Bio

AS A JUNIOR

• Ran in four meets for the Saints in her first collegiate season for the Cross Country team
• Ran the Fens Classic season opener in 14:58
• Ran a personal best of 26:00 in the Codfish Bowl 5K on Sept. 27
• Was named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference team.

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

• Raced in five meets during her rookie season with the Saints
• Turned in a 13:49 two-mile time in the opening meet of the season at the Fens Classic
• Raced to her personal best 5k time of 22:16 on November 2nd to finish 5th for the Saints and help lead Emmanuel to the program's first-ever GNAC Women's Cross Country Championship
• Was selected the GNAC Rookie of the Week on September 2nd
• Ran distance events for the Saints Outdoor Track & Field Team during the spring season in 2014.

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. 

PLAYER PROFILE

• Major: MFA in Visual Arts & Media Studies
• Career Aspirations: to be an Art Director of film
• Favorite Movie: Fight Club
• Favorite Book: One the Road/Jack Kerouac
• Favorite Pre-Race Meal: banana and peanut butter
• Favorite Late-Night Snack: Anything free
• Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: the art floor
• Best Class at EC: Life Drawing & Modern Art
• Most Exciting Athletic Experience: competing at Worlds in 2012 for All-Star Cheerleading
• Most Respected Professional Athlete: Mia Hamm/Carly Patterson