2017-18 (Sr.): Redshirted... Did not compete
2016-17 (Jr.): Led the Pack with 13 individual wins... Earned RMAC Swimmer of the Week honors Jan. 25 after two first places finishes and a second place finish at the Colorado College Classic... Picked up three wins (200 Free, 500 Free, and 1,0000 Free) at the Austin College Invite... Started her season with two victories (500 Free, 1,000 Free) in the Pack''s home meet vs. Western State... Posted the fourth (1:57.24) and fifth (1:57.56) fastest time in school history in the 200 Free at the RMAC Championships... Recorded the third fastest time in program history in the 500 free (5:10.70) at the RMAC Championships... Swam the fifth fastest time in school history in the 1650 (18:09.94)...Won three events (200 Free, 500 Free, 1,000 Free) to lead the Pack to victory over Adams State.
2015-16 (So.): Became the First RMAC Swimmer of the Week in Pack history on Dec. 15… Won three events at Colorado Christian to earn Swimmer of the Week Honors…Scored a meet best 21 points in the Pack’s season opening meet vs. Western State (Oct. 9)… Swam NCAA B cut times in both the 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyle at the CMU Invite… Won 12 individual races… Broke her own school record with a 5:09.24 mark at the CMU Invite (Nov. 19)… Helped Pack relay teams set new records in the 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle, and 400 medley relay.
Top Times: 50 Free: 26.04 (at Colorado Christian Invite, 1/17/15)
100 Free: 53.75 (at CMU Invite, 11/19/15)
200 Free: 1:56.90 (at CMU Invite, 11/19/15)
500 Free: 5:09.24 (CMU Invite, 11/19/15)
1000 Free: 10:40.50 (CMU Invite 11/20/15)
2014-15 (Fr.): Earned RMAC Second-Team All-Conference honors in the 500 free … Swam NCAA B cut times in both the 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyle at the RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships … Placed first in the 1000-yard freestyle vs. Adams State Nov. 8 … Finished first in the 500-yard freestyle at two different meets … Won the 200-yard freestyle race at six different meets … Placed first at four different meets in the 100-yard freestyle.
Top Times
100 Fly: 1:04.26 – Nov. 8 vs. Adams State
50 Free: 26.00 – Dec. 12 vs. Colorado College
100 Free: 54.77 – Feb. 14 at RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships (program record)
200 Free: 1:55.90 – Jan. 24 at RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships (program record)
500 Free: 5:09.42 – Feb. 13 at RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships (program record)
1000 Free: 10:35.33 – Feb. 11 at RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships (program record)1650 Free: 18:38.82 – Jan. 16 at Colorado College Classic
200 Free Relay: 1:41.95 – Feb. 12 at RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships (Sannes, Foster, Wertz, McDonough) (program record)
400 Free Relay: 3:46.08 – Feb. 14 at RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships (Foster, Wertz, Contreras-Gomez, McDonough) (program record)
800 Free Relay: 8:10.30 – Feb. 13 at RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships (McDonough, Harrison, Contreras-Gomez, Sannes) (program record)
200 Medley Relay: 1:55.01 – Nov. 21 at Western State (Anderson, Foster, Contreras-Gomez, McDonough) (program record)
400 Medley Relay: 4:13.72 – Dec. 12 at Colorado Mesa Invitational (Anderson, Foster, Contreras-Gomez, McDonough)
High School: Member of the 2011 state championship Frisco HS Raccoon squad coached by Bruce Eubanks … Helped team set a school-record and win the 4X100 free relay state championship that year … Earned all state-honors in both 2011 and 2014 … Served as team captain in 2014 … Helped team to a runner-up finish at the 2014 state championships.
Club: Team captain for the Frisco Aquatics squad coached by her father Dan … Was a sectional, TAGS and SC Zones qualifier.
Personal: Daughter of Dan and Diana McDonough, who both swam at the University of South Carolina … Older sisters are Danielle and Melanie … Melanie is a swimmer for Wyoming … Birthday is April 12 … Plans to major in communications or business management … Wants to become a restauranteur or journalist … Enjoys cooking, movies, rock-climbing, go-karting and pageantry.
