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McDonald named semifinalist for Bowerman
June 14, 2019 | Men's Track & Field
Senior is one of 10 semifinalists for highest individual honor in track and field
MADISON, Wis. – After a historic season for the Badgers, Wisconsin men's track and field senior Morgan McDonald has been named a semifinalist for the 2019 Bowerman Award, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced on Thursday.
The 2019 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, McDonald won four NCAA titles in 2018-19 – cross country, indoor 3000 meters, indoor 5000 meters and outdoor 5000 meters – to become only the third man in NCAA Division I history to win those four titles in the same year.
The Sydney, Australia, native, also won three Big Ten titles this year – cross country, indoor 5000 and outdoor 5000 meters and led UW to a No. 3 ranking in the USTFCCCA Program of the Year standings.
McDonald began his sensational season with a win at the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships at the Zimmer Championship Course, becoming the first Badger since 2005 to win an individual title.
He became the first Badger to sweep the 3000 and 5000 meters at the NCAA indoor championships and the seventh student-athlete in NCAA history to win both distance races at the same championship.
At the NCAA outdoor championships, McDonald won the 5000 meters, becoming only the eighth athlete in NCAA history to sweep the indoor and outdoor 5000 meters in the same season.
Along the way, McDonald also led UW to a pair of Penn Relays titles, the program's first titles at Franklin Field in more than a century. He also earned a runner-up finish at the Milrose Games in the 3000 meters.
The three finalists for collegiate track and field's highest honor will be announced on Thursday, June 20.
The 2019 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, McDonald won four NCAA titles in 2018-19 – cross country, indoor 3000 meters, indoor 5000 meters and outdoor 5000 meters – to become only the third man in NCAA Division I history to win those four titles in the same year.
The Sydney, Australia, native, also won three Big Ten titles this year – cross country, indoor 5000 and outdoor 5000 meters and led UW to a No. 3 ranking in the USTFCCCA Program of the Year standings.
McDonald began his sensational season with a win at the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships at the Zimmer Championship Course, becoming the first Badger since 2005 to win an individual title.
He became the first Badger to sweep the 3000 and 5000 meters at the NCAA indoor championships and the seventh student-athlete in NCAA history to win both distance races at the same championship.
At the NCAA outdoor championships, McDonald won the 5000 meters, becoming only the eighth athlete in NCAA history to sweep the indoor and outdoor 5000 meters in the same season.
Along the way, McDonald also led UW to a pair of Penn Relays titles, the program's first titles at Franklin Field in more than a century. He also earned a runner-up finish at the Milrose Games in the 3000 meters.
The three finalists for collegiate track and field's highest honor will be announced on Thursday, June 20.
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