Morgan McDonald (born 23 April 1996) is an

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. McDonald competed at the

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coming 11th in Heat 2 of the qualifying rounds in the Men's 5000m with a time of 13:37.36. McDonald competed in the Men's 5000 metres at the Tokyo Olympics,

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. McDonald competed in

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placed 8th in

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in 14:11.37. McDonald is a 4-time NCAA Champion, 8-time

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n and 8-time

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champion. McDonald placed 7th at 10 km in 29:59.2 at the

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and placed 1st in the 10 km in 29:08.3 at the 2018 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.

Early life

McDonald attended

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in Sydney, Australia, completing his schooling in 2013. He was a key member in Newington's 2011 GPS Senior Cross Country and 2012 Senior Athletics premierships. He won Newington's A.D.G. Stewart Trophy for 3000m running. In addition to his athletic achievements at Newington, Morgan excelled in the classroom. He finished with an ATAR of 98.95, achieving a Band 6 (>90% raw mark) in three subjects: Ancient History, English Extension 1 and Physics.

Career

In July 2019, McDonald signed with

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. In June 2021, McDonald left

and his coach Joe Bosshard to sign with On Athletics Club under coach

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NCAA

McDonald is a 4-time NCAA Champion, 8-time NCAA Division 1 All-American

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distance runner. Morgan McDonald won 10 km in 29:08.3 at the 2018 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships leading the

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to an 8th-place team finish.

Prep

McDonald won the 2007 Australian U12 National Cross Country Championship. McDonald won the 2009 Australian U14 National Cross Country Championship. McDonald won the 2011 Australian U16 National Cross Country Championship. McDonald was the 2012 U18 Australian National 3000 meters Champion. McDonald won the 2012 Australian U18 National Cross Country Championship. McDonald won the 2013 Australian U18 National Cross Country Championship. McDonald represented Australia in the 2013 World Junior Cross Country Championship in the U20 division at the age of 16 in Bydgoszcz, Poland and again in 2015 in Guiyang, China at the age of 18. McDonald ran in the 2014 Australian Nationals in the 5000 meters for the U20 division. McDonald won the 2018 Australian National 5000m in 2018, in a time of 13.19.05 (a record for the National championship). McDonald competed and finished 10th in the 5000 meters in the U20 division at the 2014 World Junior Athletics Championships in Hayward Field, Eugene.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Morgan 1996 births Living people World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia People educated at Newington College Athletes from Sydney Australian male long-distance runners Wisconsin Badgers men's track and field athletes University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Australia