Hannah O'Connor

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
New Plymouth, New Zealand
High School:
Sacred Heart Girls' College
NIL Exchange:
Hannah O'Connor

4x Academic All-Mountain West (Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022)
3x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)

BOISE STATE CAREER
2022-23: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three races…made her season debut at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 30)…finished in the top 40 at the Mountain West Championships (Oct. 28)…INDOOR: Made her indoor season debut at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 3) in the 3,000-meter race…set a personal record (9:47.79) in the 3,0000m at the Husky Classic (Feb. 10-11)...competed in the mile at the Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 23-25)...OUTDOOR: Did not compete.

2021-22: CROSS COUNTRY- Competed in three races…posted a season-best finish and time at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (Sept. 23)…INDOOR- Opened the indoor season running the mile at the Spokane Invitational (Dec. 11)...set PR with a time of 10:19.68 in women’s 3,000m race at the Washington Invitational (Jan. 28-29)...recorded a personal-best time of 5:05.43 in the women’s mile at the Husky Classic (February 11-12)...OUTDOOR- Kicked off the outdoor season at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (March 31-April 2), placing second in women’s 1,500m…registered a personal best at the 62nd Annual Mt. SAC Relays (April 13-16) in women’s 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 11:11.47…set a PR in women’s 1500m at the Fresno State Invitational (April 29-30) with a time of 4:34.71…at the Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 11-14), recorded a personal-best time of 17:39.60 in women’s 5,000m.

2020-21: CROSS COUNTRY- Opened the season with a top-40 finish at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 1)...INDOOR- Did not compete...OUTDOOR- Did not compete.

2019-20: CROSS COUNTRY- Competed in two meets this season…ran her best time at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, a 21:27.2…competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals...INDOOR- Opened her Boise State Indoor track career in the 1,000-meter at the Ed Jacoby Invitational (Jan. 24-25), running a time of 3:04.67…competed in the mile at the UW Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) setting a personal best of 5:14.02…ran as part of the winning 4x800m relay team at the Jackson’s Nike Boise Indoor Meet (Feb. 7-8)…set a personal best in the 3,000m at the Mountain West Indoor Championships (Feb. 27-29) with a time of 5:24.18…OUTDOOR- Season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic.

PRIOR TO BOISE STATE
A 2018 graduate of Sacred Hearts Girls’ College…holds the U17 and U18 New Zealand national record for the 2,000-meter steeplechase at 6:32.38...finished fourth at the ISF world Cross Country Championships in 2018…seventh-place finish at the 2018 Youth Olympics in the 3000m…won the 2017 Australian Cross Country Championships…Taranaki(state) Junior Sportswoman of the Year…New Zealand Secondary Schools Athlete of the Meet in 2016 and 2018…Taranaki Athletics Stan Lay Trophy (athlete of the year)…New Zealand Secondary Schools first-place finish from 2015-18…New Zealand Secondary Schools national record holder in the U16 junior girls 3000m.

CAREER BESTS
CROSS COUNTRY
5k - 18:18.7
6k - 21:11.2

INDOOR
Mile - 5:05.43
3,000m - 9:47.79

OUTDOOR
1,500m - 4:34.71
5,000m - 17:39.60
3,000m Steeplechase - 11:11.47