Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

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2019 Outdoor: Captain ... Competed in 1500, 5000 and 10000 ... College-best in 5000 at Penn Relays (14:09.85) ... Second-best time in school and Liberty League history ... First among Division III participants and sixth overall ... First among Division III participants and sixth overall in 10000 at Bucknell ... Second in 1500 at Tufts ... Third in 5000 at NCAA Championship (14:44.46) ... All-America ... Fourth in 10000 at NCAA Championship (30:25.84) ... All-America ... All-Region in 5000 and 10000 ... Liberty League Track Performer of the Week twice ... Liberty League Track Performer of the Year ... USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year ... Liberty League All-Academic ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... Google Cloud CoSIDA Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-District ... Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team ... 

2018-19 Indoor: Captain ... Competed in mile, 3000 and 5000 ... College-bests in mile (4:17.94) and 3000 (meet record 8:22.27) at Liberty League Championship ... First in mile at Utica Pioneer Open (4:18.55), 3000 at Utica Invitational (8:24.39) and 3000 at Liberty League Championship ... School record in 5000 (14:17.84) at Boston University … Third in 5000 at NCAA Championship (14:29.05) ... All-America ... All-Liberty League First Team in 3000 ... All-Region in mile, 3000 and 5000 ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll once ... Liberty League Track Performer of the Week twice ... Liberty League Track Performer of the Year ... USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year ...

2018 Outdoor: Captain ... Competed in 1500, 5000 and 10000 ... College-bests of 14:10.60 in 5000 at Penn Relays and 29:19.53 in 10000 at Bucknell ... School and Liberty League record ... Eighth in NCAA Division III history ... First in 5000 at NCAA Championship in 5000 ... All-America ... Won 10000 at Bucknell and second at NCAA Championship ... All-America ... Most points as individual at NCAA Championship (18) .. Won 5000 and third in 1500 at Liberty League Championship ... Second in 1500 at Tufts ... Liberty League Track Performer of the Week three times ... ECAC Division III North Track Athlete of the Week twice ... All-Region in 5000 and 10000 ... USTFCCCA NCAA Division III National Men's Track Athlete of the Year (first in school history) ... Liberty League Track Performer of the Year ... Liberty League All-Academic ... ECAC Academic Honor Roll ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ...

2017-18 Indoor: Captain ... Competed in mile, 3000 and 5000 ... Second in mile at Middlebury and 5000 at Liberty League Championship ... Third in 3000 at Liberty League Championship ... 

2017 Outdoor: Competed in 1500, 5000 and 10000 ... Second in 1500 at Liberties League Championship ... Ran 10000 at Penn Relays ... First in 5000 at New York State Championship ... Third in 10000 at NCAA Championship ... All America in 10000 ... All-Region in 10000 ... Liberty League Track Performer of the Week once .. Liberty League All Academic ... 

2016-17 Indoor: Competed in mile, 3000 and 5000 ... Second in 3000 at Liberty League Championship ... Second at Utica ... First in 5000 and second in 3000 at New York State Championship ... Ran 13th in 5000 at NCAA Championship ...

2016 Outdoor: Competed in 1500, 5000 and 10000 ... Won 10000 at Liberty League Championship ... Second in 1500 at MIT ... Third in 5000 at New York State Championship ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... 

2016 Indoor: Won mile at Bowdoin ... Won 3000 and 5000 at New York State Championship ... Rookie of the Meet and Runner of the Meet at State Championship ... Second in 3000 at Ithaca and 5000 at Liberty League Championship ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Liberty League Track Performer of the Week once ... Rookie of the Week three times ... Liberty League Rookie of the Year ... 

High School: Four years of cross country and track ... Captain for one year in both ... All-New England in cross country as senior ... All-State in track in 2015 ... Six-time All-Conference in track and cross country ... Five-time individual conference champion in track ... All-State Academic ... National Merit Commended Scholar ... Scholar Athlete ... Three Honor Societies ... 

Personal: Electrical Engineering and Computer & Systems Engineering dual major ... Dean's Honor List ... Olympia (Rensselaer Athletics Honor Society) ... Runs cross country ... Two-time All-America, including fourth place finish in 2017 ... Rensselaer Athletics 2017-18 Male Athlete of the Year ... Engineering intern at OTIS in 2016 and 2017 ... Engineering intern at Polaris Industries in electric powertrain group in 2018... Son of Ellen and William O'Connor. 

On attending Rensselaer: "I was looking for a northeast school with strong engineering and great potential for me to grow professionally and athletically. Rensselaer fit these attributes for me." - August 2017

Benefits of undergraduate community: "Having hard-working peers also in the field of engineering/science is exciting and motivating." - August 2017