University of Massachusets Athletics
2015 Women's Track and Field Roster
MacLean, Heather
Heather MacLean
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Peabody
- Hometown:
- Peabody, Mass.
Bio
MacLean's Career Performance List & PRs
As a Redshirt Senior in 2017-2018: Outdoor: Placed fifth in her heat and eighth overall in the 800 meter in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships (06/07) ... Finished second in her heat and seventh overall in the 800 meter in the quarterfinals of the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (05/25) ... Was first in her heat and seventh overall in the 800 meter in the first round of the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (05/24) ... Collected the gold in the 1,500 meter at the New England Championships (05/12), with a time of 4:21.02 ... Took the gold in the 1,500 meter and the 800 meter at the A-10 Championships (05/06) ... Won the 800 meter with a time of 2:03.45 at the UMass Pre-Conference meet (04/28) ... Was fifth in the 1,500 meter at the Larry Ellis Invitational (04/19) ... Ran 4:43.99 in the mile to take second at the Ocean State Invitational (04/13) ... Finished the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 10:27.59 to claim first at the Minuteman Invitational (04/07).  Indoor: Placed 11th in the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (02/09) ... Finished first in the mile with a time of 5:00.86 at the URI Sorlien Memorial Invitational (01/20). Cross Country: Finished 26th at the NCAA Championships (11/18) in a field of 255 runners with a time of 20:03.50 becoming the first All-American in UMass Women's Cross Country history ... Took 5th overall and 1st for UMass at the NCAA DI Northeast Regional Championships (11/10) with a time of 21:38.0 becoming the 5th NCAA qualifier in program history ... Won the Atlantic 10 Championships Individual Title (10/28) with a time of 17:22.2, was tabbed the women's Most Outstanding Performer, and earned A-10 All-Conference recognition ... Placed 1st overall and 1st for UMass at the New England Championships (10/7) with a time of 17:36.1 … Finished the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/22) with a time of 17:22.1 coming in 1st for UMass and 7th overall … Placed 1st for UMass and 1st overall, with a time of 17:21.9 in the Minuteman Invitational (9/9).
As a Redshirt Junior in 2016-2017: Outdoor: Won gold in the 1,500m run with a time of 4 minutes, 23.18 seconds at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/7) … Broke the facility record in the 800m run with a time of 2:06.65 at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (4/29) … Broke the all-time UMass record in the 1,500m run at 4 minutes, 19.19 seconds, placing fourth in the event at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/21) and was part of the winning 4x400m relay team that recorded the second best time in UMass history (3:48.12) … Set the second all-time UMass mark in the 1,500m run with a time of 4 minutes, 24.06 seconds winning first and qualifying for New Englands at the Minuteman Invitational (4/15) … Won first place in both the 1,500m run (4:37.12) and the 800m run (2:12.72) at the UMass Quad Meet (4/7) meeting the New England Standard for both. Cross Country: Raced in five meets, finishing as the team’s No. 1 runner in all five … Took 39th overall at the NCAA Regional Championships (11/11) … Won the Atlantic 10 individual title and awarded Most Outstanding Performer in the A-10 Championships (10/29) with a time of 17:06 … Finished ninth overall at the Battle in Beantown (9/16) with a time of 17:46 … Placed third overall at the Minuteman Invitational (9/10) with a time of 17:41 … Won the Spider Alumni Invitational (9/3) with a time of 10:35.
As a Junior in 2015-2016: Outdoor: Did not see action. Indoor: Placed ninth in the mile at the NCAA Championship (3/12) with a time of 4:43.29, earning herself a Second Team All-America selection … Won gold in the 800m at the New England Championship (2/27) with a time of 2:05.00, improving on her school record and breaking the meet record … Named the Most Outstanding Performer at the A-10 Championships (2/21) with a first place mile finish (4:53.84), A-10 record and first place finish in the 800m (2:09.6), first place finish in the DMR and a third place finish in the 4x400m relay ... Ran a 4:37.80 mile at the Valentine Invitational (2/12) to improve on her UMass program record ... Broke UMass record in the 1 mile with a time of 4:40.57 to place fourth at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/29) ... Set UMass record and qualified for the ECAC and New England Championships in the 1000m at Joe Donahue Games (1/22), placing first with a time of 2:47.21 ... Placed first in the 800m at the Beantown Challenge (1/16) with a time of 2:10.23 ... Finished second in the 800m at the Yale Invite (1/9) with a time of 2:10.20, qualifying her for the New England and ECAC Championships. Cross Country:  Competed in five meets, finishing first for UMass in all five ... Placed first for the team and 44th overall at the NCAA Regional Meet (11/13) with a time of 21:51.1 ... Was UMass' first place finisher and the second overall finisher at the A-10 Championships (10/31) with a time of 17:20.7, earning All-Conference Honors ... Ran an 18:09.3 at the New England Championships (10/10) to place first for the team and 14th overall ... Finished first for UMass and 65th overall at the Paul Short Invitational (10/2) with a time of 21:39 ... Placed first for the team and 85th overall with a time of 18:16 at the Battle in Beantown (9/25).
