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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Born | Littleton, Colorado, U.S. | September 21, 1992|||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||||
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Country | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Sport | Track, long-distance running | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 meters, mile, 3000 meters, 2-mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters | |||||||||||||
College team | University of Portland | |||||||||||||
Club | Bowerman Track Club | |||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2016 | |||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 1500 meters: 3:42.42 10,000 meters: 27:12.78 [1] | |||||||||||||
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William "Woody" Kincaid (born September 21, 1992) is an American long-distance runner. Kincaid competed for Portland Pilots and is currently sponsored by Nike where he is coached by Jerry Schumacher in the Bowerman Track Club.
Kincaid attended Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, where he emerged as one of the top high school distance runners in Colorado until he graduated in 2011. While competing in high school cross country and track he became a multiple-time state finalist in Colorado highlighted by 2010 5A Cross Country State championship individual title.[2][3]
Kincaid attended University of Portland, where he also competed in cross country and track.[4] He was coached by Rob Conner while at Portland. He accumulated two All-American honors.[5] At the 2016 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships, he placed ninth in the men's 5000 meter final. Kincaid earned an MBA from Portland in 2016.[6]
In 2016, Kincaid finished eighth in the 5000 meters at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field).[7]
In 2017, Kincaid started a podcast in digital media Citius Magazine[8] that can be found through channels like SoundCloud and ITunes.[9][10][11]
In 2017, Kincaid earned a silver medal in second place in 2 Mile at 2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[12]
On September 10, 2019, Kincaid became the 8th man in American history to break 13 minutes in the 5k, when he ran a time of 12:58.1. [13] It is the 5th fastest time in US history.
In 2021, Kincaid placed 7th in the Prickly Pear Invitational over 3000m with a personal best of 7:46.07. The meet was held in Phoenix, Arizona on February 6th. On February 20th, he competed in the 10,000m at the TEN, a meet held by Sound Running in Southern California. There he placed 3rd to his Bowerman teammates Marc Scott and Grant Fisher, running a personal best of 27:12.78. His time places him 6th on the all-time U.S. list for the distance. At the 2021 US Olympic Trials, he won the 10,000m event and earned a spot on the US Olympic team along with Fisher and Joe Klecker; he also placed third in the 5,000m.[14][15]