McDermott, a senior, placed 27th out of 255 runners at the National Catholic Championships hosted by University of Notre Dame. Clocking in at 25 minutes, 29 seconds, McDermott posted the best time among Division III runners and led the Duhawks to an 11th place finish overall, fourth among non-Division I programs and tops Division III entrants. By comparison, his time would have been sixth-best for team runner-up Marquette, or fourth-best for third-place finisher Dayton.
