Northeastern University Athletics

Personal Bests
Event	Result
800m	2:11.23
1000m	2:47.54
1500m	4:24.70
Mile	4:43.87
3000m	9:39.50
5000m	16:35.89
5K (XC)	17:43
6K (XC)	21:08
10,000m	35:07.79

Awards:

• 2020 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• 2020-2021 Cross Country All-CAA Team: sixth place (6k)
• 2021 Cross Country All-CAA Team: eighth place (6k)
• 2021 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 1500m (third)
• 2022 Cross Country All-CAA Team: sixth place (6k)
• Spring 2024 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Fall 2024 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

Career Highlights:

• Ranks fourth, Women's XC All-Time Top 10 Performers: 5k (17:43.00)
• Ranks fourth, Women's XC All-Time Top 10 Performers: 6k (21:08.80)
• Ranks fourth, Women's XC All-Time Top 10 Performers: 5k Franklin Park Course (17:43.00)
• Record Holder, All-Time Indoor Performance List: DMR (11:28.78)
• Ranks second, All-Time Indoor Performance List: DMR (11:35.20)
• Ranks third, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 1000m (2:47.54)
• Ranks third, All-Time Indoor Performance List: Mile (4:43.87)
• Ranks third, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 1000m (2:47.54)
• Ranks fifth, All-Time Indoor Performance List: DMR (11:35.20)
• Ranks eighth, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 3000m (9:39.50)
• Ranks eighth, All-Time Indoor Performance List: DMR (11:48.09)
• Ranks fourth, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 1500m (4:28.29)
• Ranks tenth, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 800m (2:11.23)
• Ranks third, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: Mile (4:52.07)
• 2021 CAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist: 1500m (4:28.29)

2024-25
CROSS COUNTRY

• Set a personal best in the 5k at the UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational (9/21)
• Finished in the top 25 at the CAA Cross Country Championships (11/1) with a time of 22:03.9 to help the women’s team win a championship

INDOOR

• Finished third in the DMR (12:07.09) and sixth in the 4x800 (9:29.25) at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (3/7-3/9)

OUTDOOR

• Finished first in the 1500m (4:38.74) and second in the 5000m (17:31.52) at the UConn Dog Fight (4/4)
• Earned a win and personal best in the 5000m (16:35.89) at the Friar Invitational (4/11)
• Finished fourth in the 5000m (17:06.63) and a personal best in the 10,000m (35:07.79) at the CAA Outdoor Championships (5/14-5/15)

2023-24
CROSS COUNTRY

• Ran a 22:26.4 at the CAA Cross Country Championships (10/27) for a top 35 finish

INDOOR

• Earned top 75 finishes in the mile (5:21.41) and 1500m (4:58.66) at the Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3)

2022-23:
CROSS COUNTRY

• Ran a personal-best 5K time of 17:43 at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/23)
• Recorded a personal-best 6K time (21:08.80) at the Penn State National Open (10/14)
• Finished sixth at the CAA Championships with a 6K time of 21:47.9 (10/28)

2022-23:
CROSS COUNTRY

• Ran a personal-best 5K time of 17:43 at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/23)
• Recorded a personal-best 6K time (21:08.80) at the Penn State National Open (10/14)
• Finished sixth at the CAA Championships with a 6K time of 21:47.9 (10/28)

2021-22:
OUTDOOR

• Won the 800 meters with the seventh-best outdoor time in NU history (2:11.90) at the Spring Break Classic (3/18-3/19)
• Competed in the 800 meters (2:14.61) and 1,500 meters (4:31.00) at the Raleigh Relays (3/24-3/26)
• Placed fourth in the 800 meters with the sixth-best outdoor time in school history (2:11.23, PB) at the Friar Invite (4/8)
• Finished fourth as a part of the 4x400m relay team (4:07.32) at the Ocean State Invite (4/9)
• Placed third in the 800 meters (2:14.38) at the UConn Northeast Challenge (4/15-4/16)
• Competed in the 1,500 meters (4:28.34), finishing 27th in the event at the Virginia Challenge (4/22-4/23)
• Finished fourth in the 1,500 meters (4:38.52) and seventh in the 5,000 meter with the eighth-best time in school history (17:02.31, PB) at the CAA Championships (5/6-5/7)

INDOOR

• Finished 20th in the 3,000 meters with the fourth-best indoor time in school history (9:39.50, PB) at the BU Indoor Opener (12/4)
• Placed second in the 4x800m relay (9:17.14) at the URI Invitational (1/15)
• Won the DMR with the fifth-best time in NU history (11:48.09) and finished 11th in the 800 meter (2:13.97) at the Battle in Beantown (1/22)
• Broke the indoor school record in the mile (4:46.32, PB) and placed second in the DMR with the third-best time in program history (11:44.16) at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/28-30)
• Recorded a new school record in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:48.78 and broke the school record as a part of the women's DMR team that placed second with a time of 11:28.28 at the David Hemery Valentine Invite (2/11-12)
• Broke her own indoor record in the mile (4:43.87, PB) at the BU Last Chance Meet (2/27)
• Finished fourth in the 1,000 meters with a new indoor school record (2:47.54, PB) and placed second in the DMR with the second-best indoor time (11:35.20) at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (3/4-3/6)

CROSS COUNTRY

• Won the 6k with the fourth-best time in program history (17:55.90, PB) at the Shawn M. Nassaney Race (9/11)
• Finished 16th with the sixth-best 6k time in program history (21:30.00, PB) at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15)
• Earn All-CAA honors with an eighth-place time of 22:05.60 in the 6k race at the CAA Championships (10/30)
• Competed at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships, running a time of 21:52.30 in the 6k (11/12)

2020-21:
OUTDOOR

• Won the 800 meter (2:13.21) and placed second in the 4x400m relay (4:15.94) at the UMass Tri Meet (4/3)
• Broke Northeastern's outdoor school record with a career-best time of 4:52.07 in the mile at the Ocean State Invitational (4/9)
• Placed second in the 800 meter with the eighth-fastest outdoor time in school history (2:12.75, PB) at the UConn Northeast Invitational (4/23-24)
• Earned a bronze-medal finish in the 1500 meter with the second-fastest outdoor time in school history (4:28.29, PB) and ran a personal-best time in the 5,000 meters (17:43.93) at the CAA Championships (4/30-5/1)
• Placed third in the 1500 meter with a time of 4:30.43 at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (5/14-16)

INDOOR

• Championed the mile with a time of 4:58.69 at the Army Dual Meet (1/30)
• Finished fifth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:47.38 at the URI Tri Meet (2/25)

CROSS COUNTRY

• Earned All-CAA honors with a sixth-place time of 20:16.40 and was Northeasten's top performer in the 6k at the CAA Championships (3/5)
   

Before NU: 12-season letterwinner in track and field/cross country at The Bromfield School ... Captain of track team for two years ... Captain of cross country for one year ... D5 MA state 1K Champion (2019) ... Dartmouth Relay 1K Champion (2019) ... Central MA D2 800m Champion (2019) ... Boston Holiday Challenge two-mile competitor (2019) ... District indoor one-mile Champion (2020) ... Two-time Central MA D2 Team Champions (2017,'18) ... Cross country team league champions (2019) ... Four-time cross country most valuable player (2016-'19) ... Vice president of Spanish Honor Society, National Merit Semifinalist. 

Personal: Tessa Grace McClain was born in Boston, Mass. ... Parents are Brian and Sue McClain ... Has one sister, Lia ... Chose Northeastern for science academics, co-op opportunities and the team atmosphere ... Plans to major in Behavioral Neuroscience.