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Gatorade 2015 - 2016: Player of the Year

Girls Cross Country - Oregon

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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Ella Donaghu

DIS
GRANT HS
PORTLAND, OREGON
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

17:26

3x Class 6A Individual State Champion

17:10.2

2nd Place: Nike Cross Nationals Final

1st Place: Nike Border Clash

3rd Place: NXN Northwest Regional
“Ella is the epitome of the scholar-athlete, and she works hard year-round, not just when she feels like it.”
Doug Winn
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior raced to her third consecutive Class 6A individual state championship this past season, with a course-record time of 17:26. The state's two-time returning Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Donaghu finished second at the

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Academic Achievement

Donaghu has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

A mentor for younger runners, she has volunteered locally on behalf of a soup kitchen and the Friends First Club, which helps integrate special needs students at her school.