Joshua McKee | TFRRS Profile
HONORS: Mountain West Men’s Cross Country Freshman of the Week (10/8/24); USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2026 T&F); Academic All-Mountain West (2024 XC, 2025 T&F, 2025 XC, 2026 T&F); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2024 XC, 2025 T&F, 2025 XC, 2026 T&F); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2025, 2026).
INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks 10th all-time at USU in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:06.50, set in 2026.
OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks fourth all-time at USU in the 10,000 meters with a time of 28:50.58, set in 2026.
2026 (JR)
Cross Country (2025): Won the individual title at the Utah-hosted Beehive Invitational with a 7K time of 21:18.47, leading USU to the team title… Finished eighth at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run, best among Aggie runners, with an 8K time of 23:25.4… Took fifth at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational, leading Utah State with an 8K time of 24:10.2… Placed 28th at the Mountain West Championships with an 8K time of 23:47.5, helping USU finish fifth as a team… Finished best among all Aggie runners at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a 28th-place 10K time of 31:02.0, helping Utah State place sixth… Academic All-MW selection… MW Scholar-Athlete.
Indoor: Took 12th in the 5,000 meters and 17th in the 3,000 meters at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with respective times of 14:22.65 and 8:22.80… Placed second in his section of the 5,000 meters at the Washington Invitational with a personal-best time of 14:06.50, which ranks 10
th all-time at USU… Set a personal best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:22.02 as he finished fourth at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open.
Outdoor: Placed 40th in the semifinals of the 10,000 meters at the NCAA West First Rounds, finishing in a time of 30:09.80… Took 14th in the 5,000 meters at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a time of 14:27.73… Set a personal best in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:08.73, placing 18th in his section at the Stanford-hosted Payton Jordan Invitational… Finished 12th in the 10,000 meters with a personal-best time of 28:50.58 at the Stanford Invitational, ranking fourth all-time in school history… USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection… Academic All-MW honoree… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
2025 (SO)
Cross Country (2024): Took 14th at the Utah State Alumni Challenge with a 7K time of 21:17.05… Placed 14th at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run with an 8K time of 23:51.2… Finished 97th at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals with an 8K time of 23:52.7… Took 34th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a 10K time of 29:59.8… Placed 141st at the NCAA Cross Country Championships with a 10K time of 30:10.4, helping the Aggies to a fourth-place finish and at-large nationals berth… Earned Mountain West Men’s Cross Country Freshman of the Week honors on October 8… Earned Academic All-MW honors… MW Scholar-Athlete.
Indoor: Set a season best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:30.86 as he placed sixth at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open… Ran a season-best time of 14:24.41 in the 5,000 meters at the Washington Invitational, placing 19th.
Outdoor: Placed 14th in the 10,000 meters and 19th in the 5,000 meters at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with times of 30:57.44 and 14:29.27, respectively… Broke the Ralph Maughan Track Stadium record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:27.18 to top the field at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Set a personal best in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:27.66 as he placed sixth at the Stanford Invitational… Finished first in the 3,000 meters at the Utah Tech Invitational with a personal-best time of 8:20.40… Academic All-MW honoree… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
2024 (FR)
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Set a season best in the 10,000 meters with a time of 30:35.64 as he placed fifth at the Long Beach State-hosted Beach Invitational… Ran a personal-best time of 14:26.75 in the 5,000 meters at the San Francisco State-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic, placing 15th… Finished second in the 3,000 meters at the Utah Tech Invitational with a season-best time of 8:31.75.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Marshfield (Wisconsin) High School… Graduated in 2020.
PERSONAL: Son of Clint and Kathryn McKee… Twin brother, Joseph, is a member of the USU cross country and track & field teams… Has five brothers and three sisters… Married Nyssa McKee in October 2023 and they have one son, Jared… Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mesa, Arizona, and Juiz de Fora, Brazil, from 2020 to 2022… Majoring in aviation science with minors in air traffic control and unmanned aerial systems.
PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
| Event |
Indoor |
Outdoor |
| 3,000 Meters |
8:22.02 |
8:20.40 |
| 5,000 Meters |
14:06.50 |
14:08.83 |
| 10,000 Meters |
|
28:50.58 |
POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year |
Place |
Time |
| 2024 |
141st |
30:10.4 |
NCAA WEST FIRST ROUNDS
| Year |
Event |
Place |
Time/Mark |
| 2026 (Fayetteville) |
10,000 Meters |
40th |
30:09.80 |
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS
| Year |
Place |
Time |
| 2024 |
34th |
29:59.8 |
| 2025 |
28th |
31:02.0 |
MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year |
Place |
Time |
| 2025 |
28th |
23:47.5 |
MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year |
Event |
Place |
Time/Mark |
| 2026 |
3,000 Meters |
17th |
8:22.80 |
| 2026 |
5,000 Meters |
12th |
14:22.65 |
MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year |
Event |
Place |
Time/Mark |
| 2025 |
5,000 Meters |
19th |
14:29.27 |
| 2025 |
10,000 Meters |
14th |
30:57.44 |
| 2026 |
5,000 Meters |
14th |
14:27.73 |
