Uva Throws

Coach MacKay, Throws coach at Penn State, took his time to talk to us about his coaching philosophy, about his path form a top discus thrower and football in high school to becoming an NCAA Champion in hammer, and what he is looking for in recruits as well as coaching philosophy at this point. Under MacKay’s watch in 2018, the Nittany Lion throws program made a substantial impact on the Big Ten and National stage. At the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas, David Lucas did what no other Nittany Lion had done since 1993, capture a NCAA Title. Lucas’ performance set a new school record, Gilliam Facility record, and stands as the fourth-best mark in NCAA meet history. His fifth round effort captured the gold medal with a personal-best effort of (78-9.75/24.02m). He coaches 4 NCAA Champions, 7 All-Americans and much more. In 2003, MacKay took home the NCAA hammer throw title for the University of Georgia. He was a six-time All-American and eight-time All-SEC thrower as a Bulldog. After origi