Career Performance Lists
Career Bests: 3,000m Steeplechase - 8:54.94
5,000m run (indoor) - 14:26.29
Black's Career Honors: - 2011 USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree
- 2011 NCAA East Regional Qualifier (3,000 Steeplechase)
- 2011 IC4A All-East (3,000 Steeplechase)
- 2011 Patriot League 3,000 Steeplechase Champion
- 2011 Patriot League Outdoor Track-Athlete of the Week (May 2)
- 2010 Patriot League 3,000 Steeplechase Champion
2010-11 (Sophomore Season): - Repeated as the Patriot League Champion in the 3,000m steeplechase
- Placed third at the IC4A Championship in the steeplechase with a time of 8:58.35 to earn All-East honors
- Ran a PR 8:54.94 in the steeplechase at the NCAA East Regional, placing 15th and just missing qualification to the NCAA Championship
- Won the steeplechase at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet
- Placed seventh in the steeplechase at the Penn Relays and eighth at the Sam Howell Invitational
- Placed 10th at the IC4A Indoor Championship in the 5,000m run with a season-best time of 14:26.29
- Placed sixth and scored in the 5,000m run at the Patriot League Indoor Championship
- Won the 5K at the Navy Six-Team Meet and placed second at the Wesley Brown Invitational
- During cross country, competed in six races; Navy's third finisher at the Paul Short Invitational
2009-10 (Freshman Season): - Team's top performer in the 3,000m steeplechase
- Won the Patriot League Championship in the steeplechase with a time of 9:10.10
- Placed 10th in the steeplechase at the IC4A Championships with a season-best time of 9:00.98
- Won the steeplechase at the outdoor Star Meet against Army
- Also won the steeplechase at the Navy Three-Team Meet
- Placed second in the steeplechase at the Military Championships
- Competed in six races as a member of the cross country team
- Named the 2009 Patriot League Cross Country Rookie of the Year
- Also named to the All-Patriot League Second Team after placing 10th at the league meet, where Navy won the PLââ'¬Ë†Championship
High School / Personal: - Attended William J. Palmer High School, where he lettered in both cross country and track
- Earned all-state honors in track by virtue of his eighth-place finish at the state championship during his senior year
- Named to the all-state team in cross country during his senior season
- Helped the cross country and track teams to three league titles during his tenure
- Served as team captain of both squads during his senior year
- Son of William McClellan and Janice Black
- Majoring in English
- Served in the U.S. Marine Corps for two years after graduation, where he earned the rank of Lance Corporal (E-3)
- Named to the Commandant's List in each of his first four semesters at the Academy
- Also named to the Superintendent's List three times