As a Sophomore in 2014-2015: Outdoor: Competed in the 800-meter run at ECAC Outdoor Championships (2:08.45)(5/15) ... Finished first in the 800-meter run at NEICAAA Outdoor Championships setting a new personal record of 2-minutes, 06.45-seconds (5/7) ... Also took first in the 4x800-meter relay crossing the line at 8-minutes, 56.54-seconds (5/7) ... Took first in the 800-meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 2-minutes, 7.28-seconds (5/2) ... Also took sixth in the 4x800-meter relay (9:04.63)(5/2) ... Competed in the 4x400-meter relay at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet finishing second with a time of 4-minutes, 6.77-seconds (4/25) ... At the Larry Ellis College Meet, placed seventh overall in the 800-meter run with a time of 2-minutes, 8.46-seconds (4/17) ... Took third in the 400-meter run crossing the line in 57.19-seconds at the UMass Invitational (4/11) ... Also claimed third in the 4x400-meter relay (4:07.93)(4/11) ... Placed first in the 1,500-meter run in 4-minutes, 31.77-seconds at the UMass Women's Minuteman Track Meet (4/3) ... Took silver in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3-minutes, 56.94-seconds (4/3). Indoor: New England Indoor Champion in the 800-meter run, setting a new personal record with a time of 2-minutes, 07.24-seconds (2/27) ... Placed second in the distance medley relay with a time of 11-minutes, 38.98-seconds at the New England Indoor Championships (2/27) ... Atlantic 10 Champion in the 800-meter run with a time of 2-minutes, 14.39-seconds (2/21) ... Finished fifth in the 4x800-meter relay in 9:16.40 (2/21) ... Competed in the distance medley relay finishing fourth overall in 11-minutes, 53.15-seconds (2/21) ... Placed second in the 500-meter run at the Coaches Tribute (1:16.19)(2/7) ... Ran in the distance medley relay that finished fourth (12:51.80)(2/7) ... Set a UMass indoor all-time record placing third in the 800-meter run in 2-minutes, 07.36-seconds at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/30) ... Ran in the 4x400-meter relay (3:56.85)(1/30) ... Finished first in the 800-meter run (2:10.80)(1/23) ... Also placed first in the 4x800-meter relay (9:42.28)(1/23) ... Set a career record in the 1,000-meter run (2:49.10) at the Beantown Challenge (1/17) ... Finished second in the 4x880-yard relay (9:21.36)(1/17) ... Finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2-minutes, 14.48-seconds at the Yale Invitational (1/10) ... Also competed in the 4x400-meter relay placing sixth in 4-minutes, 1.45-seconds (1/10). Cross Country: Was seventh for the team and 344th overall at the NCAA Regional Championship (11/14) ... Finished 22nd overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship (11/1) with a time of 18:32.7.
