#JaclynDonovan October 22

by Coach4aday · October 22, 2026

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October 2026 several of us are going to take on the 30-Day Celebrity Alma Mater Coach4aday Challenge. Each day we will identify a celebrity and share where they attended college. For Day 22 it is on JACLYN DONOVAN.

How we define a celebrity is often shaped by social norms, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make our own choices. Today, I’ve chosen Jaclyn Donovan, who has been a 30-Day Challenge partner with Jeff Neelon and me since 2020.

What sealed my decision was discovering that Jaclyn who is famous skydiver is going to be part of the lineup in Moss Farms’ “Diving with the Stars” event on November 10, 2026. Not jumping out of plane but apparently jumping off a 10-meter platform.

Sometimes, a celebrity isn’t someone we see on television or in the movies, but someone whose courage, commitment, and willingness to take on new challenges inspire us.

Jaclyn’s professional education had her become a certified athletic trainer. She attended both Georgia Southern (Undergraduate) and University of Kentucky (Masters). Her career has seen her serve as a college athletic trainer, Division II Athletic Director and health care administrator

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Day 20-Jaclyn Donovan-Georgia Southern

Celebrity: Jaclyn Donovan

Alma Mater: Georgia Southern

Why They’re Famous: Jaclyn Donovan is a licensed athletic trainer, coach, and experienced skydiver who has jumped from an airplane over 1,000 times and is active in the National Skydiving League.

College Connection: While at Georgia Southern she was part of the university’s softball team.

Interesting Fact: Women’s World Record Jump (2009 she took part in the “Jump for the Cause” women’s world record formation jump in Perris, California, which brought together 181 women from around the world across 9 airplanes