Towson University Athletics

Outstanding performer on vault and floor who could be the top all-arounder in the ECAC ... has shown phenomenal progress during her career ... competed as an all-arounder for the first time in 2009 ... added to bars lineup as a junior, enabling her to compete as an all-arounder ... named first team All-ECAC honors on vault, floor exercise and all-around in 2009 ... ECAC champion on floor exercise in 2009 ... won ECAC vault title in 2008 ... qualified for NCAA Southeast Regionals as an individual all-around in 2009 ... one of the top scholastic gymnasts in Maryland prior to attending Towson ... has very high skill level ... enters senior year with 1,251.950 career points, ranked 20th on Towson's all-time list.

2009 SEASON: Competed as an all-around in all 12 meets ... averaged 9.785 on vault ... top-ranked vaulter in ECAC ... won vault competition in six meets ... tied for second on vault (9.775) at ECAC Championship ... led Tigers to fifth straight ECAC championship by winning floor title with a career high-matching 9.85 ... came up with clutch performance on final routine of meet, enabling Tigers to come from behind and edge Cornell for title ... also finished second in all-around (38.575) at ECAC Meet ... named first team All-ECAC in vault, floor and all-around ... also won floor exercise title in six meets ... finished first in all-around five times ... led Tigers to season-opening win at Brown by finishing first on vault (9.725) and all-around (37.90) ... tied for first on vault (9.775) and took first on floor (9.775) in win at Ursinus ... led Tigers to first place finish in quad meet at Temple by finishing first on vault (9.725) and all-around (38.65) ... also took third on beam (9.825) ... had a career high 39.075 all-around score to win competition at Pennsylvania ... also won vault (9.875) and floor (9.85) at Penn while finishing second on bars (9.70) ... honored as ECAC Gymnast of the Week after meets at Temple and Penn ... tied for first place on vault with a career high 9.925 at Governor's Cup Meet ... also finished fourth on floor (9.85) and sixth in all-around at Governor's Cup ... helped Tigers to win at Cornell by finishing first on floor (9.825) ... led Tigers to title at Calloway Invitational by tying for first on vault (9.85) and floor (9.825) ... also won all-around (38.775) at Calloway Invitational ... finished second on vault (9.775) and all-around (37.775) at William & Mary ... guided Tigers to win over Yale by finishing first in all-around (38.60) ... tied for first on floor (9.80) in home victory over four teams in final home meet ... earned a 9.60 on beam at NCAA Regional Meet.

2008 SEASON: Competed on vault in all 13 meets and had a 9.73 average ... competed on floor 12 times ... part of beam lineup six times ... won ECAC title on vault (9.85) ... also had a 9.575 on beam and a 9.55 on floor at ECAC Meet ... helped Tigers win ECAC championship ... earned first team All-ECAC honors on vault ... earned a 9.875 on vault and a 9.825 on floor at USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championship Meet ... finished first on vault four times and had three second place finishes on vault ... tied for first on vault (9.80) at William & Mary ... led Tigers to win over William & Mary and Yale by winning vault (9.75) ... tied for first on vault (9.80) in win at George Washington ... also tied for third on beam (9.725) and fourth on floor (9.775) at GW ... tied for second on vault (9.80) at Shelli Calloway Invitational.

2007 SEASON: Dynamic three-event gymnast who showed improvement ... competed on vault and floor in every meet ... averaged 9.70 on vault and 9.44 on floor ... part of Tigers' beam lineup in ten meets ... earned first team All-ECAC honors on vault while helping Tigers win third straight ECAC title ... qualified for NCAA Southeast regional meet as individual vaulter ... earned a 9.65 on vault at NCAA meet ... helped Tigers capture USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championship by winning vault with a career high 9.90 score ... also finished fifth on floor exercise with a career best 9.85 score at USA Gymnastics Meet ... helped Tigers set school record with a 49.10 team score on vault at USA Gymnastics Meet ... finished first on vault in three meets and took second place twice ... tied for third place on vault (9.775) in first college meet at Maryland ... helped Tigers win Ursinus Invitational championship by tying for second on beam (9.65) and finishing third on vault (9.75) ... led Tigers to Shelli Calloway Invitational championship by finishing first on vault (9.825) while earning a 9.50 on floor ... finished first on vault (9.85) to help Tigers post a dual meet victory at William & Mary ... also tied for third on floor (9.65) and finished fourth on beam (9.55) at William & Mary ... helped Tigers win ECAC championship by tying for fifth place on vault (9.725).

BACKGROUND: Competed for Coaches Kirk Morris and Kelly Hill at Hill's Angels Club ... product of Hill's Angels Club team which produced Olympians Dominique Dawes, Elise Ray and Courtney Kupets ... Level 10 gymnast who qualified for Nationals in 2006 ... enjoys playing the piano ... favorite movie is "The Lion King" ... most memorable experience was helping the Tigers win the USAG championship in 2007 ... has one older brother ... parents both work as software engineers in the Baltimore area ... both parents are graduates of Morgan State who did graduate work at Bowie ... daughter of James H. and Renee C. McDonald ... born on November 12, 1988 in Baltimore, Md. ... major is Exercise Science.