As a Freshman in 2013-2014: Outdoor: Set the UMass record in the 800m at the New England Championships (5/10) taking first place with 2-minutes, 07.41-seconds ... Qualified for ECAC and placed first in the 800m at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/4)(2:08.78) ... Placed first at the UNH Pre-Conference (4/26)(2:11.68), first at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/19) (2:13.31), and first in the 800m at the UConn Invitational (4/5)(2:15.08) ... Placed eighteenth in the 800m at ECAC Championships (5/18)(2:10.84) ... Won the 4x800m relay at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/4) with a time of 9-minutes, 0.22-seconds setting the fourth all-time record at UMass and qualifying for ECAC ... Member of the 4x400m relay at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet (4/26) placed first with a time of 3-minutes, 59.54 seconds ... Placed fourth in the 4x400m relay at the Minuteman Invitational (4/12)(3:59.94) and placed third at the UConn Invitational (4/5)(4:00.91). Indoor: Set a UMass record in the 800m run at the New England Championship (3/1) with a time of 2:09.42 ... Competed six other times, taking gold at the Northeastern Indoor Games (1/24) with a 2:14.69 mark, the Sorlien Invitational (1/18) (2:19.66), and the Yale Invitational (1/11) (2:17.08) ... Finished fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/23) (2:16.49) and sixth at the Harvard Invitational (2/1) (2:15.90) ... Also competed at the Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/7) (2:10.48) ... Set a UMass record with a 4x800 team that posted an 8:50.56 time in the preliminaries at the ECAC Championship (3/9) ... Placed fourth in the finals at the ECAC Championship (3/9) with a time of 8:55.20 ... Also finished fifth at the New England Championship (3/1) (9:07.37) and sixth at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/23) (9:21.24) ... Posted a time of 9:45.72 at the Sorlien Invitational (1/18), good for bronze ... Helped compose a 4x440 relay team that won silver at the Harvard Invitational (2/1) (4:02.08) ... Competed twice in the 4x400 relay as part of a team that took home silver at the Northeastern Indoor Games (1/24) (4:00.67) and placed tenth at the Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/7) (3:52.89). Cross Country: Raced in first two meets of the season, scoring in both ... Took fifth on the team and 82nd overall at the Boston College Invitational (9/27) with a time of 19:28.0 ... Placed 23rd overall and fifth on the team at the Minuteman Invitational (9/14) with a time of 18:31.46.Â
As a Redshirt Senior in 2017-2018: Outdoor: Placed fifth in her heat and eighth overall in the 800 meter in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships (06/07) ... Finished second in her heat and seventh overall in the 800 meter in the quarterfinals of the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (05/25) ... Was first in her heat and seventh overall in the 800 meter in the first round of the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (05/24) ... Collected the gold in the 1,500 meter at the New England Championships (05/12), with a time of 4:21.02 ... Took the gold in the 1,500 meter and the 800 meter at the A-10 Championships (05/06) ... Won the 800 meter with a time of 2:03.45 at the UMass Pre-Conference meet (04/28) ... Was fifth in the 1,500 meter at the Larry Ellis Invitational (04/19) ... Ran 4:43.99 in the mile to take second at the Ocean State Invitational (04/13) ... Finished the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 10:27.59 to claim first at the Minuteman Invitational (04/07).  Indoor: Placed 11th in the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (02/09) ... Finished first in the mile with a time of 5:00.86 at the URI Sorlien Memorial Invitational (01/20). Cross Country: Finished 26th at the NCAA Championships (11/18) in a field of 255 runners with a time of 20:03.50 becoming the first All-American in UMass Women's Cross Country history ... Took 5th overall and 1st for UMass at the NCAA DI Northeast Regional Championships (11/10) with a time of 21:38.0 becoming the 5th NCAA qualifier in program history ... Won the Atlantic 10 Championships Individual Title (10/28) with a time of 17:22.2, was tabbed the women's Most Outstanding Performer, and earned A-10 All-Conference recognition ... Placed 1st overall and 1st for UMass at the New England Championships (10/7) with a time of 17:36.1 … Finished the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/22) with a time of 17:22.1 coming in 1st for UMass and 7th overall … Placed 1st for UMass and 1st overall, with a time of 17:21.9 in the Minuteman Invitational (9/9).
As a Redshirt Junior in 2016-2017: Outdoor: Won gold in the 1,500m run with a time of 4 minutes, 23.18 seconds at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/7) … Broke the facility record in the 800m run with a time of 2:06.65 at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (4/29) … Broke the all-time UMass record in the 1,500m run at 4 minutes, 19.19 seconds, placing fourth in the event at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/21) and was part of the winning 4x400m relay team that recorded the second best time in UMass history (3:48.12) … Set the second all-time UMass mark in the 1,500m run with a time of 4 minutes, 24.06 seconds winning first and qualifying for New Englands at the Minuteman Invitational (4/15) … Won first place in both the 1,500m run (4:37.12) and the 800m run (2:12.72) at the UMass Quad Meet (4/7) meeting the New England Standard for both. Cross Country: Raced in five meets, finishing as the team’s No. 1 runner in all five … Took 39th overall at the NCAA Regional Championships (11/11) … Won the Atlantic 10 individual title and awarded Most Outstanding Performer in the A-10 Championships (10/29) with a time of 17:06 … Finished ninth overall at the Battle in Beantown (9/16) with a time of 17:46 … Placed third overall at the Minuteman Invitational (9/10) with a time of 17:41 … Won the Spider Alumni Invitational (9/3) with a time of 10:35.
