Chico State Athletics

Track & Field Honors
2014 T&F All-America (4th in Steeplechase)
2014 T&F USTFCCCA All-Region (Steeplechase)
2014 T&F USTFCCCA All-Region (5k)
2014 T&F All-CCAA (CCAA Steeplechase Champion)
2013 T&F All-West Region (Steeplechase)
2013 T&F All-CCAA (CCAA Steeplechase Champion)
2012 T&F All-CCAA (2nd in Steeplechase)

2013-2014: Opened season with a 24:32 at the Sundodger Invitational 8k, placing 22^nd…Finished 40^th at the Stanford Invitational…Finished the season with a sixth place finish at the Triton Invitational, helping the team net a 1-6 sweep…Placed 26^th and 47^th at the CCAA and West Region Championships, respectively…On the track, McGuirk broke Chico State’s record in his steeple debut at the Stanford Invitational, narrowly missing the win in his heat with his 8:50.03 PR…Won the 1,500-meter Invitational at the Chico Distance Carnival with a 3:50 PR…Ran an 8:57 second steeple at the Mt SAC Relays…Won his second consecutive CCAA steeplechase title with a 9:15 run in San Diego…Followed that up with an 8:53 clocking at the Payton Jordan meet in Palo Alto…Finished his collegiate season at the NCAA Championships where he won his heat and finished 4^th in the final with a time of 8:53 to earn his first All-America honor...Continued his season post NCAA with great success…Placed sixth in the High Performance section at the Portland Distance Festival steeple…Placed 10^th in his preliminary heat at the USA Track & Field National Championships.

2012-2013: Finished 30th at the CCAA Cross Country Championships in his first postseason race for the ‘Cats...Enjoyed his best cross country race to date at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite where he posted a 24:42 leading the ‘Cats “B” squad to a 3rd place team finish...Opened the season with a 54th place run at the West Coast Preview Invitational...On the track enjoyed a breakout season in a number of events...Finished as the 15th athlete in the NCAA Steeple prelims, missing the finals by three spots...Won the CCAA steeplechase title while earning his second straight All-Conference award in the event...Won the West Coast Invitational steeplechase in Salem, Oregon with a huge PR of 8:56...The mark stands as the #3 all time for CSUC, and is the fourth fastest run by a DII athlete during the 2013 season...Ran a 3:54 1500m pr at the Chico Twilight Invitational...Posted a 3rd place 9:06 steeple in hot and windy conditions at the Mt Sac Relays...Won the San Francisco State Distance Carnival steeplechase with a 9:06 PR missing the meet record by 1 second.

2011-2012: After running a PR 25:21 8K team time trial leading up to his freshman season, McGuirk sustained a non-running related injury that sidelined him for the entire 2011 fall season…With a limited base for the track season, results were mixed…A 3:59 heat win for the 1,500 meters at the Chico Distance Carnival was a highlight of the regular season...A 2nd-place finish behind teammate Miles Dunbar in the CCAA steeplechase final was a key result in the team’s conference championship. 

2010-2011: Redshirted on the track and trails last season...Placed 37th at the Doc Adams Invitational…Finished 47th at the Santa Clara Invitational open division…Placed 64th at the Willamette invitational with an 8K time of 25:40…Ran a 5K PR of 15:16 at the Chico team time trial…On the track, placed seventh int the steeplechase at the San Francisco Distance Carnival with a PR of 9:24, making him the fastest true freshman in Wildcat history in the event… Placed 16th at the USATF Junior Championships in the steeplechase…Posted a 4:07 1,500 meters race at the Woody Wilson Invitational…Placed 23rd at the Chico Twilight Distance Carnival with a PR of 15:10 in the 5K…Placed sixth at the Kim Duyst Invitational with a 9:41 steeplechase mark.

High School: Ran cross country and track at Mountain View High School…Finished ninth at the CIF-Central Coast Section Championships…Followed up with a 16:08 clocking at the 2009 California State Meet…Boasted rack bests of 4:32 in the 1,600 meters and 9:31 in the 3,200 meters… Finished 10th in the 3,200 meters at the CCS Track and Field Finals.

Personal bests:
8K XC – 24:32
800m – 1:57
1,500m – 3:50
5,000m – 14:22
Steeplechase – 8:50.03 (Chico State record)