Krissy Gear Explained

Krissy Gear
Birth Name:Kristlin Gear
Birth Date:20 July 1999
Birth Place:Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Hometown:Fort Myers, Florida
Height:5 ft 4 in
Employer:Hoka One One
NAZ Elite
Northern Arizona Elite
Country:United States
Sport:Athletics/Track
Pb:3000m steeplechase: 9:12.81 (Eugene, 2023)
Collegeteam:Arkansas Razorbacks
Coach:Robert Gary '17 - 20
Lance Harter '20 - 22
Alan Culpepper '22-23,
Jenna Wrieden & Jack Mullaney '22 - Present

Krissy Gear (born July 20, 1999) is an American professional middle distance and World Championship steeplechase runner from Fort Myers, Florida. Gear placed 10th at 2018 World U20 Championships. She is the 2023 USA Champion and 2018 USA U20 Champion. Kristlin Gear is an American track and field athlete. In 2023, she became the US national champion in the 3000m steeplechase.[1]

Career

Initially a middle-distance runner, she set a Furman University school record in the 800m with a time of 2:08s.[2] She later switched to the 3000m steeplechase as well as running 1500m. She was named the Southern Conference Indoor Freshman of the Year in 2018.[3] Gear was selected to represent the US at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland and finished tenth in the steeplechase.[4] She later earned all-American honours at cross-country, and on the track, indoors and outdoors and at 1500m and in the steeplechase.[5] [6]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, she finished first in the final of the 3000m steeplechase.[7] Gear upset ten-time national champion Emma Coburn in the race, which Gear ran in a new personal best time of 9:12.81, and included a 66.66 second final lap.[8] The time was under the World Championship qualifying standard, and winning the race guaranteed Gear for automatic selection for the 2023 World Athletics Championships held in Budapest in August 2023.[9] Competing in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she qualified finished seventh in her heat, running 9:30.61.[10]

International competitions

2018 Tampere, Finland 10th 10:00.99
2023Budapest, Hungary 22nd9:30.61[11]

National championships

2017New Balance Nationals OutdoorNorth Carolina A&T State University3rdMile4:49.36
2018USATF U20 Outdoor ChampionshipsIndiana University Bloomingtonbgcolor=gold1st3000 m s'chase10:28.05
2021US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon27th1500 m4:19.81[12]
16th3000 m s'chase9:47.59
2022USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon26th1500 m4:20.04
2023USATF Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico3rd1500 m4:18.21
USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregonbgcolor=gold1st3000 m s'chase9:12.81
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NCAA

Gear is a 2022 NCAA champion, 8-time NCAA Division I All-American, 4-time Southern Conference champion, & 3-time Southeastern Conference champion.

Representing Arkansas Razorbacks
20222022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon4th1500 m4:10.06
SEC Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Mississippi11th1500 m4:28.05
4th3000 m s'chase10:03.34
2022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham
Birmingham Metro CrossPlex
bgcolor=gold1stDMR10:51.37
SEC Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas3rdMile4:35.72
bgcolor=silver2ndDMR10:57.26
2021NCAA Cross Country Championships43rd6000 m Cross Country19:59.1
SEC Cross Country ChampionshipsColumbia, Missouri
University of Missouri
3rd6000 m Cross Country20:08.1
2021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon5th1500 m4:11.01
SEC Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsTexas A&M University7th5000 m16:05.71
bgcolor=gold1st3000 m s'chase9:38.62
NCAA Cross Country Championships21st6000 m Cross Country20:39.3
2021 NCAA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansasbgcolor=silver2ndMile4:32.72
bgcolor=silver2ndDMR10:57.19
SEC Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansasbgcolor=gold1stMile4:34.72
13th3000 m9:38.57
2020SEC Cross Country ChampionshipsLouisiana State University11th6000 m Cross Country20:28.8
SEC Indoor Track and Field Championshipsbgcolor=gold1stDMR11:19.51
bgcolor=silver2ndMile4:42.15
20th3000 m9:43.16
Representing Furman University
2019NCAA Cross Country Championships78th6000 m Cross Country21:06.9
Southern Cross Country ChampionshipsEast Tennessee State University4th5000 m Cross Country17:55.9
2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsMike A. Myers Stadium
University of Texas at Austin
15th3000 m s'chase10:15.07
Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championshipsbgcolor=gold1st800 m2:09.80
3rd3000 m s'chase10:31.22
5th3:59.27
Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championshipsbgcolor=gold1stDMR11:39.35
5thMile4:51.19
bgcolor=silver2nd800 m2:09.11
7th4:06.46
2018NCAA Cross Country Championships237th6000 m Cross Country22:29.9
Southern Cross Country ChampionshipsWestern Carolina University9th5000 m Cross Country18:15.3
2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon24th3000 m s'chase10:35.42
Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships9th1500 m4:41.64
4th3000 m s'chase10:49.06
6th3:55.12
Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championshipsbgcolor=gold1stMile4:52.34
bgcolor=gold1st800 m2:10.28
5th3:55.49
2017NCAA Cross Country Championships239th6000 m Cross Country22:18.3
Southern Cross Country ChampionshipsSpartanburg, South Carolina
University of South Carolina Upstate
13th5000 m Cross Country17:39.1

