Kasey Knevelbaard (born September 2, 1996) is an American middle- and

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

, who competes for

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. He competed collegiately for the

Southern Utah Thunderbirds The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors seventeen teams including six men’s sports: basketball, cross country, ...

from 2015 through spring 2019, before becoming a graduate transfer to

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in fall of 2019. He won the gold medal in the

5000 m The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stand ...

at the

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. After graduating from Florida State University MS Sports Management program in 2021, Knevelbaard signed with

Dark Sky Distance in

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.Ep72 – Kasey Knevelbaard on Signing with Under Armour, Transition from D1 to Pro Running, Next Big Beer Mile Talent?
Beer Mile Podcast

Personal bests

Outdoor *

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

– 1:48.97 (Provo 2019) *

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

– 3:34.55 (Nice 2023) *

Mile The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of distance; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English ...

– 3:57.57 (West Chester, PA 2022) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

– 13:15.96 (Los Angeles 2023) Indoor *

– 1:51.63 (Pocatello 2017) *

– 3:39.24 (Boston 2022) *

– 3:55.92 (Boston 2023) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 7:49.28 (Fayetteville 2022) *

– 13:24.98 (Boston 2021)

References

1996 births Living people American male middle-distance runners American male long-distance runners Florida State Seminoles men's track and field athletes Florida State Seminoles men's cross country runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) Florida State University alumni Southern Utah University alumni Southern Utah Thunderbirds athletes {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub