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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Ella Donaghu

DIS
GRANT HS
PORTLAND, OREGON
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT4
Press Release

Peak Performance

2.11.51

800-meter run

4:26.16

1,500-meter run
“Ella is the best distance runner in the history of Oregon, hands down. She's far too humble to address herself that way, but it's true. No one gets here earlier or stays later, and no one is more diligent. She just does the work to continue to get better.”
Bryant Howard
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.51 and the 1500-meter run in 4:26.16 at the Class 6A state meet this past season. Also a three-time Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year as well as the Gatorade Oregon Girls Track an

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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 in her area, she has volunteered locally on behalf of a soup kitchen and the Friends First Club, which helps integrate special needs students at her school.