Brendan McKinney

Weight:
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Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Arlington Heights, Ill.
High School:
Buffalo Grove

Personal Bests (as of July 2019):

Indoor-
Shot Put: 14.35 meters/47-1 feet
Weight throw: 20.51 meters/67-3.5 feet (No. 2 all-time at MU)

Outdoor-
Shot Put: 13.86 meters/45-5.75 feet
Discus: 53.35 meters/175-0 feet (No. 5 all-time at MU)
Hammer: 57.56 meters/188-10 feet (No. 3 all-time at MU)
Javelin: 42.87 meters/140-8 feet

TFRRS Profile

2018-19:
BIG EAST Champion (Outdoor- hammer throw; Indoor- weight throw)
All-BIG EAST (Outdoor- discus, hammer throw; Indoor- weight throw)
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Sr.): Competed in seven indoor meets... Took gold in the weight throw with a new personal best at the Badger Red & White Classic (20.51 m/67-3.5 ft)... Also won the weight throw at the Parkside Classic on Feb. 2 (20.01 m/67-7.75 ft)... BIG EAST Champion in the weight throw (19.29 m/63-3.5 ft)... Took seventh at the conference championships in the shot put (13.92 m/45-8 ft).
Outdoor (Sr.): Competed in 10 outdoor meets... Posted personal bests in the javelin (42.87 m/140-8 ft) and hammer throw (57.56 m/188-10 ft) to earn runner-up finishes at the Marquette Mid-Week Challenge... Took bronze in the discus at the South Florida Invitational with a personal best of 53.35 m/175-0 ft... BIG EAST Champion in the hammer throw (56.19 m/184-4 ft)... BIG EAST runner-up in the discus (49.51 m/162-5 ft).

2017-18:
BIG EAST Champion (Outdoor- hammer throw)
All-BIG EAST (Outdoor- discus, hammer throw; Indoor- weight throw)
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Jr.): Placed fourth in the weight throw (17.53m/ 57-6.25 feet) at the 2017 Blue and Gold Invitational...Competed in the John Tierney Classic and placed tenth in shot put with a toss of 13.24m (43-5.25 feet) and third in weight throw with a toss of 16.68 meters (54-8.75 feet) ... Took third in the weight throw (18.94m/ 62-1.75) at the Shell Shocker Meet... Placed second in weight throw (18.09m/ 59-4.25 feet) and tenth in shock put (12.93m/ 42-5.25 feet) at the BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championship.
Outdoor (Jr.): Brought home gold in the hammer throw (56.88m/ 186-7 feet) and silver in the discus (48.08 m/ 157-9 feet) from the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships ... Finished first in the hammer by a distance of 54.97 meters/ 180-4 feet and third in discus 50.84 meters/ 166-9 feet at the Viking Classic ... Took first in the discus (50.94m/ 167-1 ft) at the Illinois Twilight ... Brought home silver from the UNF Spring Break Invitational after reaching 53.92 meters/ 176-11 feet in the hammer throw.

2016-17:
Indoor (So.): Finished fifth in the weight throw (16.44 meters/53-11.25) and 10th in the shot put (12.24 meters/40-2) at BIG EAST Championships ... Took second place in the shot put at the UW Parkside Fall Finale with a toss measuring 14.16 meters/46-5.5 and third at the same meet in the weight throw (16.19 meters/53-1.5) ... Placed fourth in the weight throw at the UW Parkside Classic with a toss of 16.12 meters/52-10.75 ... Set an indoor shot put personal best record at the John Tierney Classic with a 14.35-meter/47-1-toss.
Outdoor (So.): Participated in the shot put, discus and hammer throw for the outdoor season ... Placed third in both the hammer throw (52.82 meters/173-3) and discus (44.95/147-6) and ninth in the shot put (12.45 meters/40-10.25) at BIG EAST Championships ... Placed third in the discus (44.12 meters/144-9) and fourth in the hammer throw (52.12/171) at the NCC Gregory Final Qualifier ... Took first place in the hammer throw at Marquette Duals with a toss measuring 50.32 meters/165-1 ... Took second at the same meet in the discus (46.37 meters/152-1) ... Finished third in discus (26.17 meters/151-6) at the Illinois Twilight ... Set a personal best in the discus at Pacific Beach Intercollegiate with a mark of 48.17 meters/159-10.

2015-16:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in both the shot put and weight throw for his first indoor season at MU ... Took sixth in the weight throw (14.21 meters/46-7.5) and 10th in the shot put (12.87 meters/42-2.75) at the BIG EAST Championships ... Finished ninth place at the UW Parkside Classic in the weight throw with a toss of 13.84 meters/45-5 ... Placed top-ten in the weight throw at the Jack Jennett Invitational (January 29).
Outdoor (Fr.): Participated in the shot put, discus, hammer throw and javelin throughout the season, including at the BIG EAST Championships where he placed fifth in the discus (44.54 meters/146-1) and hammer throw (45.86 meters/150-5), 10th in the shot put (13.18 meters/43-3) and 11th in the javelin, which was also a personal-best (37.00 meters/121-5) ... Placed fifth in the discus at the USF Bulls Invitational (42.46 meters/139-4) ... Took ninth in the hammer throw at the Wisconsin Twilight with a toss of 49.18 meters/161-4.

Prior to Marquette: McKinney was a four-year letterwinner in track and field at Buffalo Grove High School (Buffalo Grove, Illinois) ... Was a two-time state qualifier in the discus and holds the school record with a throw of 169 feet, 4 inches ... Also claimed an All-Conference honor and was a two-time All-Sectional performer in the discus ... Played two years on the varsity football team and was named to the All-Conference team as a defensive end his senior year.

Personal: McKinney was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois to John and Carole McKinney ... Has one brother, Sean ... Plans to major in exercise physiology.

Championships History:
BIG EAST Indoor Championships
2019-
Weight Throw: 1st (19.29 meters/63-3.5 feet)
Shot Put: 7th (13.92 meters/45-8 feet)
2018-
Weight Throw: 2nd (18.09 meters/59-4.25 feet)
Shot Put: 10th (12.93 meters/42-5.25 feet)
2017-
Weight Throw: 5th (16.44 meters/53-11.25)
Shot Put: 10th (12.24 meters/40-2)
2016-
Weight Throw: 6th (14.21 meters/46-7.5)
Shot Put: 10th (12.87 meters/42-2.75)

BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
2019-
Hammer Throw: 1st (56.19 meters/184-4 feet)
Discus: 2nd (49.51 meters/162-5 feet)
Shot Put: 6th (13.49 meters/44-325 feet)
2018-
Hammer Throw: 1st (56.88 meters/186-7 feet)
Discus: 2nd (48.08 meters/157-9 feet)
Shot Put: 9th (12.89 meters/42-3.5 feet)
2017-
Hammer Throw: 3rd (52.82 meters/173-3)
Discus: 3rd (44.12 meters/144-9)
Shot Put: 9th (12.45 meters/40-10.25)
2016-
Discus: 5th (44.54 meters/146-1)
Javelin: 11th (37.00 meters/121-5)
Shot Put: 10th (13.18 meters/43-4)
Hammer: 5th (45.86 meters/150-5)