USA?s Promising Track and Field Talent Parts Ways With Powerhouse Training Organization, Adding to Recent String of Misfortunes

Pro athletes rarely switch their mentors and training academies throughout their careers unless absolutely necessary. This number is even lower when the Olympics are mere months away from happening. However, shattering this narrative, a prominent US track and field athlete has decided to part ways with his training club.

Cooper Teare is an on-the-rise 24-year-old distance runner. Teare holds multiple school and collegiate records and was part of the Bowerman Track Club sponsored by sports giant Nike. A recent social media update broke the news that Teare has exited the prestigious club and ended his membership. The news comes just days after another up-and-coming US distance runner exited the club after training there for four years.

Cooper Teare exits Nike?s Bowerman Track Club after a year

Cooper Teare is a shining American distance running prospect who has shown his mettle several times. The 24-year-old ran for the University of Oregon, where he won the 5000m race at the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships. This win marked a record time of 13:12.17 which became the fastest-ever performance by a US collegiate athlete. This achievement, along with several others, granted him a professional contract from the $149.91 billion sports giant Nike in 2021.

This was followed by the track and field athlete joining the Bowerman Track Club in 2022. While this relationship lasted cordially for a year, Teare has now exited Nike?s Bowerman Track Club. Announcing his departure with an Instagram post, Teare said,??After much consideration and reflection on the past year, I?ve made the decision to leave Bowerman Track Club.??The track and field athlete didn?t cite any clear reasons for his exit.

The 24-year-old further wrote,??I?m incredibly thankful for the experiences I had with the people who made them possible, but moving forward I feel it?s in my best interest to go another direction. Thank you, everyone for the support.? This news comes just nine days after track and field star Grant Fisher also exited the Bowerman Track Club. In fact, Teare?s reason for leaving sounds very similar to that of Fisher.

The second track and field athlete’s exodus case in nine days?

Grant Fisher is a 26-year-old American distance runner who had a thriving relationship with the Bowerman Track Club. Fisher had made it to the Tokyo Olympics under the club?s training and also bagged the fifth position. While this stood as a green flag to continue training for the upcoming Paris Olympics, Fisher chose to leave the club instead. Grant Fisher stated that he believed he would grow more somewhere else and thus, was exiting the club.?

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Just like Teare, Fisher also thanked the staff and fellow athletes of the club when parting ways. The track and field community is suspended in deep thought and wondering why two athletes chose to leave. Despite the Olympics being barely nine months away, both American runners exited the club sponsored by Nike. While the real reason is not known, this has wrongly highlighted the club. The track and field community will now have its ears on guard for future updates.

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