Whitney McDonald Athlete Profile - WTRACK

Whitney McDonald

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Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Thousand Oaks,

California

Roster Years

2004-2005 | 2007

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

Best Marks: 3200m - 11:24, 5000m - 17:23.43, 10,000m - 35:39.88

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2004

Indoor:

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

Medical Redshirt Year 2005