2019 Men's Cross Country
Roster
Eric McKean
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pataskala, Ohio
- High School:
- Watkins Memorial
2019-20: Ran a career-best 5K time of 15:44.1 at the 37th Annual Queen City Invitational, placing 20th ... Posted a career-best 8K time of 25:05.4 at the Louisville Classic ... Took 30th at the Pre-National Invitational in 25:43.9 ... Clocked a 27:14.1 at the MAC Championships ... Rank a career-best 10K time of 32:57.7 at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships ... Earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2018-19: Did not compete.
2017-18: Opened the 2017 season at the Kentucky Bluegrass Invitational and finished the 8K with a season-best time of 25:48.1 ... Competed at the 2017 MAC Championships and clocked in 26:06.9 ... Ended the season at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships and recorded a 10K time of 35:05.1.
2016-17: Started the season at the Flyer 5K Challenge placing 23rd with a 16:12.8 time ... Ran at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invite and clocked in a 26:45.2 mark in the 8K ... Completed the season at the MAC Championships with a time of 27:59.2.
Prior to Ohio: Earned two varsity letters for cross Country and track and one letter for soccer at Watkins Memorial High School ... Was named the captain of the cross country team his senior year ... Highlights of his high school career include being put in the statistics column, breaking seven school records in years 2015 and '16, and being listed in the top five all-time cross country ... Helped lead his team to two LCL championships, a D1 regional championships, and a runner-up finish at the district meet.
Personal: Son of Michael and Diane McKean ... Has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Michelle ... Lists favorite team as the Pittsburgh Steelers and his favorite athletes as Evan Jager and Eric Jenkins ... Hobbies include running and playing 2K.
