The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Elliot O'Hare
- Position:
- Jumps/Hurdles
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Johnson
Career Bests: Indoor 60m Hurdles (7.93), Indoor Triple Jump (50-8.25/15.45m), Outdoor 110m Hurdles: 14.03 (10th), Outdoor Triple Jump (51-4.25/15.65m)
UT[apos]s All-Time Performers: Outdoor 110m Hurdles: 14.03 (10th)
Honors
· Seven-time All-Big 12
· Academic All-Big 12
2007-08
Outdoor (Junior)
· Nine-time NCAA regional qualifier in two events during the outdoor season
· Posted a 14.19 in the 110-meter hurdles to take sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regional
· Ran personal-best 14.03 to finish sixth in the prelims
· Placed 13th in the triple jump with a 49-11.75 (15.23m)
· Ran the second leg of the 400-meter relay, helping UT place 10th (40.98)
· Finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships (14.13)
· Qualified for the finals with a 14.27 in the prelims
· Helped UT place sixth (40.65) as the second leg of the 400-meter relay at the league meet
· Placed 11th in the triple jump at the league meet (49-4.25/15.04m)
· Posted a 48-6.75 (14.80m) in the triple jump at the Penn Relays to take ninth place
· Notcched a 14.12 in the 110-meter hurdles to finish second at the Texas Twilight
· Posted a 49-6.5 (15.10m) in the triple jump to place second at the Texas Twilight
· Placed ninth at the Texas Relays in the invitational 110-meter hurdles (14.49)
· Used a 14.04 to finish ninth in the prelims of the university 110-meter hurdles at the Texas Relays
· Finished seventh in the triple jump (49-11/15.21m) at the Texas Relays
· Was eighth in the 110-meter hurdles, running 14.41 at the Houston Invitational
· Also placed fourth in the triple jump (48-5.5/14.77m)
Indoor (Junior)
· Posted a personal-best 7.93 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championship to place fourth
· Used a 7.94 in the prelims to place seventh
· Finished eighth in the triple jump at the league meet (49-11.75/15.23m)
· Placed 12th in the triple jump (49-3/15.01m) and 20th in the 60-meter hurdles (8.05) at the New Balance Meet
· Captured second overall (7.97) and second in the prelims (8.01) of the 60-meter hurdles at the Leonard Hilton Memorial
· Took fourth in the triple jump reaching 48-7.5 (14.82m)
· Finished fourth overall (8.00) and fourth in the prelims (8.02) of the 60-meter hurdles at the Razorback Invitational
· Posted a 48-7.5 (14.82m) in the triple jump, finishing eighth overall
· Clocked 8.01 at the Tyson Invitational finishing 13th in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles
· Opened the season at the Houston Indoor capturing first in the 60-meter hurdles (7.96) after finishing second in the prelims (8.13)
· Used a 48-4.75 (14.75m) to finish second in the triple jump
2006-07
Outdoor (Sophomore)
· Posted a 50-8 (15.44m) in the triple jump for ninth place at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships
· Earned fifth-place at the Big 12 Championships with a career-best jump of 51-4.25 (15.65m)
· Just missed the finals in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing ninth (14.14) at the league meet
· Met the NCAA regional standard in the 110-meter hurdles with a 14.19-second performance in placing fourth at the Texas Twilight
· Finished 22nd at 23.75 in the 200-meter dash at the Texas Twilight
· Also finished third with the second farthest triple jump mark of his career at the same meet (50-8.75/15.46m)
· Placed sixth in the triple jump at the Texas Relays with a distance of 49-2.5 (15.00m) and seventh in the triple jump (49-3.75/15.03m) at the Penn Relays
· Opened the season with a win in the short hurdles (14.33) and a fifth-place showing in the triple jump (48-4.75/14.75m) at the Hurricane Invitational
Indoor (Sophomore)
· Posted a 47-7.75 (14.52m) at the Arkansas Last Chance meet
· Used a career-best mark of 50-8.25 (15.45m) to earn fourth place in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships
· Finished 13th in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.11
· Placed second in the triple jump (50-4/15.34m) and the 60-meter hurdles (8.05) at the NYC Gotham Cup
· Ran a season-best 60-meter hurdle time of 7.99 for seventh place at the New Balance Collegiate
· Clocked 8.00 for second place at the Leonard Hilton Memorial
2005-06
Outdoor (Freshman)
· Placed fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 48-10.75 (14.90m) at the Big 12 Championships and also clocked 14.52 in the 110m-hurdle preliminary round
· Took fifth in the triple jump (47-7/14.50m) at the Penn Relays
· Placed second in the triple jump (48-1.75/14.80m) at the Texas Twilight
· Took 13th in the triple jump (48-4/14.73m) and posted a 14.52 in the prelims of the 110m hurdles at the Texas Relays
· Was sixth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Hurricane Invitational (14.52) and the Texas Twilight (14.73)
Indoor (Freshman)
· Finished one place shy of scoring with a ninth-place performance in the triple jump (48-3.25/14.71) at the Big 12 Championships
· Placed second in the triple jump (48-8/14.83m) at the Houston Indoor Opener
· Finished ninth in the triple jump (47-5.75/14.47m) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
· Also placed ninth in the triple jump (47-5.75/14.47) in the collegiate division at the Tyson Invitational
High School
· 2005 Texas 4A champion in the triple jump and Texas 4A runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 49.60
· Competed in the Junior Olympics four consecutive years in the triple jump and 110-meter hurdles
· 2002 Junior Olympic champion and 2003 Junior Olympic Runner-Up in the triple jump
· Placed fifth in both the triple jump and 110-meter hurdles at the Junior Olympics in 2004
· Played on the Jaguars[apos] basketball team for four years and was a Summer Playground Program volunteer
· Recipient of the Trustee Scholarship and Outstanding African-American Student Award
Personal
Born in Austin, Texas ... major is kinesiology ... a second-team Academic All-Big 12 performer ... a three-time member of UT[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll.
