LSU Gold
Position
Sprints
Height
5'11
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago
High School
Queen's Royal College
Experience
1L
Indoor Class
Sophomore

Shakeem McKay’s TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)

1x USTFCCCA Second Team All-American
2022-23 Trinidadian National Championships Silver Medalist (400 Meters)

2023 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Finished second at the Trinidadian Outdoor National Championships with a personal-best time of 46.40 seconds in the 400 meter… qualified for the Trinidad & Tobago 4×400-meter relay team at the World Athletics Championships… competed solely on the 4×400-meter relay team during the collegiate season… closed out his first season with the 4×400-meter relay team taking 12th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships… qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 4×400… finished fifth at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 4×400… opened the season with a first-place finish at the Hurricane Invitational… finished second at the LSU Alumni Gold meet… took third at the LSU Invitational… USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (4×400).

2023 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Did not compete.

PRIOR TO LSU – Queen’s Royal College
Part of the Trinidad & Tobago 4×400 team that finished fifth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon… at the 2022 Trinidadian Championships; finished third in the 400 and fourth in the 4×100… finished fourth in the 200 at the 2022 CARIFTA Games… took fifth in the 200 at the 2021 NACAC U20 Championships… held a 200-meter PR of 21.04 seconds and a 400-meter PR of 46.74 seconds prior to college.

PERSONAL
Born March 26, 2003, in Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago… son of Camille Hackett and Nigel McKay… has six siblings – Crystal, Darreem, Niye, Nyya, Shaniqua, and Xaiyah… plans to pursue a degree in sport administration at LSU.

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