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Southern New Hampshire University

Southern New Hampshire University Penmen

2016 Women's Cross Country

Laura O'Hanlon

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Dedham
  • Hometown Dedham, Mass.

Biography

ACCOLADES:

  • 2016 USTFCCCA All-Region
  • 2016 Northeast-10 First Team All-Conference
  • 2015 USTFCCA All-Region
  • 2015 Northeast-10 First Team All-Conference
  • 2014 USTFCCA All-Region
  • 2014 Northeast-10 First Team All-Conference
  • 2013 USTFCCA All-Region

2016:

  • Competed in five of six events
  • Earned fourth consecutive USTFCCA All-Region distinction with a 6K time of 22:21 at the NCAA East Regional
  • Ran the Bruce Kirsh cup, placing third with a time of 19:05 on (9/17/16)
  • Finished seventh at the Northeast-10 conference championship in a time of 22:37, which was good enough for seventh overall
  • Posted a time of 18:21 at the NEIC4A Outdoor Championship, which was good enough for No. 18 overall (10/8/16)

2015:

  • Took part in six of seven races
  • Turned in five top-10 finishes with a pair of top-five showings
  • Captured the Bruce Kirsh Cup in 14:31 on October 16
  • Finished third at the Northeast-10 Championship in 22:37
  • Opened the season sixth at the Shacklette Invitational with a time of 19:11
  • Clocked a time of 19:03 at the NEIC4A Outdoor Championship to slot in ninth
  • Closed the year with a time of 21:59 at the NCAA East Regional, which put her seventh overall

2014

  • Competed in seven of eight events.
  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors with a 17th place finish at the NCAA East Regional, posting a 6K time of 22:27 (11/22).
  • Posted the highest-ever finish by an SNHU student-athlete at the Northeast-10 Championship, placing fourth with a 5K time of 25:23 (11/9).
  • Notched a season-best 18:32 5K time at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational, the second-fastest time in program history (9/20).
  • Ran the third-best time in program history at the James Early Invitational (18:38), finishing eighth in a field of 424 runners (10/11).

2013:

  • Competed in all six races for the Penmen
  • Earned USTFCCA All-Region honors for her 23rd place finish at the NCAA East Regional, and finished as the first rookie in the race
  • Posted her personal-best 5k time of 19:18 at the NE-10 Championship (10/27) where she finished 23rd out of 149 runners

BEFORE SNHU/PERSONAL: 

  • 2013 graduate of Dedham High School
  • Played five different sports for the Pirates including volleyball, cross country, ice hockey, tennis, and track and field
  • Served as captain for the cross country team as well as ice hockey
  • Named most valuable player for cross country twice
  • Daughter of Jarlath and Una O'Hanlon
  • Business Marketing major

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

  • 2014Sophomore

  • 2015Junior

  • 2016Senior