As a Freshman: Placed second in the 800scm freestyle (9:29.9) vs Iona College on Oct. 10th ... Was a member of the 400y medley relay that placed sixth with a time of 4:11.51 at the New England Catholic Invitational on Oct. 17th ...Placed second in the 1000y freestyle (10:53.13) at Bryant University on Oct. 23rd ...Placed fourth in the 200scm butterfly with a time of 2:28.91 and second in the 400scm freestyle with a time of 4:38.52 vs. Seton Hall on Oct. 31st ... Placed second in the 100y IM with a time of 1:05.2 vs. University of Rhode Island on Nov. 10th ... Placed third in the 200scm butterfly (2:32.3) and first in the 200m IM (2:29.6) at U.S. Coast Guard Academy & Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Nov. 13th ... At the Harold Anderson Invitational on Nov. 20th, O’Connell placed third in the 400y IM (4:41.21), ninth in the 200y butterfly (2:11.81) and 500y freestyle (5:12.55), and was a member of the 400y freestyle relay that placed fifth with a time of 3:39.83... Placed first in the 800scm freestyle (9:34.7) and fifth in the 400m IM (5:25.1) vs. Boston College on Jan.29th ... Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships Feb. 24th in the 500y freestyle, 200y butterfly, 400y IM and the 100y butterfly.
Personal: Born January 23 1997...Daughter of Julia and Brian O'Connell... Has two sisters, Lily and Gracie... Father Brian played hockey for Assumption College...Majoring in Biology.