2024 Cross Country Roster

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McEvoy_Shay
McEvoy, Shay

Shay McEvoy

  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Kilkenny, Ireland
  • High School:
    St. Kierans College
CAREER NOTES: A seven-time letterwinner.
 
  • 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.
INDOOR: Ran in three meets.
  • 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.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four meets.
  • 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.
INDOOR: Ran in four meets.
  • 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.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four meets.
  • 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.
XC | AAC Men's Cross Country Championship Recap
Friday, October 28
XC | AAC Women's Cross Country Championship Recap
Friday, October 28
XC | Eye of the Hurricane with Coach Gulley | 2021 AAC Men's and Women's Champions
Friday, November 05
Cross Country | 2020 NCAA Championship Recap
Tuesday, March 16