2022-23 Track and Field Roster
McDonald, Joelle
Joelle McDonald
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Niwot, Colo.
- High School:
- Niwot
- Major:
- Economics (Leadership Studies and Spanish Minors)
Bio
Joelle McDonald TFRRS
2022-23
2021-22
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS
IN THE CLASSROOM
PERSONAL
2022-23
- XC: In her first and only race of the season, she set a personal record in the 6K with a time of 21:47.0 at the Highlander Invitational
- Indoor: Did not compete
- Outdoor: Competed in two meets for the Buffs ... finished fourth in the 5,000 at the Jack Christiansen Invite ... set a personal record of 17:33.64 in the 5,000 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
2021-22
- XC: Redshirted
- Indoor: Competed in two meets for the Buffs ... ran the 3,000 at the Potts Invitational ... in her next meet she improved her 3,000 time and set a personal record of 10:16.89 at the Colorado Invitational
- Outdoor: Competed in four meets ... placed second in the 3,000 at the Jerry Quiller Classic ... recorded a personal best of 5:04.76 in the 1,500 at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Niwot High School
- Helped her school win back-to-back CHSAA 4A State XC Championships (2018-19)
- Placed 12th as a junior and 13th as a senior
- Competed at Nike Cross Nationals where the team placed fifth in 2018 and third in 2019
- Ran at NXR Southwest Regional Championships all four seasons
- Won the state track and field title in 2019 after a runner-up finish in 2018
- Placed eighth individually at state in 2019 in the 3,200, finishing in 11:16.98
- Was the NHS cross country team captain in 2019 ... an academic honor roll selection all four years
- Salutatorian for Class of 2020 International Baccalaureate Program Cohort, International Baccalaureate Program Diploma Recipient and NHS Chapter of National Honor Society President
- Ran the Bolder Boulder in 2019 and recorded the 11th fastest time for a 17-year-old (38:30)
- Also recruited by Wyoming, Brown, Santa Clara, Portland, Boise State, Idaho and Occidental
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS
- 800m - 2:38.88
- 1,600m - 5:19.99
- 3,200m - 10:58.18
IN THE CLASSROOM
- Majoring in economics
- Has a 4.0 GPA
PERSONAL
- Joelle Caitlyn McDonald
- Daughter of Chris and Laura McDonald
- Her father was a member of the CU cross country/track & field team (1987-91)
- Has an older sister, Hannah
- Her uncle Mark McDonald was a high jumper at CU (1990-93)
- Her grandfather Roland “Mac” McDonald competed in cross country and track & field at CSU (1965-1968)
- Always dreamed of attending CU
- Enjoys cooking, gardening and can play the piano and violin
- Earned a second-degree black belt in Muay Thai in ninth grade
Colorado T&F/XC: 2016 HOF Sara Gorton Slattery
Monday, August 12
Bailey Hertenstein @baileyh_ Wins the Pac-12 5k Championship @cubuffstrack #gobuffs
Monday, May 13
Pac-12 TRACK Championships - Wrap Up
Monday, May 13
@cubufffstrack First Crack at NEW Potts Field #gobuffs
Wednesday, April 10