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Player Bio: Tarah McKay :: Track

  Tarah McKay

Tarah McKay

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
St. Clements, Ont.

High School:
Elmira District

Event:
Distance

  • Team captain for the 2007-08 and 2006-07 seasons
  • Outdoor Career Bests: 800m=2:13.18; 1500m=4:25.00
  • Indoor Career Bests: 800m=2:14.49; Mile=4:54.49; 3000m=9:58.43

    2007 Cross Country: Was the first U of L runner through the finish line in all six events, just as she was in 2006 ... Finished first overall two times on the year, first at the Mid-America Opener and again at the Navy Invitational ... Placed ninth overall at the BIG EAST Championships out of 132 other runners to earn All-BIG EAST honors ... Earned All-Region honors at the Southeast Regional with a ninth-place finish overall.

    2006-07: Competed in three events for the Cardinals during the indoor season ... Posted a second place finish at the Gladstein Invite in the 3000m ... Ran a 5:04.13 minute mile at the BIG EAST Championships which was good for 12th place.

    2006 Cross Country: First UofL woman to race at the NCAA Championships, and finished 106th overall ... Named All-BIG EAST and All-Region as a freshman ... Finished 11th at the BIg EAST Championships and 15th at the NCAA Regionals ... Was the first finisher for the Cardinals in all seven races she ran ... Won the Greater Louisville Classic.

    High School: Three-year member of the Canadian Junior Team an the World Cross Country Championships ... Canadian Cross Country Champion in 2003 ... Bronze medalist in the 1500 meters at the Canada Summer Games ... Nine-time Provincial medalist ... Personal best times as a prep were 4:28.80 in the 1500m, 2:10 in the 800m and 9:49 in the 3000m.

    Personal: Born May 1, 1987 ... Daughter of Wendy and Blair McKay ... Has one sister, Amber ... Majoring in exercise science.

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