Augusta University

Honors:

• 2025-26 PBC All-Academic Team
• 20256-26 PBC All-Conference (4x400m relay)

AS A SENIOR IN 2025-26: Competed in the sprint events during the indoor and outdoor seasons … Opened her collegiate track career in the 400m at the Tryon Winter Classic and Combined Events … Recorded personal-best marks of 27.96 in the 200m and 43.48 in the 300m at the Tryon Banked Invitational … Competed in the 400m throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons, highlighted by a 10th-place finish at the Peach Belt Conference Indoor Championships … Ran a personal-best 57.60 in the 400m during preliminaries at the Peach Belt Conference Outdoor Championships and advanced to the finals, where she placed seventh … Helped Augusta's 4x400-meter relay team earn a third-place finish at the conference outdoor meet.

COLLEGE: Previously attended Clayton State University and Lenoir-Rhyne University … Earned All-Conference honors three times … Placed 3rd in the 400m, 8th in the 200m, and 1st in the 4x400 at the 2024 Peach Belt Conference Outdoor Championships … Named to the President’s List … Member of the Honors Program

Personal Bests:

• 200m – 27.96 (January 30, 2026, at Tryon Banked Invitational)
• 300m – 43.48 (January 30, 2026, at Tryon Banked Invitational)
• 400m – 57.60 (May 1, 2026, at Peach Belt Conference Outdoor Championship)

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Greenbrier High School in Evans, Ga. … Graduated in 2023 … Lettered in track … Named an All-American … Junior Olympian … Maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school … Founded the first Black Student Union in the CSRA

PERSONAL: Born October 11, 2004, in Augusta, Ga. … Parents are Jakia and Matthew McDonald … Has two siblings: Hailey and Matthew McDonald Jr. … Plans to major in Political Science

FUN FACT: Has scoliosis and underwent spinal fusion surgery at age 10