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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

James McCann

James McCann

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Holland, Mich.
  • High School:
    Black River

Summary

Biography

Official Collegiate Results

Career Highlights
  • Indoor All-Horizon League Second Team - 3000m (2020)
  • Indoor All-Horizon League Second Team - 5000m (2020)
  • Indoor Team MVP (2020)

Career Best:
  • Mile: 4:13.48 at 2020 Silverston Invitational
  • 3000: 8:20.74 at 2020 GVSU Big Meet
  • 5000: 14:40.83 at 2020 Horizon League Indoor Championships
  • 10,000: 30:38.47 at 2019 Bison Outdoor Classic

2020 Indoor:
  • Was tabbed the team MVP as he recorded seven top-10 finishes on the year
  • Was runner-up and Second Team All-Horizon League running the 3000m in 8:20.74 and setting a PR in the 5000m in 14:40.83, third in school history, at the Horizon League Championships
  • Won the mile at the Silverston Invitational in a PR of 4:13.48, sixth in school history
  • Was the winner in the 3000m at the YSU Mid-Major Invite in 8:33.24, while taking fourth in the 5000m

2019 Outdoor:
  • Placed eighth in the 5000 with a time of 15:17.25 at the Adidas Winthrop University Invitational
  • Ran a PR in the 10,000 at the Bison Outdoor Classic with a time of 30:38.47
  • Finished second in the 3000 at the Oakland vs Detroit meet

2018 Outdoor:
  • Placed eighth in the 5000-meters at the Horizon League championships
  • Tallied a fifth-place finish in the 10,000-meters at the conference meet, while setting a new PR and earning points for the Titans
  • Claimed first place in the 5000m while setting a personal record at the Winthrop Invitational
  • Set another PR in 5000m at the Bison Classic with a mark of 14:47.78

2018 Indoor:
  • Took sixth place in 3000m at HL championships, earning three points for the Titans
  • Set a PR in the 5000m with a mark of 15:12.01 at the GVSU Mike Lints Alumni Open
  • Placed 11th in the mile at the Silverston Invitational
  • Was second in the 3000m and a member of DMR that placed third at YSU Invitational

2017 Outdoor:
  • Posted a personal record in the mile with a time of 4:34.81 at Dual vs Oakland
  • Also hit a PR in the 3000m in the event, placing third with a time of 8:57.01
  • Had a 5000m PR at the Bison Outdoor Classic with a mark of 15:13.30
  • Recorded a career-best in the 10,000-meters with a time of 32:50.60 earning 13th overall

2017 Indoor:
  • Competed in three meets, earning a 17th-place finish at the YSU National Invite in the 5000m with a time of 15:34.01

Prior To Detroit Mercy:
  • A varsity letter winner in cross country, track and field and basketball
  • Tabbed All-State in cross country in Division 3 as a junior and senior, earning silver medalist in 2015
  • Was also a state qualifier as a sophomore as well as a state qualifier in the 3,200-meter in 2014 and 2015
  • Set school records in cross country and the 3,200-meters

Personal: 
  • Son of Brooke and Joseph McCann 
  • An Economics major

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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