Did Erin Donahue make the US olympic team in track?
Erin Donahue from Haddonfield, NJ finished second in the U.S. Olympic track and field trials to earn a trip to Beijing for the Olympics for the Women’s 1500m. She has an Olympic page that tells more about her: http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=159/bio/index.html Donohue was the premier scholastic runner in New Jersey from 1998 through 2001, winning a record nine Meet of Champions titles, a combined 15 state championships in cross-country, indoor and outdoor track, and the national championship in the mile in 1999. But, sadly, she didn’t win the event. Kenya’s Nancy Jebet Langat won the gold medal in the women’s 1500 metres at the Bird’s Nest stadium on Saturday in a time of four minutes 00.23 seconds. Erin ran in the second heat of the semi-finals, with a time of 4:16.05 and was in contention until the closing stages but faded to eighth.
Erin Donahue from Haddonfield, NJ finished second in the U.S. Olympic track and field trials to earn a trip to Beijing for the Olympics for the Women’s 1500m. She has an Olympic page that tells more about her: http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=159/bio/index.html Donohue was the premier scholastic runner in New Jersey from 1998 through 2001, winning a record nine Meet of Champions titles, a combined 15 state championships in cross-country, indoor and outdoor track, and the national championship in the mile in 1999. But, sadly, she didn’t win the event. Kenya’s Nancy Jebet Langat won the gold medal in the women’s 1500 metres at the Bird’s Nest stadium on Saturday in a time of four minutes 00.23 seconds. Erin ran in the second heat of the semi-finals, with a time of 4:16.05 and was in contention until the closing stages but faded to eighth.
