Eligibility (Cross Country): Redshirt Senior
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor Track): Redshirt Senior/Redshirt Senior
Notables
- Four-Time NCAA Champion
- 2019 NCAA Outdoor 5000 Meters Champion
- 2019 NCAA Indoor 3000 Meters Champion
- 2019 NCAA Indoor 5000 Meters Champion
- 2018 NCAA Cross Country Champion
- 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America
- School record-holder in the indoor 3000 meters (7:42.76)
- Big Ten record-holder in the indoor 3000 meters (7:42.76)
- Became the fastest UW undergrad in the 5000 meters (13:15.83)
- 2017 IAAF World Championships qualifier (5000 meters)
- Seven-Time All-American
- 2019 First-Team All-American (Indoor 3000 Meters, Indoor 5000 Meters, Outdoor 5000 Meters)
- 2018 Cross Country All-American
- 2016 First-Team All-American (Outdoor 5000 meters)
- 2016 Second-Team All-American (Indoor 3000 Meters)
- 2016 Cross Country All-American
- 2017 Big Ten Men's Track Athlete of the Championships
- 2017 CoSIDA Second-team Academic All-American
- 2016 Big Ten Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year
- 2016 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Athlete of the Year
- 2014 Big Ten Men's Cross Country Freshman of the Year
- USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Week of Oct. 1, 2018)
- Big Ten Cross Country Athlete of the Week (Week of Oct. 3, 2018)
- NCAA Great Lakes All-Region Performer (2014, 2016, 2018)
- Seven-time Big Ten Champion
- Cross Country (2016, 2018)
- Indoor 3000 Meters (2016, 2017)
- Indoor 5000 Meters (2017, 2019)
- Outdoor 5000 Meters (2017)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree
- Cross Country - 2014, 2015, 2016
- Track and Field - 2015, 2016, 2017
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2015-16, 2016-17)
- Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
- Cross Country - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Track and Field - 2016, 2017, 2018
2018-19 Season
2019 Outdoor Track: Won the 10000 meters at the Big Ten Championship (5/10) with a time of 29:26.06... anchored the winning 4xMile relay that finished with an overall time of 16:39.82 and also ran the opening leg of the winning distance medley relay that clocked in with an overall time of 9:47.19 at the Penn Relays (4/26-27) ... in his outdoor season debut, won the 5000 meters with a time of 13:50.92 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18)
2019 Indoor Track: Became the first Badger in program history to complete the distance sweep and earn NCAA individual titles in the 3000 and 5000 meters, coming through with a facility record time of 13:41.76 in the 5K and a time of 7:52.85 in the 3K at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/8-9) ... earned his seventh Big Ten title after crossing the line of the 5,000 meters in 13:37.85, which ranks No. 5 all-time at UW, at the Big Ten Championships (2/22-23) ... ran the opening leg of the distance medley relay with a split of 2:52.4, helping set a school record in the event with an overall time of 9:26.24 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/16) ... in his season debut, set a school record and Big Ten record in the 3000 meters after his runner-up finish in the event with a personal best time of 7:42.76 at the Millrose Games (2/9)
2018 Cross Country: Won the NCAA Cross Country Championships (10/17) with a personal best 10K time of 29:08.3, becoming the first Badger since 2005 to win the individual title ... finished seventh overall and third for Wisconsin at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/9) with a 10K time of 31:13.2 ... won the second Big Ten Cross Country Championships title of his career with an 8K time of 23:26.4 (10/28) ... in his season debut, won the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (9/28) with an 8K time of 23:17.6
2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Took tenth in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:47.93 at the Big Ten Championships (5/13) ... placed eighth in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:11.37 at the Commonwealth Games (4/8) ... won the 5000 meters with a then world-leading time of 13:19.05 at the Australian National Trials (2/18) ... won the 1500 meters with a personal best time of 3:39.14 at the Hunter Track Classic (1/23)
2018 Indoor: Did not compete
2017 Cross Country: Did not compete
2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Placed seventh in his section and 20th overall thanks to a time of 13:30.73 at the 2017 IAAF World Championships (8/9) in London ... ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 5000 meters of 13:15.83 at the Night of Athletics meet in Heusden, Netherlands (7/22) to qualify for the 2017 IAAF World Championships ... finished second in the prestigious Morton Mile in a school-record time of 3:55.79 at the Morton Games in Dublin, Ireland (7/12) ... placed second in the invite 5000 meters at the Portland Track Festival (6/14) in 13:23.28, which ranks third in school history and is the fastest time by a UW underclassman ... won the invitational mile at the Festival of Miles in a then-school record time of 3:57.52 (6/1) ... won the 5000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (5/12-14) clocking in at 14:14.43 ... helped UW place second in the 4x1600 meter relay at the Drake Relays (4/27) with a time of 16:19.66
