Former Madison High School star Matt McClintock is an All-America again.
Competing for Purdue University, the junior from Athens finished seventh in the 10,000 meters on Wednesday night at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
McClintock finished seventh with a time of 29 minutes, 16.57 seconds in the event, which was won by Edward Cheserek of the University of Oregon. The sophomore took the title in 28:58.92.
The performance feel short of McClintock’s personal best and his Purdue record of 28:54.77 run in April.
McClintock recently bested a field of 47 runners to win the 10K at the NCAA East Preliminary Round meet at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. His time there was 29:47.98.
McClintock recently became the Boilermakers’ first Big Ten men’s champion in the 5,000 meters and was the runner-up in the 10,000 meters.
He was honored as a District 5 Academic All-American by virtue of his 3.68 grade point average in movement and sports sciences.
In the fall, McClintock claimed a third-place finish at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships and was 19th at the NCAA Championships. He thus became the first man in Purdue history to win multiple All-America accolades.
He placed third in the 5,000 meters at the Big Ten indoor championships last winter and outdoors has eclipsed school records in the 5K (13:56.80) and 10K (28:54.77).
McClintock also owns Purdue’s indoor records in the 3,000 (8:03.70) and 5,000 (13:53.12).
While at Madison, he was a three-time Class C cross-country state champion (2009-11) and won numerous awards. The 2012 graduate was a Footlocker All-American third-team choice as a senior and was twice named the Gatorade Circle of Champions Maine Runner of the Year.