The 5-foot-4 junior raced to her second consecutive Class 6A individual state championship this past season with a time of 17:51. The state's returning Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Donaghu broke the tape at the Nike Cross Nationals Nor
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 in addition to donating her time to the Friends First Club, which helps assimilate special needs students at her school.