Monday, February 18, 2013

Chris O'Hare (Peebles HS, Edinburgh, Scotland; Tulsa)

Chris O'Hare Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Edinburgh, Scotland

High School:
Peebles HS

Height:
5-8

Event:
Distance

Birthdate:
11/23/1990

Experience:
6L






02/18/2013

O'Hare Wins USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
After breaking the collegiate record in the mile, senior Chris O'Hare earns national accolades

02/11/2013

Tulsa Golden Hurricane Sports Weekly Review
February 11, 2013 . . . Issue #24

01/23/2013

O'Hare To Compete At 106th Millrose Games
Senior Chris O'Hare, the reigning NCAA Champion in the mile, will compete in prestigious event

01/19/2013

Tulsa Wins Seven Titles At Wildcat Invitational
The Golden Hurricane opens indoor season with strong performances including two new school records

01/17/2013

Track And Field Opens Indoor Slate At Wildcat Invitational
The Golden Hurricane will compete in Manhattan, Kan., on Saturday
Personal Bests
Indoor: 800m: 1:49.98, 1,000m: 2:20.99, Mile: 3:56.48, 3,000m: 8:17.63
Outdoor: 800m: 1:49.01, 1,500m: 3:37.95, Mile: 3:58.77

2011-12: (Indoor) Became Tulsa's first track national champion after he won the mile at the 2012 Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships with a final time of 4:01.66 . . . was named a USTFCCCA First Team All-American . . . won six of seven races entered, including Conference USA Championships in both the 800 (school and meet record time of 1:49.98) and the mile (4:07.81) . . . named to the all-C-USA First Team in both the 800 and the mile . . . posted a mark of 3:56.63 in a sixth-place effort in the mile at the 2012 Millrose Games . . . set the school record in the 1,000m run with a time of 2:20.99 to finish first at the Meyo Invitational . . . (Outdoor) Qualified for the NCAA Championship in the 1,500m run for the second-straight year . . . finished sixth in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA West Preliminary in 3:46.37 . . . won Conference USA Championships in both the 800 (1:49.46) and the 1,500 meters (3:51.27) . . . named to the all-C-USA First Team in both events . . . posted the second-fastest collegiate 1,500 up to that point of 3:37.95 at the Payton Jordan Invitational, which shattered his own school record . . . won the 800 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational in 1:53.98 for the second-straight year.

2010-11: (Indoor) Ran nine races and won eight times . . . finished runner up in the mile at the NCAA Championship (3:59.62) and became the third indoor All-American in school history . . . the runner-up finish at the NCAA Championship was the highest in TU history . . . finished first in the mile in the qualifying round of the NCAA Championship . . . won the 1,000 meters and broke the school record at the J.D. Martin Invitational (2:24.20) . . . won the mile at the Tyson Invitational and broke the school record with a mark of 3:56.48 . . . was a two-time selection to the All-Conference First Team . . . won the Conference USA Championship in the 800m with a personal-best time of 1:51.06 (fifth-fastest in school history) . . . repeated as conference champion in the mile (4:07.13) . . . won the 800m at both the Fazoli/Baymont Invitational and the KSU Invitational . . . was part of the distance medley relay team that won the event at the Tyson Invitational with the fourth-fastest time in school history (9:48.07) . . . (Outdoor) Competed in seven meets . . . finished 11th in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Championship with a time of 3:47.61 and earned USTFCCCA Second Team All-America honors . . . navigated his way through the first three rounds of the 1,500m at the NCAA West Preliminary and the NCAA Championship, placing seventh in the first round, 12th in the quarterfinals and third in the semifinals . . . won Conference USA Championships in both the 800 meters (1:49.66) and the 1,500m (3:42.81, repeating as the 1,500m champion . . . broke the school record in the 1,500m with a second-place performance at the John McDonnell Invitational in a time of 3:42.54 . . . ran the mile at the Drake Relays and broke the school record with a mark of 3:58.77, finishing third in a race that featured former Olympians and other professional runners . . . won the 800 meters at the Arkansas Twilight with the third-fastest time in school history (1:49.01) . . . also won the 800m at the John Jacobs Invitational.

2009-10: (Indoor) Ran in five meets . . . won the Conference USA Championship and was named to the C-USA First Team with a mile time of 4:14.95 . . . won the mile at the Wichita State Invitational . . . finished third in the 1,000 meters at the Oklahoma Christian Invitational . . . (Outdoor) Competed in six meets, including the NCAA Division I West Preliminaries where he ran the 1,500m in a time of 3:51.24 . . . won the C-USA Championship and was named to the all-C-USA First Team with a 1,500-meter time of 3:47.77 . . . ran his personal best in the 1,500m at the Arkansas Twilight with a time of 3:46.33 . . . won the same event at the John Jacobs Invitational . . . was part of the 4x1,600 relay team that broke the school record at the Drake Relays with a time of 16:53.40.

High School: Participated in track and field at Peebles High School . . . set personal-bests of 3:48 in the 1,500m and 14:49 in the 5,000m.

Personal: Majoring in exercise and sports science . . . his biggest sports thrill was running in the Commonwealth Youth Games in India . . . craziest ambition is to drive a Formula One race car . . . has two brothers, Ryan and Dominic, and one sister, Olivia . . . son of Terence and Gillian O'Hare.

Courtesy Tulsa

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