Patrick Donelan

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Granville, Ohio

2012 All-ACC Academic Outdoor Track and Field team Donelan[apos]s Personal Bests
Javelin: 65.32m
*3rd best mark in Wake Forest history 2013 Outdoor
Competed in eight meets in the 2013 season, placing fifth at the ACC Championships with a throw of 65.32m which was a personal best ... Finished second at the Liberty Twilight meet while taking fourth at the Raleigh Relays ... Also had strong performances at the Auburn Tiger Invitational and the Wake Forest Open. 2012 Outdoor
Competed in seven meets as a javelin specialist, placing seventh or better in six of the seven opportunities ... Took seventh in his debut at the Coastal Carolina Invitational on Mar. 9 with a toss of 173-9 ... Finished third at the VertKlasse Meeting on Mar. 24, throwing a distance of 179-2 ... Earned his first collegiate victory at the Winston-Salem State Invitational on Mar. 31 after a heave of 183-9 ... Posted his best mark of the season, 201-8, at the ACC Championships to earn a sixth-place finish. 2012 Indoor
Did not compete during the indoor season. Background
Received the Sportsmanship Award for track & field at Granville High School ... Also received the Coaches Award for football ... A member of the National Honor Society ... Named to the Honor Roll. Personal
Born on April 7, 1992, in Indianapolis, Indiana ... Son of Bob and Char Donelan ... Has three siblings: Brian (age 21), Megan (16), and Michael (9) ... Pursuing a degree in Biophysics. Up Close with Patrick
If I was not running at Wake Forest, I would play...Football.
My favorite professional athlete is...Jim Thome.
My favorite professional sports team is...The Cleveland Indians.
One word I would use to describe myself is...Dedicated.
My favorite book is...'A Long Way Gone' by Ismael Beah.
My favorite restaurants are...Chipotle and Five Guys.
My role models are...My parents.
My favorite television shows are...Avatar the Last Airbender.
If I could vacation to anywhere in the world, I would travel to...Australia or New Zealand.
Something I cannot live without is...Nature.
If I could appear on the cover of any magazine, it would be...National Geographic.
One fact that most people don[apos]t know about me is...I have fractured my skull three times.
One food I absolutely will not eat is...I will eat anything!
My dream job is to...Do something where I can work outside and help people.
If I could invite three people, dead or alive, to dinner, I would choose...Jesus, Helen of Troy, and Gandhi.