{{short description|American middle-distance runner|bot=PearBOT 5}} '''Patrick Casey''' (born May 23, 1990) is an American middle-distance runner. He ran his first four-minute mile on February 4, 2011.<ref name="USMilers">{{cite web|title=Chronological Listing Of U.S. Milers Who Have Broken 4:00 In The Mile|url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/13-lists/1476-tafn-us-sub-400-milers|work=Track & Field News|accessdate=13 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614124102/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/13-lists/1476-tafn-us-sub-400-milers|archive-date=14 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="CaseyAtAltitude">{{cite web|title=Patrick Casey: Sub-4 at Altitude |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/college-runner-profiles/patrick-casey-sub-4-altitude|work=Runner's World|date=12 May 2011 |accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref> He attended Montana State University<ref name="CaseyAtAltitude"/> before transferring to the University of Oklahoma.<ref name="CaseyTransfer">{{cite web|title=Patrick Casey Transfers to Oklahoma |url=http://www.flotrack.org/article/9839-patrick-casey-transfers-to-oklahoma|work=Flotrack|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>
==Professional ==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{USA}} |- |2014 |2014 IAAF World Relays |Bahamas |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 x 1500m |14:40.80 |- |2018 |2018 NACAC Championships |Toronto, Canada |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |3:51.87 |- !colspan="6"|USATF Championships |- |2018 |2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |Des Moines, Iowa |4th |1500 m |3:43.84<ref>[https://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2018/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results.aspx 2018 USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium Results] USATF</ref> |- |2018 |2018 USA Road Mile Championships |Des Moines, Iowa |8th |Mile |4:05.1<ref>[https://usatfrunningcircuit.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?do=view_athlete&bio_id=1340599 USATF Road Championships - 4/26/2018 - Drake Stadium Results] RunnerSpace</ref> |- |2017 |2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |Sacramento, California |19th |1500 m |3:43.18<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/4c/4c7887e4-74b1-496b-b673-999b196f1ccb.htm 2017 USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif. Results] USATF</ref> |- |2017 |2017 USA Road Mile Championships |Des Moines, Iowa |bgcolor=cc9900|3rd |Mile |4:00.9<ref>[https://usatfrunningcircuit.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?do=view_athlete&bio_id=1340599 USATF Road Championships - 4/26/2017 - Drake Stadium Results] RunnerSpace</ref> |- |2015 |2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |Eugene, Oregon |12th |1500 m |3:44.38<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results-by-Day/Results-FULL.aspx USATF Championships - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. Results] USATF</ref> |- |2015 |2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships |Boston, Massachusetts |bgcolor=cc9900|3rd |Mile |4:02.85<ref>[https://flashresults.com/2015_Meets/Indoor/02-27_USA/029-1_compiled.htm USATF Indoor Championships - Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA - February 27 - March 1, 2015] FlashResults</ref> |- |2014 |2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |Sacramento, California |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |3:38.94<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Complete-Results.aspx 2014 USA Track & Field Championships - 6/25/2014 to 6/29/2014 Hornet Stadium - Sacramento, California Results] USATF</ref> |- |2014 |2014 USA Road Mile Championships |Des Moines, Iowa |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Mile |4:05.81<ref>[https://usatfrunningcircuit.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?do=view_athlete&bio_id=1340599 USATF Road Championships - 4/23/2014 - Drake Stadium Results] RunnerSpace</ref> |- |2014 |2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships |Albuquerque, New Mexico |8th |1500 m |3:46.86<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USA-Indoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results.aspx USA Indoor Track & Field Championships - 2/21/2014 to 2/23/2014 Albuquerque Convention Center Albuquerque Convention Center -- Albuquerque, NM Results] USATF</ref> |- |2013 |2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |Des Moines, Iowa |13th |1500 m |3:41.70<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATFCS/Events/USA-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results---Full.aspx 2013 USA Track & Field Championships - 6/19/2013 to 6/23/2013 Drake Stadium - Des Moines, Iowa Results] USATF</ref> |- |2011 |2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |Eugene, Oregon |31st |1500 m |3:47.77<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/events/2011/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/complete_senior.asp 2011 USA Track & Field Championships - 6/23/2011 to 6/26/2011 Hayward Field - Eugene, Oregon Results] USATF</ref> |- |}
