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2021-22 Women's Track & Field Roster

Aliyah McDonald

Aliyah McDonald

  • Position:
    Sprints/Hurdles
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Kingston, Jamaica
  • High School:
    Immaculate Conception
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

May 2022 Wayne State University Commencement Speaker

Wayne State Athletics 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee.

2021-22:  Selected as an All-Academic Athlete by the USTFCCCA ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team. INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... participated in all seven regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships … recorded three top-six finishes at GLIACs -- finished third in the 60m dash after posting a time of 7.83 both in the prelims and finals which was a season best; placed sixth in the 200m dash with a season-best time of 25.11; and sixth in the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.92 after posting the top time and a season-best time in the prelims of 8.87 … notched a long jump mark of 4.69m at the SVSU Tune-Up (2/18).  OUTDOOR:  Participated in six regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... earned All-GLIAC honors by running the first leg on the third place 4x100m relay at GLIACs, which posted the sixth-fastest time in school history (48.09) ... earned five points with a fourth-place finish in the 100m hurdles (prelims time of 13.96 was an NCAA Provisional mark and the second-fastest in program history) ... scored four points each with fifth-place finishes in the 100m dash (12.42 in prelims) and 200m dash ... ran a personal-best 12.35 for 100m dash at the Elaine Leigh Invite.

2020-21:  Received USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete recognition ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee.  INDOOR:  Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors for having one of the five fastest 60m hurdles times in the region ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in all four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished second at GLIACs (2/28) in the 60m hurdles (8.79), which equaled fastest career time ... placed sixth in the 200m dash (25.87) at the conference meet ... ran a season-best time of 7.93 for 60m dash at the SVSU Tune-Up (2/19).  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in four regular-season meets, the GLIAC Championships, and two Last Chance meets ... ran a WSU season-best time of 14.69 in the 100m hurdles to place fifth at GLIACs ... finished seventh in the 100m dash at GLIACs (12.54) and was a member of the fourth-place 4x100m relay ... posted a season-best 100m dash time of 12.47 in the prelims at the Oakland Invite (4/10) ... recorded a season-best mark of 26.16 in the 200m dash at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (4/17) ... ran the second leg of WSU's fastest 4x100m relay (49.66) which won the Oakland Mini Meet (4/30) ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2019-20:  Received USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete recognition ... selected as the squad's track Athlete of the Year for a second consecutive year ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee.  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors for having one the five fastest 60m hurdles times in the region ... competed in seven regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... placed third in the finals of the 60m dash at GLIACs in a season-best time of 7.77 ... also placed third in the 60m hurdles (8.89) at GLIACs ... posted a season-best time of 8.79 for 60m hurdles at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invite (1/25) ... recorded a season-best time of 25.39 for 200m at the GVSU Big Meet Friday (2/14) ... placed 15th at GLIACs in the long jump (4.83m) with just one attempt.  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... canceled due to COVID-19.

2018-19:  Selected as the squad's track Athlete of the Year.  INDOOR:  Competed in the first seven regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... placed sixth in the 60m hurdles at GLIACs in a season-best time of 8.99 ... finished 10th in the 60m dash (7.87) at GLIACs ... recorded a season-best time of 7.84 for 60m at the Mastodon Opener (12/1) ... ran a season-best 26.29 for 200m at the Jet's Pizza Invite (1/26).  OUTDOOR:  Scored 12.75 points at the GLIAC Championships with a second-place finish in the 100m hurdles (14.39 - season-best), which ranks third all-time; a fifth-place finish in the 100m dash (12.10), and being on the sixth-place 4x100m relay (49.39) ... competed in all seven meets ... ran a personal-best 25.36 for 200m at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invite (4/13) ... had a wind-aided 11.98 for 100m at the Hillsdale Last Chance Classic (5/9) ... recorded a career-best 5.07m in the long jump at the Al Owens Classic (4/20).

High School:  A 2016 graduate of Immaculate Conception High School in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica ... top times were 12.20 (100m), 14.49 (100m hurdles) and 25.52 (200m) ... was an Academic Honor Roll recipient ... earned second place in the Caribbean for Sociology.

Personal:  Full name--Aliyah M. McDonald ... born on November 19, 1999, in Kingston, Jamaica ... daughter of Francis McDonald and Donna Gentles ... has an older brother, Dejoun ... is majoring in Exercise and Sport Science Honors ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020 (4.00), Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021 and Winter 2022.


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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'5"

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'5"

  • 2020-21Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'6"

  • 2021-22Senior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'5"