Brooke Donoghue
- position Distance
- class Junior
- Hometown Phoenixville, Pa.
- High school Spring-Ford Senior HS
- position Distance
- class Junior
- Hometown Phoenixville, Pa.
- High school Spring-Ford Senior HS
Brooke Donoghue Bio
Career Honors and Recognition
2x Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2023)
2x Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2022)
2023 CSC Academic All-District
Season and Career Results
2023-24
Indoor
Appeared in three indoor meets during the season, making her season debut in the 1000m at the Carolina Challenge with a personal best time of 3:09.11 to finish fifth overall … Ran a pair of mile races at the SC Invite and the USC Indoor Open, registering a season best time of 5:18.40 at the USC Indoor Open.
Outdoor
Appeared in three meets during the outdoor campaign, running the 800m and the 1500m … Opened the outdoor season at the Weems Baskin Invitational in the 1500m, running 4:50.56 … Had a Gamecock Invitational to remember with a new PR in the 800m (2:23.60) and then a fourth-place finish in the 1500m after running a season-best time of 4:48.49.
Cross Country
Saw action in four different 5K events during the season, breaking the 20-minute mark once on the season … Kicked off the season with a time of 20:39.3 at the Eye Opener in Spartanburg, S.C. and then knocked a full minute off her time when she ran a season best 19:39.4 at the Gamecock Challenge to finish 34th.
2022-23
Indoor
Competed in two indoor meets, running the mile in each meet … Opened the season with a time of 5:19.46 at the South Carolina Invitational mile … Set a new personal best in the indoor mile at the USC Indoor Open, running 5:15.32 to finish seventh overall.
Outdoor
Appeared in two outdoor meets for the Gamecocks, running the 1500m in both … Began the outdoor season with a win at the Weems Baskin Relays, running 4:41.72 … Set a new personal best in the 1500m at the USC Open, clocking 4:38.22 to finish 10th overall.
Cross Country
Competed in five meets for the Gamecocks, making her cross country debut at the Carolina Challenge 5K with a time of 20:27.7 to place 15th … Placed 13th at the Winthrop Invitational when she ran 20:08.2 … Set her collegiate 5K personal-record with a time of 19:29.1 … Also ran in one 6K event for the Gamecocks at the Crimson Classic, posting a time of 24:35.4 in a race that was 5,800m, 200m shy of an official 6K event.
2021-22
Indoor
Ran in two events for Carolina, both meets competing in the Mile … Took home first place in the UofSC Indoor Open on Feb. 18 with a PR time of 5:31.03 … Also finished 22nd at the Gamecock Opener with a time of 5:39.97.
Outdoor
Competed in three events during the outdoor campaign, running the 1,500-meter race in all three meets … Finished 4th in the Gamecock Invitational on April 16 with a PR time of 4:58.59 … Nearly beat her PR in the UofSC Open on April 23 when she finished 29th with a time of 4:58.61.
Cross Country
Did not compete.
Pre-South Carolina
High School
Was a four-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field in high school … Owns a personal-best of 5:14 in the 1,600 meters … Earned distinguished honors and was a member of National Honor Society in high school.
Personal
Born to her parents Ross and Arlette on Oct. 2, 2022 … Her father, Ross, was a sub-4 minute mile runner at Villanova … Has an older sister, Taylor … Plans to major in Business at South Carolina.
Personal Records
Indoor
1000m | 3:09.11 (1/19/24) |
Mile | 5:15.32 (2/17/23) |
Outdoor
800m | 2:23.60 (4/6/24) |
1500m | 4:38.22 (4/22/23) |
Cross Country
5K | 19:29.1 (10/1/22) |