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In 2003-04: Posted the fifth-best time in the ACC at the Cardinal Invitational, tallying a NCAA Region qualifying mark of 3:46.15 in the 1500 meters ... Finished in 30th place in the prelims of the NCAA East Region Championships with a time of 4:09.55 ... Tallied a fourth-place finish at the Outdoor ACC Championships in the 1500 (3:47.70) ... Had a fifth-place finish in the 1500 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Set a personal-best time of 1:52.38 in the 800 meters at the Florida Relays ... Finished 18th in the 800 at the outdoor ACC meet ... Finished fifth in the ACC during the indoor season in the mile ... Tallied a NCAA provisional time of 4:11.65 in the mile at the Meyo Invitational ... Picked up a runner-up finish in the mile at the Gator Invitational with a time of 4:13.71 ... Posted a time of 4:12.23 in the prelims of the mile to qualify for the finals at the Indoor ACC Championships, finishing ninth in the finals.
In 2002-03: Had an outdoor regional qualifying mark at the ACC Championships with a time of 3:46.85 in the 1,500 meters, finishing fourth ... Ran the 1,500 (3:51.70) at the NCAA East Region Championships to finish 19th overall ... Had fifth-place finishes at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and the Florida Relays ... Won the Carolina Fast Times Meet with a mile time of 4:13.50 ... Took sixth-place at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet with a personal-best mile time of 4:10.94 ... Finished second at the Kentucky Invitational in the 3,000 meters with a career-best time of 8:27.25 ... Had a 17th-place finish at the Indoor ACC Championships in the 3,000 (8:33.34).
2002 Cross Country: Redshirted.
In 2001-02: Added important depth in Tech's distance events...Placed 14th in the 1500 meters and 21st in the 5000 at the ACC Outdoor Championships...Top 800 (1:54.11) and 1500-meter (3:52.02) performances came at the Georgia Tech Invitational...Ranked third on the team during the outdoor season in the 800 and 1500...Was also third in the 3000 during the indoor season...Saw limited action during the indoor season but earned third-place finishes in the 3000 meters at the Tar Heel Elite Invitational and Rod McCravy Memorial.
2001 Cross Country: Earned all-region accolades with an 18th-place finish at the NCAA South Region Championships...Among Tech's top three finishers in three of his four races...Top 8K time (25:40.7) came in a 35th-place finish at the ACC Championships.
In 2000-01: Redshirted.
2000 Cross Country: Enjoyed a solid rookie season, competing in all but one meet for Tech...Recorded three top-15 finishes, including a seventh-place effort at the Georgia Intercollegiate (26:05)...Placed 11th at the Mitchell Invitational (15:55.43) and was 15th at the Wolfpack Invitational.
High School: Was a standout in the distance events while at St. Ignatius College Prep, earning All-State and All-District honors during his high school career...Earned All-District honors in cross country during all four seasons (1996-99), also earned All-State honors in the fall of 1997-99...Garnered All-District accolades in track on three occasions, including 1997, `98 and 2000...McDonagh was an All-State pick in the 1600 meters during both the 1997 and 2000 seasons...Was a two-time member of the California Scholastic Federation in both 1999 and 2000.
Personal: Neil Charles McDonagh...Born Oct. 29, 1981...Parents are Steve and Jean McDonagh...Majoring in management.
| McDonagh's Career Top Marks | |||||||||||||||||||||
| EVENT | MARK (INDOOR) | MARK (OUTDOOR) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 800 Meters | - | 1:52.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Mile | 4:10.94 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1,500 Meters | - | 3:46.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3,000 Meters | 8:27.25 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5,000 Meters | - | 15:12.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
