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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Kieran McDermott

Middle Distance
BEL AIR HS
BEL AIR, MARYLAND
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

1:50.90

800 Meters

4:17.10

1600 Meters

1:49.80

800 Meters
“I’ve been coaching track and field for 18 years and Kieran is the most talented and accomplished athlete I’ve had the pleasure of coaching to date. He’s learned to embrace competition and has become perhaps one of the best middle distance athletes in Maryland history.”
Sharon Pickett
Bel Air Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 162-pound senior won the 800-meter run with a state-record time of 1:50.90 and captured the 1600 in 4:17.10 at the Class 3A state meet this past season. McDermott also anchored the winning 4x800 relay quartet and took third in the 800 at this month’s New Balance Nationals Outdoor in 1:49.80, which ranked as the nation’s No. 6 performance among prep competitors in 2018 at the time of his selection.

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Academic Achievement

McDermott has maintained a 3.87 GPA in the classroom. He will attend Princeton University this fall, where he will compete in track and field.

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Exemplary Character

McDermott has volunteered locally on behalf of charity road races and youth track programs.