Cory McGee
Cory Ann McGee is an American professional middle distance runner and Olympian from Pass Christian, Mississippi. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games she finished 12th in the 1500-meters. She was the 2011 Pan American U20 Champion and 2011 USA Juniors Outdoor Champion in the 1500-meters. In May 2022 she ran a personal best of 4:00.34 in the 1500-meters to move to 16th place on the US fastest all-time list.
High school career
McGee attended Pass Christian High School in Pass Christian, Mississippi where she was the 2010 Mississippi Class 4A State Champion in the 800-meters and 1,600-meters events. During her senior year she ran in several high-profile events. On January 29, 2010, she won the high school mile in 4:52.77 at the 103rd Millrose Games in New York City. Then on Feb 6th, she finished 3rd in the mile running 4:50.06 at the U20 Reebok Indoor Games in Boston, followed by a second-place finish in 4:46.63 at the Boston Nike Indoor Championships. In June, she ran in the Adidas Jim Ryun Girl's Dream Mile at the New York Diamond League.In high school, McGee had personal-record times of 2:10.04 4:25.88, 4:49, 10:39.57, 17:29.
Early career
McGee finished 9th at 2009 [World Youth Championships in Athletics] 1500m. McGee was 2009 1500-meters runner-up USATF World Youth Outdoor Championships in 4:25.98. She placed ninth in 4:30.20 at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships representing USA in Bressanone, Italy.McGee finished 3rd in the 1500 meters at the 2013 USA [Outdoor Track and Field Championships] and later obtained the 'B' standard to be able to represent the United States at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. At the 2013 World Championships she finished 2013 [World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|10th] in her heat.
College career
McGee attended the University of Florida from 2010 to 2014 where she ran track and cross-country. She was an NCAA runner-up and ten-time NCAA Division I Track and Field All-American recognized by U.S. [Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association|U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association].McGee was 2011 1500 m champ USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in 4:21.91. She went on to win at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|Junior Pan-Am games] representing USA in Miramar, FL.
| Year | SEC Cross Country | NCAA Cross Country | SEC Indoor | NCAA Indoor | SEC Outdoor | NCAA Outdoor |
| 2010-11 | 9:36.25 - 7th 4:41.10 - 1st | 4:41.52 - 10th | 2:09.07 - 8th 4:27.45 - 2nd | 4:19.18 - 10th | ||
| 2011-12 | 4:41.36 - 3rd 9:26.23 - 3rd 11:18.46 - 3rd | 4:45.30 - 11th 11:08.60 - 5th | 2:05.39 - 6th 4:15.46 - 2nd | 4:14.95 - 6th | ||
| 2012-13 | 9:15.67 - 2nd 4:35.33 - 1st 11:13.45 - 1st | 4:39.05 - 11th | 16:21.86 - 6th 4:15.80 - 2nd | 4:13.94 - 2nd | ||
| 2013-14 | 21:01.2 - 16th | 21:13.1 - 83rd | 9:10.48 - 1st 4:35.03 - 2nd 11:08.11 - 1st | 4:39.61 - 4th 11:12.12 - 4th | 16:03.06 - 5th 4:13.48 - 1st | 4:19.19 - 2nd |
Professional career
In September 2014, McGee signed with New Balance and would be coached by Mark Coogan.McGee finished 7th in the 1500 meters at the 2014 USA Outdoor [Track and Field Championships].
McGee finished 11th in the 1500 meters at the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She finished in fourth place at the Athletics at the [2015 Pan American Games – Women's 1500 metres] where she ran 4:11.12.
McGee earned silver in the 1500 meters at 2016 USA [Indoor Track and Field Championships], running 4:09.97. She later placed 13th 2016 [IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres].
McGee finished second in the women's 1500m at the 2020 [United States Olympic Trials |2020 US Olympic Trials], qualifying for her first Olympic berth.
McGee finished 3rd in the 1500 at the 2023 United States Track and Field Championships, running 4:04.58, qualifying her for the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.