Ceili McCabe of West Virginia track and field earned her third consecutive All-American on Saturday, following her third place finish in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Championships.
McCabe — a junior — has the steeplechase as her marquee event. She placed third this year with a time of 9:41.32.
“Tonight was a very special run for Ceili,” coach Sean Cleary said. “The two that beat her ran incredible races, but for Ceili, she was nearly perfect.”
This was the second consecutive year McCabe has picked up three All-American honors. During her career at WVU, McCabe has earned seven All-American medals.
“While we were hoping for more until a few weeks ago, with a number of setbacks over the last 11 days, we are incredibly thrilled with this race,” Cleary added. “Sometimes runners need to readjust their goals at the last minute and refocus on a new level of excellence; Ceili did that tonight.”
The only other Mountaineers to earn All-American honors three times in the same year for at least one year are Marie-Louise Asselin, Clara Grandt and Keri Bland.
“Ceili has been to five NCAA Track and Field Championships between indoors and outdoors and earned All-American honors in each of those five,” Cleary said. “We should all be very proud of this young lady.”
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