Ella Donaghu '21, named Pac-12 Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Ella Donaghu Headshot

Congratulations to Ella Donaghu '21 who was named the 2020-21 Pac-12 Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year on March 5, 2021.

"Donaghu (Portland, Ore.) carries a 3.68 grade-point average as a human biology major and earned CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-America honors in track & field and cross country in 2019-20.

She helped Stanford to the 2019 Pac-12 Cross Country championship with a runner-up finish, then went on to win the NCAA West Regional for her third All-West Regional selection (2016, 2017, 2019) before earning All-America status with an eighth-place showing at the NCAA Championship in which the Cardinal placed third. She has twice been named USTFCCCA National XC Athlete of the Week this season following victories at the Florida State Winter Classic and UNLV Battle Born Challenge."

Read the full Pac-12 Announcement here.