The University of Akron Athletics
2010 Cross Country

Joe McCoy
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- High School:
- Woodridge HS
PERSONALRECORDS
Mile (Indoor): 4:12.30 – Zips Invitational(Feb. 18, 2011)
3000m (Indoor): 8:33.48 – All-Ohio (Jan. 22,2011)
5000m (Indoor): 14:55.04 – AkronInvitational (Feb. 11, 2011)
1500m (Outdoor): 4:00.44 – Northeast OhioInvitational (Apr. 9, 2010)
3000m (Outdoor): 8:56.58 – Northeast OhioInvitational (Apr. 9, 2010)
3000m Steeplechase (Outdoor): 9:02.42 –Jesse Owens Classic (Apr. 30, 2010)
5000m (Outdoor): 15:18.50 – MACChampionships (Apr. 30, 2010)
as a Junior (2011 Track)
• Ran the third leg of the MAC Champion DMR team(10:00.16)
• Also scored in the 3000m with a fourth-place finish and atime of 8:34.51 at the MAC Indoor Championships
• Finished second in the mile at the Zips Invitational with aPR time of 4:12.30; it was Akron's sixth-best time of the indoorseason
• Scored in the 3000m with a seventh-place finish (8:33.48) atthe All-Ohio Championships; it was Akron's second-best time of theindoor season
• Also placed second in the 3000m with a time of 8:33.64 atthe Kent Dual
as a Sophomore (2010 Track)
• Scored at the MAC Indoors, placing fifth in the 3,000(8:36.53)
• Won the indoor 3000 at the Akron Opener (8:53.65)
• Posted Akron's best times in the indoor 3000 (8:36.53) and5000 (14:58.30)
• Recorded a pair of PRs at the Northeast Ohio Invitational... finished second in the 3000 (8:56.58) and fourth in the 1500(4:00.44)
• Had the Zips' top time of the season in the 3000steeplechase after clocking 9:02.42 at the Jesse Owens Classic
as a Junior (2009 Cross Country)
• Earned first team All-MAC honors, placing sixth at theleague championships (26:06.2)
• Was the Zips top finisher in all seven meets in 2009,including six top 10 finishes Won the Buffalo Stampeded (25:29) andadded a fourth place finish a Indiana Open (26:00), fifth place atAll-Ohio Championships (26:27), sixth place at Tommy Evans (20:37)and Bowling Green (24:57.2) Invitationals and sixth at the MACChampionships
• Placed 70th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (32:50.56)
• Named team MVP, was recepient of the team's Most Improvedaward and named co-captain
as a Redshirt Freshman (2009 Track)
• Ran a personal-record of 9:12.96 in the steeplechase at theAll-Ohio Championships, placing second at the meet
• Won the steeplechase at the Northeast Ohio Quad (9:31.0)
• Placed fourth at the MAC Outdoors in the steeplechase(9:18.01)
• Placed seventh at the MAC Indoors in the 3k with a UAseason-best time of 8:39.55
• Named team's Most Improved
as a Sophomore (2008 Cross Country)
• Ran in all six 2008 Akron cross country events
as a Freshman (2007-08)
• Placed ninth, helping the Zips win the Tommy EvansInvitational in his first collegiate meet
• Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor track & fieldseasons
Prior to Akron
• All-Ohio in 2006 at Woodridge High School and was athree-time all-conference pick (2004, '05, '06)
• High school PRs: 1600m (4:26), 800m (1:59), 3200m (9:37)
• Part of the Ohio Division II State Championship team in2007. Woodridge was state runner-up in '06 and placed eighth'05