2017 Indoor: Champion in both the 3000 (8:12.58) and the 5000 (14:04.44) meters at the Big Ten Championship (2/24-25) ... set a new personal best in the 3000 meter invitational at the Armory Invitational (2/4) with a time of 7:51.19 while taking second in the event ... won the mile with a time of 4:10.74 at The Dual (1/21)
2016 Cross Country: Finished seventh overall and first for Wisconsin at the NCAA Cross Country Championship (11/19) in 29:59.2 (10K) ... placed second overall and second for UW at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/11) with a time of 30:22.2 (10K) ... won the Big Ten Championship (10/30) in 24:35.7 (8K) to lead UW to the Big Ten team crown ... finished third overall and first for UW at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (10/14) with a time of 23:55.4 (8K) ... Won the Oz Memorial Invitational in 19:53.5 (4-Mile) to lead the Badgers to the team title (9/9)
2015-16 Season
2016 Outdoor: Earned a fifth-place finish in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Championships (6/10) running to a new PR time of 13:29.79 ... Placed third in the 5000 meters in 14:11.73 at the NCAA West Regional (5/28) ... Ran to a third place finish in the 1500-meter finals at the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15) in 3:46.37. Also took fourth in the preliminary round in 3:47.47 ... Raced to a personal best and third place finish in the 5000 meters at the Payton Jordan Invitational (5/1)
2016 Indoor: Competed in the 3000 meters where he would finish 12th in 8:12.92 at the NCAA Championships (3/12)... ran to a Big Ten Championship in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:03.83 while also finishing second in the 5000 meters in 14:01.23 at the Big Ten Championships (2/27)... claimed a PR and third place finish in a stacked 3000 meter heat with a time of 7:52.09 at the Iowa State Classic (2/13).. cruised to a school record in the mile at the Armory Invitational (2/6), finishing fourth with a time of 3:57.83 and was awarded Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week (2/6)... ran to a second place finish in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:32.47 at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/23)...
2015 Cross Country: Led the Badgers to a sixth place finish at the Great Lakes Regional (11/13) with a ninth place finish clocking in at 30:51.1 (10K)... Placed fifth overall and first for UW at the Big Ten Championship (11/1) with a time of 23:20 (8K) ...ran to a 10th-place finish at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/16) completing the course with a time of 23:46.6 (8K) ... placed fourth for the Badgers and 42nd overall at the Greater Louisville Classic (10/3) with a time of 24:41.66 (8K) ... finished fifth overall and third for UW at the Iona Meet of Champions (9/19) in 26:09.9 (8K)
2014-15 Season
2015 Outdoor Track: Redshirt season
2015 Indoor Track: At the Big Ten Championship (2/27-28) finished second in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:11.67 ... placed first in the 3000 meters at the ISU Classic (2/13-14) with a time of 7:55.20 ... finished first in the mile with a personal best time of 4:03.81 at the Armory Track Invitational (1/30-31) ... at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/24), won the mile with a time of 4:12.40
2014 Cross Country: Finished 75th overall and second for UW with a time of 31:19.3 (10K) at the NCAA Championship (11/22) ... at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/14), in his first career 10-kilometer race, finished 15th overall and fourth for UW with a time of 30:38 (10K) ... placed 12th overall and third for UW in 23:56.3 (8K) at the Big Ten Championship (11/2) ... at the Wisconsin adidas Inviational (10/17), finished 42nd overall and fourth for Wisconsin in 24:17 (8K) ... finished eighth overall with a time of 18:22 (6K) while running unattached at the Badger Opener (9/5)
High School
Won the 2010 U16 National Cross Country Championship...named the 2011 U18 National 3000 meters Champion...in 2011 was the U18 National Cross Country Champion...represented Australia in the 2012 World Junior Cross Country Championship in the U20 division...won the 2013 U18 National Cross Country Championship...ran in the 2014 Nationals in the 5000 meters for the U20 division...finished 10th in the 5000 meters in the U20 division at the 2014 World Junior Athletics Championships in Hayward Field, Eugene.
