Sam McKinnon

Height:
5-7
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Mountain View HS
Hometown:
Meridian, Idaho

PERSONAL BESTS
800m: 2:14.14
Willamette Invitational
Salem, Ore., 3/28/15
1,500m: 4:34.83
Utah
Corvallis, Ore., 3/21/15
Mile: 4:55.59 (i)
Husky Classic
Seattle, Wash, 2/14/15
3,000m steeplechase: 10:25.77
Pac-12 Championships
Los Angeles, Calif., 5/16/15

NCAA Track & Field West Preliminary Championships
2015: 3,000m steeplechase, 21st, 10:33.02.

Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
2015: 3,000m steeplechase, 4th, 10:25.77.

Pac-12 Cross Country Championships
2017: 60th, 20:34.00 (6,000m)
2016: 96th, 24:18 (6,000m)
2014: 65th, 21:44 (6,000m)

NCAA Cross Country West Regionals
2017: 112th, 21:49.90
2014: 150th, 22:52

TRACK AND FIELD

2017
Outdoor: Did not compete. Indoor: Did not compete.

2016
Outdoor: Redshirted. Indoor: Redshirted.

2015
Outdoor: Placed 4th at Pac-12 meet in 3,000m steeplechase in school-record 10:25.77 ... Set steeplechase record twice. Indoor: Competed in four meets ... Placed 31st in mile at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships (5:03.47) ... Had fourth-best indoor mile time in school history (4:55.59). Season Bests: Outdoor - 800m, 2:14.14, Willamette Invitational, Salem, Ore. (3/28/15); 1,500m, 4:34.83, Utah dual, Corvallis, Ore. (3/21/15); 3,000m steeplechase, 10:25.77, Pac-12 meet, Los Angeles, Calif. (5/16/15). Indoor - 1,500m, 4:58.15, UW Preview, Seattle, Wash. (1/17/15); Mile, 4:55.59, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/14/15).

CROSS COUNTRY

2017
Competed in four meets for the Beavers, with a top time of 20:27.90 at the Dellinger Invite on September 29^th… Ran in the Pac-12 Championships in 20:34.00 and the NCAA Regionals in 21:49.90… Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

2016
Competed in four meets, with top times of 18:28 (5k) at Notre Dame Invitational, 24:18 (6k) at Pac-12 Championships and 17:27 (3 miles) at John Frank OSU Invitational, where she was OSU's No. 2 finisher ... Earned honorable-mention Pac-12 all-academic honors.

2015
Redshirted.

2014
OSU's No. 2 runner as true freshman. competed in all five meets ... Placed fourth at Viking Classic (17:06) with fifth-fastest time in school history ... Ran third-fastest 6K in school history (20:52) at Dellinger Invitational ... Was 65th at Pac-12 meet and 150th at NCAA West Regional.

MOUNTAIN VEW HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in cross country and track, was all-state three times in cross country and four times in track ... Finished 22nd at Nike national cross country meet ... Was Idaho Gatorade Athlete of the Year and Idaho Statesman cross country Athlete of the Year ... Won one state title in cross country and two in track, and placed second once in cross country and six times in track at the Idaho state meet... Also lettered twice in debate/competitive speech and was team captain ... Graduated with a 3.99 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Dave and Amy McKinnon; has younger siblings Ryan, Cameron, Lauren and Bryce ... Born 8/1/1996 in Boise ... Enjoys all outdoor activities ... Public health major, with an emphasis in epidemiology; made OSU honor roll in 2015 winter and spring quarter ... Chose to attend Oregon State because "I loved everything about Corvallis: The university, the team, and Kelly Sullivan is far and above the best coach out there for me. We get along so well and he has presented me with a wealth of opportunity at Oregon State."