Samford University Athletics

2012 (Junior): Indoor: Competed in eight meets … finished outside the top ten only twice during the season … finished as the runner-up at the SoCon Championships in the 60-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 8.65 … won the 60-meter hurdles at the UAB Invitational (8.75).  Outdoor: Competed in nine meets … finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the SoCon Championships (14.22) … ran a season-best 14.02 in the 100-meter hurdles with a first-place finish at the Samford Multi … set a new personal best in the 100-meter dash at the Shamrock Invite (12.65) … won the 100-meter hurdles at the BSU Invitational (14.26).

2011: (Sophomore): Indoor: Competed in five meets ... added to the team[apos]s point total at the SoCon Championsihps, finishing eighth in the 60-meter hurdle finals (9.17) ... set a new PR in the event in the SoCon Championship prelims at 9.02 ... ran an indoor-best 200-meter dash at the Niswonger Invite (26.96). Outdoor: Competed in seven meets ... scored team points at the SoCon Championships with a third-place showing in the 100-meter hurdles (13.97) ... ran a personal-best 1:07.13 in the 400-meter hurdles at the conference championship meet ... set a new PR in the 100-meter hurdles in her final meet of the season, running 13.96 in the prelims of the Clemson Final Qualifier.

2010 (Freshman): Was an immediate contributor to Samford's sprints and hurdles group as a true freshman. Indoor: Made her collegiate debut at the Niswonger Invitational (Jan. 22-23) where she clocked times of 27.71 in the 200-meter dash and 9.68 in the 60-meter hurdles...posted a personal best of 27.31 in the 200-meter dash at the MTSU Invitational (Feb. 5-6)...ran a personal best of 9.42 in the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 12-13)...posted another personal best in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.13 at the SoCon Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-27). Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.75 at the BSC Invitational (March 13)...ran a personal best of 27.18 in the 200-meter dash and a personal best of 15.05 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Alabama Relays (March 25-28)...posted a new personal best of 26.47 in the 200-meter dash at the Ole Miss Invitational (April 10)...clocked a personal best of 14.93 in the 100-meter hurdles to place eighth and earn All-Freshman honors at the SoCon Outdoor Championships (April 23-24)...placed 19th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.87 and seventh in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal best of 14.88 at the Georgia Invitational (May 8).

High School: State runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles ... named the MVP for women's track and field in 2008 ... personal bests include 14.79 in the 100-meter hurdles and 46.57 in the 300-meter hurdles ... also was a member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta.

Personal: Daughter of Jerry and Carol McDonald ... father, Jerry, played baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates ... majoring in biology ... born May 26, 1991.

Personal bests:
Indoor:
60-meter dash - 8.27
200-meter dash - 26.79
60-meter hurdles - 8.65

Outdoor:
100-meter dash - 12.65
200-meter dash - 26.47
100-meter hurdles - 13.96
400-meter hurdles - 1:07.13