Morgan McDonald explained

Morgan McDonald
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Distance Running
Event:1500 metres, 5000 metres
Club:On Athletics Club
Turnedpro:Jun. 2019
Collegeteam:Wisconsin Badgers
Coach:Dathan Ritzenhein
Birth Date:23 April 1996
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Height:1.88m (06.17feet)

Morgan McDonald (born 23 April 1996) is an Australian distance runner.[1] McDonald is a two-time Olympian who competed at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics.[2]

McDonald contested the 5000 metres at the 2020 Olympics, 2024 Olympics, 2017 World Championships, and 2019 World Championships. McDonald also competed in 2018 Commonwealth Games and placed 8th in 5000 meters in 14:11.37.

As a collegiate athlete, McDonald won four NCAA titles and eight Big Ten Conference and was an eight-time NCAA Division I All-American.

Early life

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

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

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
School Year NCAA
Outdoor Track
Rowspan=22018-19 Rowspan=2 bgcolor=gold23:26.4 - 1st Rowspan=2 bgcolor=goldRowspan=2 bgcolor=gold5K - 13:37.85 - 1st bgcolor=goldRowspan=2 bgcolor=gold10K - 29:26.06 - 1st Rowspan=2 bgcolor=gold5K - 14:06.01 - 1st
Distance Medley Relay
- 9:34.74 - 7th
Rowspan=12017-18 5000 m - 14:47.93 - 10th
Rowspan=22016-17 bgcolor=gold Rowspan=28K - 24:35.7 - 1st Rowspan=2bgcolor=gold5000 m - 14:04.44 - 1st bgcolor=gold5000 m - 14:14.43 - 1st
bgcolor=gold3000 m - 8:12.58 - 1st
Rowspan=22015-16 Rowspan=28K - 23:30.0 - 5th Rowspan=2bgcolor=silver5000 m - 14:01.23 - 2nd 1500 3:46.37 3rd 5000 m - 13:29.79 - 5th
bgcolor=gold3000 m - 8:03.83 - 1st
Rowspan=12014-15 8K - 23:56.3 - 12th bgcolor=silver3000 m - 8:11.67 - 2nd
[9]

Professional career

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

Summer Olympics
20212020 Tokyo OlympicsTokyo, Japan17th place5000 metres13:37.36
20242024 Paris OlympicsParis, France9th (heat)5000 m13:52.67
World Athletics Road Running Championships
2023World Athletics Road Running ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia7th place5 km13:26 NR
World Athletics Track Championships
20232023 World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary32nd place5000 metres13:43.58[19]
20192019 World Championships[20] Doha, Qatar17th place5000 metres13:26.80
20172017 World Championships[21] London Stadium20th place5000 metres13:30.73
20142014 IAAF World Junior ChampionshipsHayward Field10th place5000 metres14:10.08
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Rowspan=22015Rowspan=22015 World Cross Championships[22] Rowspan=2GuiyangTeam 19th placeAustralia Men U20353 points
40th place8000 metres25:56
Rowspan=22013Rowspan=22013 World Cross Championships[23] Rowspan=2BydgoszczTeam 8th placeAustralia Men U20171 points
33rd place8000 metres23:21
Commonwealth Games
2018Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[24] Carrara Stadium8th place5000 metres14:11.37
Australian Athletics Championships
2018Australian Athletics Championships[25] Carrara Stadiumbgcolor=gold1st place5000 metres13:19.05
Rowspan=22014Rowspan=2Australian Athletics Championships U 20[26] Rowspan=2Sydney Olympic Parkbgcolor=gold1st place5000 metres14:34.41
bgcolor=gold1st place1500 metres3:58.83

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morgan McDonald . IAAF . 4 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Athletics McDONALD Morgan. dead. 2021-09-17. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 17 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210917014907/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games//en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1481532-mcdonald-morgan.htm.
  3. Prior to high school, he attended Randwick Public School with Oliver Close. Alumni News Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Premiership History AAGPS. 21 August 2020. en-US.
  5. Web site: Premiership History AAGPS. 21 August 2020. en-US.
  6. Web site: Sport Black & White. 21 August 2020. newsletter.newington.nsw.edu.au.
  7. Web site: 2013 Newington College Results Magazine.
  8. Web site: University of Wisconsin Badger Morgan McDonald Profile . . 4 October 2018.
  9. Web site: University of Wisconsin Badger Morgan McDonald Results . TFRRS . 4 October 2018.
  10. https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-under-armour-mcdonald-20190719-g2m3wj4c3fh53do6mioff2udoq-story.html Under Armour signs top NCAA distance runner to endorsement
  11. Web site: 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 . 25 June 2021. Dathan Ritzenhein's Twitter. en.
  12. https://lindseyhein.com/20210820-12880/episode-330-morgan-mcdonald/ Episode 330: Morgan McDonald – I'll have another with lindsey hein
  13. Web site: 2021-07-28 . Australian 5,000m Olympian Morgan McDonald Steps Up to a New Level . 2024-04-29 . Run . en-US.
  14. Web site: Morgan McDonald. 2024-04-29 . World Athletics . en-US.
  15. Web site: Morgan McDonald . 2024-04-29 . Athletics Australia . en.
  16. Web site: Morgan McDonald. 2024-04-29 . World Athletics . en-US.
  17. Web site: Morgan McDonald. 2024-04-29 . World Athletics . en-US.
  18. Web site: Morgan MCDONALD Profile World Athletics . 2024-05-18 . worldathletics.org.
  19. https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/results/men/5000-metres/heats/summary 2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres prelim results
  20. Web site: 2019 IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results - 5000 m Men . . 20 November 2019.
  21. Web site: 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results - 5000 m Men . . 4 October 2018.
  22. Web site: 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Results - 8000 m Men U 20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150330150458/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2015-5540/results/men/junior-race/final/team . dead . 30 March 2015 . . 4 October 2018.
  23. Web site: 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Results - 8000 m Men U 20 . . 4 October 2018.
  24. Web site: 2018 Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Results - 5000 m Men . . 4 October 2018.
  25. Web site: 2018 Australian Athletics Championships Results - 5000 m men - Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, QLD, 15 - 18 February 2018 . . 4 October 2018.
  26. Web site: 2014 Australian Athletics Championships Results - 5000 m men U 20 - Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, Sydney, NSW, 12-16 March 2014 . . 4 October 2018.

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