2023 Cross Country Roster
Roster
O'Donnell, Paul

Paul O'Donnell
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Dublin, Ireland
- High School:
- University College Dublin
Bio
Career Honors:
2023 ACC Indoor 5,000-Meter Run Champion
USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region XC (2022)
USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-American (2023 - 10,000-meter run)
2x All ACC (2023 First Team - Indoor 5,000-meters; 2023 First Team - 10,000-meters)
O'Donnell's Collegiate Performances
Redshirt Senior Year Track and Field (2023-24):
Indoor: Ran the 5000-meter in 14:03.72 and finished the 3000-meter run in 8:08.24 minutes at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship (2/22-24) ... Set a PR for the 5k with a time of 13:43.09 minute at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10)... Completed the 3000 meter run with a time of 7:59.71 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-27)
Outdoor:Â Placed ninth in the 10,000-meter with a time of 30:02.02 at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/9-11). Won the 10000m run with a time of 28:39.11 at the Virginia Invitational (4/19-20)... Finished his 10k run in 29:00.04 minutes at the Standford Invitational (3/29-30) ...Â
Redshirt Senior Year XC (2023): Finished 2nd at the ACC Championship (10/27) with a time of 23:08.2... Placed 20th at the Nuttycombe Invite (10/13) with a time of 23:48.9... Finished the Virginia Invitational (9/23) in 19th place with a time of 23:42.3... Place 3rd at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/8) with a time of 25:36.8. Â
Senior Year Track and Field Season (2022-23):
Indoor: ACC Champion in the 5,000-meters ... First Team All-ACC ... Won the 5k at the ACC Championships by posting the best time from the unseeded section that no one matched in section two. Posted a time of 13:50.94 to secure the title ... Set a PR in the 3,000-meter run at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10-11) of 8:00.09 ... Set a new mile PR of 4:08.63 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27-28). Also raced in the 3k at the meet, racing to a time of 8:08.27 ... Made his collegiate debut stateside in track at the Sharon Colyear Danville Seasn Opener (12/3), running the 5k in 13:54.94.
Outdoor: USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-American in the 10k ... First Team All-ACC (10k) ... Finished 17th in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Championships (6/7), crossing the line in 29:41.18 ... Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28) in the 10k and reached the NCAA final by finishing in 10th place with a time of 29:11.54 ... ACC Runner-Up in the 10,000-meter run at the conference championships (5/11-13) ... Placed seventh in the 5k at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/21) with a time of 13:43.27 ... Set a PR in the 10k at the Stanford Invitational (3/31-4/1), with a time of 28:42.54, taking seventh.
Senior Season XC (2022): USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region ... Finished 58th at the NCAA Championships (11/19) with a time of 29:50.3 .. Finished 8th at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/11) with a time of 29:41.1 ... Finished 22nd at the ACC Championships (10/28) with a time of 23:26.4 ... Finished 143rd in the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) with a time of 24:21.2 ... Set an 8k personal best at the Cowboy Jamboree (9/24) with a time of 23:56.4 ... Placed 4th at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/9) with a time at 25:09.2
Prior to SU: Competed at University College of Dublin.
Personal: Persuing a graduates degree in Finance.
2023 ACC Indoor 5,000-Meter Run Champion
USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region XC (2022)
USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-American (2023 - 10,000-meter run)
2x All ACC (2023 First Team - Indoor 5,000-meters; 2023 First Team - 10,000-meters)
O'Donnell's Collegiate Performances
Top Performances | Mile | 3,000m | 5,000m | 10,000m |
Indoor | 4:08.63 | 7:59.71 | 13:43.09 | |
Outdoor | 13:43.27 | 28:39.11 |
Redshirt Senior Year Track and Field (2023-24):
Indoor: Ran the 5000-meter in 14:03.72 and finished the 3000-meter run in 8:08.24 minutes at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship (2/22-24) ... Set a PR for the 5k with a time of 13:43.09 minute at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10)... Completed the 3000 meter run with a time of 7:59.71 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-27)
Outdoor:Â Placed ninth in the 10,000-meter with a time of 30:02.02 at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/9-11). Won the 10000m run with a time of 28:39.11 at the Virginia Invitational (4/19-20)... Finished his 10k run in 29:00.04 minutes at the Standford Invitational (3/29-30) ...Â
Redshirt Senior Year XC (2023): Finished 2nd at the ACC Championship (10/27) with a time of 23:08.2... Placed 20th at the Nuttycombe Invite (10/13) with a time of 23:48.9... Finished the Virginia Invitational (9/23) in 19th place with a time of 23:42.3... Place 3rd at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/8) with a time of 25:36.8. Â
Senior Year Track and Field Season (2022-23):
Indoor: ACC Champion in the 5,000-meters ... First Team All-ACC ... Won the 5k at the ACC Championships by posting the best time from the unseeded section that no one matched in section two. Posted a time of 13:50.94 to secure the title ... Set a PR in the 3,000-meter run at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10-11) of 8:00.09 ... Set a new mile PR of 4:08.63 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27-28). Also raced in the 3k at the meet, racing to a time of 8:08.27 ... Made his collegiate debut stateside in track at the Sharon Colyear Danville Seasn Opener (12/3), running the 5k in 13:54.94.
Outdoor: USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-American in the 10k ... First Team All-ACC (10k) ... Finished 17th in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Championships (6/7), crossing the line in 29:41.18 ... Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28) in the 10k and reached the NCAA final by finishing in 10th place with a time of 29:11.54 ... ACC Runner-Up in the 10,000-meter run at the conference championships (5/11-13) ... Placed seventh in the 5k at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/21) with a time of 13:43.27 ... Set a PR in the 10k at the Stanford Invitational (3/31-4/1), with a time of 28:42.54, taking seventh.
Senior Season XC (2022): USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region ... Finished 58th at the NCAA Championships (11/19) with a time of 29:50.3 .. Finished 8th at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/11) with a time of 29:41.1 ... Finished 22nd at the ACC Championships (10/28) with a time of 23:26.4 ... Finished 143rd in the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) with a time of 24:21.2 ... Set an 8k personal best at the Cowboy Jamboree (9/24) with a time of 23:56.4 ... Placed 4th at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/9) with a time at 25:09.2
Prior to SU: Competed at University College of Dublin.
Personal: Persuing a graduates degree in Finance.
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