Ross Donoghue is a former middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meters and the mile.
Education
Donoghue attended Bishop Cunningham High School up to his graduation in the class of 1977. On November 20, 1976, he ran his last cross country race as a high schooler at the New York State Federation meet, where he placed first out of 550 runners on a 3-mile course, recording a time of 15:06.
Career
He first rose to prominence as a standout high school runner with Bishop Cunningham High School from Oswego, New New York He was recruited by Villanova, where he would establish himself as one of the most prolific 1500-meter and mile-specialists in the school"s history. In the course of his competitive career, he ran under four minutes in the mile on eight occasions.
High school Collegiate Donoghue was recruited by Villanova University, a school with an emphasis on their track program
Although he specialized in the 1500 and the mile, he also had experience in the shorter distances, and recorded a personal best of 1:48.0 in the 800 meters while at Villanova. Post-collegiate Donoghue continued to train for the 1500 meters and the mile after college, and was called up to the United States track team for the 1983 Pan American Games.