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2012-13 Men's Track and Field Roster

Alex McGrath

  • Position Distance
  • Weight 0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Marlborough, N.H.
  • High School ConVal Regional

Biography

Indoor Mark Date
3000m 8:10.41 3/3/12
5000m 14:07.65 3/4/12
Outdoor Mark Date
3000m 8:17.53 3/18/11
5000m 14:08.04 5/12/12
10000m 29:51.31 3/23/12

2011-12
Cross Country: Named to the all-region team after finishing 10th at the Southeast Regional ... Performance also earned him USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... Was one of the nation's top alternates for the NCAA Championships ... Finished sixth at the CAA Championships for all-conference honors ... Also ran at the Wisconsin Invitational.
Indoor: Earned All-East honors in both the 3,000m and 5,000m ... Ran 8:10.41 for fourth place in the 3,000m on the first night of the IC4A Championships ... Took second in 14:07.65 the following night ... Won his first two races of the year, the 5,000m at CNU in December and the 3,000m at Virginia Tech in mid-January.
Outdoor: NCAA qualifier for the second year in a row ... Finished 25th in the semifinals of the 10,000m ... Won his second CAA title with a 14:24.92 showing in the 5,000m ... Turned around and ran the 10,000m immediately afterwards, finishing fifth to score four more team points ... Opened the spring by taking third in the 10,000m at the Tribe Invitational with a time of 29:51.31 ... Performance was the third-best collegiate time in the nation for nearly a month ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team at year's end.

2010-11

Cross Country: First all-conference honors came courtesy of a fifth-place finish at the CAA Championships ... Missed being named all-region by a single spot, finishing 26th at the Southeast Regional ... Ran for the Tribe at the NCAA Championships, finishing 150th ... Also ran at the Paul Short Invitational during the regular season.
Indoor: Named All-East at 3,000m ... Finished seventh at the IC4A Championships with a personal-best time of 8:16.27 ... Also qualified for the IC4A 5,000m ... Won the 5,000m at CNU in December, and the 3,000m at Virginia Tech in February.
Outdoor: Captured the CAA title in the 10,000m as part of a blanket finish by the Tribe ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships at 10,000m ... Finished 25th in the East semifinal ... Opened the spring with a win in the 3,000m at the Tribe Open ... Time of 8:17.53 broke the 20-year old stadium record in the event ... USTFCCCA All-Academic award-winner.

2009-10
Cross Country: Finished third overall at the Spider Alumni Open ... Named CAA Runner of the Week after that performance.
Indoor: Redshirted.
Outdoor: Eighth in the 5,000m at the CAA Championships, earning the Tribe another team point ... Ran a career-best 14:37.29 at the New Balance Boston Twilight Meet on June 12 ... Also ran in the event at the Colonial Relays ... Ran the 1,500m once, timing 4:00.75 at CNU in May.

2008-09
Cross Country: Redshirted.
Indoor: Set best marks of 8:35.26 in the 3,000m at Navy and 4:20.08 in the mile at CNU, both in January.
Outdoor: Redshirted.

Prep: Gatorade Runner of the Year in 2007 ... New Hampshire Runner of the Year in 2007 ... All-New England in 2006 and 2007 ... All-State in 2006 and 2007 ... All Class I 2005-07 ... Cross Country State Champion in 2007 ... Won seven Class I Championships ... New England Champion in the 3,200m in 2008.

Personal: Son of Art McGrath and Barbara Weafer ... Has one brother, Scott ... Born and raised in New Hampshire ... A student of history ... Spent the summer of 2011 studying in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Championship Performances
NCAA Championship
Date Event Performance Place Award
5/24/12 10,000m Run 31:06.63 25th (Semifinals)  
5/26/11 10,000m Run 29:55.60 25th (Semifinals)  
11/22/10 XC 31:35.4 150th  
Region Championships
Date Event Performance Place Award
11/12/11 XC 30:20.9 10th All-Southeast
11/13/10 XC 31:16.9 26th  
IC4A Championships
Date Event Performance Place Award
3/4/12 5,000m Run 14:07.65 2nd All-East
3/3/12 3,000m Run 8:10.41 4th All-East
3/5/11 3,000m Run 8:16.27 7th All-East
CAA Championships
Date Event Performance Place Award
5/4/12 5,000m Run 14:24.92 1st CAA Champion
10/29/11 XC 25:24 6th All-CAA
5/6/11 10,000m Run 30:48.87 1st CAA Champion
10/30/10 XC 24:30 5th All-CAA
Victories
Date Event Performance Place Meet
5/4/12 5,000m Run 14:24.92 1st CAA Championships
1/13/12 3,000m Run 8:24.83 1st Virginia Tech Invitational
12/4/11 5,000m Run 14:32.88 1st CNU Holiday Open
5/6/11 10,000m Run 30:48.87 1st CAA Championships
3/18/11 3,000m Run 8:17.53 1st Tribe Open
2/18/11 3,000m Run 8:18.06 1st Virginia Tech Challenge
12/5/10 5,000m Run 14:47.46 1st CNU Holiday Open

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Sophomore

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  • 2010-11Junior

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  • 2011-12Senior

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  • 2012-13Senior

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