Bates College

2007-2008:  

Indoor Track: Runner-up in the 35-pound weightthrow (56'10.00") and placed fifth in the shot put (14.43meters) at New Englands.... Placed 17th in the shotput at Open New Englands(45'10.00"). 

Outdoor Track: Finished fifth in the men'shammer throw at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track &Field Championships, the only underclassman to qualify for thefinals, with a top preliminary round throw of 173-3, which rankedseventh..... In the finals, after two competitors had passed him inearlier throws, McNeil's penultimate throw traveled 180-9, movinghim into fifth place, which he held....The fifth-place finishearned him the first All-American honors of his career.... McNeilis the 26th man in Bates history to win All-American honors inoutdoor track and field, and the 12th to do so in the hammerthrow.... Finished seventh in the shot put (48-03.25) a day afterwinning the hammer throw title at ECACs.... Placed fifth in theshot put (50-10.25) and seventh in the discus throw (145-06) at theOpen New England Outdoor Track and Field Championships.... At NewEnglands, took fourth place in the discus throw (141-07) and fifth(46-09.50) in the shot put.

2006-2007:

Outdoor Track: Competed as one of only threefreshmen in the discus throw at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Trackand Field Championships, finishing 14th.... Throwing inconsiderably bad weather, including rain and wind up to 40 mph,McNeil (Lawrence, Mass.) had a top throw of 141 feet and 3 inches,the same as 13th-place and fellow first-year Adrian Kibiersza ofAurora University out of a field of 17.... McNeil was named NESCACMost Outstanding Rookie Performer, after placing second in thehammer throw, third in the discus throw and fourth in the shot putat the NESCAC Track and Field Championships at MiddleburyCollege.