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2021-22 Men's Track and Field

Grant O'Callaghan

  • Position Distance
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 166
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Flowery Branch, Ga.
  • Prev School Southeastern Louisiana University
  • High School Flowery Branch High School

Biography

TFRRS Profile

PRIOR TO LIPSCOMB AT SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA:
Career Honors:

2019 LSWA All-Louisiana Track and Field Team (Cross Country 8k)
2019 Southland Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018 Southland Conference Athlete of the Week (Oct. 16)
2018 NCAA Cross Country South Central Regional Qualfier
2018 Southland Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017 Southland Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016 Southland Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
 
2019: Redshirted

2018 Cross Country: 
Qualified for NCAA South Central Regionals and finished 37th out of 168 runners ... Finished in the top 10 in five of six races ... Named Southland Conference Athlete of the Week for Oct. 16 after winning Mississippi College Invitational 8k race ... Won the McNeese Invitational 4k ... Runner up at LSU Invitational four-mile race ... Finished eighth at both the Texas A&M Invitational and Southland Conference Championships.
 
2017 Cross Country: Finished 44th in 26:06.9 at Southland Championships … Received honorable mention Southland Conference Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week recognition after setting a personal-best 8K time of 24:53.3 in placing 33rd at Texas A&M Invitational … Took fifth at the 6K LSU Invitational in 17:28.1.
 
2017 Outdoor: Was 31st in the 5,000 in 16:21.17 at the Southland Conference Championships … Had a pair of second-place finishes in the 1,500 meters (4:00.29) and the 3,000 (9:10.42) at the Ole Miss Classic … Came in third in the 1,500 meters in 3:55.96, nearly two minutes faster than his previous best time, at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight … Beat his previous best in winning the 5,000 in 15:16.32 at the McNeese Spring Time Classic … Took second in the 800 with a personal-best 1:55.57 at the Mississippi College Mike McMillan Invitational … Picked up first career win in the 1,500 in a personal-best 3:57.95 at the Louisiana Classic … Was also 23rd in the 800 (2:05.32) … Took third in both the 1,500 (4:07.19) and 3,000 (9:02.12) at the Tulane Early Bird Twilight.
 
2017 Indoor: Helped the distance medley team set a school record of 10:08.66 in finishing fifth at the Southland Championships … Also came in 22nd in the 3,000 in personal-best 8:49.55 … Was second in the mile in a career-best 4:20.69 at the LSU Twilight … Also helped the 4x400 relay finish third in 3:26.24 … Ran on the winning DMR (10:32.02) while coming in 10th in the 800 (2:00.53) at the LSU Bayou Bengal … Ran a 8:57.72 in the 3,000 for ninth at the KMS Invitational … Came in seventh in 4:29.27 in the mile at the McNeese Invite II … Finished eighth in the 3,000 (9:07.25) at the McNeese Invite #1.
 
2016 Cross Country: Ran in six meets as a freshman with one top-five, two top-15 and three top-20 finishes … Was the top finisher for the Lions at the Southland Conference Championships, coming in 55th in 26:13.7 … Time was over a minute better than his previous career best … Led the Lions with a time of 27:18.35 in placing 20th at the Mississippi Choctaw Open … Was the top finisher for the Lions at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede after taking 11th overall in 16:21.9 … Came in 26th in 16:49.12 in the 5K at the LSU Invitational … Finished with third-best individual 4K time (13:19.9) in collegiate debut at the New Orleans Invitational … Ran with fellow freshman, Bryant White, for third-best 8K relay time of 27:12.4.
 
High School: Ran cross country for Flowery Branch (Ga.) High School … Helped squad win state title.
 
Personal: 
  • Born in Lawrenceville, Ga.
  • Son of Michael and Michelle O’Callaghan
  • Has one brother, Jake
  • Great grandfather, Raymond Workman, was a professional jockey
  • Hobbies include working out, playing soccer and hanging out with friends
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