James Donahue
James Donahue Pronunciation
ACC Champion
2024 Indoor: DMR
All-ACC
2024 Indoor: DMR (1st team)
2023 Indoor: Mile (2nd team)
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
2025 Outdoor
• Member of Virginia’s 4xMile and DMR at the Penn Relays
• Took home the win in the men’s 1500-meter invitational at the Virginia Challenge, running a Virginia No.5 time of 3:39.72
• Finished runner-up in the 1500m (3:47.48) at the Colonial Relays
2025 Indoor
• Competed in the mile at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston, Mass.
2024 Cross Country
• Recorded a new personal best for 8k at the Panorama Farms Invitational clocking 24:48.3
2024 Outdoor
• Competed at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 1500m finishing ninth in the final (3:44.60)
• Competed at the NCAA East Regional in the 1500m
• Set the Lannigan Field record in the 3000m at the Virginia Opener clocking 8:17.36
• Member of Virginia’s 4x800m relay at the Penn Relays (7:16.75)
• Recorded a personal-best 1:49.11 for 800m at the Virginia Challenge
• Finished fifth in the 1500m in a personal-best 3:40.27 at the Raleigh Relays
2024 Indoor
• Ran the 1200m leg in the first place DMR at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Advanced to the finals in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships, running 4:05.53 for ninth place overall
• Opened up the winning DMR at the Penn State National Open, running the 1200m
• Ran for a top ten finish in the mile at the Penn State National Open
2023 Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
• Did not compete outdoors
2023 Indoor
• Placed fourth in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships running 4:00.11
• Ran the first sub-four mile of his career clocking 3:57.44 at the David Hemery Valentine Invite
• Broke a Virginia freshman record in his first-ever collegiate mile clocking 4:01.97 at the Penn State National
Background
• 2x Gatorade MA Track Athlete of the year
• 3x Indoor MA State Record Holder (800, Mile, 3k)
• MA Outdoor Mile State Record Holder
• 3x Sport High School Captain (XC, Nordic Skiing, Outdoor Track)
• NEPSAC Prep Athlete of the Year
• All ISL Nordic Skier
• Graduated Cum Laude from Belmont Hill School
Personal
• Graduated from Belmont Hill High School in Belmont, Mass
• Born in Boston, Mass.
• Son of Andrew and Marie Donahue
• Has a brother, Charlie, and sister, Elizabeth
• Father, Andrew, played hockey at Dartmouth College
• Enrolled in College of Arts and Sciences