Desmond O'Donovan
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- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Science Leadership Academy
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- Events:
- Mid-Distance
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- Event(s):
- Mid-Distance
Bio
2018-19 (Junior): indoor- Landmark Academic Honor Roll...placed fifth in the mile at the DuCharme Invitational...placed fifth in the 1000m at the Bison Open...Outdoor- Landmark Academic Honor Roll...placed 1st in the 3000m with a time of 9:03.46 at the Juniata Invitational...placed 2nd in the 1500m (4:14.27) and 11th in the 800m (2:06.94) at the Bobcat Invitational...placed 1st in the 10000m with a time of 33:26.19 at the Messiah Invite...placed 3rd in the 10000m and finished 8th in the 5000m (15:41.54) at Landmark Championships...finished with a time of 15:24.69 in the 5000m to move him to No. 5 all-time in the JC record book at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Indoor- Landmark All-Conference second team...placed 10th in the 3,000m run with a time of 9:10.39 at the Susquehanna Challenge...placed 5th in the 3,000m run at Landmark Championships...Outdoor- finished 5th in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:18.14) at Millersville Metrics...placed 5th in the 1500m at Ship Mid-Week...placed 7th in the 5,000m (16:19.53) at Paul Kaiser Classic.
2016-17 (Freshman): Placed sixth in the 5000m (16:52.52) at Frosburg...placed fourth in the 3000m (9:20.39) at the Paul Kaiser Track and Field Classic... placed fourth in the 3000m stepplechase (10:17.16) at Outdoor Landmark Championships.
At Juniata: Runs for the men's cross country team in the fall.
News mentions
SWARTHMORE, Pa.- Juniata men's track & field runners, Andy Meci and Desmond O'Donovan competed in the Swarthmore Final Qualifier, Monday.
TOWSON, Md.- The Juniata men’s track and field team is tied for sixth after day one of the Landmark Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Saturday.
TOWSON, Md.- The Juniata men's track & field team closed out the Landmark Outdoor Track and Field Championships tied for fifth.
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa.- The Juniata men's track & field team competed in the Paul Kaiser Classic hosted by Shippensburg University, Saturday.
CHESTER, Pa.- The Juniata men's track & field team competed at the Widener Invitational, Saturday.
GRANTHAM, Pa.- The Juniata men's track & field team placed ninth overall at the Messiah Invite, Saturday.
FROSTBURG, Md.- The Juniata men's track and field team competed in the Bobcat Invitational hosted by Frostburg State, Saturday.
SELINSGROVE, Pa.- The Juniata men's track & field team competed at the Jim Taylor Invitational hosted by Susquehanna, Saturday.
HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata men's track & field team competed in the Juniata Invitational held at Oller Track this afternoon.
CARLISLE, Pa. – The Juniata men's track & field finished fourth out of eight teams on Sunday at the DuCharme Invitational hosted by Dickinson College.
SELINSGROVE, Pa.- The Juniata men's track & field team competed at the Susquehanna Indoor Challenge, Saturday.
LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Juniata men's track & field team competed at the Bucknell Bison Open this weekend.
HOUGHTON, N.Y.- The Juniata men's track & field team started off the new year by competing at the Highlander Invitational, Friday evening.
TOWSON, Md.- The Juniata men's indoor track and field team was selected to finish fifth in this year's Landmark preseason poll.