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, between 2020-22… 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 |
