The 5-foot-4 sophomore won the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:31.21 and captured the 3000-meter run in 9:56.79 at the Class 6A state championship meet this spring, leading the Generals to second place as a team. The state's reigning Gatorade Girls Cross
Donaghu has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom.
A mentor for younger runners, she has volunteered locally on behalf of a soup kitchen and a homeless shelter, and participates in the Friends First Club, which helps integrate special needs students at her school.
