B.A.A. High Performance Team Adds Three Athletes
Maggie Donahue, James Mwaura and Eric van der Els join Boston-Based Professional Running Team
BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the addition of three athletes – Maggie Donahue, James Mwaura and Eric van der Els —to the B.A.A. High Performance Team. All will join the professional Boston-based team coached by Mark Carroll, supported by the B.A.A. and adidas.
“We’re looking forward to strong performances on the track and roads for Maggie, James, and Eric, bolstering our roster with great experience,” said Coach Carroll, an Olympian for Ireland. “All three have strong records facing national-level competition and will soon represent Team B.A.A. with the symbolic unicorn uniform.”
Donahue, a native of Wellesley, Mass., comes to the B.A.A. after a stellar career at Georgetown University. While competing for the Hoyas, she earned All-Big East honors and placed 10th at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 10,000m in 2024. Last year she also finished 12th at the US National Cross Country Championships. Donahue’s lifetime bests are 15:43.98 for 5,000m (indoors) and 33:05.56 for 10,000m.
Mwaura joins the B.A.A. fresh off a fifth-place finish at the U.S. Outdoor National Championships 10,000m in July. He’s taken to the roads of late, placing 15th and 23rd at this year’s USA 5K and 10 Mile National Championships. Mwaura routinely represented the Gonzaga Bulldogs at the NCAA Championships in track and cross country. His career high placings at NCAA Championships were fourth in the 10,000m (2023), 10th in the 5,000m (2022), and 36th in cross country (2021). In 2021 he finished 14th at the Olympic Trials 10,000m.
Originally from Norwalk, Conn., and a graduate of the University of Connecticut, van der Els earned two Big East Conference titles for the Huskies on the track. Van der Els has competed professionally for ZAP Endurance in North Carolina, and on the roads this year finished 8th at the USA 5K National Championships and 12th at the USA 20K National Championships. He qualified for and placed 14th in the Olympic Trials 5,000m last year.
Mwaura will compete at the upcoming Boston Half presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund on Sunday, November 9. It’ll be his debuts at the half marathon distance, joining fellow B.A.A. High Performance Team members Barry Keaneand Megan Hasz Sailor on the start line.
The B.A.A.’s High Performance team supports runners on their way towards making international teams, with the goal of competing at the highest level: the Olympic Games, World Athletics Championships, and Abbott World Marathon Majors. The B.A.A. is sponsored by adidas, which provides comprehensive support for the organization’s High Performance team, running club, and mass-participatory events.
A complete list of B.A.A. High Performance Team members can be found below, as well as personal bests and links to each athlete’s World Athletics Profile.
B.A.A High Performance Team Roster:
Maggie Donahue’s Personal Bests:
1500m (outdoors) – 4:20.67
1 Mile (indoors) – 4:45.59
5000m (outdoors) – 15:51.72
5000m (indoors) – 15:43.98
10,000m – 33:05.56
10K – 34:56
James Mwaura’s Personal Bests:
1500m (outdoors) – 3:47.22
1 Mile (outdoors) – 4:12.90
1 Mile (indoors) – 4:08.36
3000m (indoors) – 8:03.04
5000m (outdoors) – 13:30.02
5000m (indoors) – 13:22.21
10,000m – 27:50.44
5K – 14:05
10 Miles – 48:01
Eric van der Els’ Personal Bests:
1000m (indoors) – 2:21.39
1500m (outdoors) – 3:41.63
1500m (indoors) – 3:47.66+
1 Mile (outdoors) – 4:04:06
1 Mile (indoors) – 3:58.76
5000m (outdoors) – 13:21.78
5000m (indoors) – 13:38.86
5K – 13:45
20K – 59:05
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