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Early life

From Fort Myers, Florida, Gear attended Fort Myers Senior High School and ran collegiately for Furman University and the Arkansas Razorbacks.[16]

Prep

Kristlin Gear attended Fort Myers Senior High School in Fort Myers, Florida, where she emerged as one of the top high school distance runners in Florida until she graduated in 2017. While competing in high school cross country and track, Gear is a 6-time Florida High School Athletic Association state 3A champion.[17]

Personal life

Kristlin Gear is the oldest of three children of Brian Gear. She has two younger sisters, Lilly and Gabby.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: K.Gear. July 9, 2023. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Krissy Gear: Team Player. fl.milesplit.com. July 10, 2023. Ally. Woodard. January 24, 2018.
  3. Web site: Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend. soconsports.com. February 22, 2019.
  4. Web site: Krissy Gear '21 represents U.S. at U20 World Championships. Furman.ed. July 10, 2023. Tina. Underwood. July 16, 2018.
  5. Web site: Krissy Gear Collects Fourth All-America Honor This Season. Arkansasrazorbacks. July 10, 2023. Shawn. Price. June 12, 2021.
  6. Web site: Krissy Gear collects fourth All-America honor this season. Swark today. July 10, 2023. Shelly. Short. June 13, 2021.
  7. Web site: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone coasts to 400 win at US track and field championships in her newest event. thespec.com. July 9, 2023. July 8, 2023.
  8. Web site: Krissy Gear Upsets 10-Time U.S. Champion Emma Coburn in the Steeplechase. Runnersworld. July 10, 2023. Sarah Lorge. Butler. July 9, 2023.
  9. Web site: Krissy Gear, Kenneth Rooks surprise with steeplechase titles: USA Championships. World-Track. July 10, 2023. David. Monti. July 9, 2023.
  10. Web site: Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023. Watch Athletics. 24 August 2023. 23 August 2023.
  11. https://worldathletics.org/en/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/results/women/3000-metres-steeplechase/heats/summary 2023 World Athletics Championships - 3000 meters steeplechase prelims
  12. https://www.flipsnack.com/USATF/2020-u-s-olympic-team-trials-track-field-results/full-view.html 2021 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) results
  13. https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/krissy-gear/ Krissy Gear profile
  14. https://nazelite.com/athletes/krissy-gear/ Krissy Gear 2022 profile
  15. https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6419176/Arkansas/Gear_Krissy Krissy Gear 2017–22 results
  16. Web site: Fort Myers' Krissy Gear wins national steeplechase title, heading to Worlds in Hungary. Fort Myers News Press. July 10, 2023. Ed. Reed. July 9, 2023.
  17. https://www.athletic.net/athlete/16347345/track-and-field/high-school Kristlin Gear aka Krissy Gear Fort Myers High School results
  18. Web site: Fort Myers grad Krissy Gear headed to USA Track and Field Olympic Trials. Fort Myers News Press. July 10, 2023. Adam. Fisher.