Wellesley High’s Maggie Donahue wins BAA Scholastic Mile

April 14, 2018 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

BAA Scholastic Mile, wellesley runners — High School girls BAA Scholastic Mile in Boston (Photo via Langdon Andrews)

Wellesley High junior Maggie Donahue kicked off Boston Marathon weekend activities in style by winning the BAA girls’ scholastic mile in Copley Square, holding off Newton’s Caroline Barry down the stretch to finish in just over 5 minutes and 11 seconds.

Congrats to the top 3 girls in #BAA Scholastic Mile! pic.twitter.com/xaks7kkuXL

— B.A.A. (@BAA) April 14, 2018

Schools whose communities are along the Boston Marathon course each get to have a couple of high school and middle school boys and girls compete in this annual event that crosses the Boston Marathon finish line.