Cory McGee

Cory Ann McGee

Personal information
Born	May 29, 1992 Pass Christian, Mississippi
Residence	Boston, Massachusetts
Sport
Country	United States
Event(s)	1500 m
College team	University of Florida Gators
Club	New Balance Boston
Coached by	Mark Coogan
Achievements and titles
World finals	2009 1500m (9th place) Youth 2013 1500m (31st place)
Personal best(s)	800 m: 2:01.94 (2016) (1500m): 4:06.67 (2013)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Pan American Junior Championships 2011 Miramar 1500 m

Cory Ann McGee (born May 29, 1992) is a professional American middle distance runner.

High School career

McGee was a twenty-two time Mississippi high school track and field state champion at Pass Christian High School in Pass Christian, Mississippi.^[1] Cory also ran in the 2010 adidas Jim Ryun Boys Dream Mile at the New York Diamond League in June.^[2] Cory McGee finish 9th at 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics 1500m (4:30.20).

College career

McGee ran for the University of Florida where she was an NCAA runner-up^[3] and Ten-time NCAA Division 1 Track and Field All-American recognized by U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (Eight-time All American miler/1500 m and Two-time All-American in DMR).^[4][5]

Year	SEC Cross Country	NCAA Cross Country	SEC Indoor	NCAA Indoor	SEC Outdoor	NCAA Outdoor
2010-11			9:36.25 - 7th 4:41.10 - 1st	4:41.52 - 10th	2:09.07 - 8th 4:27.45 - 2nd	4:19.18 - 10th
2011-12			4:41.36 - 3rd 9:26.23 - 3rd 11:18.46 - 3rd	4:45.30 - 11th 11:08.60 - 5th	2:05.39 - 6th 4:15.46 - 2nd	4:14.95 - 6th
2012-13			9:15.67 - 2nd 4:35.33 - 1st 11:13.45 - 1st	4:39.05 - 11th	16:21.86 - 6th 4:15.80 - 2nd	4:13.94 - 2nd
2013-14	21:01.2 - 16th	21:13.1 - 83rd	9:10.48 - 1st 4:35.03 - 2nd 11:08.11 - 1st	4:39.61 - 4th 11:12.12 - 4th	16:03.06 - 5th 4:13.48 - 1st	4:19.19 - 2nd

Career

McGee was 2009 1500 m runnerup USATF World Youth Outdoor Championships in 4:25.98. Following this feat, McGee went on to place ninth in 4:30.20 at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships representing USA in Bressanone, Italy.^[6]

McGee was 2011 1500 m champ USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in 4:21.91. Following this feat, McGee went on to win at the Junior Pan-Am games representing USA in Miramar, FL.

McGee finished 3rd in the 1500 meters at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and later obtained the 'B' standard to be able to represent the United States at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.^[3] Watch the 2013 USA Outdoor 1500 m final. At the 2013 World Championships she finished 10th in her heat.^[7]

Cory finished 7th^[8] in the 1500 meters at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Watch the 2014 USA Outdoor 1500 m final.

Cory finished 11th^[9] in the 1500 meters at the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Watch the 2015 USA Outdoor 1500 m final. Cory was selected to represent USA and finished 4th at the Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 1500 metres where she ran 4:11.12 to place 4th.

Cory earned silver in 1500 meters running 4:09.97 at 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. After that feat, she placed 13th 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres.

USA National Championships

Track and field

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2008	USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Columbus, Ohio	5th	1500 meters	4:25.88[10]
2009	USA Outdoor World Youth Track and Field Trials	Ypsilanti, Michigan	2nd	1500 meters	4:25.98[11]
2010	USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	3rd	1500 meters	4:27.98[12]
2011	USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	1st	1500 meters	4:21.91[13]
2012	USA Olympic Trials Outdoor Track and Field	Eugene, Oregon	25th	1500 meters	4:17.76[14]
2013	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	3rd	1500 meters	4:29.70[15]
2014	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Sacramento, California	7th	1500 meters	4:12.16
2015	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	11th	1500 meters	4:18.55
2016	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Portland, Oregon	2nd	1500 meters	4:09.97[16]
	US Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	13th	1500 meters	4:12.19[17]

Sponsorship

McGee runs for New Balance since 2014. Cory McGee is based in Boston, Massachusetts.^[18][19]

References

1. "Cory McGee : Athletes". Bring Back the Mile. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
2. http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/237062-The-2010-Jim-Ryun-High-School-Dream-Mile/video/340702-Cory-McGee-after-2010-Jim-Ryun-Dream-Mile>
3. "5 Minutes with Cory McGee | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
4. McGee's Florida race results
5. McGee's University of Florida profile through Junior Year
6. "1500 METRES GIRLS 6TH IAAF WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS". iaaf.org. 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
7. Christopher Chavez (2014-09-26). "Cory McGee joins New Balance Boston". Flotrack. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
8. http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Complete-Results.aspx
9. "USA Track & Field - Results - FULL". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
10. "2008 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USATF. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
11. "2009 World Youth Athletics Trials". USATF. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
12. "2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USATF. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
13. "2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USATF.org. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
14. "2012 USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
15. "2013 USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
16. "2016 USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
17. "2016 USA Track & Field - Results - Full". usatf.org. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
18. "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
19. Christopher Chavez (2014-09-26). "Cory McGee joins New Balance Boston". Flotrack. Retrieved 2015-11-01.

External links

• Cory McGee profile at IAAF
• USATF profile for Cory McGee
• Twitter profile for Cory McGee