WSU All-Time Top 10 Lists
- #1 in Outdoor 110m Hurdles (13.42)
- #2 in indoor 60m Hurdles (7.85)
- #6 in Indoor 200m (21.66)
USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 2012 Outdoor 110m Hurdles
NCAA Championships Qualifier - 2012: Outdoor 110m Hurdles
NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier - 2010; 2011; 2012
Missouri Valley Conference Champion - 2010: Indoor 60m Hurdles); Outdoor 110m Hurdles; 2011: Indoor 60m Hurdles; Indoor 200m); Outdoor 110m Hurdles; 2012: Indoor 60m hurdles
Missouri Valley Conference Outstanding Track Athlete - 2011 Outdoor
All-Missouri Valley Conference - 2009 Outdoor; 2010 Indoor; 2010 Outdoor; 2011 Indoor; 2011 Outdoor; 2012 Indoor; 2012 Outdoor
Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete
2012 (SENIOR): INDOOR - Won the MVC title in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.89...Posted a season-best time in the 60m hurdles at the Arkansas Last Chance meet (7.86) for a second-place finish...Named MVC Men's Most Outstanding Track Athlete at MVC Outdoor Championships...OUTDOOR - Named MVC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week three times during the season...Finished all-conference in the 110m hurdles at the MVC Championships (13.71)...Posted a school record time of 13.42 in the 110m hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary Round...Won the 110m hurdles at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, KT Woodman Classic and Mt. SAC Relays...Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 110m hurdles...Finished sixth in his heat and 16th overall out of 24
competitors with a time of 13.84 at the NCAA Championships.
2011 (JUNIOR): INDOOR - Won the MVC title in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.89 at the MVC Championships...Won the MVC title in the 200m with a time of 21.72 at the MVC Championships...McKown's 60m hurdles prelim time of 7.85 ranked on the WSU all-time list and set a personal best...Personal best time of 21.66 in the 200m at the Shocker Quad and Multi ranked on the WSU all-time list...OUTDOOR - Won the MVC title in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.81 at the MVC Championships...Set a personal best in the 110m hurdles prelims at the Arkansas Twilight with a time of 13.76, which also ranked on the WSU all-time list. He finished second in the race with a time of 13.77 in the final...Part of the MVC Outdoor Championship winning men's 4x400m relay team, which clocked a time of 3:12.34.
2010 (SOPHOMORE): INDOOR - Reached all-conference status by placing second at the MVC Championships with a personal best time of 21.91 in the 200m dash...Won the MVC title in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.00...Won the 60m hurdle title at the WSU Invitational, clocking in at 8.22...Runner-up in the 60m hurdles at the Shocker Quad (8.27)...Was second in the 200m dash (22.43) at the WSU Invitational and third in the 200m dash (22.32) at the Shocker Quad...OUTDOOR - Was an NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 110m hurdles by placing third at the Sooner Invitational with a time of 13.97...Was MVC Champion in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.14...Runner up in the K.T. Woodman Classic in the 400m hurldes with a personal best time of 53.49...Set a PR in the 200m dash at the MVC Championships (21.31).
2009 (FRESHMAN): INDOOR - Ran a personal best time of 8.34 in the 60m hurdles at the Kansas State Open, finishing fourth...Finished the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.67 at the WSU Invitational to come in third...Was 10th in the 60m hurdles at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships, running an 8.48...OUTDOOR - Set personal best in three different events, placing third at MVC Outdoor Championships in 110m hurdles (14.61)...Was third at Nebraska Quad in 110m hurdles (14.63)...Finished second at KT Woodman Classic in 400m hurdles with a time of 55.24...Third in 400m hurdles at Oregon Relays, setting new personal record with a time of 53.71.
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed second in the Kansas 5A state 300m hurdles as a senior at Valley Center HS...Competed just one year of track and field in high school...Earned first team all-AVCTL honors in basketball...Also earned all-state honors in basketball...Lettered four times in basketball and once in track and field...Earned academic all-state honors in basketball and track and field...Member of VCHS chapter of the National Honor Society...Served as a student council officer.
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 19, 1990...Son of Ron and Terri McKown...Has one sister, Megan.
