O'Connor, Grant

Grant O'Connor

  • Award
    Track Performer
  • Week Of
    4/30/2018
  • Sport
    Men's Track and Field
  • School
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Distance
  • Hometown
    West Hartford, Conn.
  • High School
    Hall
At The Penn Relays, RPI junior Grant O'Connor registered the second fastest 5,000-meter time in school history, finishing ninth overall and first among those from Division III schools with a time of 14:10.60. He was within a second of eighth place and less than a minute from victory. O'Connor briefly led the NCAA in the 5k - just 11 days after establishing the season standard in the 10k. He is now second. Kieran Tuntivate, who ran unattached, won the 102-person 5000 meters event in a time of 13:58.77.