2013 Track:
Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Did not compete.
2012 Cross Country:
Competed in three meets … Ran his best race of the season at the VT Invitational in 27:22.
2012 Track:
Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Took home a season-best 1,500 meter time of 4:16.18 at the Emory Invitational … Ran the 5,000 meters in a time of 16:00.18 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational … Recorded a time of 8:58.13 in the 3,000 meters at the Tiger Track Classic.
2011 Cross Country:
Did not compete.
High School:
An four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Harrison High School under the direction of Jason Scott … Helped his team to the 2010 Regional Cross Country Championship … Ran a 16:35 at the Footlocker South Regionals … Dropped his 5k time from 30:53 to 16:35 over the course of four years … Also ran the 1,600m and 3,200m runs … High School Honor Roll and won the 2008 Spanish Award.
Personal:
Full name isChristopher Austin O[apos]Connell … Born on April 30, 1993 in Powder Springs, Ga. … Parents are Robert and Denise … Brother to Nathan … His father was an amateur football, baseball and track athlete; his uncle Greg ran cross country; his brother played baseball, basketball, and ran cross country and track … Chose to come to Tech because of his love for math and drive to become an engineer, the success of the school and its proximity to his home … Began running in ninth grade … Majors in mechanical engineering.