2015-16 Men's Track and Field

Alexander McDonald

  • Weight 0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New York, N.Y.
  • Highschool Collegiate

Biography

Yale PRs

400m 49.29

500m 1:04.76

800m 1:52.95

High School PRs

400m Hurdles 55.35

600m 1:23.59

800m 1:54.94

2015-2016: Won 500-meter run at Season Opener… Placed third in this event at Harvard/Yale/Princeton Meet and fifth at Columbia/Dartmouth/Yale Meet… Competed on distance medley relay team that won at Giegengack Invite and placed sixth at IC4A Championships… Raced in 800-meter run at Valentine Invite… Ran personal best in 400-meter dash at Point Loma Meet, where he placed 13th… Set 800-meter personal best at Ivy League Outdoor Championships, where he placed 15th in prelims… Contributed to 4x400-meter relay team’s second-place finish at Heps… Finished off Yale collegiate career with first individual qualification to IC4A Championships, where he competed in 800-meter run.

2014-2015: Competed in the 4x400-meter and 4x880-yard relays throughout indoor season... Ran fastest 800-meter run of season at Terrier Classic... Set 500-meter run personal best with fifth-place finish at Columbia/Dartmouth/Yale... Placed seventh in the 800-meter at the Indoor Ivy League Championships... Finished eighth in the 800-meter run at the Sam Howell Invite... Set 400-meter dash personal best at the Mark Young Invite.

2013-2014: Regular member of top 4x800-meter relay team...Set 800-meter PR in 10th-place finish at Sam Howell Invitational...Placed second in 800-meters at Yale Season Opener...Finished fourth in 800-meters at Giegengack Invitational...Member of 4x800-meter relay team at both indoor and outdoor Heps and IC4As...Finished sixth in 800-meters at Shamrock Invitational...Placed sixth in 800-meters against Harvard...Member of sixth-place DMR team at Penn Relays...Competed in 800-meters at outdoor Heps.

2012-2013: Placed second in the 500-meter run at the Yale Season Opener, setting a PR in the event...Set his PR in the 800-meters at the Larry Ellis Invitational...Finished seventh in the 800-meters against Harvard...Contributor in both the 4x400 and 4x800 meter relays.

High School: Track and field team captain...All-League in the 55-meter high hurdles and 300- and 400-meter intermediate hurdles...State champion in indoor and outdoor track in the 4x800-meter relay...sixth at Nationals in the 4x800-meter relay

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    Hurdles/Middle Distance
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2014-15Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2015-16Senior

    Middle Distance