Morgan McDonald
![]() Morgan McDonald in 2019 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Sydney, Australia | 23 April 1996
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Distance Running |
Event(s) | 1500 metres, 5000 metres |
College team | Wisconsin Badgers |
Club | On Athletics Club |
Turned pro | Jun. 2019 |
Coached by | Dathan Ritzenhein |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals |
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World finals |
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Morgan McDonald (born 23 April 1996) is an Australian distance runner.[1] McDonald competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics coming 11th in Heat 2 of the qualifying rounds in the Men's 5000m with a time of 13:37.36.[2]
McDonald competed in the Men's 5000 metres at the Tokyo Olympics, 2017 World Championships in Athletics and 2019 World Championships in Athletics. McDonald competed in 2018 Commonwealth Games placed 8th in 5000 meters in 14:11.37. McDonald is a 4-time NCAA Champion, 8-time NCAA Division I All-American and 8-time Big Ten Conference champion. McDonald placed 7th at 10 km in 29:59.2 at the 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships and placed 1st in the 10 km in 29:08.3 at the 2018 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.
Early life
[edit]McDonald attended Newington College in Sydney, Australia, completing his schooling in 2013.[3] He was a key member in Newington's 2011 GPS Senior Cross Country[4] and 2012 Senior Athletics[5] premierships. He won Newington's A.D.G. Stewart Trophy for 3000m running.[6]
In addition to his athletic achievements at Newington College, Morgan excelled in the classroom. He finished with an ATAR of 98.95, achieving a Band 6 (>90% raw mark) in three subjects: Ancient History, English Extension 1 and Physics.[7]
Prep
[edit]McDonald won the 2007 Australian U12 National Cross Country Championship.
McDonald won the 2009 Australian U14 National Cross Country Championship.
McDonald won the 2011 Australian U16 National Cross Country Championship.
McDonald was the 2012 U18 Australian National 3000 meters Champion.
McDonald won the 2012 Australian U18 National Cross Country Championship.
McDonald won the 2013 Australian U18 National Cross Country Championship.
McDonald represented Australia in the 2013 World Junior Cross Country Championship in the U20 division at the age of 16 in Bydgoszcz, Poland and again in 2015 in Guiyang, China at the age of 18.
McDonald ran in the 2014 Australian Nationals in the 5000 meters for the U20 division.
McDonald won the 2018 Australian National 5000m in 2018, in a time of 13.19.05 (a record for the National championship).
McDonald competed and finished 10th in the 5000 meters in the U20 division at the 2014 World Junior Athletics Championships in Hayward Field, Eugene.[8]
NCAA
[edit]McDonald is a 4-time NCAA Champion, 8-time NCAA Division 1 All-American Wisconsin Badger distance runner. Morgan McDonald won 10 km in 29:08.3 at the 2018 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships leading the Wisconsin Badgers men's cross country to an 8th-place team finish.
Representing University of Wisconsin | ||||||
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School Year | Big Ten Conference Cross country |
NCAA Cross country |
Big Ten Conference Indoor Track |
NCAA Indoor Track |
Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track |
NCAA Outdoor Track |
2018-19 | 23:26.4 - 1st | 10K - 29:08.3 - 1st | 5K - 13:37.85 - 1st | 3K - 7:52.85 - 1st 5K - 13:41.76 - 1st |
10K - 29:26.06 - 1st | 5K - 14:06.01 - 1st |
Distance Medley Relay - 9:34.74 - 7th | ||||||
2017-18 | 5000 m - 14:47.93 - 10th | |||||
2016-17 | 8K - 24:35.7 - 1st | 10K - 29:59.2 - 7th | 5000 m - 14:04.44 - 1st | 5000 m - 14:14.43 - 1st | ||
3000 m - 8:12.58 - 1st | ||||||
2015-16 | 8K - 23:30.0 - 5th | 5000 m - 14:01.23 - 2nd | 3000 m - 8:12.92 - 12th | 1500 3:46.37 3rd | 5000 m - 13:29.79 - 5th | |
3000 m - 8:03.83 - 1st | ||||||
2014-15 | 8K - 23:56.3 - 12th | 10K 31:19.3 75th | 3000 m - 8:11.67 - 2nd |
Professional career
[edit]In July 2019, McDonald signed with Under Armour.[10] After a period continuing to train under Wisconsin head coach Mick Byrne, McDonald relocated to Boulder, CO, where he trained under Joe Bosshard until June 2021, when he left Under Armour and Bosshard and signed with the On Athletics Club.[11][12][13] In 2021, McDonald represented Australia in the 5000m at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where he failed to advance from the qualifying heats.[14]
In both 2022 and 2023, McDonald sustained injuries that resulted in abbreviated outdoor seasons.[15] After being knocked out in the qualifying heats of the 5000 m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, McDonald ran a personal best in the 3000 m (7:35.78) and placed seventh in the 5000 m at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships.[16]
McDonald launched his Olympics campaign in early 2024, running a 13:07.30 5000m indoors at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic.[17] At his first Australian Athletics Championship since 2018, McDonald was narrowly outleaned for the victory in the 5000 m and finished just 0.05 seconds behind the winner, Matthew Ramsden. In May 2024, McDonald ran a personal best in the 5000 m at the USATF LA Grand Prix in 13:00.48,[18] achieving the Olympic standard in the process.
Representing Australia
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Morgan McDonald". IAAF. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Athletics McDONALD Morgan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Prior to high school, he attended Randwick Public School with Oliver Close. Alumni News Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Premiership History | AAGPS". Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Premiership History | AAGPS". Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Sport | Black & White". newsletter.newington.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "2013 Newington College Results Magazine" (PDF).
- ^ "University of Wisconsin Badger Morgan McDonald Profile". Wisconsin Badger. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "University of Wisconsin Badger Morgan McDonald Results". TFRRS. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Under Armour signs top NCAA distance runner to endorsement Baltimoresun.com
- ^ "Just when I think the team can't get much stronger! Welcome to the OAC, 4x NCAA Champion @morganmcdonald__! #OAC #onathleticsclub @on_running @ Eugene, Oregon". Dathan Ritzenhein's Twitter. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Episode 330: Morgan McDonald – I'll have another with lindsey hein I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein podcast
- ^ "Australian 5,000m Olympian Morgan McDonald Steps Up to a New Level". Run. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Morgan McDonald". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Morgan McDonald". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Morgan McDonald". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Morgan McDonald". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Morgan MCDONALD | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ 2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres prelim results World Athletics
- ^ "2019 IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results - 5000 m Men". iaaf.org. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "2017 IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results - 5000 m Men". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Results - 8000 m Men U 20". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Results - 8000 m Men U 20" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "2018 Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Results - 5000 m Men" (PDF). 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "2018 Australian Athletics Championships Results - 5000 m men - Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, QLD, 15 - 18 February 2018". Australian Athletics Championships. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "2014 Australian Athletics Championships Results - 5000 m men U 20 - Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, Sydney, NSW, 12-16 March 2014". Australian Athletics Championships. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- People educated at Newington College
- Athletes from Sydney
- Australian male long-distance runners
- Wisconsin Badgers men's track and field athletes
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics