Draft:Aidan McCarthy
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| Born | 1 September 2002 Pleasanton, California |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | unknown |
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| Country | United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Middle-distance running, long-distance running |
Aidan McCarthy (Born Sep 2002) is an American middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres, 1500 metres, and mile run. Aidan is the American-born Collegiate indoor record holder for the 800 metres.[1]
Career
[edit]Competing for California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, he is a three-time NCAA Division I First Team All-American, placing 3rd in the 800 m at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships and 5th at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships. He also became the school's first First Team All-American in the men's 800m in division I program history, with a 7th-place finish at the 2023 NCAA finals meet. He holds Cal Poly school records in both the indoor and outdoor 800 m, 1,500 m, mile run, and indoor 1,000 m.[2]
In 2025, he ran 1:45.19 in the indoor 800 m—the fastest ever by an American collegiate athlete indoors. He is a three-time Big West 800 m champion, a 2025 Big West champion in the 1,500 m, and the 2025 Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Meet. McCarthy is the first Cal Poly male athlete to earn All-American honors in the same event both indoors and outdoors in the same year since 1973.[2][3]
In cross country, he helped lead Cal Poly to a Big West title in 2022 by placing third at conference and earned All-Big West honors. He previously competed for Amador Valley High School, where he posted top state finishes in both cross country and track.[2]
- 400 metres – 53.18 (Pleasanton 2020)
- 800 metres – 1:45.19 (Boston, MA 2025)
- 800 metres indoor – 1:45.19 (Boston, MA 2025)
- 1000 metres indoor – 2:19.68 (Seattle, WA 2025)
- 1500 metres – 3:36.49 (Los Angeles, CA 2025)
- 1500 metres indoor – 3:43.31 (Seattle, WA 2023)
- One mile – 3:56.09 (Boston, MA 2024)
- One mile indoor – 3:52.83 (Boston, MA 2025)
- 3200 metres – 9:37.24 (Pleasanton 2019)
- 1600 metres – 4:19.34 (Pleasanton 2020)
External links
[edit]- Aidan McCarthy - Go Poly
- BVM Sports - McCarthy’s Stellar Performance: Third All-American Finish at NCAA Championships
- Cal Poly Track and Field's Aidan McCarthy places seventh in NCAA Men's 800 Meter Finals
References
[edit]- ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Records and Lists ::: USTFCCCA". Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ a b c "Aidan McCarthy - 2025 - Track and Field". Cal Poly. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "McCarthy Officially Qualifies for NCAA Indoor Championships". Cal Poly. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Aidan McCarthy - CA Track and Field Bio". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2025-06-15.