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2015-16 Women's Track and Field

Shannon McCarthy

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Rumson-Fair Haven
  • Hometown Rumson, N.J.

Biography

2016 OUTDOOR
• Competed in four outdoor meets during the season in the 1,500 and 5,000
• Recorded a fourth-place finish at the Penn Challenge (Mar. 26)

2016 INDOOR
• Competed at three indoor meets in the 3,000m
• Had a season-best fourth place finish at the Wesley Brown Invite (Jan. 30)

2015 CROSS COUNTRY
• Competed in five cross country races
• Opened season by finishing 24th at the Big 5 Invitational (Sept. 11)
• Placed 28th at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 18)
• Finished 11th at the Leopard Invitational (Oct. 17)

2014-15: Competed at three cross country meets and finished third on the team at Paul Short Run (Oct. 4) ... Ran in several middle distance and relay events during indoor season ... Competed at Sam Howell Invitational (April 4) during outdoor campaign.

2013-14: Missed cross country season ... Competed in several middle distance events during indoor and outdoor seasons.

2012-13: Competed at four cross country meets and scored in two of them ... Member of first-place 4x800 relay at Lehigh Fast Times (Dec. 7) and College Night at the Armory (Jan. 12).

High School: Earned three letters in indoor and outdoor track while lettering her senior year in cross country and field hockey ... Captained her track team for two seasons ... Member of conference, county, group and overall state championship team in 2012 ... 2012 Shore Conference and Group 2 individuastate champion ... School record holder in 800 meters ... 2012 Cross Country Rookie of the Year ... Three-time team MVP ...First-team All-Shore as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Maura and Brendan McCarthy ... Has one sibling, Deirdre ... Enrolled in the School of Nursing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2014-15Junior

    Distance
  • 2015-16Senior

    Distance