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Erin

Donohue

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'7"

Age

41

Hometown

Haddonfield

Education

Haddonfield (Haddonfield, N.J.) HS ‘01 North Carolina ‘05

Events: 800m, 1,500m
Height: 5-7
Weight: 143
PR: 800m - 2:01.12 (2007); 1,500m - 4:05.55 (2007); Mile - 4:28.99 (2006)
High School: Haddonfield (Haddonfield, N.J.) HS ‘01
College: North Carolina ‘05
Graduate School: Keller Graduate School of Management 
Coach: John Cook
Agent: Peter Stubbs
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials 1,500m runner-up; 3rd at 2007 US Outdoor Championships; 4-time NCAA All-American

After a standout career competing for the University of North Carolina, Donohue has established herself as a national name in the 800m and 1,500m. She finished third in 2007 at the AT&T USA Outdoors Championships in the 1,500m and 6th in 2006 in the 800m. Her 1,500m time of 4:05.55 ran at the KBC Night of Athletics in Heusden was the top time in America for the 2007 season...Donohue ended her career with the Tar Heels in 2005 by finishing 4th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500m and was a NCAA East Regional and ACC Outdoor champion. She also finished 4th at NCAA Indoors and was the ACC Indoor 800m champion...In high school, was a two-time National Scholastic Outdoor mile champion, setting the national high school and meet record of 4:42 in 2001, and was twice the runner-up in the javelin...named New Jersey Athlete of the Year in 2001...Nike National Indoor mile champion in 2001.

Competition Results:
2008: 2nd at Olympic Trials in 1,500m (4:08.20)...4th in 1,500m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4:07.65)...3rd at Reebok Grand Prix (2:02.04)...1st at adidas Track Classic (2:02.04)
2007: 3rd at US Outdoors 1,500m (4:08.22)...9th in semis at World Outdoors (4:16.41), 6th in heats (4:10.89)...1st in mile at Penn Relays (4:35.70)...2nd in 800m at Naimette-Xhovemont (2:01.12PR)...1st at Heusden 1,500m (4:05.55PR)....ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 4:05.55.
2006: 6th at US Outdoors 800m (2:02.57)...ranked #9 in the U.S. at 800m by T&FN...bests of 2:02.57, 4:16.08, 4:28.99.
2005: 4th at NCAA Outdoors 1,500m (4:14.57)...NCAA East Regional 1,500m champion (4:22.32)...ACC Outdoor champion 800m (2:09.06) and 1,500m runner-up (4:20.57)...10th at USA Outdoors 1,500m (4:15.53)...4th at NCAA Indoors mile (4:42.59)...ACC Indoor 800m champion (2:10.98)...bests of 2:05.47, 4:14.57, 4:40.38i.
2004: 11th at NCAA Outdoors 1,500m (4:34.30)...3rd at ACC Outdoors 800m (2:09.43), 4th in 1,500m (4:20.53) and 5th in javelin (41.15m/135-0)...ACC Indoor mile runner-up (4:48.63)...bests of 2:09.43, 4:16.78, 135-0 (JT).

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