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2015 Men's Track and Field

Matt O'Connor

Matt O'Connor

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Louisville, Colo.
  • Highschool:
    Fairview

Summary

Biography

At Pomona-Pitzer: Completed three seasons as a member of the Pomona-Pitzer Track and Field team, where he competes in the throws…SCIAC All-Academic team...Has played two seasons on the Sagehen Football team as a defensive end and linebacker...High School: Attended Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado, where he competed on the football and track teams... In track, he won the Boulder-Fairview Invitational and placed sixth in the Broomfield Invitational...Maintained a 4.18 GPA in high school, won the Fairview Scholar-Athlete Award and advanced to the State Level in National History Day...Was vice president of the National Honor Society...Was a football captain as a senior, when he earned the National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award...Named second-team All-Colorado, and first-team all-region...Led league in sacks and was second on the team in tackles as a senior...As a junior, was an honorable mention all-league and academic all-state selection, when he led the team in tackles for losses and was fourth on the team in tackles... Personal: Attending Pomona College, where he has a dual major in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) and theatre...Lists "Theatre For Young Audiences" as the most interesting course he has taken at Pomona...Knight-Crew Leader in high school (assisting freshmen)...Volunteered at community Food Share in Boulder...Leader and founder of Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Has two sisters...Father played rugby for John Carroll University...Hobbies include musical theatre, including playing Javert in "Les Miserables" in his senior year for his high school's musical...Favorite athletes include Brett Favre, Michael Jordan and Aaron Rodgers...Favorite movies are Troll 2, Killer Klowns From Outer Space and Remember the Titans...Lists To Kill A Mockingbird and The Long Snapper as his favorite books...Public figures he admires include Jesus Christ, Martin Luther King, and John Wooden...Chose Pomona "because the moment you step on campus, you feel like you are part of a family."

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    Throws
    6'1"
  • 2013Sophomore

    Throws
    6'1"
  • 2014Junior

    Throws
    6'1"
  • 2015Senior

    Throws
    6'1"