2016-17 Track & Field Roster
Megan Yuan
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- St. Ignatius Secondary HS
2016-17 (Redshirt Senior)
Indoor Season (r-Sr.)
- All-Big 12 honors as a member of the distance medley relay team that placed fifth with a time of 11:38.39 at the Big 12 Championship
2015-16 (Redshirt Junior)
Outdoor Season
- Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims in the 3,000-meter steeplechase where she finished in 37th place with a time of 10:38.27
- Ran a career-best time of 10:27.69 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Virginia Challenge
- Finished 12th in the 1,500 meters with a career-best time of 4:29.71 at the Bison Outdoor Classic
- Took third in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:40.31 at the Mason Spring Invite
- Placed 11th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:42.77 at the Billy Hayes Invite
Indoor Season
- Did not compete
2014-15 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Outdoor Season
- Placed first in the mile during the indoor WVU Gold-Blue meet, finishing with a season-best time of 5:12.54
- Ran the mile with a time of 5:01.45 at the SPIRE Invite, placing 26th overall
Indoor Season
- Finished 18th in the 3,000 meter race with a time of 9:49.19 at the Big 12 Indoor Championship
- Raced in the 4x800 meter relay, placing first as a team (9:10.68) at the PSU National
2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman)
Outdoor Season- Placed fifth overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:08.97 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship
- Member of 4x800-meter relay team that placed first in 9:10.68 at the PSU National
Indoor Season
- Placed 18th in the 3,000 meters with a career-best 9:49.19 at the Big 12 Indoor Championship
- Posted a personal-best time of 10:30.16 in 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Virginia Challenge
- Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:40.71 at the Princeton Elite
- Finished 12th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Larry Ellis Invite
2012-13 (Freshman)
- Did not compete
High School
- Ran at St. Ignatius High
- Placed 10th at the 2011 Junior Division Canadian Cross Country Championships
- Sixth at the 2011 OFSAA Senior Division Cross Country Championships
- 2011 Canadian Youth Division 3,000-meter Champion
- Finished second at the 2009 Junior Division OFSAA Cross Country Championships
- 2009 Canadian Division 3,000-meter champion
- Placed third at the 2009 Canadian Midget Division 1,500-meter run
- Finished third at the 2011 AO Youth Cross Country Championships in the 1,500-meter run
Personal
- Daughter of Mike and Sue Yuan
- Birthday is February 9
- Has two brothers
- Majoring in art history and business
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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Saturday, March 01
Petal Palmer - 2024 Wilma Rudolph Award Recipient
Monday, June 10
A Conversation with Wren Baker
Monday, December 05
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Monday, May 16
