Английская Википедия:Isaac Updike

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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]

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