Kayla O'Connell

2022-2023
Indoor

Placed 4^th in the 1000m at the Virginia Tech Invitational (2:54.28)
Visited the podium twice at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships
- Member of the 1^st place 4x800 squad (9:00.60)
- Placed 3^rd in the 1000m (2:51.81)

Outdoor

Finished in 3^rd place in the 800m at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (2:09.98)
Placed 2^nd in the 1500m at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships with a personal best of 4:24.60
Member of the 1^st place 4x800 squad at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (8:40.08)

2021-21 (Sophomore)
Cross Country

Indoor

Finished second in the 800m run at the GMU Winter Fiesta with a time of 2:11.35.

Outdoor

At the Raleigh Relays, won the fifth section of the 800m with a time of 2:08.52
Posted a personal best 4:33.27 to finish third in the 1500m at the 55^th Colonial Relays
Took third in the 800m with a time of 2:08.38 at the 55^th Colonial Relays
Crossed the finish line in fourth-place in the 800m with a personal best time of 2:07.03 at the 53^rd Tennessee Relays
Teamed up with Kendra Smither, Maria Acosta and Brooke Fazio to win the 4x800m with a time of 8:39.88, breaking the UR program record as well as posting the nation’s best time of the season. As the third leg, O’Connell turned in a time of 2:10.32.
Took fifth in section five of the 800m race at the UVA Challenge, posting a time of 2:07.42
Advanced to the A-10 finals of the 800m with a time of 2:10.93 to win the second section
Finished fourth in the 800m finals of the A-10 Championship with a time of 2:07.34
Won the Atlantic 10 Championship 4x800 relay, working with Kendra Smither, Maria Acosta and Kate McAndrew to post a time of 8:53.78. Posted an anchor leg time of 2:11.42
Finished fifth in the 800m finals at the ECAC Championship, turning in a time of 2:07.51
Won the 4x800m relay at the ECAC Championship, working with Elizabeth Stockman, Kendra Smither and Kate McAndrew to wrap up the indoor and outdoor seasons undefeated in the event with a time of 8:52.66. Closed out the relay with a time of 2:11.01
Wrapped up the season at the NCAA East Prelims, posting a time of 2:10.86 to finish eighth in the sixth section of the 800m.

2019-20 (Freshman)
Indoor

Competed in six events this season
Opened the season with a sixth-place finish in the 600m (1:41.48) at the CNU Holiday Open
Posted a time of 1:18.46 in the 500m at the VMI Keydet Invitational
Turned in a personal best in the 800m with a time of 2:20.99 at the Patriot Games and helped the 4x400 relay to a sixth-place finish (4:06.42)
Collected a silver medal and a personal best at the Camel City Invitational in the 600m with a time of 1:39.75.
Finished fourth in the 500m with a personal best time of 1:14.25 at the VMI Indoor Classic