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2021 Track & Field Roster

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Grant O'Callaghan

Grant O'Callaghan

  • Position:
    Cross Country/Distance
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 165
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Kinesiology
  • Hometown:
    Flowery Branch, Ga.
  • High School:
    Flowery Branch HS

Summary

Biography

Career Honors:
2020 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
School Recorder Holder (One-Mile - 4:07.34)
2020 All-Southland Conference Indoor Second Team (3k)
2019 All-Southland Conference Indoor Third Team (3k and 5k)
2019 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll

 
2020 Indoor: Helped SLU to the Southland Conference Championship and school record in the distance medley relay (10:00.42) ... Finished runner up in the 3k and fifth in the 5k at conference indoor championships ... Won the one-mile race at both the Samford Open and LSU Purple Tiger Invitational

2019 Outdoor: Redshirted

2019 Indoor: Set a school record in the one-mile at the David Emery Valentine Invitational running 4:07.34 ... Finished third in the Southland Conference Championships in both the 3k and 5k setting personal bests in both (8:18.46 and 14:42.76) ...

2018 Outdoor: Ran a career-best 1:52.23 for second in the 800 at the Louisiana Classics … Won the 1,500 in 3:56.14 at the McNeese Cowboy Relays.
 
2018 Indoor: Set a pair of personal bests in placing fourth in both the 3,000 (8:22.68) and 5,000 (14:53.08) at the Southland Championships … Was fourth in the 1,000 in a personal-best 2:34.03 at the Samford Open … Also helped the DMR win in 10:15.54 while also placing third in the 5,000 (14:56.74) … Captured the mile in a personal-best 4:20.05 at the LSU Bayou Bengal … Was also fourth in the 3,000 (8:52.05) … Got his second career individual win with a time of 8:27.45 in the 3,000 at the McNeese Indoor Invite II.
 
2017 Cross Country: Finished 44th in 26:06.9 at Southland Championships … Received honorable mention Southland Conference Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week recognition after setting a personal-best 8K time of 24:53.3 in placing 33rd at Texas A&M Invitational … Took fifth at the 6K LSU Invitational in 17:28.1.
 
2017 Outdoor: Was 31st in the 5,000 in 16:21.17 at the Southland Conference Championships … Had a pair of second-place finishes in the 1,500 meters (4:00.29) and the 3,000 (9:10.42) at the Ole Miss Classic … Came in third in the 1,500 meters in 3:55.96, nearly two minutes faster than his previous best time, at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight … Beat his previous best in winning the 5,000 in 15:16.32 at the McNeese Spring Time Classic … Took second in the 800 with a personal-best 1:55.57 at the Mississippi College Mike McMillan Invitational … Picked up first career win in the 1,500 in a personal-best 3:57.95 at the Louisiana Classic … Was also 23rd in the 800 (2:05.32) … Took third in both the 1,500 (4:07.19) and 3,000 (9:02.12) at the Tulane Early Bird Twilight.
 
2017 Indoor: Helped the distance medley team set a school record of 10:08.66 in finishing fifth at the Southland Championships … Also came in 22nd in the 3,000 in personal-best 8:49.55 … Was second in the mile in a career-best 4:20.69 at the LSU Twilight … Also helped the 4x400 relay finish third in 3:26.24 … Ran on the winning DMR (10:32.02) while coming in 10th in the 800 (2:00.53) at the LSU Bayou Bengal … Ran a 8:57.72 in the 3,000 for ninth at the KMS Invitational … Came in seventh in 4:29.27 in the mile at the McNeese Invite II … Finished eighth in the 3,000 (9:07.25) at the McNeese Invite #1.
 
High School: Ran cross country for Flowery Branch (Ga.) High School … Helped squad win state title.
 
Personal: Born in Lawrenceville, Ga. … Son of Michael and Michelle O’Callaghan … Has one brother, Jake … Great grandfather, Raymond Workman, was a professional jockey … Hobbies include working out, playing soccer and hanging out with friends.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Cross Country/Distance
    6'1" 165 lbs
  • 2018Sophomore

    Cross Country/Distance
    6'1" 165 lbs
  • 2019Junior

    Cross Country/Distance
    6'1" 165 lbs
  • 2020Senior

    Cross Country/Distance
    6'1" 165 lbs
  • 2021Senior

    Cross Country/Distance
    6'1" 165 lbs