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Honors & Awards
- Three Letters (1998, 1999, 2000)
- Three-Time Academic All-Big 12
Junior (1999-2000)
At the Big 12 Championships, McDonald grabbed a pair of ninth-place finishes on the one- and three-meter boards. She scored a 377.50 on the one-meter springboard and a 437.00 on the three-meter. Throughout the season, McDonald solidified her skill by taking the one-meter title at the Husker Shoot Out, where she scored a 213.05. In a close loss to Missouri, McDonald took the one-meter victory, with a score of 168.95.
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Sophomore (1998-99)
McDonald solidified herself as the team's No. 2 diver behind Amanda Zins, diving consistently throughout the year. She was a three-time consolation finalist at the Big 12 Championships, finishing in ninth on the one-meter (341.20), 11th on the three-meter (430.20) and 13th on the platform (242.40). She qualified for the NCAA Zone D Championships for the second-straight year, placing 15th on the three-meter (416.30) and 16th on the one-meter (335.55). She closed out the regular season with a victory on the three-meter and runner-up showing on the one-meter in NU's win over Missouri. She won the one-meter as Nebraska defeated Kansas.
Freshman (1997-98)
Posted the second-best marks on the team at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 11th on the one-meter (332.15) and three-meter (410.50). McDonald was one of two Huskers to compete in platform diving at the conference championships (sixth, 246.69). At the NCAA Zone D Championships, she finished 20th on both the one-meter (281.60) and the three-meter (339.80). Against Iowa State, she was a runner-up on the three-meter board (258.07) and third on the one-meter (250.20). She finished in second in the three-meter competition at Kansas (482.78).
Before Nebraska
McDonald was named the 1997 North Dakota High School Athlete-of-the-Year and was also Bismarck's Amateur Athlete-of-the-Year for 1997. She was an All-American diver in 1996 and 1997. She finished first at the North Dakota state high school meet for three consecutive years (1994, 1995, 1996)
Personal
Molly was born on November 10, 1978, to Jack and Connie McDonald.