2024-25 Track and Field Roster
McEvoy, Shay

Shay McEvoy
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Kilkenny, Ireland
- High School:
- St. Kierans College
Bio
CAREER NOTES: A seven-time letterwinner.
2023-24
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
2022-23
OUTDOOR: Ran in four meets.
2021-22
OUTDOOR: Ran in one meet.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in all three meets.
HIGH SCHOOL:
PERSONAL:
- 2023 AAC Outdoor Track All-Conference (1500m)
- 2022 Cross Country All-Midwest Region
- 2022 Cross Country All-American
- 2021 AAC Indoor Track All-Conference (DMR)
- 2020 AAC Cross Country All-Conference
- 2020 AAC Cross Country Freshman of the Year
2023-24
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
2022-23
OUTDOOR: Ran in four meets.
- Placed third in the 1500m at the Drake Relays with a time of 3:44.94.
- Received all-conference honors for his second-place performance in the AAC Championship 1500m run, with a personal best time of 3:43.56.
- Set a personal best of 4:01.49 in the mile run at the Larry Wieczorek Invite.
- Competed in The American Championships mile run, placing fourth with a time of 4:08.40.
- Competed in the NCAA Midwest Regional, finished with a time of 29:42.0, placing third overall and earning All-Midwest region honors.
- Placed 23rd overall with a finishing time of 29.25.7 in the NCAA Championship to earn All-America honors.
2021-22
OUTDOOR: Ran in one meet.
- Finished seventh in the 5,000m run with a time of 13:46.45 at the Stanford Invite.
- Was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the Distance Medley Relay.
- Set a personal best of 4:02 in the mile run preliminaries at the Arkansas Invitational.
- Won the 3,000m run at the Washburn Open with a time of 8:00.39.
- Also won the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 9:52.30.
- At the Windy City Invite, won with a personal best of 7:56.32 in the 3,000m run.
- Competed in the AAC Championships, placed fourth in the Mile run with a time of 4:06.14 and sixth in the 3,000m run with a time of 8:06.30.
- Also won Distance Medley Relay with a time of 9:39.90.
- Competed in the AAC Championships, finished with a time of 24:02.2 for fifth place overall.
- At the Midwest Regional, clocked a time of 30:49.44 for 21st place overall.
- Competed in the DI NCAA Championships, finished with a time of 30:34.6.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in all three meets.
- Was an all-conference honoree and was named The American Freshman of the Year.
- Recorded a 10th place finish with a time of 24:43.36 in The American Athletic Conference Championship.
- Had a time of 25:47.6 for 17th place at the OSU Winter Open.
- Finished 157th in a time of 32:18.5 at the NCAA Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Was a two-year letterwinner in soccer and hurling at St. Kierans College in Kilkenny.
- A five-time Irish Schools Cross Country medalist.
- Was the Irish U18 cross country champion in 2018 and the Irish U20 3,000-meter champion in 2019.
- Recorded four national titles, four national silver medals and four national bronze medals during his high school career.
PERSONAL:
- Started running track at the age of 11.
- His favorite local restaurant is Kilkennys.
- His dream car is a Maserati GT.
- His favorite TV show is The Wire.
- His favorite food is ice cream.
- His favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston.
- His favorite professional athlete is Diego Maradona.
- His favorite book is Open by Andre Agassi.
- Is majoring in political science.
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