McCabe Named Big 12 Outstanding Freshman
March 02, 2022 01:35 PM | Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – Redshirt freshman Ceili McCabe of the West Virginia University track and field team has been named Big 12 Outstanding Freshman, as announced by the Big 12 Conference on Wednesday.
"The eligible freshman class in the Big 12 was tremendous this year," coach Sean Cleary said. "We feel honored to have Ceili win this accolade."
McCabe recently qualified for the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the women's 3,000-meter for the first time in her career. She will compete against the nation's best on March 11-12 in Birmingham, Alabama.
The British Columbia, Canada, native, enters the national meet ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 3 nationally in the 3,000-meter with a season-best mark of 8:52.52. The time, which was set at the Boston University Sharon Colyera-Danville Season Opener in Boston, Massachusetts, on Dec. 4th, was good for a WVU indoor school record.
McCabe anchored the WVU distance medley relay team to a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championship with a 4:37 split while also finishing 3rd in the mile in a time of 4:38.99. Her mile ranks No. 3 in the Big 12.
The 2022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships are tabbed for March 11-12, in Birmingham, Alabama, at Birmingham CrossPlex. Live championship results will be available here.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
"The eligible freshman class in the Big 12 was tremendous this year," coach Sean Cleary said. "We feel honored to have Ceili win this accolade."
McCabe recently qualified for the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the women's 3,000-meter for the first time in her career. She will compete against the nation's best on March 11-12 in Birmingham, Alabama.
The British Columbia, Canada, native, enters the national meet ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 3 nationally in the 3,000-meter with a season-best mark of 8:52.52. The time, which was set at the Boston University Sharon Colyera-Danville Season Opener in Boston, Massachusetts, on Dec. 4th, was good for a WVU indoor school record.
McCabe anchored the WVU distance medley relay team to a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championship with a 4:37 split while also finishing 3rd in the mile in a time of 4:38.99. Her mile ranks No. 3 in the Big 12.
The 2022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships are tabbed for March 11-12, in Birmingham, Alabama, at Birmingham CrossPlex. Live championship results will be available here.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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