Kara MacLean
Kara MacLean
Height: 5-8
Year: Junior
Hometown: Braintree, Mass.
High School: Braintree
Major: Nursing

2014 Season: Named a Captain ... Competed in five races for the Sharks, despite missing time with an injury ... Posted the team's best time in four of five meets ... Registered a season-best mark of 20:50.8 to place 12th at the Wellesley Invitational on September 20 ... Turned in a sixth place finish to earn All-Conference status at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship on November 1 with a time of 21:37 ... Competed at the NCAA Division III Championship Regional meet and posted a time of 26:36.3 in the six kilometer event.

2013 Season: Placed 40th at the Roger Williams Invitational with a time of 22:15.56 on September 7 ... Missed the remainder of the season due to injury.

High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in outdoor track and soccer and also earned three letters in indoor track and a letter in basketball for Braintree High School ... Four-year State Qualifier for the Wamps' outdoor track team in the 4x400 Relay, 1000 meters and 800 meters ... Recipient of the BHS Most Outstanding Female Runner Award for the Braintree High outdoor track as a senior ... Earned the Braintree High School outdoor track Best Sportsmanship Award following her senior campaign ... Named a Captain for the BHS outdoor track squad as a senior ... Member of Student Council at Braintree High School ... Earned Scholar-Athlete status all four years at BHS ... Ran first marathon in Buffalo, NY in 2013 ... Has also run in three half marathons ... Born June 21, 1994 ... Majoring in Nursing at Simmons ... Daughter of Robert MacLean.