Personal
Parents are Adrienne Torda and Robert McDonald...has an older sister Gabi and younger twin brothers Dom and Taylor...obtained the second highest HSC score at Newington College...major is Business: Finance, Investment, and Banking.
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin for its perfect blend of great academics and success in athletics. The coaches, team and facilities all were very impressive."
Personal Bests
| Indoor |
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Outdoor |
| Mile |
3:57.83 |
2-6-16 |
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1500 Meters |
3:39.14 |
1-23-18 |
| 3000 Meters |
7:42.76 |
2-9-19 |
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5000 Meters |
13:15.83 |
7-22-17 |
| 5000 Meters |
13:51.56 |
3-1-14 |
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| Cross Country |
| 6 Kilometers |
18:22 |
9-5-14 |
| 4 Mile |
19:53.5 |
9-9-16 |
| 8 Kilometers |
23:17.6 |
9-28-18 |
| 10 Kilometers |
29:08.3 |
11-17-18 |
Honors and Accolades
First-Team All-America Honors (5)
2019 - Indoor
3000 Meters - 1st (7:52.85)
5000 Meters - 1st (13:41.76)
2018 - Cross Country
1st : 29:08.3 (10K)
2016 - Outdoor
5000 Meters - 5th (13:29.79)
2016 - Cross Country
7th : 29:59.2 (10K)
Second-Team All-America Honors (1)
2016 - Indoor
3000 Meters - 12th (8:12.92)
First-Team All-Big Ten Honors (8)
2019 - Indoor
5000 Meters - 1st (13:37.85)
2018 - Cross Country
1st : 23:26.4 (8K)
2017 - Outdoor
5000 Meters - 1st (14:14.43)
2017 - Indoor
3000 Meters - 1st (8:12.58)
5000 Meters - 1st (14:04.44)
2016 - Cross Country
1st : 24:35.7 (8K)
2016 - Indoor
3000 Meters - 1st (8:03.83)
2015 - Cross Country
5th : 23:20 (8K)
Second-Team All-Big Ten Honors (2)
2016 - Indoor
5000 Meters - 2nd (14:01.23)
2014 - Cross Country
12th :
23:56.3 (8K)
At the NCAA Championships
2019 - Indoor
3000 Meters - 1st (7:52.85)
5000 Meters - 1st (13:41.76)
2018 - Cross Country
1st : 29:08.3 (10K)
2016 - Outdoor
5000 Meters - 5th (13:29.79)
2016 - Indoor
3000 Meters - 12th (8:12.92)
2016 - Cross Country
7th : 29:59.2 (10K)
2014 - Cross Country
75th : 31:19.3 (10K)
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2016 - Outdoor
5000 Meters - 3rd (14:11.73)
At the Big Ten Championships
2019 - Outdoor
10000 Meters - 1st (29:26.06)
2019 - Indoor
5000 Meters - 1st (13:37.85)
2018 - Outdoor
5000 Meters - 10th (14:47.93)
2017 - Indoor
3000 Meters - 1st (8:12.58)
5000 Meters - 1st (14:04.44)
2016 - Cross Country
1st : 24:35.7 (8K)
2016 - Outdoor
1500 Meters - 3rd (3:46.37)
2016 - Indoor
3000 Meters - 1st (8:03.83)
5000 Meters - 2nd (14:01.23)
2015 - Cross Country
5th : 23:20 (8K)
2015 - Indoor
3000 Meters - 2nd (8:11.67)
2014 - Cross Country
12th :
23:56.3 (8K)
At the NCAA Regional (Cross Country)
2018 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
7th : 31:13.2 (10K)
2016 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
2nd : 30:22.2 (10K)
2015 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
6th : 30:51.1 (10K)
2014 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
15th : 30:38 (10K)
Other Notable Performances
2018 Commonwealth Games
5000 Meters - 8th (14:11.37)
2017 IAAF World Championships
5000 Meters - 20th (13:30.73)
