Meet Josie Donelson: Lake Oswego’s other record-breaking machine

2023 Nike Outdoor Nationals: Day Three

Riley Ha and Marina Turpen of Lake Oswego, OR congratulate anchor leg Josie Donelson (R) after winning the Girls 4x400m Relay finals at the 2023 Nike Outdoor Nationals at Hayward Field on June 18, 2023 in Eugene, OR. Lake Oswego finished with a season best time of 3:48.49 to become the national champions.Ali Gradischer for The Oregonian/OregonLive

Five or 10 minutes is all it takes; all she needs, really. Eyes closed, breathing slowed and deepened. Sometimes to start her day, and others to end it.

That is how one of the Oregon track and field scene’s fastest-rising stars grounds herself: meditation.

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