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2009-10: Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third time…Finished 18^th in the one-meter, 24^th in the platform and 26^th in the three-meter at NCAAs…Won the men’s one-meter at the Zone A Diving Championships and took second in the three-meter…Took fifth in the one-meter, sixth in the platform event at the ACC Championships…Earned his top season performances at … Led the divers with seven top performances in the one-meter and six titles in the three-meter…Set a new War Memorial pool record in the one-meter with a top finish against Penn State and a season-best score of 394.28.

2008-09: Competed at the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year, placing 14th in the one-meter, 15th in the three-meter and 23rd in the platform event, earning All-America Honorable Mention accolades for the second-straight year … Placed third in the one-meter, third in the platform and fourth in the three-meter competitions at the ACC Championships … Conquered 10 individual titles throughout the season, including seven three-meter titles … Won the one-meter and three-meter championships and finished fourth in the platform diving at the Volunteer Invitational … Broke the War memorial Pool record in the one-meter that he set in 2007, scoring 383.95 points, and then set a new individual record of 397.90 … Also set a new record in the platform event … Named men’s team Most Valuable Performer.

2007-08: Had arguably the best season ever by a Tech diver, either male or female ... Became the first to score points at the NCAA Championships by placing 11th in the one-meter and 15th in the platform, earning All-America Honorable Mention accolades in both events for the second-straight year ... Also took 18th in the three-meter ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships by taking sixth in the one-meter at the Zone B Regional ... Became the first Tech diver to earn All-ACC honors by finishing third in both the one-meter and platform events and placed fourth in the three-meter ... Won the one-meter at the Nike Cup ... For the second straight year, set the school record for both the one-meter vs. Virginia and three-meter at South Carolina.

2006-07: Made an immediate impact for Virginia Tech at the ACC and NCAA level, setting both school and pool records in the one-meter and three-meter diving competitions ... Finished 12th-overall at the 2007 National Diving Championships in August ... Recorded a sixth-place finish in the three-meter at the USA Diving Spring Nationals ... Reached the finals in three events at the Zone B Championships ... Placed sixth in the three-meter, 10th in the platform and 14th in the one-meter ... Scored points for the Hokies in the ACC Championships, finishing fifth in the three-meter and sixth in the one-meter ... Earned All-ACC Academic honors.

High School: A two-time Junior National champion and nine-time Indoor National champion ... Won the Junior CanAm-Mex Championships ... A 2005 AAU three-meter champion ... Two-time first-team All-Metro ... Won at states twice ... A four-time district and regional champion ... Broke records at both the district and regional meets ... A DC Examiner and Connection all-star team nominee.

Personal: Michael J. McDonald was born on Feb. 23, 1988, in Annandale, Va. ... Son of Roland and Jane McDonald … Father, Roland, is the diving coach at George Mason University … Majoring in consumer studies and business.