O'Connor, Grant

Grant O'Connor

  • Award
    Performer
  • Week Of
    11/19/2018
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
  • School
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    West Hartford, Conn.
  • High School
    Hall
 At the NCAA Division III Championship, RPI senior Grant O'Connor was first on the team and 23rd overall to earn his school record third career National All-America certificate. He ran the 8K course in 24:52.9, which was just over a second from a top-20 finish (24:51.4). His mile pace was 5:00.4 as he helped Rensselaer tie the school mark for its highest finish at Nationals (13th). The Engineers compiled 399 points, which was only nine behind 12th place University of Chicago.