Providence College Athletics

2020 Women's Cross Country Roster

Roster

Halle Atkinson

/ Women's Cross Country

Maria Coffin

/ Women's Cross Country

Caroline Fischer

/ Women's Cross Country

Shannon Flockhart

/ Women's Cross Country

Ashley Foley

/ Women's Cross Country

Tessa Hunt

/ Women's Cross Country

Hanna Johnston

/ Women's Cross Country

Dana Lowney

/ Women's Cross Country

Bridget Mitchell

/ Women's Cross Country

Laura Mooney

/ Women's Cross Country

Orla O'Connor

/ Women's Cross Country

Alex O'Neill

/ Women's Cross Country

Abigail Post

/ Women's Cross Country

Lilly Tuck

/ Women's Cross Country
Orla O'Connor - women's cross country at BIG EAST championship
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph
Orla O'Connor Posed Photo - Cross Country
Olga O'connor
Orla O'Connor
Photo by: Gretchen Ertl
Orla O'Connor
Photo by: Gretchen Ertl
Orla O'Connor
Photo by: Gretchen Ertl
Orla O'Connor

Orla O'Connor

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Waterford, Ireland

2022-23 Cross Country: Placed 31st (21:41.8) in the women’s 6k B Race at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invite on Oct. 14… Placed 18th (21:08.1) at the BIG EAST Championship on Oct. 29… Placed 17th (21:02.8) at the NCAA Northeast Region Cross Country Championship on Nov. 11… Placed 194th (21:18.1) at the NCAA Championship on Nov. 19 … Indoor Track: Placed ninth (10:03.63) in the 3000 meters at the UMass Amherst Flagship invitational on Jan. 15...Placed 13th (17:00.38) in the 5,000 meters at the Boston University John Terrier Classic on Jan. 28...Finished 90th (9:41.03) in the 3,000 meters at the Boston University Valentine Invitational on Feb. 10...Placed seventh (16:38.48) in the 5,000 meters at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship on Feb. 24-25…Placed second in the 5000 meters (16:37.77) at the 2023 Indoor ECAC on March 3-5….Outdoor Track: Finished second in the 5000 meters (16:41.02) at the Friar Invitational on April 14… Ran 34:33.43 in the 10,000 meters at Penn Relays on April 27-29… Finished fourth in the 10,000 meters (35:14.49) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships.

2021-22 Cross Country: Placed third at the Friar Cross Country Invitational on Sept 10 (17:58.2)…Placed 27th (17:42.9) at the Battle in Beantown on Sept. 24th…Placed 158th (21:42.6) in the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational on Oct. 5th… Placed 32nd (22:19.7) at the BIG EAST Championships on Oct. 29th… Placed 48th (21:48.0) at the NCAA Northeast Regionals on Nov. 12th… Placed 221st (21:26.2) at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 20th…Indoor Track: won the 3000 meters (10:00.46) at the Brown Invitational on Feb. 19th… Placed ninth in the 5,000 meters (16:48.78) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships on Feb. 25-26… Outdoor Track: Placed 52nd in the 10,000 meters (35:19.46) at the Raleigh Relays on Mar. 24-26… Placed third in the 5,000 meters (16:45.26) at the Friar Invitational on Apr. 8…Placed third in the 10,000 meters (35:37.07) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 14…

2020-21 Cross Country: Fall 2020 season was moved to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic… Finished 10th at the BIG EAST Championships on March 5 (20:57.2)… Earn All-BIG EAST Honors on March 5… Indoor Track: Placed fourth in the 3,000 meters at the URI Tri Meet on Feb. 11 (10:08.13)… Finished eighth in the 3,000 meters at the URI Tri Meet on Feb. 25 (10:07.78)… Outdoor Track: Finished 15th in the 10,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays on March 25-27 (34:55.22)… Placed third in the 5,000 meters at the Ocean State Invitational on April 9 (16:28.66)… Placed 3rd in the 10,000 meter at the BIG EAST Championships on May 14-15 (34:37.21)…Placed 38th in the 10,000 meter semifinals at the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on May 27 (35:47.63)

2019-20 Cross Country: Finished tenth at the UNH Tri Meet on Aug. 30 (18:57.91)… Placed 93rd at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown on Sept. 20 (19:04)… Finished 217th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Oct. 18 (22:22.8)… Placed 35th at the BIG EAST Championships on Nov. 2 (23:29.1)… Finished 143rd at the NCAA Northeast Regional Meet on Nov. 15 (22:00.6)… Placed 24th at the ECAC/IC4A Championships on Nov. 23 (18:55)… Indoor Track: Finished third in the 3,000-meter at the Boston University Multi-Team Meet on Jan. 18 (10:16.37)… Placed 44th in the 3,000-meter at the John Thomas Terrier Classic on Jan. 24-25 (10:10.06)… Finished tenth in the 5,000-meter at the BIG EAST Championships on Mar. 1-2 (17:08.48)… Placed 17th in the 3,000-meter at the IC4A/ECAC Championships on Mar. 7-8 (9:52.98)... Outdoor Track: Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to Providence: Attended Waterpark College (2012-2018)…Awarded Monster Cross Country Athlete of the Year (2018)… Set the Irish under-20 record in the 10,000 meter race walk at the European under 20 Championships (2018)… Competed for Waterford Athletic Club since 2004...

Personal Records:
3,000 meters...... 9:41.03
5,000 meters....... 16:28.66
10,000 meters......34:33.43
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