Sean McGorty

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Sean McGorty
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McGorty in 2019 at the Payton Jordan Invitational
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 (age 29)
Fairfax, Virginia
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Sport Track, cross country
Event(s) 5000 meters, 10000 meters
College team Stanford
Turned pro2018
Coached byChris Miltenberg
2013-2018
Jerry Schumacher
2018-Present
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
NACAC Championships in Athletics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Freeport 10,000 metres
NACAC Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Mount Irvine Junior men's 6K
Updated on December 21, 2023

Sean McGorty (born March 8, 1995) [1] is an American middle- and long-distance runner, who competes mainly in the 5000 meters and 10000 meters. He represented the United States in both events at the 2023 World Championships and in the 5000 m at the 2022 World Championships. McGorty is a two-time gold medalist at the NACAC Championships, securing victories in the Junior Men's 6K in 2014 and the 10000 m in 2022.

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In high school, McGorty achieved success in state- and national-level competitions, including a second-place finish at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. He attended Stanford University from 2013 to 2018, where he won an NCAA title over 5000 m. Upon graduation, McGorty turned professional to compete for the Nike-sponsored Bowerman Track Club.

Early life and youth sports

Sean McGorty grew up in Chantilly, Virginia in a family with a background in track and field. [2] [3] His parents met while competing in the sport for the University of North Carolina. His father was a decathlete who participated in the U.S. Olympic trials in 1988 and 1992. McGorty has two brothers who also pursued running, with one who competed for Stanford and the other for William and Mary.

McGorty attended Chantilly High School in Fairfax, Virginia. He was initially involved in soccer and basketball but switched to running after trying cross country in his freshman year. In his first season competing in cross country, he recorded 16:26 in a 5 km race. [4] Encouraged by his success, the high schooler moved on to indoor track. Describing his transition to running, McGorty stated in an interview, "When [indoor track] continued to go well, I decided to do outdoor track. After that spring season, I left my club soccer team and decided to run all year." [3] He became a state champion in cross country, the 1600 meters, and the 3200 meters.

In his senior year in 2012, he placed second at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, behind Edward Cheserek. [5] At the 2013 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, he won the 2-mile race in a time of 8:45.61, the fastest ever for a Virginia high school boy. [6] McGorty also set the high school boy's mile meet record at the 2013 Penn Relays with a time of 4:04.47. [7] For college, he chose Stanford University among offers from several institutions, including Princeton and Georgetown. [8]

Collegiate competition

McGorty wins the 5000 meters at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (40950083660).jpg
McGorty wins the 5000 meters at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

While at Stanford University, McGorty won an NCAA title and recorded multiple All-American finishes. He competed in the NCAA Division I men's cross country championships four times, with a highest finish of seventh in 2015. While competing in track, McGorty achieved several top finishes in the mile. In January 2015, he ran the mile in 3:59.34, becoming the first collegiate runner to achieve a sub-four minute mile in 2015. [9] In 2016, he improved his time in the indoor mile to 3:53.95, finished less than a second behind Izaic Yorks. [10]

McGorty also specialized in the 5000 m. On May 1, 2016, he fulfilled the qualifying standard in the event for the Olympics, with a personal best of 13:24.25 at the Payton Jordan Invitational. [11] At the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, he finished second behind Edward Cheserek in the 5000 m. McGorty improved to first place at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships to claim the NCAA title in the 5000 m in 13:54.81, out kicking heavy favorite Justyn Knight, as well as the 2017 champion and Stanford teammate Grant Fisher. [12] His university honors include being named NCAA Division I Male Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. [13] [14]

Senior competition

2018- 2020

On July 14, 2018, McGorty competed for the first time in Europe at the Guldensporenmeeting in Kortrijk, Belgium, where he won the 1500 meters in a personal best of 3:36.61. The following month, McGorty announced that he had joined the Bowerman Track Club, a Nike-sponsored group coached by Jerry Schumacher. In June 2019, McGorty experienced a severe pain in his foot during training. He was diagnosed with a Staphylococcal infection in his heel bone, leading to multiple surgeries throughout the year. McGorty made a successful recovery and resumed competing in February 2020. In June 2020, he set a personal best of 13:11.22 in the 5000 m. [15]

