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Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Thousand Oaks,
California
Roster Years
2004-2005 | 2007
Personal
- Born August 1985
- Parents are Patrick and Cheri McDonald
- Majoring in Pre-med
Before BYU
- Earned four letters in cross country and track at Thousand Oaks High School
- Academic athlete in cross country and track
- Honored as an outstanding junior in cross country and track and as an outstanding senior in cross country
- Named Athlete of the Week in the Ventura County Star newspaper
- Helped her team take third in 2001 and second in 2002 at the state cross country championships
Stats
Best Marks: 3200m - 11:24, 5000m - 17:23.43, 10,000m - 35:39.88
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2004
Indoor:
- Finished fourth at the Mountain States Games in the 5000m (17:56.35)
- Ran 17:27.04 in the 5000m at the Washington Invitational
Outdoor:
- Competed in the 10,000m at the Hornet Invitational with a time of 35:39.88
- Placed second in the 10,000m (36:45.77) and eighth in the 5000m (17:23.43) at the MWC Outdoor Championships
- Named Academic All-MWC
Sophmore Year
2007
Indoor:
- Ran her season-best time in the 5000 meters (16:16.33) at the University of Washington Invitational
- Finished in the top five in the 5000 meters at the Husky Classic
- Won the 5000 meters in 16:35.81 setting the Albuquerque Convention Center facility record and the MWC Indoor Championship record at the MWC Indoor Championships
- Named to the All-MWC Indoor Team
- Competed in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships
Outdoor:
- Placed third with the second fastest time in BYU history at 33:06.23 in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational
- Broke the BYU 5,000-meter record with a season best time of 15:44.55 at the Mt. SAC Relays
- Broke the MWC Championship meet record in the 5,000 meters en route to a first place finish at the MWC Championships
- Named to the All-MWC Team
- Took second in the 5,000 meters at the West Region meet
- Placed sixth in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Championships
- Named All-American in the 10,000 meters
Junior Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2005
- Redshirted the season
- Named Academic All-MWC
Medical Redshirt Year
2005
- Redshirted the season
- Named Academic All-MWC
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A Decade of Dominance