Isaac Updike

Isaac Updike (born 21 March 1992) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a steeplechaser.[1]

Isaac Updike
Updike in 2023 World Champs
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-03-21) 21 March 1992
Ketchikan, Alaska
Height6' 2
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 m steeplechase: 8:17.47 (Nice, 2023)

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
  1. "Isaac Updike". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. Butler, Sarah (6 May 2021). "Top Steeplechaser's Recent Breakthrough Was a Decade in the Making". Runners World. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. "The Masters School".
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Updike becomes second Alaskan to run 4 minute mile". Alaskasportshall.org. 18 July 2021.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. Woody, Doyle (19 August 2023). "Isaac Updike's World Championships debut: First, seeming ruin, then relief". Kinyradio.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watchathletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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