2021

McGorty began competing in the 3000 meters steeplechase in May 2021, with the aim of qualifying in the event for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [16] On 9 May, in his first race at the distance, he recorded a time of 8:20.77, meeting the qualifying standard for the Olympics. This time was the fastest debut ever in the event by an American. During the 2020 US Olympic Trials, held in June 2021, McGorty stopped mid-race in a preliminary round to fix a loose shoe, losing about 10 seconds. [17] Despite this, his time was fastest enough to qualify for the final round. In the finals, he finished seventh, missing the top three needed to qualify for the Olympics. In a post-race interview, he expressed disappointment and attributed his performance to negative thinking, stating, "I let myself get out of the race mentally." [18]

2022

At the 10000m of the 2023 World Championships, Mcgorty is shown in red kit, to middle of the pack and left of center WKB3028 10000m M final (53173532135).jpg
At the 10000m of the 2023 World Championships, Mcgorty is shown in red kit, to middle of the pack and left of center

On 27 May 2022, McGorty placed third place in the 10000 m at the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [19] This top-three finish qualified him for this event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, held in Eugene, Oregon on July 17, 2022. At the World Championships, he finished 12th in 27:46.30. The following month, McGorty ran 3:36.67 for 1500 m and 3:54.51 for the mile. His final race of the year was at the NACAC Championships, where he won a gold medal in the 10000 m. [20]

2023

At the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, McGorty placed third in both the 5000 m and 10000 m. [21] While the USATF selects the top three finishers from each event for the world championships, McGorty had not initially met the qualifying standard of 13:13.50 in the 5000 m, a prerequisite for participating in the 2023 World Championships. [22] [23] However, he met the standard for the 5000 m on July 15, 2023 by running 13:02.13 at a meet in Heusden, Belgium. [24] During the 2023 World Championships, McGorty finished 16th in the 10000 m and did not progress past the preliminary rounds in the 5000 m.

2024

At the US Olympic Trials, McGorty place sixth in the final of the 5000 m. [25] It was his first race of the year after recovering from injury.

Achievements

All information from athlete's profile on World Athletics. [1]

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McGorty (left of center) in the 5000m.
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McGorty embraces teammate Grant Fisher after winning the race.
Sean McGorty at the 5000m of the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Personal bests

SurfaceEventTimeDateVenue
Outdoor track600 meters1:22.1721 July 2020Portland, OR (USA)
800 meters1:53.001 June 2013Newport News, VA (USA)
1500 meters3:36.6114 July 2018Kortrijk, Belgium
One Mile3:54.515 August 2022Raleigh, NC (USA)
2000 meters5:09.757 August 2020Portland, OR (USA)
3000 meters7:37.476 February 2021Phoenix, AZ (USA)
Two Miles8:45.6115 June 2013Greensboro, NC (USA)
5000 meters13:02.1315 July 2023Heusden-Zolder (Belgium)
10,000 meters27:18.156 March 2022San Juan Capistrano, CA (USA)
3000 meters Steeplechase8:20.779 May 2021Walnut, CA (USA)
Indoor track1000 meters2:32.7513 January 2012Lynchburg, VA (USA)
One Mile4:13.8111 March 2012New York, NY (USA)
One Mile3:53.9527 February 2016Seattle, WA (USA)
3000 meters7:51.1627 February 2020Boston, MA (USA)
3000 meters7:46.7614 February 2020Seattle, WA (USA)
Two Miles8:33.4123 February 2019New York, NY (USA)
5000 meters13:09.2112 February 2022Boston, MA (USA)

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
Representing Flag of the United States.svg USA
2023 World Championships Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest, Hungary28th (h)5000 m13:40.28
2023 World Championships Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest, Hungary16th10,000 m28:27.54
2022 World Championships Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, USA12th10,000 m27:46.30

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