Will Cooper Teare be good enough to turn pro in a few years?

He needs two more years in the weight room Franz.

future predictorr wrote:

He recently ran a 7:50 3k and a 3:59.2 mile, both indoors, in the last few weeks. As a 19 year old sophomore who's young for his grade, you have to think he has a lot of potential.

Im going to give this a big fat "maybe." He is fast enough to be "pro" with quotes around it right now. As to whether he improves to the point of being a true pro, we shall see. He is on the bubble, IMO, he could tip either direction over the next few years.

Agreed. He is in a group of about 25 guys around his age. Run 3:39 and 13:35 outdoor and you are there.

Pro scout wrote:

Agreed. He is in a group of about 25 guys around his age. Run 3:39 and 13:35 outdoor and you are there.

7:50 is a very good time for a young sophomore. Isn't it maybe equivalent to a 13:35 outdoors?

Seems like Sam Worley also has a great chance of turning pro with that 3:57 and great basic speed.

future predictorr wrote:

He recently ran a 7:50 3k and a 3:59.2 mile, both indoors, in the last few weeks. As a 19 year old sophomore who's young for his grade, you have to think he has a lot of potential.

I don't have to think or do anything.

Sally Vix wrote:

Pro scout wrote:

Agreed. He is in a group of about 25 guys around his age. Run 3:39 and 13:35 outdoor and you are there.

7:50 is a very good time for a young sophomore. Isn't it maybe equivalent to a 13:35 outdoors?

Yes, and that's my point. He is at the level now of "pro" with quotes. To get to the level of real money, he has to make some improvements. It is certainly possible he will make it, but also no unheard of for gains to slow at this point. Keep in mind he has been training since middle school.

He is showing a solid improvement since last track season, so that suggests he will continue to improve and not stagnate.

Actually since age 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JJIW8gwgmk&t=44s

His biomechanics aren't much to write home about.

I think you're wrong. When I saw this kid do a hs workout on flotrack, I could tell immediately that he had a great future.

That future is arriving quickly with the defeat of Grant Fisher. He'll be a pro and probably make some world and Olympic teams.

Thanks for the video... so confirmed Cooper Teare got a full athletic 100% ride to Oregon.

I thought sub-14:00 coach said that conference doesn't give out full rides. Look what he knows with his d-bag title.

He got a scholarship to Oregon according to the video. What makes you think it is more than 25%? Even if he got his price down to a very small amount, he probably got some academic money. You guys who think runners get full rides are really insulting the intelligence and academic achievements of those individuals because athletic money comes last.

Did you miss this, at the Cardinal Classic?

6. So Cooper Teare 13:32.73PR OR Oregon Apr 20 Stanford Cardinal Outdoor Classic

Uh, oh wrote:

His biomechanics aren't much to write home about.

Good thing no one told that to Zatopek.

Zatopek, lhips down was perfect.

Just saying.

zxcvxzcv wrote:

I think you're wrong. When I saw this kid do a hs workout on flotrack, I could tell immediately that he had a great future.

That future is arriving quickly with the defeat of Grant Fisher. He'll be a pro and probably make some world and Olympic teams.

Fisher would have won the race had it not been for Copper Teare squeezing on the inside of John Dressel who when bumped cut across Grant Fisher cutting him off on the final straight away.

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13:16 is a big improvement for him.

I remember watching him at the CA state meet as a senior and get 3rd in the 3200. At the time I thought, well, that didn't live up to the hype. Then I found out he had developed a stress fracture in his toe 3 weeks prior. So, yeah.....He's pretty tough too.

CoachB wrote:

13:16 is a big improvement for him.

I remember watching him at the CA state meet as a senior and get 3rd in the 3200. At the time I thought, well, that didn't live up to the hype. Then I found out he had developed a stress fracture in his toe 3 weeks prior. So, yeah.....He's pretty tough too.

If I recall Grijalva finished just ahead of him in second in that race.