2026 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Liam O'Donnell

Liam O'Donnell

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Little River, New Zealand
  • Highschool:
    St. Thomas of Canterbury
  • Prev School:
    Otago

Summary

Biography

Liam O'Donnell - TFRRS Profile

School Records: *As of 2/9/2026

4th - Indoor 800m - 1:52.36 - 2025 Big South (3/1)
4th - Indoor DMR - 9:59.22 - 2025 Orange & Purple (1/26)
9th - Indoor DMR - 10:07.28 - 2026 Orange & Purple Invite (1/23)
10th - Indoor DMR - 10:08.57 - 2025 Big South (2/28)

2025 Cross Country at Charleston Southern: Opened the season by winning the CSU Buccaneer Open with a time of 19:28.8 in the 6.2K race ... Recorded a career best in the 8K at the ECU Pirate Invitational (10/3) with a time of 25:29.3 for 25th at the meet ... Also ran at Virginia's Panorama Farms Invitational (10/17) and the Furman Invitational (9/13).

2025 Outdoor at Charleston Southern: Raced at six meets during the spring season ... Scored at the Big South Championships in the 4x400m relay with a seventh place finish and a time of 3:24.13 ... Had a personal best of 3:52.88 in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays ... Ran his best time in the 800m at the Charlotte Invitational with his 1:53.16.

2025 Indoor at Charleston Southern: Helped set up the Buccaneers second-place finish at the Big South Championships (2/8-3/1) to tie their highest in program history with his performances leading to 13 points for the squad ... Ran on the DMR squad at the meet with them taking second overall with a time of 10:08.57 which ranks as the seventh fastest by a group in school history ... Took second in the finals of the 800m with a time of 1:52.36 for a personal best time and fourth in the event ... His time ranks as the fourth best in program history for the event ... Opened his collegiate career running on the DMR at Clemson's Orange & Purple Invitational with a time of 9:59.22 for fourth in the event and third in school history ... Had an additional pair of top ten finishes during the regular season in the 800m with a 1:53.87 at the Gamecock Challenge (2/1-2) for 9th and a 1:53.53 for 7th at the USC Invite (2/22) ... Had a season best of 4:20.42 in the mile at Liberty's Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/14-15).

High School: Originally from Little River, Canterbury, New Zealand where he attended St. Thomas of Canterbury ... Was selected for the New Zealand team for the 2023 Pacific Games which was held in the Solomon Islands which he took second in the 1500m ... Also competed for the country for the 2022 Oceania Area Championships which was held in North Queensland, Australia ... Won three South Island Secondary School championships in the 800m in 2018, 2019 and 2022 ... Claimed titles in the Canterbury 800m and 1500m in 2021 ... Took first in the South Island Cross Country Championships in 2023 ... At the 2022 New Zealand Track & Field Championships he claimed second in the 800m as well as second in the 1500m ... In the 2024 New Zealand Track & Field Championships he took second in the 800m of the U20 race ... Son of Mick O'Donnell and Frouke Geertsma.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2025Freshman

    Mid-Distance
  • 2026Sophomore

    Mid-Distance