2013-14 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Amber McDonnell
- Position:
- Fly/IM
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Hempfield
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Pa.
Career: Two-time All-Patriot League (First Team in 2014, Second Team in 2015) ... owns the program record in the 200 IM (2:02.14), the second-best time in the 200 fly (2:02.04) and the second-best time in the 400 IM (4:21.51) ... nine wins in individual races ... three-time member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Junior): Did not compete ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll with a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring semester.
2014-15 (Sophomore): Second Team All-Patriot League selection ... Patriot League scorer in 200 IM (6th), 400 IM (8th) and 200 fly (12th) ... won 400 IM three times during regular season ... also had a first-place finish in 200 fly in dual vs. Binghamton ... 17 total top-three finishes in 39 races ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2013-14 (Freshman): First Team All-Patriot League selection ... Bucknell’s top points scorer at Patriot League Championships with 47 ... ranked eighth in league in points scored ... three top-five finishes at Patriot League Championships: second in 200 IM, third in 400 IM and fifth in 200 fly ... recorded season-best marks in all three events ... five first-place finishes across two different events (200 fly, 200 IM) during regular season ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Four-year swimming letterwinner at Hempfield High School … team captain and state medalist as a senior … four-time district medalist … all-league selection … three-time all-state and U.S. Swimming Scholastic All-American.
Personal: Amber Tai McDonnell … born Nov. 1, 1994 in Lancaster, Pa. … daughter of Jeff and Kim McDonnell ... has one brother, Jordan, and a sister, Lisa … Lisa is a former swimmer at Pittsburgh ... majoring in theatre and economics.
