Joshua McAdams

{{short description|American track and field athlete (born 1980)}}

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| nationality ={{USA}}

| sport = Running

| event = 3,000m Steeplechase

| club = New Balance

| collegeteam = Brigham Young University '06

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|3|26}}

| birth_place = Atlanta

| residence = Memphis, Tennessee

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| height = {{convert|175|cm|ftin}}

| weight = {{convert|72.7|kg|lb}}

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{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

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Joshua McAdams (born March 26, 1980) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.

Education

McAdams attended Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, where he was a four-time OHSAA state placer in track and cross country and a three time OHSAA state placer in wrestling. He initially competed for Belmont University, where he described his performance as not "spectacular".{{cite web |title=Catching Up With Local Olympians: Steeplechase Runner Josh McAdams |url=https://patch.com/ohio/brecksville/catching-up-with-local-olympians-steeplechase-runner-5e46ca9615 |website=Brecksville Patch |date=13 August 2012 |access-date=8 August 2024}} He then left the school to complete a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Thailand. On returning to school, McAdams switched to Brigham Young University where he studied microbiology and molecular biology and was a non-scholarship athlete on the track team. He won the 3000 meter Steeplechase at the 2006 NCAA National Championships.

{{cite web |url=http://dailynews.runnersworld.com/2007/06/a_brief_chat_wi_9.html |title=Runner's World Racing News |access-date=2009-06-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006224634/http://dailynews.runnersworld.com/2007/06/a_brief_chat_wi_9.html |archive-date=2008-10-06 }} In 2012, McAdams graduated from the Southern College of Optometry and completed a rotation in neuro-optometry and ocular disease at the Miles Eye Center in Show Low, Arizona.{{cite web |url=http://mileseyecenter.com/staff/dr-mcadams.html |title=Miles Eye Center - Dr McAdams |access-date=2018-07-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415135651/http://mileseyecenter.com/staff/dr-mcadams.html |archive-date=2016-04-15 }}

Professional career

In June 2009 McAdams won the USA Outdoor Steeplechase to become National champion for a second time. McAdams represented USA in the World championships in Berlin, Germany in August 2009.

McAdams is also a 2007 USA Outdoor champion; 2007 Pan American Games champ; and 2006 NCAA Outdoor champion. He has placed 8th at 2005 USA Outdoors and 9th at 2005 NCAA Outdoors.

After a successful 2007, McAdams finished third in the 2008 Olympic Trials for 3,000 meter steeplechase. Following the win at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships, he won the gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 8 minutes 30.49 seconds. Also that year, he improved his personal best time to 8:21.36, ending the 2007 campaign ranked #1 in the U.S. by Track & Field News.

McAdams won the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships 3,000m steeplechase title with his then personal best time of 8:34.10. With this victory, he was the first runner from BYU to win a distance National Champion since his coach, Ed Eyestone, who won the 5,000-meter title in 1985.

He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics after coming in 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials.

Accomplishments

2009: USA Outdoor champion (8:29.91)
2008: 9th in opening round at Olympic Games (8:33.26)…3rd at Olympic Trials (8:21.99)...ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 8:21.99.
2007: USA Outdoor champion (8:24.46)…Pan American Games champ (8:30.49)… 5th in heats at World Outdoors (8:32.46)...2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:21.36PR)…2nd at Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational (8:23.69)…ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8:21.36.
2006: NCAA champion (8:34.10)…10th at USA Outdoors (8:37.91)…best of 8:34.10.
2005: 8th at USA Outdoors (8:39.81)…9th at NCAA Outdoors (8:36.88)…best of 8:34.84.
2004: Best of 8:45.26.http://www.legacy.usatf.org/athletes/bios/McAdams_Joshua.asp

Personal life

McAdams is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.{{Cite web |url=http://mormontimes.com/MITN_sports.php?id=1824 |title=Mormon Times, August 25th, 2008 |access-date=2008-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714114902/http://mormontimes.com/MITN_sports.php?id=1824 |archive-date=2011-07-14 |url-status=dead }} He served a two-year church mission in Bangkok, Thailand. He currently lives in Meridian, Idaho, with his wife, Whitney, and four kids.

References

External links

{{World Athletics}}
{{USATF|Joshua-McAdams}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090216223616/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=10899 byucougars.com]
[https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/USA/Josh-Mcadams/221309 YahooOlympics]

Category:1980 births

Category:Living people

Category:Latter Day Saints from Ohio

Category:Belmont Bruins men's track and field athletes

Category:American Mormon missionaries in Thailand

Category:BYU Cougars men's track and field athletes

Category:American male steeplechase runners

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States

Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Thailand

Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)

Category:BYU Cougars men's cross country runners

Category:Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games

Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners

Category:21st-century American sportsmen