Kasey Knevelbaard
{{Short description|American runner (born 1996)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|2}}
| hometown = Caruthers, California
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| sport = Athletics
| event = 800 metres, 1500 metres, Mile, 3000 metres
| club = Under Armour
| turnedpro = 2021
| collegeteam = {{ubl|Southern Utah University| '19 Florida State '21}}
| education = Immanuel High School
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| highestranking = 67 (1500m)
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{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Santiago|5000 m}}
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Kasey Knevelbaard (born September 2, 1996) is an American middle- and long-distance runner, who competes for Under Armour.{{iaaf name|14654151}} He competed collegiately for the Southern Utah Thunderbirds from 2015 through spring 2019, before becoming a graduate transfer to Florida State in fall of 2019.{{cite web | url=https://suutbirds.com/sports/mens-track-and-field/roster/kasey-knevelbaard/5847 | title=Kasey Knevelbaard | publisher=Southern Utah University | work=suutbirds.com | accessdate=November 2, 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7371341/Florida_State/Kasey_Knevelbaard.html | title=Kasey Knevelbaard | work=tfrrs.org | accessdate=November 2, 2023}} He won the gold medal in the 5000 m at the 2023 Pan American Games.{{cite web | url=https://www.usatf.org/news/2023/knevelbaard-wins-first-team-usatf-gold-at-pan-amer | title=Knevelbaard wins first Team USATF gold at Pan American Games | publisher=USATF | date=November 2, 2023 | accessdate=November 2, 2023}}
After graduating from Florida State University MS Sports Management program in 2021, Knevelbaard signed with Under Armour Dark Sky Distance in Flagstaff, Arizona.[https://podtail.com/podcast/beer-mile-podcast/ep72-kasey-knevelbaard-on-signing-with-under-armou/ 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 – 1:48.97 (Provo 2019)
- 1500 metres – 3:34.55 (Nice 2023)
- Mile – 3:57.57 (West Chester, PA 2022)
- 5000 metres – 13:15.96 (Los Angeles 2023)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:51.63 (Pocatello 2017)
- 1500 metres – 3:39.24 (Boston 2022)
- Mile – 3:55.92 (Boston 2023)
- 3000 metres – 7:49.28 (Fayetteville 2022)
- 5000 metres – 13:24.98 (Boston 2021)
References
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{{Footer Pan American Champions 5000m Men}}
{{Footer Team USA Track & Field 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships}}
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Category:American male middle-distance runners
Category:American male long-distance runners
Category:Florida State Seminoles men's track and field athletes
Category:Florida State Seminoles men's cross country runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
Category:Florida State University alumni
Category:Southern Utah University alumni
Category:Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's track and field athletes
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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