2008 Men's Cross Country
Roster
Jack McDonald
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cheshire, Conn.
- Previous Team:
- Cheshire
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 0
As aSophomore (indoors) in 2006-07:
Earned All-New England honors with the eighth-place 4x800m relayteam on Feb. 24...Competed with the fourth-place 4x800m relay(8:14.52) at URI[apos]s Sorlein Memorial Indoor Classic on Jan.20...ran the 800m leg on the fifth-place DMR squad (10:14.90) thatqualified for the IC4A[apos]s at the Terrier Invitational on Jan.26...ran what was then season-best time in the 800m (1:59.96) atthe Terrier Invitational on Jan. 27...placed third in the 800m witha season-best time of 1:57.13 at the URI Men[apos]s Mega Meet onFeb. 2...competed in the 800m (2:01.69) at the NEC Championships onFeb. 10...ran the 800m leg for the second-place DMR team (10:30.91)at the NEC Championships on Feb. 11...ran the 1000m (2:34.09) atthe New England Championships on Feb. 23...competed on theeighth-place 4x800m relay team (7:50.49) at the New EnglandChampionships on Feb. 24.
As aSophomore (cross country) in 2006:
Finished 25th overall and ninth on the team in 27:45.5 at theQuinnipiac Invitational on Sept. 22.
As a Freshman(outdoors) in 2006:
Finished fifth in the 800m (2:02.90) and ran a leg on the 4x800mrelay team (8:08.00) that placed first at the Wagner Invitationalon Apr. 1...placed third in the mile (4:33.51) at the QuinnipiacTrack Classic, the first track meet ever hosted by the university,to help the Bobcats win the dual-scoring event on Apr. 5...ran aleg on the first-place DMR team (10:37.27) and competed on thesecond-place 4x800m relay team (8:05.17) at the New York Relays onApr. 21...finished fourth in the 800m (2:01.52) at the Holy CrossInvitational on Apr. 25...ran a leg on the sixth-place 4x800m relayteam (8:14.02) and placed seventh in his heat of the 800m (2:04.43)at the NEC Championships on May 6.
As a Freshman(indoors) in 2005-06:
Named All-New England for running a leg on the schoolrecord-breaking 4x800 relay team that placed seventh at the NewEngland Championships on Feb. 25...finished fourth in the 3000m(8:56.56) in just his first time competing in the race at the YaleInvitational on Dec. 3...placed fifth in the 800m (1:57.84) and seta personal record at URI[apos]s Sorlein Invitational on Jan.20...finished fourth in his heat of the 800m (2:01.45) at the NECChampionships on Feb. 11...competed in the 800m (2:00.16) at theNew England Championships on Feb. 24... ran the second leg on the4x800 relay team that broke a school record (7:46.84) at the NewEngland Championships on Feb. 25... ran the 800m leg on the DMRTeam that placed 19th (10:18.17) at the IC4A Championships on Mar.5.
As a Freshman(cross country) in 2005:
Finished 44th overall (17:58.74) and 10th on the team at the StonyBrook Invitational on Sept. 2...placed 41st overall (28:54) andninth on the team at the Red Flash Invitational on Sept.17...finished 43rd overall (28:43.2) and 13th on the team at theQuinnipiac Invitational on Sept. 23.
BeforeQuinnipiac:
Competed in cross country and track for four years, and basketballfor one season at Cheshire High School... Named Team MVP and teamcaptain during his senior year...Southern Connecticut ConferenceChampion in cross country in 2002.
Personal:
Born in Boston, Mass...Son of Linda and Jack McDonald...Father rantrack at Boston College and is currently the Athletic Director atQuinnipiac...Has three brothers...Majoring inAccounting.
