Sean McGorty
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.jpg) McGorty in 2019 at the Payton Jordan Invitational | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 8, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track, cross country | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 5000 meters, 10000 meters | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Chris Miltenberg 2013-2018 Jerry Schumacher 2018-Present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sean McGorty (born March 8, 1995)[1] is an American middle- and long-distance runner, who competes mainly in the 5000 meters and 10000 meters. He represented the United States in both events at the 2023 World Championships and in the 5000 m at the 2022 World Championships. McGorty is a two-time gold medalist at the NACAC Championships, having won the Junior Men's 6K in 2014 and the 10000 m in 2022.
In high school, McGorty performed well in state- and national-level competitions, including a second-place finish at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. He attended Stanford University from 2013 to 2018, where he won an NCAA title over 5000 m. After graduating, McGorty turned professional to compete for the Nike-sponsored Bowerman Track Club.
Sean McGorty grew up in Chantilly, Virginia in a family with a background in track and field.[2][3] His parents met while competing in the sport for the University of North Carolina. His father was a decathlete who participated in the U.S. Olympic trials in 1988 and 1992. McGorty has two brothers who also pursued running: one competed for Stanford and the other for William and Mary.
McGorty attended Chantilly High School in Fairfax, Virginia. He was initially involved in soccer and basketball but switched to running after trying cross country in his freshman year. In his first season competing in cross country, he recorded a time of 16:26 in a 5 km race.[4] Encouraged by his success, he moved on to indoor track. Describing his transition to running, McGorty stated in an interview, "When [indoor track] continued to go well, I decided to do outdoor track. After that spring season, I left my club soccer team and decided to run all year".[3] He became a state champion in cross country, the 1600 meters, and the 3200 meters.
In his senior year in 2012, he placed second at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships behind Edward Cheserek.[5] At the 2013 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, he won the 2-mile race in a time of 8:45.61, the fastest ever for a Virginia high school boy.[6] McGorty also set the high school boy's mile meet record at the 2013 Penn Relays with a time of 4:04.47.[7] For college, he chose Stanford University among offers from several institutions, including Princeton and Georgetown.[8]
Collegiate competition
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While at Stanford University, McGorty won an NCAA title and recorded multiple All-American finishes. He competed in the NCAA Division I men's cross country championships four times, with a highest finish of seventh in 2015. While competing in track, McGorty had several top finishes in the mile. In January 2015, he ran the mile in 3:59.34, becoming the first collegiate runner to achieve a sub-four minute mile in 2015.[9] In 2016, he improved his time in the indoor mile to 3:53.95, finished less than a second behind Izaic Yorks.[10]
McGorty also specialized in the 5000 m. On May 1, 2016, he attained the qualifying standard in the event for the Olympics, with a personal best of 13:24.25 at the Payton Jordan Invitational.[11] At the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, he finished second behind Edward Cheserek in the 5000 m. McGorty improved to first place at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships to win the NCAA title in the 5000 m in 13:54.81 by out kicking heavy favorite Justyn Knight, as well as the 2017 champion and Stanford teammate Grant Fisher.[12] His university honors include being named NCAA Division I Male Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.[13][14]
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