As a Junior in 2015-2016: Outdoor: Did not see action. Indoor: Placed ninth in the mile at the NCAA Championship (3/12) with a time of 4:43.29, earning herself a Second Team All-America selection … Won gold in the 800m at the New England Championship (2/27) with a time of 2:05.00, improving on her school record and breaking the meet record … Named the Most Outstanding Performer at the A-10 Championships (2/21) with a first place mile finish (4:53.84), A-10 record and first place finish in the 800m (2:09.6), first place finish in the DMR and a third place finish in the 4x400m relay ... Ran a 4:37.80 mile at the Valentine Invitational (2/12) to improve on her UMass program record ... Broke UMass record in the 1 mile with a time of 4:40.57 to place fourth at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/29) ... Set UMass record and qualified for the ECAC and New England Championships in the 1000m at Joe Donahue Games (1/22), placing first with a time of 2:47.21 ... Placed first in the 800m at the Beantown Challenge (1/16) with a time of 2:10.23 ... Finished second in the 800m at the Yale Invite (1/9) with a time of 2:10.20, qualifying her for the New England and ECAC Championships. Cross Country:  Competed in five meets, finishing first for UMass in all five ... Placed first for the team and 44th overall at the NCAA Regional Meet (11/13) with a time of 21:51.1 ... Was UMass' first place finisher and the second overall finisher at the A-10 Championships (10/31) with a time of 17:20.7, earning All-Conference Honors ... Ran an 18:09.3 at the New England Championships (10/10) to place first for the team and 14th overall ... Finished first for UMass and 65th overall at the Paul Short Invitational (10/2) with a time of 21:39 ... Placed first for the team and 85th overall with a time of 18:16 at the Battle in Beantown (9/25).
As a Sophomore in 2014-2015: Outdoor: Competed in the 800-meter run at ECAC Outdoor Championships (2:08.45)(5/15) ... Finished first in the 800-meter run at NEICAAA Outdoor Championships setting a new personal record of 2-minutes, 06.45-seconds (5/7) ... Also took first in the 4x800-meter relay crossing the line at 8-minutes, 56.54-seconds (5/7) ... Took first in the 800-meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 2-minutes, 7.28-seconds (5/2) ... Also took sixth in the 4x800-meter relay (9:04.63)(5/2) ... Competed in the 4x400-meter relay at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet finishing second with a time of 4-minutes, 6.77-seconds (4/25) ... At the Larry Ellis College Meet, placed seventh overall in the 800-meter run with a time of 2-minutes, 8.46-seconds (4/17) ... Took third in the 400-meter run crossing the line in 57.19-seconds at the UMass Invitational (4/11) ... Also claimed third in the 4x400-meter relay (4:07.93)(4/11) ... Placed first in the 1,500-meter run in 4-minutes, 31.77-seconds at the UMass Women's Minuteman Track Meet (4/3) ... Took silver in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3-minutes, 56.94-seconds (4/3). Indoor: New England Indoor Champion in the 800-meter run, setting a new personal record with a time of 2-minutes, 07.24-seconds (2/27) ... Placed second in the distance medley relay with a time of 11-minutes, 38.98-seconds at the New England Indoor Championships (2/27) ... Atlantic 10 Champion in the 800-meter run with a time of 2-minutes, 14.39-seconds (2/21) ... Finished fifth in the 4x800-meter relay in 9:16.40 (2/21) ... Competed in the distance medley relay finishing fourth overall in 11-minutes, 53.15-seconds (2/21) ... Placed second in the 500-meter run at the Coaches Tribute (1:16.19)(2/7) ... Ran in the distance medley relay that finished fourth (12:51.80)(2/7) ... Set a UMass indoor all-time record placing third in the 800-meter run in 2-minutes, 07.36-seconds at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/30) ... Ran in the 4x400-meter relay (3:56.85)(1/30) ... Finished first in the 800-meter run (2:10.80)(1/23) ... Also placed first in the 4x800-meter relay (9:42.28)(1/23) ... Set a career record in the 1,000-meter run (2:49.10) at the Beantown Challenge (1/17) ... Finished second in the 4x880-yard relay (9:21.36)(1/17) ... Finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2-minutes, 14.48-seconds at the Yale Invitational (1/10) ... Also competed in the 4x400-meter relay placing sixth in 4-minutes, 1.45-seconds (1/10). Cross Country: Was seventh for the team and 344th overall at the NCAA Regional Championship (11/14) ... Finished 22nd overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship (11/1) with a time of 18:32.7.
