2022: Participated in all seven races for Covenant... Best performance of season was an 11th place finish in the 6K at the CCS Championship with a time of 26:23.1... Placed 33rd at the UNG Cross Country Invitational in the 5K with a time of 21:47.2... Broke her personal record in the 5K with a time of 21:26.5 at the Alexander ASIC Cross Country Invitational... Raced at the NCAA South Region Championships... Second Team All-CCS honoree
2021-22 (Junior): Ran in six cross country meets... Earned third team All-USA South with her 21st-place finish and personal record 6k time of 25:29.0 at the USA South Championships (Oct. 30)... Finished fifth with a two-mile time of 14:13.2 at the Mountaintop Invitational (Sept. 3)... Placed 16th at the Maryville Invitational (Sept. 24) with a 6k time of 28:23.9
2020-21 (Sophomore): Competed in both cross country meets for the season... Earned All-West Division second team honors at the USA South West Division Championships (Feb. 26), placing 10th with her 27:24.6 finish... Set a new 6K career-best at the Maryville International (Feb. 13) with her time of 26:44.5... Competed in all six track meets... Posted personal-best times in all three events (1500-meter, 5,000-meter, 4x400)... Ran the 1500-meter in 5:29.09 at the Hilltop Classic (March 26) and finished 11th... Finished in 20:45.75 in the 5,000-meter at the Montevallo Falcon Classic (March 19-20), while also setting a personal record in the 4x400 at the meet with a time of 4:46.57... Named to the USA South All-Academic team
2019-20 (Freshman): Ran in all seven cross country meets during the fall... Made collegiate debut with a sixth-place finish and two-mile time of 14:37.7 at the Mountaintop Invitational (Aug. 30)... Posted season-best time in the 6k at 26:56.6 and placed 34th at the USA South Championships (Nov. 2)... Had a 5k time of 23:01.0 at the Wingfoot XC Classic (Sept. 20)... Competed in all three track meets on the year... Established a personal record in the indoor mile run at 6:18.79 at the Sewanee Indoor Invitational (Feb. 14)... Had a 1500-meter time of 5:54.51 at the Victor Icebreaker Duals
High School: Attended Crossroads Christian School
Personal: Parents are Richard and Suzi McDonald... Has one sister, Bailee... Favorite Bible verse is Ephesians 2:4-10... Majoring in elementary education and sport administration with a minor in coaching
McDonald's Personal Records:
Cross Country:
2-mile: 14:13.2 (Mountaintop Invitational, Sept. 3, 2021)
5K: 23:01.0 (Wingfoot XC Classic, Sept. 20, 2019)
6K: 25:29.0 (USA South Championships, Oct. 30, 2021)
