Matthew O'Neal
Player Profile:
| Position: | Jumps |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Jackson, Miss. |
| High School: | Callaway HS |
School Record Holder: Outdoor Triple Jump, 53-8.5; Indoor Triple Jump, 53-11.25
Four-Time NCAA All-American in Triple Jump: 2013 (outdoor, placed 9th), 2014 (outdoor, placed 4th), 2015 (indoor, placed 6th), 2015 (outdoor, placed 9th)
Four-Time Conference Champion in Triple Jump: 2013 (outdoor, Big East), 2013 (indoor, Big East), 2014 (outdoor, American Athletic), 2015 (indoor, American Athletic)
American Athletic Conference Third Team in Triple Jump: 2014 (indoor)
2015
Outdoor• Broke his own school record with a jump of 53-8.5 (16.37m) at the Texas Relays (3/26)
• Was a Second Team All-American after placing ninth at the NCAA Championships (6/12) with a jump of 52-10.75.
• Did not compete at the American Outdoor Championships (5/17) due to a left leg injury.
Indoor
• Broke his own school record multiple times throughout the season including at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/14) where he finished sixth in the triple jump at 53-11.25 to become a first team All-American.
• Won the American Athletic Conference Championship (2/27) with a triple jump of 53-5.50
• Placed 11th at the American Athletic Conference Championships in the long jump with a mark of 22-3.00 (6.78m). It was his only long jump of the season.
2014
Outdoor
• Finished fourth at the NACAC Athletic Association's Under 23 International Athletics Championships held Aug. 10 in Canada (51-5).
• Set the school record in the triple jump at the USATF Outdoors (6/27/14) at 53-3 (16.23m) and placed eighth, the top under-23 finisher in the field.
• Placed fourth at the NCAA Championships (6/14/14) with a jump of 53-0 (16.15m) to be named a First Team NCAA All-American
• NCAA Preliminary qualifier in the triple jump. Jumped 52-10 (16.10m) at the prelims, third place
• American Athletic Conference Champion in the triple jump at 52-7.50 (16.04m)
Indoor• Third team all-conference in the triple jump with a third place at the American Athletic Championships (2/28/14) at 51-0.5 (15.70m)
• Triple jump of 52-0.7 (15.87m) at the Don Kirby Elite (2/15/14) ranked as the second best in school history
2013
Outdoor
• Named Big EAST Field Athlete of the Week after a school-record jump of 52-10 in the triple jump
• Won the Big EAST Championship in the triple jump with a jump of 52-5.25
• Finished fifth at the NCAA East Preliminaries with a triple jump of 51-1.75
• Was fourth in the triple jump at the USA Junior National Championships (50-11.5)
Indoor• Won the BIG EAST Championships in the Triple Jump with a mark of 49-11.25
• The jump of 49-11.25 also set a new personal record
courtesy USF
Four-Time NCAA All-American in Triple Jump: 2013 (outdoor, placed 9th), 2014 (outdoor, placed 4th), 2015 (indoor, placed 6th), 2015 (outdoor, placed 9th)
Four-Time Conference Champion in Triple Jump: 2013 (outdoor, Big East), 2013 (indoor, Big East), 2014 (outdoor, American Athletic), 2015 (indoor, American Athletic)
American Athletic Conference Third Team in Triple Jump: 2014 (indoor)
2015
Outdoor• Broke his own school record with a jump of 53-8.5 (16.37m) at the Texas Relays (3/26)
• Was a Second Team All-American after placing ninth at the NCAA Championships (6/12) with a jump of 52-10.75.
• Did not compete at the American Outdoor Championships (5/17) due to a left leg injury.
Indoor
• Broke his own school record multiple times throughout the season including at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/14) where he finished sixth in the triple jump at 53-11.25 to become a first team All-American.
• Won the American Athletic Conference Championship (2/27) with a triple jump of 53-5.50
• Placed 11th at the American Athletic Conference Championships in the long jump with a mark of 22-3.00 (6.78m). It was his only long jump of the season.
2014
Outdoor
• Finished fourth at the NACAC Athletic Association's Under 23 International Athletics Championships held Aug. 10 in Canada (51-5).
• Set the school record in the triple jump at the USATF Outdoors (6/27/14) at 53-3 (16.23m) and placed eighth, the top under-23 finisher in the field.
• Placed fourth at the NCAA Championships (6/14/14) with a jump of 53-0 (16.15m) to be named a First Team NCAA All-American
• NCAA Preliminary qualifier in the triple jump. Jumped 52-10 (16.10m) at the prelims, third place
• American Athletic Conference Champion in the triple jump at 52-7.50 (16.04m)
Indoor• Third team all-conference in the triple jump with a third place at the American Athletic Championships (2/28/14) at 51-0.5 (15.70m)
• Triple jump of 52-0.7 (15.87m) at the Don Kirby Elite (2/15/14) ranked as the second best in school history
2013
Outdoor
• Named Big EAST Field Athlete of the Week after a school-record jump of 52-10 in the triple jump
• Won the Big EAST Championship in the triple jump with a jump of 52-5.25
• Finished fifth at the NCAA East Preliminaries with a triple jump of 51-1.75
• Was fourth in the triple jump at the USA Junior National Championships (50-11.5)
Indoor• Won the BIG EAST Championships in the Triple Jump with a mark of 49-11.25
• The jump of 49-11.25 also set a new personal record
courtesy USF
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