Honors & Awards
· USTFCCCA Outdoor Honorable Mention All-American (2021: 4x100m Relay)
· Mountain West Outdoor Champion (2021: 4x400m Relay)
· All-Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Team (2021: 4x400m Relay)
Collegiate Bests
60 Meters (Indoor): 7.62 (Feb. 1, 2020, at NAU Mountain T's Invitational - Flagstaff, Ariz.)
100 Meters (Outdoor): 12.09 (March 27, 2021, at Aztec Invitational - San Diego, Calif.)
200 Meters (Indoor): 24.82 (Jan. 31, 2020, at NAU Mountain T's Invitational - Flagstaff, Ariz.)
200 Meters (Outdoor): 24.63 (May 14, 2021 at MW Outdoor Championships - Clovis, Calif.)
NCAA Outdoor Championships
2021: DQ (4x100m Relay)
NCAA Outdoor West Preliminary Round
2022: 12th (44.60 - 4x100m Relay)
Mountain West Indoor Championships
2020: 11th (7.63 - 60 Meters) | 18th (24.96 - 200 Meters)
2019: 11th (7.69 - 60 Meters) | 15th (24.87 - 200 Meters)
Mountain West Outdoor Championships
2022: 12th (12.10 - 100 Meters) | 15th (24.68 - 200 Meters)
2021: 1st(44.15 - 4x100m Relay) | 15th (12.16 - 100 Meters) | 15th (24.63 - 200 Meters)
2021-22
Outdoor: Finished 12th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 4x100m relay (44.60)... Placed 12th in the 100 meters (12.10) and 15th in the 200 meters (24.68) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships... Competed in five meets... Took second in the 4x100m relay at the Desert Heat Classic with a time of 44.32, eighth in school history.
Indoor: Competed in the Texas Tech Open in the 60 meters (7.964), 200 meters (26.242), and 4x400m relay (3:49.27).
2020-21
Outdoor: Part of 4x100m relay team that won the Mountain West Outdoor Championships (44.15) and advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships… Placed 15th in both the 100m (12.16) and 200m (24.63, PR) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Had personal best time of 12.09 in the 100m at the Aztec Invitational (March 27).
2019-20:
Indoor: Competed in four meets, running the 60m and 200m dash… Took 11th in the 60m dash at the Mountain West Championships (7.63) and 18th in the 200m dash (24.96)… Had a career-best time in the 60m (7.62) and 200m (24.82) at the NAU Mountain T’s Invitational (2-1-20).
Outdoor: Season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19:
Indoor: Competed in three meets… Placed 11th at the MW Championships in the 60m dash with a personal best time of 7.69 and 15th in the 200m dash (24.87, PR).
Outdoor: Competed in five meets… Set a PR in the 100m dash at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 12.11… Ran a 25.04 in the 200m dash at the Aztec Invitational… Helped the Aztecs take first place in the 4x100m relay at the Jim Bush Legends Invite (44.85) and at the MW Challenge (45.64).
High School
Attended Sheldon High School and ran for the Gold Rush Track Club… Set school record in the 100m (11.86)…Two-time Delta League champ in the 100m & 200m… Helped her team finish third in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the California State Meet… Named to the River Cats all-city team twice… 2017 Elk Grove Citizen Female Track Athlete of the Year… Team MVP in 2016 and 2017… Named Outstanding Single-Sport Athlete for the 2017-18 school year… Named a 2017-18 Sheldon Scholar…
Personal
Born in Sacramento, Calif. to Thresa McDonald, who ran track at Fresno State… Her aunt Michel ran track and long jumped at the University of Colorado…Hopes to become a sports broadcaster or journalist… Favorite athlete is Allyson Felix… Played soccer for nine years before switching to track.
Tai McDonald Season 2019-20
EventsSPRINTS
Height5-4
ClassSophomore
HometownSacramento, Calif.
Track and Field
Four Aztecs Earn All-American Honors
Track and Field
SDSU's Season Ends at NCAA Nationals
Track and Field
Aztecs Relay Teams Set For Nationals
Track and Field
Aztec Relay Teams Advance to Nationals
Track and Field
Kaitlin Heir Sets MW Pole Vault Championship Record
Track and Field
Aztecs Competing At Mountain West Championships
Track and Field
Moore Paces Aztecs at Desert Heat Classic
Track and Field
Kaitlin Heri Wins Pole Vault at Beach Invitational
Track and Field
Aztecs Win Three Events in Final Day at Sun Angel Classic
Track and Field
Aztecs Wrap Up Competition at the Aztec Invite
Track and Field
Aztecs Hosting 43rd Annual Aztec Invite
Track and Field
Aztecs to Open Outdoor Season at Two Meets
Track and Field
Aztecs Final Indoor Regular Season Meet is Don Kirby Invite
Track and Field
Aztecs Competing at UNM Collegiate Classic
Track and Field
4x400m Team Posts Second Best Time in SDSU history
Track and Field
Day One of Texas Tech Open in the Books
Track and Field
Aztecs Open Indoor Season at Texas Tech Open
Track and Field
SDSU's Season Ends at NCAA Championships
Track and Field
SDSU 4x100m Relay Team Ready for NCAAs
Track and Field
Aztecs' 4x100m Relay Team Moving on the NCAAs
Track and Field
Aztecs Qualify 14 for NCAA West Prelims
Track and Field
Aztecs Place 14 on All-Mountain West Team
Track and Field
Aztecs Win Mountain West Championship
Track and Field
Day Two of MW Championships in the Books
Track and Field
Aztecs Complete Busy Day at UCR & LBSU
Track and Field
Johnson Highlights Day Two at LBSU Invite
Track and Field
Aztecs at Long Beach Invite This Weekend
Track and Field
Aztecs Take First at Triton Invitational
Track and Field
Aztecs Win Mountain West Challenge
Track and Field
SDSU Finishes Second at Aztec Invitational
Track and Field
Aztecs Top Utah 109-60
Track and Field
14 Aztecs Qualify for Saturday's Finals
Track and Field
Aztecs Finish Day One at UNM Collegiate Classic
Track and Field
Nyjari McNeil Sets School Record in the 800m
Track and Field
Aztecs Take Top Three Spots in Pentathlon
Track and Field
Aztecs Win 4x400m Relay at MLK Invite
Track and Field
Aztecs Begin Indoor Season at MLK Invite
Track and Field
Aztecs Wrap Up Busy Saturday
Track and Field
Nyjari McNeil Wins 800m Run
Track and Field
Aztecs Compete in Bryan Clay Invitational
Track and Field
Busy Week Ahead for Aztecs
Track and Field
Jordan Bryant Sets SDSU Freshman Record for Shot Put
Track and Field
Bonnie Draxler Breaks Her Own School Record
Track and Field
SDSU Wraps up Aztec Invitational
Track and Field
SDSU Has Strong Showing in Second Day of Aztec Invite
Track and Field
Bonnie Draxler Wins Pole Vault Championship
Track and Field
Bonnie Draxler Shatters SDSU Record in the Pole Vault
Track and Field
Aztecs Wrap up MLK Invite
Track and Field
Aztecs Set Two School Records in First Meet of the Season
Track and Field