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American middle-distance runner

Heather MacLean
Personal information
Born (1995-08-31) August 31, 1995 (age 29)
Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts '17 '19
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School '13
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m
1000 m
1500 m
College teamMassachusetts
TeamNew Balance Boston
Turned pro2018
Coached byMark Coogan

Heather MacLean (born August 31, 1995) is an American middle distance runner.

From Peabody, Massachusetts and an alumna of the University of Massachusetts, MacLean is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

NCAA

In college at the University of Massachusetts, MacLean placed 10th at 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1500 meters.

She earned NCAA Division I All-American cross country honors at 2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (the school's first woman to do so), and established records for 800 m, 1000 m, 1500 m and the mile and also qualified for the NCAA Championships in track and cross country. She was a finalist for 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

MacLean placed 9th at the 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships mile.

Professional

In 2019, MacLean was seventh at the USA Outdoor Championships 1500m, setting a personal best of 4:05.27. At the 2020 NYRR Wanamaker Mile, she finished sixth, clocking a personal best of 4:25.98 which placed her 15th on the U.S. women's all-time indoor list.

MacLean won the Blankenship Women's Mile in 4:27.54 at the 2021 American Track League meet number 2 in Fayetteville and also the 1500 meters in 4:06.32 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix held in New York. At the delayed 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials held in Eugene, Oregon, on June 21, 2021, she finished third in the women's 1500 m race (4:02.09) behind Elle Purrier St. Pierre and Cory McGee to secure a place at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At the Games, MacLean was eliminated in the semi-finals with a time of 4:05.33.

In February 2023 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, racing in the women’s mile, MacLean edged out Canadian Lucia Stafford to win in a world-leading and personal best time of 4:23.42.

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ "Heather MACLEAN – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. "' A blue-collar kid': How Peabody's Heather MacLean blossomed into UMass Amherst women's track and field's first Olympian". Boston.com.
  3. "Heather MacLean". Bring Back the Mile. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  4. "The Latest: Thompson earns the javelin title at trials". KNBN NewsCenter1. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  5. "Heather MacLean World Leading Mile, Woody Kincaid Keeps Train Rolling- New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Distance Recap". LetsRun.com. February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

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Qualification2020 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's mile run (1500 m)
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Notes*Distances have varied as follows: Mile (1967–2002), except 1997 and 1999, 2007 and odd numbered years since 2011, 1500 meters 1997, 1999, (2003–6, 2008–2010) and even numbered years since 2010


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