== 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 [Bozeman, Montana] has a 4,800-foot elevation.<ref name="CaseyAtAltitude"/> He ran the first four-minute mile in Montana without altitude-adjustment on February 4, 2011 at 3:59.76.<ref name="OUBio">{{cite web|title=Patrick Casey: Bio |url=http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208409773|work=Sooner Track & Field|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref><ref>[https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/sports/2014/08/30/track-star-patrick-casey-eyes-olympics/14889887/ "Track star Patrick Casey eyes Olympics"]. ''Great Falls Tribune'' August 30, 2014</ref> He transferred from Montana State University to the University of Oklahoma in 2012.<ref name="CaseyTransfer"/><ref>[http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/sports/msu-all-america-distance-runner-patrick-casey-transferring-to-oklahoma/article_8d8aa2c6-3cb4-11e1-9ca1-0019bb2963f4.html "MSU All-America distance runner Patrick Casey transferring to Oklahoma"]. ''Bozeman Daily Chronicle''</ref>
Casey finished second in the 1500 m race at the 2014 USA Track & Field Championships.<ref>[https://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/index.ssf/2014/06/pat_casey_shakes_up_the_usa_tr.html "Pat Casey shakes up the USA Track & Field Championships with a bold bid in the 1,500"]. ''The Oregonian''.</ref>
In 2015, Casey holds the record for the fastest mile run at Montana State University, with a time of 3:54.59.<ref>[http://www.msubobcats.com/news/2015/2/14/MTRACK_0214153205.aspx "Soratos Soar to new Speed Records in Seattle"]. ''Montana State Bobcats''</ref>
== High school career ==
Casey attended Laurel High School (Montana), coached by head coaches James Haskins and Lisa Condon.<ref name="OUBio"/> In his senior year, he won the individual title in XC, the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m in the state championships.<ref name="CaseyAtAltitude"/> 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.<ref>[https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/sports/2014/07/18/regional-briefs-u-great-falls-adds-wrestlers/12822271/ "Regional Briefs: U. of Great Falls adds wrestlers"]. ''Great Falls Tribune''</ref>
== Personal Bests ==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Track ! Event ! Time (min) ! Venue ! Date |- |rowspan=9| '''Outdoor''' |- | 800 metres || 1:48.98 || Eugene, Oregon || May 9, 2014<ref name="AA_Casey">{{cite web|title=Patrick Casey: Athlete Profile |url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/331264|work=All Athletics|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref> |- | 1500 metres || 3:35.32 || Oordegem, Belgium || July 5, 2014<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |- | Mile run || 3:52.62 || Dublin, Ireland || July 11, 2014<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |- | 3000 metres steeplechase || 9:02.17 || Norwalk, USA || April 16, 2011<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |- | Mile road || 4:05.81 || Des Moines, Iowa || April 22, 2014<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |- | Distance Medley || 9:45.45 || Philadelphia || April 27, 2012<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |- | 4 × 1500 m || 14:40.80 || Nassau, Bahamas || May 5, 2014<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |- | 4xMile || 16:22.04 || Philadelphia || April 28, 2012<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Track ! Event ! Time (min) ! Venue ! Date |- |rowspan=6| '''Indoor''' |- | 800 metres || 1:47.67 || Bozeman, Montana || February 11, 2011<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |- | 1500 metres || 3:46.86 || Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA || February 23, 2014<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |- | Mile run || 3:56.28 || Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA || January 26, 2013<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |- | 3000 metres || 8:19.63 || Pocatello, USA || February 6, 2010<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |- | 4 × 400 metres relay || 3:18.73 || Bozeman, Montana || February 4, 2011<ref name="AA_Casey"/> |}
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