Maya McDonald

Position:
Breaststroke
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Noblesville
Hometown:
Noblesville, Ind.

Career Honors
- 1x Academic All-MAC (2026)
Three Appearance in the Top 10 Times in Ball State History
- No. 2 in program history in the 400 medley relay (3:39.79)
- No. 6 in program history in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.75)
- No. 8 in program history in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.69)

2025-26: Sophomore
- 2026 Academic All-MAC
- Captured two individual wins and three relay wins.
- Swam the eighth-fastest time in Ball State history in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.69) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 27), placing 16th in the final.
- Claimed the sixth-best time in program history in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.75) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28), placing 13th in the final.
- Part of the 400 medley relay team that combined for the second-fastest time in Ball State history (3:39.79) at House of Champions (Nov. 20), placing first.
- Captured her season-best time in the 50 freestyle (25.00) at the Dan Ross Invitational (Oct. 11), placing 18th.

2024-25: Freshman
- Swam her season-best time in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.26) at the Miami Invitational (Dec. 6).
- Earned her season-best time in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.26) at the Miami Invitational (Dec. 7).
- Captured her season-best time in the 200 IM (2:08.98) at the Miami Invitational (Dec. 5).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Noblesville High School … swam for head coach Alek Fansler … named team captain her senior year … named first-team all-county … Millers’ record holder in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.24) … Indiana Masters 25 freestyle record holder … Indiana Masters 100 breaststroke record holder … placed second at the IHSAA Sectional her senior year in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.24) ... one-year letterwinner in soccer and track … soccer state champion her junior year … track regional high jump qualifier her senior year … swam for the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers under coach Joe Keller … placed sixth in the 200 freestyle relay at the Summer National Championships.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Shannon and Matthew McDonald … worked with the Hamilton County Special Olympics swim team as a volunteer coach … majoring in strategic communications.