Heather MacLean (runner)

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Heather MacLean
Personal information
Born (1995-08-31) August 31, 1995 (age 28)
1500 m
College teamMassachusetts
TeamNew Balance Boston
Turned pro2018
Coached byMark Coogan

Heather MacLean (born August 31, 1995)

middle distance runner
.

From

Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

NCAA

In college at the University of Massachusetts, MacLean placed 10th at 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1500 meters.

She earned

NCAA
Championships in track and cross country. She was a finalist for 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

MacLean placed 9th at the 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships mile.

Professional

In 2019, MacLean was seventh at the USA Outdoor Championships 1500m, setting a personal best of 4:05.27. At the 2020 NYRR Wanamaker Mile, she finished sixth, clocking a personal best of 4:25.98 which placed her 15th on the U.S. women's all-time indoor list.[1]

MacLean won the Blankenship Women's Mile in 4:27.54 at the 2021 American Track League meet number 2 in

2020 U.S. Olympic Trials held in Eugene, Oregon, on June 21, 2021, she finished third in the women's 1500 m race (4:02.09) behind Elle Purrier St. Pierre and Cory McGee to secure a place at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[4] At the Games, MacLean was eliminated in the semi-finals with a time of 4:05.33.[1]

In February 2023 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, racing in the women’s mile, MacLean edged out Canadian Lucia Stafford to win in a world-leading and personal best time of 4:23.42.[5]

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ a b c "Heather MACLEAN – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "' A blue-collar kid': How Peabody's Heather MacLean blossomed into UMass Amherst women's track and field's first Olympian". Boston.com.
  3. ^ "Heather MacLean". Bring Back the Mile. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Latest: Thompson earns the javelin title at trials". KNBN NewsCenter1. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Heather MacLean World Leading Mile, Woody Kincaid Keeps Train Rolling- New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Distance Recap". LetsRun.com. February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

External links