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Sophia McDonnell

Class

Sr. (XC) / Sr. (I) / Sr. (O)

Hometown

Geneva, Ill.

Previous School

Geneva HS / Bradley

Sophia McDonnell TFRRS Results
Sophia McDonnell World Athletics Profile
Sophia McDonnell Mile Split Profile

Awards
NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier – 3,000 Meter Steeplechase – Outdoor Track & Field – 2024
NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier – 3,000 Meter Steeplechase – Outdoor Track  & Field – 2021*
Mountain West All-Conference – 3,000 Meter Steeplechase – Outdoor Track & Field – 2024 
Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year – Cross Country – 2019*
Missouri Valley All-Conference – Cross Country – 2020-21*
Missouri Valley All-Conference – Cross Country – 2021*
Missouri Valley All-Conference – 3,000 Meters – Indoor Track & Field – 2022*
Missouri Valley All-Conference – 3,000 Meter Steeplechase – Outdoor Track & Field – 2022*
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team – Track  & Field – 2021*
Missouri Valley Scholar Athlete – Track & Field – 2022*

2023-24

Cross Country (Grad Senior): Did not compete.

Bradley University (2019-23)

2022-23

Cross Country:Placed ninth in the MVC Championship 6k event and 102nd in the NCAA Midwest Regional. At the Joe Piane Invitational, she collected a career-high 5k time of 17:06.5 for fifth all time in Bradley History.
Indoor: At the Hawkeye Invite, she ran for a career-high 4:54.42 in the mile for first place. She placed second in the Cyclone Open 3000m event and eighth in the Indiana University Relay, clocking in at 9:35.08.

2021-22

Cross Country: Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference accolades for the second-straight season after placing ninth overall at the conference meet … Finished in Bradley’s top five in all five meets she competed in during the season … Placed 86th overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional … Clocked a season-best 6K time of 21:20.6 at the Bradley Pink Classic to finish 13th overall.
Indoor: Ran in both the 3,000m and 5,000m at the MVC Championship, scoring in both events … Set PR’s in the mile, 3,000m and 5,000m during the season … Finished second in the 3,000m at the MVC Championship behind then-Bradley teammate and current Lobo teammate Nicola Jansen ….  Took sixth in the 5,000m at the Valley Championship … Personal-best 3,000m time of 9:30.52 (Iowa State Classic) is third in school history … Posted the sixth-best 5,000m time at Bradley (16:43.69) at the UW Invitational.

2020-21

Cross Country: Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference accolades … Placed second on the team and ninth overall at the conference meet … Also finished third on BU and 16th at the Lipscomb Winter Classic, posting a career-best 5K time of 17:57.9.
Indoor: Placed eighth at the MVC Championship in the 3,000m run … Registered her PR in the event at Indiana State with a time of 10:00.55.
Outdoor: Set the school record in the 3,000m steeplechase at the MVC Championship, placing fourth in the event … Her time of 10:22.78 topped the previous standard by nearly nine seconds … Qualified in the event at the NCAA Preliminaries, posting a time of 10:43.51 to place 40th in the West … Also ran the 5,000m run at the conference meet and finished sixth overall … Set her PR in the 5,000m at Illinois State with a time of 17:22.66.

2019-20

Cross Country: Earned Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year honors … Placed 27th at the conference championship, helping the Braves to a runner-up finish … Placed in the team’s top five in three of her five races during her rookie season … Posted a season-best 5K at Notre Dame in 18:37.72 and in the 6K at the Bradley Pink Classic in 22:00.2.
International: Ran at the 2020 Pan Am Cross Country Junior Championship, placing 18th overall with a 6K time of 25:04 … Qualified for the national team by finishing sixth at the US Junior Cross Country Championship, posting a mark of 23:22.3.

Geneva HS (Class of 2019)

Helped lead Geneva High School to the conference championship in cross country in 2016, while claiming the county, conference and sectional titles in track and field in 2015 … Named the Vikings’ Athlete of the Year in 2019 … Placed fifth as a senior in the 3,200m run at the Illinois 3A Championship, while finishing 20th at the state meet for cross country … Two-time conference champion in the 3,200m … Two-time Kane County Champion in the 1,600m … Earned all-conference accolades 11 times during her career (four times in cross country and seven times in track).