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2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

James McCann

James McCann

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

Summary

Biography

Official Collegiate Results

Career Highlights
  • All-Horizon League First Team (2018)
  • All-Horizon League Second Team (2019)
  • Team MVP (2017, 2019)

Career Best:
  • 3.1 Mile: 21:13.4 at 31st Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational
  • 4 Mile: 20:26.7 at 32nd Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational
  • 5 Mile: 25:59.2 at 2018 National Catholic Invitational 
  • 8k: 24:45 at 2019 Horizon League Championships 
  • 10k: 32:33.6 at 2018 Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championships

2019:
  • Honored as the team MVP
  • Ran a time of 22:08 in the season opener 4 mile at the 33rd Annual Running Fit- Detroit Mercy Titan Invitational
  • Took 17th in the 8k with a time of 26:06 at the Canisius Alumni Classic
  • Ran a 25:10 at the Greater Louisville Classic
  • Ran a PR in the 8k at the Horizon League Championships in a time of 24:45 placing 11th for All-Horizon League Second Team honors

2018:
  • Following closely behind Kendell, McCann claimed third place and set a new personal record in the race with a mark of 20:26 at the National Catholic Championships
  • McCann placed second at the Canisius Alumni Classic eclipsing the 25-minute mark, a new personal record 
  • Earned First Team All-Horizon League taking sixth at the HL Championship

2017:
  • Was named the team's MVP after his breakout sophomore season
  • Competed in five of the seven varsity races on the season
  • Placed as high as third in the Running Fit-Detroit Invitational
  • Set a personal record in the 8k at the Greater Louisville Classic

2016:
  • Ran in five races as a rookie and scored in four events
  • Made his season debut with a time of 21:38 for 21st at the 4-mile Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational
  • Ran 27:31 for 58th at the National Catholic Championship
  • Set his 8k season best of 26:48 for 206th at the Greater Louisville Classic
  • The third Titan scorer at the Horizon League Championship finishing 25th overall in 26:55

High School:
  • Earned three varsity letters in cross country and track and field and a pair of varsity letters in basketball
  • Tabbed All-State in cross country in Division 3 as a junior and senior, earning silver medalist in 2015
  • Also a state qualifier as a sophomore and holds his school’s cross country record with a 15:18 as a senior
  • In track, he was a state qualifier in the 3,200-meter in 2014 and 2015 and holds the River Rats record with a 9:41 in the 3,200m as a junior
 
Personal:
  • Son of Brooke and Joseph McCann
  • An Economics major

Career Finishes
2019 Results:

Sept. 7 - 33rd Running Fit- Detroit Mercy Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI)- 22:08.9- 22nd
Sept. 20 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN)- 27:21.0- 45th
Oct. 5 - Greater Louisville Classic (Tom Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY)- 25:10 - 22nd
Oct. 19 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY)- 26:06 - 17th
Nov. 2 - Horizon League Cross Country Championships (Valhalla Cross Country Course - Highland Heights, KY)- 24:45 - 11th
Nov. 15 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 32:56 - 112th

2018 Results:
Sept. 8 - 30th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 20:26 – 2nd
Sept. 14 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 25:59 – 27th
Sept. 29 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - DNR
Oct. 13 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY) - 24:58 - 2nd
Oct. 27 - Horizon League Championships (Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course - Kenosha, WI) - 25:09 - 6th
Nov. 11 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 32:33 - 74th

2017 Results:
Sept. 1 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - dnf
Sept. 9 - 30th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 21:12 – 3rd
Sept. 15 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 27:46 – 58th
Sept. 30 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 26:07 - 18th
Oct. 14 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY) - 26:11 - 10th
Oct. 28 - Horizon League Championships (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - 26:33 - 20th

2016 Results:
Sept. 10 - 30th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 21:38 – 21st
Sept. 16 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 27:31 – 58th
Oct. 1 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 26:48 - 206th
Oct. 15 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY) - 27:21 - 60th
Oct. 29 - Horizon League Championships (Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course - Kenosha, WI) - 26:55 - 25th

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