| Email: | jmccann@manor.edu |
| Title: | Head Men's Outdoor Track and Field Coach, Head Women's Outdoor Track and Field Coach |
| Organization: | Manor College |
| City: | Jenkintown |
| State: | PA |
| ZIP Code: | 19046 |
| Phone: | 215-884-2217 |
Jeff McCann was hired as the Head Outdoor Track and Field Coach in the Fall of 2019.
Academically, three Blue Jays have been named to the USCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field National All-Academic Team.
Eight Blue Jays have competed at the USCAA Track and Field Championships.
2025: Manor competed in the following three meets this season: on the second day of the Danny Curran Invitational (hosted by NCAA Division III Widener University), Ursinus Track and Field Festival, and Bill Butler Invitational (hosted by NCAA Division II West Chester University). The Blue Jays ran against NCAA Division I, II, and III; NJCAA Division I and III; and USCAA competition. They are scheduled to participate in the USCAA Track and Field Championships at NCAA Division II American International College, and hosted by USCAA member Hampshire College. Sophomore Ronise Exil broke her own USCAA school record in the 400 meters with a time of 1:20.60 on the second day of the Bill Butler Invitational at West Chester on April 12. Junior Lauren Brown set a personal best in the 800 with a time of 3:23.61 on the second day of the Ursinus Track and Field Festival on April 5. Senior Aidan Geiger set personal bests in the 100 (at the Bill Butler Invitational), 200 (at the Ursinus Track and Field Festival), and 400 (on the second day of the Danny Curran Invitational). She became the first Women's Track and Field athlete to participate in four events in a single meet (100, 200, 400, and 4 X 100 relay). Geiger accomplished this at the Bill Butler Invitational. Junior Olivia Morton set a season best in the 200 at the Ursinus Track and Field Festival. Junior Alexandra Simmons set personal bests at the Bill Butler Invitational in the 100 and 200. Manor competed in three events on the second day of the USCAA Track and Field Championships, hosted by Hampshire College in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Championships were held at the John G. Hoyt '52 Track and Field Complex on the campus of the NCAA Division II American International College Yellow Jackets. junior Lauren Brown, Geiger, Simmons, and Exil ran in the 4 X100 and finished with a season-best time of 1:07.96, surpassing their time of 1:11.38 on the second day of the Bill Butler Invitational at West Chester on April 12. Exil and Geiger also ran in the 400. Exil's time of 1:21.17 set a school USCAA Track and Field National Championships record. Brown also ran in the 800. Manor finished tied for 16th with Pennsylvania State University-Scranton with 2.0 points. This is the fourth straight year the Blue Jays have competed in the USCAA Track and Field National Championships. Brown, Geiger, and Morton were named to the ESAC Fall 2024 Semester All-Academic Team. Brown and Geiger were named to the USCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field National All-Academic Team.
2024: Manor competed in five meets, including the USCAA Track and Field Championship (Day Two) on April 27, at NCAA Division II American International College, hosted by Hampshire College. The Blue Jays scored its most points at the USCAA Track and Field Championship. They competed in the 100, 200, 400, 800, and 4 X 100 meter relay. The Blue Jays made its 800 debut at the Ursinus College Track and Field Festival (Day 2) on April 6. Junior Neysha Medina set individual school records at the USCAA Track and Field Championship in the 400 (1:21.80) and 800 (3:21.74). She became the first Blue Jay to score a point in multiple USCAA Women's Track and Field Championship individual events. Manor also set a school record in the 4 X 100 relay (senior Jessie Dupre, Medina, sophomore Olivia Morton, and sophomore Lauren Brown) (1:05.32). Medina won her section in the 200 (35.59) at the Purple and Gold Invitational on March 23, hosted by NCAA Division II West Chester University. She also finished seventh overall in this event at this Invitational. Medina also won her 400 heat at the USCAA Track and Championship. Brown won her section in the 100 (16.43) in her collegiate debut at the Purple and Gold Invitational. Brown and Medina were named to the USCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field National All-Academic Team.
Medina gave the Commencement Address, representing those receiving Associate's Degrees, at the College's 73rd Commencement in May, 2024.
2023: Manor competed in four meets, including the USCAA Track and Field Invitational on April 29, at American International College, hosted by Hampshire College. They competed in the 100, 200, 400, and 4 X 100 meter relay. The Blue Jays made its individual 400 and relay debuts in the 4 X 100 meters at the Middlesex College Invitational on April 15.
2022: The Blue Jays made its four-year debut on the second day of the Danny Curran Invitational, hosted by NCAA Division III Widener University on April 2. Manor competed in four meets, including the USCAA Track and Field Invitational on April 30, hosted by the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at the University of Albany.
Previous College Coaching Experience: McCann previously coached at Immaculata University (NCAA Division III) Men’s Cross Country Head Cross Country Coach (2006-2008) and Immaculata University (NCAA Division III) Women’s Cross Country Coach (2005-2008).
Previous High School Coaching Experience: His previous high school coaching experience included: William Penn Charter School Boys and Girls Cross Country and Track and Field Assistant Coach (1998, 2009-2012) and Germantown School Boys Cross Country and Track and Field Head Coach (1999-2003).
College Athletics Career: He was a member of the University of Richmond Men’s Track and Field team and participated in the 800, 1000, and 1500 meters and earned a varsity letter. McCann also earned a varsity letter for the Spiders’ Cross Country squad.
Personal: McCann is currently a Residential Mortgage Closing Assistant for Waterstone Mortgage Corporation in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. He is also currently the Head Coach for and Founder of OHANKO Elite Running in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.