04/05/2013 UMass Heads To Holy Cross For First Head-To-Head Race Of The SeasonThe Minutewomen compete against the Crusaders annually in the spring. 03/09/2013 139 UMass Student-Athletes Named To Atlantic 10 Fall Commissioner's Honor RollA league-record 1,637 student-athletes recognized for achieving 3.5 GPA's or higher. 10/28/2012 Rowing Takes Home Eight Gold Medals From Head Of The FishThe Minutewomen also had two second place and two third place finishes. 10/26/2012 Head Of The Fish Up Next For the MinutewomenThis will be the last race of the fall season for the varsity members of the rowing team. 10/13/2012 Rowing Set To Host Two Home Meets This WeekendThe Minutewomen will host the Seven Sisters Sculling Race and the novice Pumpkin Head Regattta. CAREER HONORS: As a Junior in 2012-13: Fall 2012: Raced in the collegiate 4+ at the Head of the Housatonic (Oct. 6) and finished in 12th with a time of 19:09.04...Finished in 11th in the open 2X and in 9th in the open 1X at the Seven Sisters Sculling Race (Oct. 13)...Took first place in the lightweight 4+ with a time of 14:40.90 and first in the lightweight 8+ with a time of 13:36.92 at the Head of the Fish (Oct. 27). As a Sophomore in 2011-12: Spring 2012: Raced in the Lightweight Eight at the Murphy Cup (March 21) which finished in third with a time of 8:53.05...Competed with the Second Varsity Four at the Yankee Cup which finished in second with a time of 8:38.18...Competed in the Lightweight Eight against UConn and Holy Cross (April 6-7), finishing in first with a time of 7:25.5 and second with a time of 7:37.31, respectively...Raced in both the Lightweight Four and the Lightweight Eight at the Knecht Cup (April 15), finishing in sixth (8:26.39) in the four but did not advance to the finals in the eight...Competed in the Lightweight Eight at MIT (April 21) which finished in second with a time of 7:53.3...Competed in the Lightweight Eight at Eastern Sprints (May 13) and finished in seventh with a time of 7:47.150. As a Freshman in 2010-2011: Spring 2011: Raced in the Novice 8+ at the Yankee Cup (March 26) and finished second with a time of 9:17.78. Before UMass: Played golf and volleyball for coaches Sarah Dewey and Doug Cotter at Hingham HIgh School ... Was named a golf all-star following her sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Was Valedictorian of Hingham High School in 2010. Personal: Melissa Mary Donahue ... Born March 3, 1992 to Thomas and Ann Donahue ... Has two siblings, Courtney and Bridget ... Intends to major in Chemical Engineering. |
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