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Colleen Donovan
Colleen Donovan
  • Birth Date:
    July 13th
  • Height:
    5'2
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Auburn, Me.
  • High School:
    St. Dominic Academy
  • Position:
    Sprints

Bio

AS A SOPHOMORE ... Donovan competed in her second collegiate seasons of both Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field, but did not compete on the Saints Cross Country Team ... raced in sprint events during the indoor season including the 60m, 200m and as part of the Saints' 4x200m relay team ... ran her personal record 60m time of 9.34 at MIT's Gordon Kelly Invitational on Feburary 8th ... ran her PR 200m time of 31.24 at the Harvard Invitational on December 1st ... raced in the 100m and 200m events during the outdoor season ... clocked her outdoor PR 200m time of 30.91 at Wesleyan's Elmer Swanson Invitational on April 12th ... was named the Women's Outdoor Track & Field Team's "Most Improved Performer" at Emmanuel's Athletic Awards night on April 27th.

AS A FRESHMAN ... Donovan competed in sprints and mid-distance events for both the Saints Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Teams during the winter and spring seasons, but did not run Cross Country ... raced in the 55m, 60m and 200m during the Indoor Track & Field season ... posted a personal record of 9.29 in the 55m at the University of Southern Maine Invitational on January 26th and a PR time of 32.71 in the 200m at the Tufts Stampede on February 2nd during her rookie season ... competed in the 100m and 200m events during the outdoor season ... notched her PR time of 15.51 in the 100m on April 28th at the Regis Pride Classic.

BEFORE EMMANUEL ... Donovan competed on the cross country, soccer, track & field and cheerleading teams for four years at Saint Dominic Academy (Auburn, Me.) ... named All-Conference for track as a senior and All-Conference for cheerleading as both a junior and a senior ... has been a competitive all-star cheerleader for 8 years and a world-qualifying level 5 cheerleader for the past 2 years. 

Major: MFA in Visual Arts & Media Studies

Career Aspirations: to be an Art Director of film

Favorite Movie: too many to count

Favorite Book: Power of One, On the Road

Favorite Pre-Race Meal: banana and peanut butter

Favorite Late-Night Snack: ice cream

Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: the art floor

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: competing at Worlds in 2012 for All-Star Cheerleading

Most Respected Professional Athlete: Carly Patterson