Eastern Michigan Athletics
Carson McCoy Named MAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
2/11/2025 11:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
McCoy earned the honor for the first time in his career after running a MAC-best 1:50.28 800m
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University men's track & field student-athlete Carson McCoy was named Mid-American Conference (MAC) Men's Track Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday, Feb. 11.
McCoy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Deer Lakes) earned the honor for the first time in his career after clocking a conference-best and personal-record 1:50.28 800m run, finishing fifth at the Michigan Invitational, Feb. 8.
McCoy's award marks Eastern's third of the season. Previously, Lucky Fiaku (Nimo, Nigeria/Busy International Secondary) earned the MAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week award and Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) garnered the MAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week accolade earlier in the season, Dec. 9.
Additionally, McCoy's mark is one of the Eagles' five that stands as the top in the conference. Outside of the 800m, Eastern holds the top mark in the mile run (4:03.26 – Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary's College)), 5000m (14:22.88 – Sam Peterson (Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix)), high jump (2.10m (6-10.75 - Fiaku), and long jump (7.52m (24-08.25 – Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska)).
Up Next
The Eagles will head west to compete at the GVSU Big Meet, hosted by Grand Valley State, at the Kelly Family Sports Center, in Allendale, Mich., Friday, Feb. 14.
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McCoy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Deer Lakes) earned the honor for the first time in his career after clocking a conference-best and personal-record 1:50.28 800m run, finishing fifth at the Michigan Invitational, Feb. 8.
McCoy's award marks Eastern's third of the season. Previously, Lucky Fiaku (Nimo, Nigeria/Busy International Secondary) earned the MAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week award and Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) garnered the MAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week accolade earlier in the season, Dec. 9.
Additionally, McCoy's mark is one of the Eagles' five that stands as the top in the conference. Outside of the 800m, Eastern holds the top mark in the mile run (4:03.26 – Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary's College)), 5000m (14:22.88 – Sam Peterson (Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix)), high jump (2.10m (6-10.75 - Fiaku), and long jump (7.52m (24-08.25 – Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska)).
Up Next
The Eagles will head west to compete at the GVSU Big Meet, hosted by Grand Valley State, at the Kelly Family Sports Center, in Allendale, Mich., Friday, Feb. 14.
Follow Us
For updates on all things EMU cross country/track & field, continue to check EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Instagram, X, and Facebook at @EMUXC_TF.
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