Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I te tau 2000<unk>2001, i tiimata a McDonough i te ISU Junior Grand Prix. I wikitoria ia i te mētara parahi i tana kaupapa tuatahi me te hiriwa i tana tuarua, i tohu ia ia mo te Whakamutunga Junior Grand Prix. I haere tonu ia ki te wikitoria i te Whakataunga Whakataunga Nui a Junior. I eke a McDonough ki tana whakataetae tuatahi ki te 2001 U.S. Championships, a ka eke ki te 7th. I haere ia ki te 2001 World Junior Championships
, i riro ai i a ia te mētara hiriwa.