Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field versus Southern Showcase on September 12, 2025 at TBD
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Women's XC/Track & Field
vs. Southern Showcase
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2020-21 Women's XC/Track & Field Roster
Roster
O'Connor, Casey
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Casey O'Connor
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wantagh, N.Y.
- High School:
- Wantagh
- Major:
- Graphic Design
- Birthday:
- 1/30
Bio
Career Accolades
Cross Country
6K – 9th, 21:57.5 (11/11/22)
Indoor
1000m - 4th, 3:02.61 (1/15/21)
Mile - 6th, 4:57.85 (2/5/22)
3000m - 10th, 10:08.56 (2/20/22)
DMR - 2nd, 11:59.61 (2/19/22)
Outdoor
1500m - 8th, 4:39.85 (3/18/22)
FAU Personal Records
Cross Country
5K – 18:22.0 at Florida Atlantic XC Invitational (9/30/22)
6K – 21:57.5 at NCAA South Regionals (11/11/22)
Indoor
800m - 2:16.93 at Clemson Bob Pollock (1/29/22)
1000m - 3:02.61 at UAB Blazer (1/4/22)
Mile - 4:58.70 at C-USA Championship Prelims (2/19/22)
3000m - 10:08.56 at C-USA Championship Finals (2/20/22)
Outdoor
800m - 2:16.59 at UF Tom Jones Memorial (4/16/22)
1500m - 4:39.85 at UCF Black & Gold (3/18/22)
5000m - 18:15.40 at C-USA Champs (5/15/22)
Cross Country:
Cross Country:
Cross Country:
Cross Country:
- C-USA XC Athlete of the Week (10/4/22)
- 2022-23 C-USA All-Academic Team
- 2022-23 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- 2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Cross Country
6K – 9th, 21:57.5 (11/11/22)
Indoor
1000m - 4th, 3:02.61 (1/15/21)
Mile - 6th, 4:57.85 (2/5/22)
3000m - 10th, 10:08.56 (2/20/22)
DMR - 2nd, 11:59.61 (2/19/22)
Outdoor
1500m - 8th, 4:39.85 (3/18/22)
FAU Personal Records
Cross Country
5K – 18:22.0 at Florida Atlantic XC Invitational (9/30/22)
6K – 21:57.5 at NCAA South Regionals (11/11/22)
Indoor
800m - 2:16.93 at Clemson Bob Pollock (1/29/22)
1000m - 3:02.61 at UAB Blazer (1/4/22)
Mile - 4:58.70 at C-USA Championship Prelims (2/19/22)
3000m - 10:08.56 at C-USA Championship Finals (2/20/22)
Outdoor
800m - 2:16.59 at UF Tom Jones Memorial (4/16/22)
1500m - 4:39.85 at UCF Black & Gold (3/18/22)
5000m - 18:15.40 at C-USA Champs (5/15/22)
Cross Country:
- Began season with a 24th place finish in 5K (19:44.9) at the UCF XC Invite (9/2/22)
- One of the top contributors in the Owls’ victory at the NAIA Pre-Nationals Invitational (9/17/22), finishing in fifth place (18:52.7)
- Dominated with a second-place finish (18:22.0) at the Florida Atlantic XC Invite (9/30/22), the second-best time ever recorded on the course and earning her the C-USA XC Athlete of the Week
- Tallied a fourth-place finish (19:08.9) at the USF XC Invite (19:08.9)
- Recorded a time of 22:50.6 at the C-USA Championships (22:50.6), placing in 24th
- Earned a personal best in the 6K (21:57.5) at the NCAA South Regionals (11/11/22)
- Did not compete
- Finished in fifth place in the 1500m (4:47.56) at the USF Invite (4/8/23)
- Captured 24th place in the 5000m (18:30.87) at the C-USA Championships (5/12/23)
Cross Country:
- In her first race of the season, registered 96th out of 290 finishers at the FSU XC Open, clocking in at 23:268 in the 6K
- Led the Owls at the UCF Invite with 13th place out of 92 finishers, clocking in at 17:30.1 in the 5K, which ended up being 2.9 miles
- Was the first Owl to cross the line in the 6K at the FSU XC Pre-Nationals Invite, tallying 71st place out of 277 racers with a time of 22:32.7
- Tabbed to the C-USA Third Team following her 21st-place finish in the 6K at the C-USA Championship with a time of 21:58.8
- Led FAU for the final race of the season, tallying 94th out of 225 runners at the NCAA South Regional competition (22:12.10)
- Registered ninth in the 1000m (3:06.38) at the UAB Blazer Invite
- Wrapped up opening weekend with sixth in the mile (5:09.16) at the UAB Vulcan Invite
- Placed 16th in the mile (5:03.63) and 17th in the 800m (2:16.94, second fastest time among all Owls this season, at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invite
- Won the mile at the Harvard Crimson Elite after clocking a time of 5:13.52
- Finished the mile sub-5 minutes, a first for the program in seven years, with a time of 4:57.85 to tally 23rd place at the BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite
- Earned 12th in the mile (4:58.70) and 21st in the 3000m (10:08.56) at the Conference USA Indoor Championship
- Also contributed to a school record in the distance medley relay with a seventh-place showing (11:59.61) at the championships
- Logged a PR of 4:39.85 in the 1500m run for 18th place out of 65 runners at the UCF Black & Gold Invite, which became the eighth fastest time in school history
- Earned 12th out of 87 runners in the 1500m (4:41.13) at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting
- Tallied 19th in the 1500m (4:40.56) and 36th in the 800m (2:16.59) at the UF Tom Jones Invitational
- Registered an impressive 10th-place showing in the 1500m run (4:42.53) at the UNF Invitational
- At the C-USA Championship, qualified for finals in the 1500m run after earning 11th in the prelims (4:45.85) and finished the race in 12th (4:49.33) in the finals
- Also led the Owls in the 5000m run with 22nd place (18:15.40)
- Put on the 2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Cross Country:
- Did not compete during XC season
- Captured third place in the 1000m run (3:02.61) at the UAB Blazer Invitational
- Registered sixth in the mile (5:19.25) at the UAB Vulcan Invitational
- Contributed to seventh place in the distance medley relay (12:18.39) at the C-USA Championships
- Did not compete in outdoor season
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Cross Country:
- Crossed the finish line in seventh place at the FAU XC Invitational with a 5K time of 19:25.97 to help the Owls clinch their sixth consecutive team victory at the invite
- Missed the remainder of XC season due to injury
- One of 10 on the cross country team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Ran first collegiate indoor meet at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invite in Houston, where she captured 10th in the mile (5:14.45)
- Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- All-Conference, All-County and All-State runner at Wantagh HS
- Honor Roll recipient
- Recognized to the Merit Honor Roll
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Awarded Most Outstanding Senior Athlete
- Coached by Jordan Ashley
- Born and raised just outside New York City
- Birthday is January 30
- Intends to major in art (graphic design) with professional goal of becoming a graphic designer
- Daughter of Bill and Elena O'Connor
- Her dad played Minor League Baseball
- Enjoys drawing
- Chose FAU because the moment she visited the campus and met the track team, she felt really content and happy with everything she saw, especially when she met the coaches. Now that she's at FAU, she notes how happy she has been and would not choose any other school if she had the choice
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