As a Freshman in 2013-2014: Outdoor: Set the UMass record in the 800m at the New England Championships (5/10) taking first place with 2-minutes, 07.41-seconds ... Qualified for ECAC and placed first in the 800m at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/4)(2:08.78) ... Placed first at the UNH Pre-Conference (4/26)(2:11.68), first at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/19) (2:13.31), and first in the 800m at the UConn Invitational (4/5)(2:15.08) ... Placed eighteenth in the 800m at ECAC Championships (5/18)(2:10.84) ... Won the 4x800m relay at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/4) with a time of 9-minutes, 0.22-seconds setting the fourth all-time record at UMass and qualifying for ECAC ... Member of the 4x400m relay at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet (4/26) placed first with a time of 3-minutes, 59.54 seconds ... Placed fourth in the 4x400m relay at the Minuteman Invitational (4/12)(3:59.94) and placed third at the UConn Invitational (4/5)(4:00.91). Indoor: Set a UMass record in the 800m run at the New England Championship (3/1) with a time of 2:09.42 ... Competed six other times, taking gold at the Northeastern Indoor Games (1/24) with a 2:14.69 mark, the Sorlien Invitational (1/18) (2:19.66), and the Yale Invitational (1/11) (2:17.08) ... Finished fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/23) (2:16.49) and sixth at the Harvard Invitational (2/1) (2:15.90) ... Also competed at the Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/7) (2:10.48) ... Set a UMass record with a 4x800 team that posted an 8:50.56 time in the preliminaries at the ECAC Championship (3/9) ... Placed fourth in the finals at the ECAC Championship (3/9) with a time of 8:55.20 ... Also finished fifth at the New England Championship (3/1) (9:07.37) and sixth at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/23) (9:21.24) ... Posted a time of 9:45.72 at the Sorlien Invitational (1/18), good for bronze ... Helped compose a 4x440 relay team that won silver at the Harvard Invitational (2/1) (4:02.08) ... Competed twice in the 4x400 relay as part of a team that took home silver at the Northeastern Indoor Games (1/24) (4:00.67) and placed tenth at the Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/7) (3:52.89). Cross Country: Raced in first two meets of the season, scoring in both ... Took fifth on the team and 82nd overall at the Boston College Invitational (9/27) with a time of 19:28.0 ... Placed 23rd overall and fifth on the team at the Minuteman Invitational (9/14) with a time of 18:31.46.Â
Before UMass:Â Ran two years for Coach Joe Rocha at Peabody Veteran Memorial ... Led her track team to a New England Championships in her junior and senior season ... Was part of the All-State Champion cross country team as a senior ... Division-I Champion in the 600 and 800 meter run as well as third in the 400 meter dash ... In her senior season was the runner up in the 800 meter run at All-States and finished 14th overall at Nationals ... Team MVP in her junior and senior seasons ... New England All-Star as a junior and Boston Globe All-Scholastic as a senior ... Holds school records in the 400, 600 and 800 meter run as well as the 4x400, 4x800, sprint medley and distance medley relays ... As a senior ran a 2:11 in the 800 and 58.7 in the 400.
Personal:Â Heather Michele Delia MacLean ... Born in Melrose, Massachusetts ... Daughter of Robert MacLean and Michele Maurice ... Sister of Michael, Corey, Shannon, William, Alissabeth and Matthew ... Majoring in Education.
MWT&F Highlights vs. UMass Lowell and Northeastern (04/03/21)
Sunday, April 04
Senior Female Scholar Athlete Award SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
Maroon Excellence Award SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
Female Team of the Year SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
