 Updike in 2023 World Champs | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 21 March 1992 Ketchikan, Alaska |
| Height | 6' 2 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Steeplechase |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 3000 m steeplechase: 8:17.47 (Nice, 2023) |
Isaac Updike (born 21 March 1992) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a steeplechaser.[1]
Early and personal life
From Ketchikan, Alaska, he has a twin brother called Lucas. Both competed for Ketchikan High School where they ran cross country and played soccer. He was a walk on to Eastern Oregon University.[2] where he ran cross country, indoor and outdoor track. Throughout his time at EOU he set three new school records in the 3000m(i), 5000m and steeplechase, received 10 All-American honors and one National Championship title, in the steeplechase. He was a member of the New Jersey-New York Track Club based in Westchester County, New York, before joining the Empire Elite Track Club. He worked at Dick's Sporting Goods and worked as a teacher and coach at The Masters School,[3] a private middle school and high school in Dobbs Ferry, New York.[4]
Career
In June 2021, Updike was leading the Olympic trials in the 3000 metres steeplechase Eugene, Oregon, before fading and finishing fifth.[5] In July 2021, he became the second Alaskan man in history to run a sub-four minute mile after Trevor Dunbar in 2017.[6]
Updike ran a personal best time of 8:17.47 in the 3000 metres steeplechase in Nice, France in June 2023.[7] In July 2023, he finished third in the US national championships in Eugene, Oregon.[8] He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[9] In contention to qualify for the final, Updike was tripped from behind in the finale of his qualifying heat, and was reinstated into the competition after a protest.[10] In the final he finished sixteenth.[11]
References
- ^ "Isaac Updike". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Butler, Sarah (6 May 2021). "Top Steeplechaser's Recent Breakthrough Was a Decade in the Making". Runners World. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "The Masters School".
- ^ Bragg, Beth (June 18, 2021). "No shoe deal? No problem for Ketchikan runner Isaac Updike, a legitimate contender for the US Olympic team". adn.com. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Sjong, Austin (25 June 2021). "Ketchikan's Isaac Updike finishes 2 seconds short of the Olympic team in the 3,000-meter steeplechase finals". Alaskasnewssource.com. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Updike becomes second Alaskan to run 4 minute mile". Alaskasportshall.org. 18 July 2021.
- ^ Woody, Doyle (July 6, 2023). "Tales From The Track: Ketchikan's Isaac Updike qualifies for men's steeplechase final at USA Track & Field Championships". Alaskasportsreport.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Woody, Doyle (July 10, 2023). "The Long Run: 13 years after he was an NAIA walk-on, steeplechaser Isaac Updike of Ketchikan is headed to World Championships". Alaska Sports Report. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Woody, Doyle (19 August 2023). "Isaac Updike's World Championships debut: First, seeming ruin, then relief". Kinyradio.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watchathletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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