Winning the Women’s 800m at the Adidas Track Classic, Carson CA. May 18, 2008. Photo: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images. Reproduced under license.

SNAPSHOT

A member of the Haddonfield Memorial High School class of 2001, Erin Donohue is one of the school's all-time top athletes, excelling in middle-distance running and javelin throwing.  She also scored over 1000 points over three years as a member of the girls' basketball team.

After high school, Erin attended the University of North Carolina, graduating in 2005 with a BS in Business Administration.

MAJOR ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Member of the US Track & Field Team (1500m) for the XXIX Olympic Games (Beijing, China)
  • 7-time NCAA All-American
  • 3-time National Scholastic Champion (mile)
  • New Jersey Athlete of the Year 2001
  • 33-time New Jersey State Champion, including nine Meet of Champions titles (six outdoor in track, one indoor in track, two in cross-country) and 15 of a possible 16 outdoor track and field state group titles

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2001 – New Jersey Athlete of the Year; National Scholastic: 1st in mile (4:42.96 record); 2nd in javelin (41.96m/141-11); Nike Indoor: 1st in mile (4:51.15)
  • 2000 – National Scholastic: 3rd in mile (4:53.63); 2nd in javelin (41.70m/136-10).
  • 1999 – National Scholastic: 1st in mile (4:48.68).
  • 1998 – Woodbury Relays: Meet record in Group I 3200m relay

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS (University of North Carolina)

  • 2005 – NCAA East Regional: 1st in 1500m (4:22.32); ACC Outdoor: 1st in 800m (2:09.06); 2nd at 1500m (4:20.57); ACC Indoor: 1st in 800m (2:10.98); [Event?]: [Place?] in Javelin (44.98m) Personal Best Outdoor
  • 2004 – ACC Indoor: 2nd in mile (4:48.63); ACC Outdoor: 3rd in 800m (2:09.43)
  • 2003 – ACC Outdoor: 3rd in 1500m (4:20.08); Penn Relays: Member of Distance Medley Relay, 4x1500m and 4x800m Championship Teams
  • 2002 – ACC Outdoor: 1st in Javelin 

POST-GRADUATE HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2015 – Ridge Twilight Invitational (Bernardsville NJ): 1st in 800m (2:02.17);  Adidas Grand Prix: 1st in 1000m (2:37.42)  
  • 2011 – Savo Games Lapinlahti (Finland): 1st in 3000m (8:55.07) Outdoor Personal Best
  • 2010 – IAAF Indoor World Championships: 6th in 1500m (4:09.59);  USA Outdoor: 2nd in 1500m (4:13.87);  Liège (Belgium): 1st in 800m (1:59.99); Rieti (Italy) Outdoor Personal Best: 7th in 1500m (4:03.49) Outdoor Personal Best
  • 2009 – Sotteville-les-Rouen (France): 2nd in 800m (2:03.47)
  • 2008 – XXIX Olympic Games (Beijing, China): 8th in Heat 2 of 1500m (4:16.05); Olympic Trials: 2nd in 1500m (4:08.20); Adidas Track Classic: 1st in 800m (2:02.04); Reebok Grand Prix: 3rd in 800m (2:02.04); Rieti (Italy): 9th in mile (4:26:48) Outdoor Personal Best; Ranked #2 in the U.S. by Track & Field News
  • 2007 – Penn Relays: 1st in mile (4:35.70); Heusden (Netherlands): 1st in 1500m (4:05.55); US Outdoor: 3rd in 1500m (4:08.22); Ranked #3 in the U.S. by Track & Field News

Source: USA Track & Field

Olympic Send-Off Parade on Kings Highway, Haddonfield, July 31, 2008.

PERSONAL BESTS
Source: International Association of Athletics Federations

Outdoor:

  • 400m – 58.08 at Paris (France), September 8, 2007
  • 800m – 1:59.99 at Liège (Belgium), July 13, 2010
  • 1000m – New York NY, June 13, 2015
  • 1500m – 4:03.49 at Rieti (Italy), August 29, 2010
  • Mile – 4:26.48 at Rieti (Italy), September 7, 2008
  • 3000m – 8:55.07 at Lapinlahti (Finland), July 24, 2011
  • 5K – 15:50 at Haddonfield NJ, March 20, 2010
  • 4 x 800m relay – 8:14.76 at Eugene OR, July 26, 2014
  • 4 x 1500m relay – 17:20.18 at Philadelphia PA, April 25,2003
  • Javelin – 44.98m at Tallahassee FL, April 21, 2005

Indoor:

  • 800m – 2:03.77 at Boston MA, January 29, 2010
  • 1000m – 2:38.98 at Boston MA, February 6, 2010
  • 1500m – 4:09.59 at Doha (Qatar), March 14, 2010
  • Mile – 4:28.92 at New York NY, January 23, 2010
  • 3000m – 9:07.88 at Boston MA, February 24, 2008


 



 

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