2022-23 Men's Track and Field
Biography
- Holds indoor school records in the 3,000 & 5,000 meters and outdoor school records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and 5,000 meters
- Member of indoor school record holding Distance Medley Relay team
Graduate Student Year (2022-23)
- Ran distance events in seven meets and recorded a top-10 finish in six of the seven meets
- Won gold in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 6-7) for a second consecutive year
- Won gold in the 1,500 meters at the Coach P Invitational (Apr. 21-22)
- Broke indoor program records in both the 3,000 & 5,000 meters
Senior Year (2021-22)
- Competed in 13 meets for the Royals in primarily distance events
- Registered 14 top-five finishes including nine individual event victories
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Region accolades with a time of 9:20.17 in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Swarthmore Last Chance Meet (May 16)
- Captured Landmark titles in both the mile at the indoor championships and the 3,000 steeplechase at the outdoor championships
- Also finished third in the 1500 at the Landmark Outdoor Championships with a personal-best time of 4:01.16
- Broke the outdoor program record in the 5,000 meters and finished third in the event at the Jim Taylor Invitational (Mar. 25-26)
Junior Year (2020-21)
- Competed in four meets for the Royals during the outdoor season
- Won three events on the year and added three other top-five finishes
- Won the 3,000 meter steeplechase to kick off the season at the SU Easter Classic on Apr. 3
- Set a new program record in the 5,000 meters (15:48.82) and won the event at the Greyhound Invitational on Apr. 10
- Clocked a personal-best time in the 1500 at 4:13.63 and took first place at the River Hawk Classic (Apr. 17)
Sophomore Year (2019-20) (Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak)
- Competed in six meets for the Royals and recorded a top-10 finish in each event
- Won the 800 meters and the mile at the River Hawk Opener (Dec. 7)
- Ran a personal-best time of 4:19.28 in the mile and won the event at the SU Challenge on Feb. 1; finished second in the 800 meters
- Set a new program record in the 3,000 meters at the Blue and Orange Invitational & Multi with a time of 8:51.65 (Feb. 8)
- Finished seventh in the 3,000 meters at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 29)
Freshman Year (2018-19)
- Competed in seven meets over the indoor and outdoor seasons during his first year at Scranton
- Won the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 10:10.04 at the Golden Ram Invitational on Feb. 23
- Won the 5000 meter run at the Monarch Open on Apr. 27 with a time of 16:03.23
- Finished third at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships with a school and personal record time of 9:44.54
Personal Best Marks
Event  |
Meet (Date) |
Mark |
800 |
ESU All-American Meet (Apr. 23, 2022) |
2:00.38 |
1500 |
Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 7-8, 2022) |
4:01.16 |
Mile |
AARTFC Indoor Championships (Mar. 4-5, 2022) |
4:21.37 |
3000 |
Conference Challenge Cup (Jan. 28, 2023) |
8:42.81 |
5000 |
Jim Taylor Invitational (Mar. 25-26, 2022) |
15:14.77 |
3000 Steeple |
Swarthmore Last Chance Meet (May 16, 2022) |
9:20.17 |
Awards & Honors
- USTFCCCA All-Region, Outdoor, 3,000 Steeplechase (2022)
- All-Landmark Conference First Team, Outdoor, 3,000 Steeplechase (2022, 2023)
- All-Landmark Conference First Team, Indoor, Mile (2022)
- Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (2020)
- University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Mar. 28, 2022, Jan. 31, 2022)
High School/Personal
- Prepped at Pope John Paul II, earning three letters in cross country and two in track
- Led team to the PIAA District 1 AA cross country championship in 2017 and a 4-1 record
- Second Team All-Conference in cross contry (2017)
- Track & Field MVP (2018)
- Named to Cross Country Conference All-Academic Team
- Is the son of Theresa McKeon who graduated from The University of Scranton. His father is a graduate of Villanova University.
- Has an older sister, Molly, and a younger brother, Drew. Molly competed in cross country and track & field at Monmouth University.
Historical Player Information
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2018-19Freshman
Distance
6'0"
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2019-20Sophomore
Distance
6'0"
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2020-21Junior
Distance
6'0"
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2021-22Senior
Distance
6'0"
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2022-23Graduate Student
Distance
6'0"