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.
Career Initially a middle-distance runner, she set a Furman University school record in the 800m with a time of 2:08s. 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. Gear was selected to represent the US at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland and finished tenth in the steeplechase. She later earned all-American honours at cross-country, and on the track, indoors and outdoors and at 1500m and in the steeplechase.
Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, she finished first in the final of the 3000m steeplechase. 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. 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. Competing in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she qualified finished seventh in her heat, running 9:30.61.
International competitions 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 10th 3000 m s'chase 10:00.99 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 22nd 3000 m s'chase 9:30.61 2023 World Athletics Championships - 3000 meters steeplechase prelims2025NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas1st3000 m s'chase9:35.27
National championships 2017New Balance Nationals OutdoorNorth Carolina A&T State University3rdMile4:49.362018USATF U20 Outdoor ChampionshipsIndiana University Bloomington1st3000 m s'chase10:28.052021US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon27th1500 m4:19.812021 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) results USATF16th3000 m s'chase9:47.592022USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon26th1500 m4:20.042023USATF Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico3rd1500 m4:18.21USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon1st3000 m s'chase9:12.812025USATF 1 Mile Road ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa1stOne mile4:24 Krissy Gear profile arkansasrazorbacks.com Krissy Gear 2022 profile
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 Razorbacks20222022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon4th1500 m4:10.06SEC Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Mississippi11th1500 m4:28.054th3000 m s'chase10:03.342022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Alabama, BirminghamBirmingham Metro CrossPlex1stDMR10:51.37SEC Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas3rdMile4:35.722ndDMR10:57.262021NCAA Cross Country ChampionshipsApalachee Regional Park Tallahassee, Florida 43rd6000 m Cross Country19:59.1SEC Cross Country ChampionshipsColumbia, MissouriUniversity of Missouri3rd6000 m Cross Country20:08.12021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon5th1500 m4:11.01SEC Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsTexas A&M University7th5000 m16:05.711st3000 m s'chase9:38.62NCAA Cross Country ChampionshipsOklahoma State Cross Country CourseStillwater, Oklahoma 21st6000 m Cross Country20:39.32021 NCAA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas2ndMile4:32.722ndDMR10:57.19SEC Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas1stMile4:34.7213th3000 m9:38.572020SEC Cross Country ChampionshipsLouisiana State University11th6000 m Cross Country20:28.8SEC Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsTexas A&M University Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium College Station, Texas 1stDMR11:19.512ndMile4:42.1520th3000 m9:43.16Representing Furman University2019NCAA Cross Country ChampionshipsLaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country CourseTerre Haute, Indiana 78th6000 m Cross Country21:06.9Southern Cross Country ChampionshipsEast Tennessee State University4th5000 m Cross Country17:55.92019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsMike A. Myers StadiumUniversity of Texas at Austin15th3000 m s'chase10:15.07Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSamford University 1st800 m2:09.803rd3000 m s'chase10:31.225th3:59.27Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsVirginia Military Institute 1stDMR11:39.355thMile4:51.192nd800 m2:09.117th4:06.462018NCAA Cross Country ChampionshipsMadison, Wisconsin 237th6000 m Cross Country22:29.9Southern Cross Country ChampionshipsWestern Carolina University9th5000 m Cross Country18:15.32018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon24th3000 m s'chase10:35.42Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsWestern Carolina University 9th1500 m4:41.644th3000 m s'chase10:49.066th3:55.12Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsVirginia Military Institute 1stMile4:52.341st800 m2:10.285th3:55.492017NCAA Cross Country ChampionshipsE. P. "Tom" Sawyer State ParkLouisville, Kentucky 239th6000 m Cross Country22:18.3Southern Cross Country ChampionshipsSpartanburg, South CarolinaUniversity of South Carolina Upstate13th5000 m Cross Country17:39.1
Krissy Gear 2017–22 results TFRRS
Early life From Fort Myers, Florida, Gear attended Fort Myers Senior High School and ran collegiately for Furman University and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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. Kristlin Gear aka Krissy Gear Fort Myers High School results Athletic.net
Personal life Kristlin Gear is the oldest of three children of Brian Gear. She has two younger sisters, Lilly and Gabby.
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