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2015 Cross Country

Austin McLean

Austin McLean

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    West Jefferson, Ohio
  • High School:
    West Jefferson
  • Major:
    Nursing

Summary

Biography

2015 (Senior): Took first place at the Horizon League Championship with a time of 24:37.43...is just the second YSU male runner to win an individual league crown...YSU placed second in the team standings...set a Tommy Evans Invitational record with a time of 20:01 taking first place in the event...was second in a strong field at the Disney World Cross Country Classic with a time of 24:43.20...was sixth at the Duquesne Duals and eighth at the All-Ohio Championships.

2014 (Junior): Competed in all seven meets...finished third at the Horizon League Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:52...won the Duquesne Duals with a time of 26:20.7 in the 8K race...placed first in the Disney Cross Country Classic with a time of 24:42.82 in the 8K...took seventh in the Tommy Evans Invitational 6k with a time of 20:39...placed 18th at the Iona Meet of Champions 8k with a time of 26:16.17...finished 24th in the NCAA Pre-Nationals White Race with a time of 25:37.3...was an impressive 60th at the Great Lakes Regional with a time of 31:29 in the 10K race...was the top YSU finisher in every race.

2013 (Sophomore): Competed in all eight meets…placed fifth at the Horizon League Cross Country Championship with a time of 26:04.61…helped lead the Penguins to place second overall at the Horizon League Championship…led the team by placing sixth in the BGSU Mel Brodt invitational 8k with a time of 25:43.19…finished 10th in the Duquesne Duals 8k with a time of 26:42.0…placed 17th with a time of 20:55 in the Tommy Evans Invitational…took 19th in the Pre-Nationals White Race with a time of 25:24.68 in the 8K.

2012 (Sophomore): Redshirted.

2011 (Freshman): Competed in all seven meets...was YSU's second-best finisher at the Horizon League Championship placing 27th...had a time of 27:29 in the 8k event...was 152nd with a time of 33:31 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (10k)...was 23rd in collegiate debut at the Duquesne Duals with a time of 28:11 in the 8k race...finished 29th at the Akron Quad with a time of 21:48 in the four-mile race...was 30th at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational with a time of 27:50...earned his first letter.

High School: Was a three-time letterwinner in track...was named captain three times...set the school record in the two mile run (9:48)...placed third as a senior and sixth as a junior in the mile run at the Indoor State Championships...was named to the the All-County team three times...earned First Team All-League four times...qualified for State competition...awarded the league's MVP Runner his senior year...coach was Joey Brown...also played soccer...was named to the All-League team, Second Team All-District and All-County team...was the team MVP. 

Personal: Son of Anthony and Tally McLean...has a brother and a sister...major is nursing... is the recipient of the 2014-15 Drs. Dianne B. and Michael J. Milladore Scholarship.

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