Tara McDonald
Tara McDonald
Height: 5-4
Year: So.
Hometown: Earlville, Md.
High School: Bohemia Manor
Major: Business/Accounting

Personal Records:
5K: 28:22.98 (Don Cathcart Invite - 2017)
6K: 33:17.53 (UD Invitational #1 – 2017)

2017: Competed in three events for the Wildcats in her rookie season – season’s best 5K came at the Don Cathcart Invite with a time of 28:22.98 – ran her season’s best 6K in 33:17.53 at the UD Invitational #1 – also competed at the UD Blue and Gold Invite where she finished 70th with a time of 33:17.

High School: Ran cross country and track at Bohemia Manor – helped lead the cross country team to a regional championship in 2015 – ran on the track’s 4x800 relay team, winning the 2016 Maryland State Championship – was named All-Conference in 2013 and 2014 for soccer – helped lead the 2013 soccer team to a region championship – National Honor Society member – honor roll student.

Personal: Tara Ashley McDonald – daughter of Timothy and Amy McDonald – has a younger brother, Kevin – father, Tim, ran track and cross country at Methodist College – majoring in business at Wilmington University with aspirations of becoming a cooperate lawyer – from Earleville, Md. – favorite athlete is Mia Hamm – also enjoys soccer – if she could do anything besides be a professional athlete, she would be a kindergarten teacher – if she could date a celebrity, she would date David Beckham – favorite professional sports team is the Baltimore Orioles – her perfect meal is pasta – considers her dad her hero is life.