currently owns NCAA-leading marks in the mile and 3,000 meters (7:46.10). He was also part of the record-breaking DMR with Hocker, Hunter and Luis Peralta that recorded a time of 9:19.42 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 29).
In Monday's release of the national rankings, the Men of Oregon maintained its No. 1 spot for a third-consecutive week while the Women of Oregon moved up six spots to a season-high No. 9 ranking. It was a good weekend for the Ducks at the Tyson Invitational where the teams combined to post 12 top-15 NCAA season marks.
Hunter was the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Feb. 2) after his performance during the Ducks' season opener at the Razorback Invitational.
Last week, both Teare and Hunter earned spots on The Bowerman Mid-Indoor Watch List.
For more news and information about Oregon Track and Field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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