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2024 Indoor Track Roster

Kayla O'Connell

  • Class Junior
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  • Hometown Morenci, Ariz.
  • High School Morenci HS
  • Position Distance

Biography

Career Records

High School: Starred as a standout for Morenci High School's cross country squad for a pair of seasons... As a junior, won the Division IV Section II Cross Country individual championship and placed seventh at the Division IV Cross Country State Championship meet... Parlayed that finish state championship finish into an Division IV All-State citation... Repeated as the Division IV Section II Cross Country individual champion in 2020... Highlighted her prep career by winning the 2020 Division IV Cross Country State Championship... Named a Division IV All-State First Team member as a result of her championship finish... Also placed on the Arizona Republic's 2020 All-Arizona Girl's Cross Country Team... In track & field, was a three-time state qualifier for the 3,200-meter run and a two-time state qualifier for the 1,600-meter run... Left Morenci HS as the school's record holder in the 5k (19:14), the 1,600-meter run (5:30) and the 3,200-meter run (11:52).

Personal: Born October 18, 2003...Daughter of Chris O'Connell...Has two siblings.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

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  • 2023Sophomore

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  • 2024Junior

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