Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: PaFebruary 2016 New Zealand rowing championships, akabudisa zita rake rokutanga renyika neboka revakadzi vepamusoro. Akakunda sirivha naHyde mumakwikwi maviri, uye akava shasha yenyika mumakwikwi mana. Muna Kurume 2016, Donoghue akaziviswa senhengo yeNew Zealand Rowing Team, aine chigaro muvakadzi quad (pamwe naGeorgia Perry, Lucy Spoors, naSarah Gray) avo vaifanira kuzokodzera kuNew Zealand Rowing Championship.
Mitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya2016. Akakwikwidza muFinal Qualification regatta paRotsee pedyo neLucerne, Switzerland, muna Chivabvu 2016 uko vakatadza kukwikwidza munzvimbo yechitatu sezvo zvikepe zviviri chete zvakapfuurira kumaOlympics.