JT Mackay

Luke Zacharias

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/ Track & Field

Photo by: Trevor Birchett/MSU Athletics

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-9
Class (Indoor):
Sr.
Class (Outdoor):
Sr.
Hometown:
Dayton, Ohio
High School/Previous School:
Northmont HS

2018 CoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-American

2019 Outdoor Season

Ran the 5000m and the 10,000m at the SEC Championships (5/9) … clocked a personal-best 8:43.65 to place fourth in the 3000m at the Southern Miss Open (4/27) … finished the 5000m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/11) in 15:12.36 to place eighth … ran the 10,000m at the Raleigh Relays (3/30), finishing in 31:19.51 … opened the year in the 1500m at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22) where he placed 13^th in 4:03.22.

2019 Indoor Season

Ran the 3000m at the SEC Championships (2/23) in 8:45.61 … clocked a 15:13.56 in the 5000m at the SEC Championships (2/22), placing 20^th… ran 8:38.47 in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/9) … placed 11^th in the 5000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … finished seventh in the mile at the Vulcan Invitational (1/12), running 4:29.35.

2018 Cross Country Season

Finished the 10K at the NCAA South Region Championships (11/9) in 34:05.0 … finished 85th at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/13), running the 8K in 26:05.3 … ran the 8K at the Greater Louisville Classic (9/29) in 25:41.5 ... led State to a third-place finish in the 8K at the Falcon Classic (9/15), finishing 12th with a time of 25:47.61.

2018 Outdoor Season

Competed in the 5000m and 10,000m at the SEC Championships (5/11) … shaved 23 seconds of his 10,000m personal best at the Penn Relays (4/26) where he finished in 31:14.24 … ran the 5000m at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) … placed 12^th at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7), finishing the 1500m in 4:06.27 … ran a personal-best 14:48.86 in the 5000m at the Florida Relays (3/29) … opened the season with a 12^th-place finish in the 1500m at the Bulldog Relays (3/23).

2018 Indoor Season

Competed in three meets … ran the 5000m at the Music City Challenge (2/9) in 15:15.40 … competed in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) and took sixth place in the 3000m at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12).

2017 Cross Country Season

Placed 81^st at the South Region Championships (11/10), running a 33:01.3 … ran the 8K at the Crimson Classic (10/13) and Paul Short Gold (9/29) … came in eighth at the Falcon Classic (9/16) where he finished the 8K in 26:54.1 … ran the Golden Eagle Duals 6K (9/2) in 20:03.1.

2017 Outdoor Season

Placed 40^th at the SEC Championships (5/11) in the 5000m where he ran a 15:14.66 … finished the 5000m in 15:31.42 to place sixth at the SEC Relays (4/28) … ran the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/13) in 31:37.68 … ran the 5000m at the Florida Relays (3/30) … placed second in the 5000m at the Bulldog Relays (3/17).

2017 Indoor Season

Finished 21st in the 5000m at SEC Championships (2/24), posting a personal-best 14:52.04 ... made his season-debut in the 3000m at the Blazer Invitational (1/13), finishing second at 8:42.13.

2016 Cross Country Season

Competed in all five cross country events during the season, grabbing 109th at the South Regional Championships (11/11) with a time of 33:13.8 … placed 20th in the Crimson Classic (10/14) with a time of 26:50.8 ... finished 187th at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/24) with a time of 28:25 ... placed 171st in the Commodore Classic (9/17) with a time of 27:44.8 ... took 36th at the Memphis Twilight (9/3) in his debut with a time of 20:40.14.

2016 Outdoor Season

Placed 40th in the 5000m at SEC Championships (5/11) ... finished fifth in the 3000m at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (4/30) ... placed 12th in the 1500m at the Battle of the Bayou (4/9), posting a time of 4:02.83 ... placed third in the 3000m at the South Alabama Invitational (4/4) with a time of 8:59.30 … finished second in the 5000m at the Florida State Relays (3/25), posting a time of 15:08.89.

2016 Indoor Season

Placed 23rd in the 3000m run at the Music City Challenge (2/12) with a personal best time of 8:39.61 ... grabbed fifth place in the 3000m run at the Armory Track Invitational (2/5) in New York City, posting a time of 8:50.93.

Before the Bulldogs

Attended Northmont High School where he ran under cross country coach Joe Barnes and track coach Jack Lintz ... lettered all four years in cross country and track and field ... served as team captain ... was named to the All-Ohio cross country team his junior and senior season ... finished third in the 3200m at the state championships … named valedictorian of his senior class ... named to the All-Ohio Academic team four times ... received the Scholar Athlete Award.

Personal

Born James Thomas Mackay on June 4, 1996 to Jim Mackay and Kimberly Roth ... has a brother, Drew … majoring in finance.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

Mile - 4:29.35 (Vulcan Invitational - 1/12/2019)
3000m - 8:37.37 (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/20/2017)
5000m - 14:52.04 (SEC Championships - 2/24/2017)

Outdoor

1500m - 4:02.83 (LSU Battle on the Bayou - 4/9/2016)
3000m - 8:43.65 (Southern Miss Open - 4/27/2019)
5000m - 14:48.86 (Pepsi Florida Relays - 3/29/2018)
10,000m - 31:14.24 (Penn Relays - 4/26/2018)

Cross Country

4K - 21:03.3 (Memphis Twilight Classic - 9/5/2015)
6K - 20:03.1 (Golden Eagle Duals - 9/2/2017)
4 Mile - 20:40.2 (Memphis Twilight Classic - 9/3/2016)
8K - 25:16.9 (Paul Short Gold - 9/29/2017)
10K - 33:01.3 (South Region Championships - 11/10/2017)

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Wednesday, September 03

Daniel McArthur Joins Track And Field Staff

Monday, August 11

Men’s And Women’s Track And Field Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Wednesday, July 23

Three Bulldogs Named To The CSC Academic All-District Team

Wednesday, June 25

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