Gracie O'Connell

Gracie O'Connell
Gracie O'Connell
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Hometown:
    Abington, Mass.
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Abington
  • Major:
    Radiation Science and Therapy
Bio

• Also a member of Suffolk's women's indoor track & field team

CAREER HIGHS
Discus: 25.77m, at Tufts Snowflake Classic, April 2, 2022
Hammer Throw: 25.43m, at Tufts Snowflake Classic, April 2, 2022
Javelin: 26.69m, at Gordon Invitational, April 9, 2022
Shot Put: 8.34m, at Monks Track & Field Invitational, April 16, 2022

FRESHMAN 2022
Made her outdoor debut in the discus (25.77) and hammer throw (25.43) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic (April 2) ... Had top-10 finishes in the javelin (25.23), discus (25.17) and hammer throw (24.56) at the Regis Spring Classic (April 8) ... Claimed fourth in the javelin (26.69) and participated in the shot put (7.65) and discus (21.69) at the Gordon Invitational (April 9) ... Competed in the javelin (24.07), discus (23.66) and shot put (8.34) at the Monks Track & Field Invitational (April 16) ... Tossed the javelin (25.41) and hammer throw (22.87) at the Sean Collier Invitational (April 23) ... Placed fifth in the hammer throw (24.83) at the CCC Championships and competed in the shot put (8.12), discus (22.75) and javelin (22.43) (April 30). 

ACADEMICS
Two-time member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club (Fall 2021, Spring 2022) ... Two-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2021, Spring 2022).

BEFORE SUFFOLKABINGTON
Letterwinner at Abington and captained the team as a senior ... Helped Abington to the 2021 South Shore League Championship ... 2021 State Relay Javelin Champion ... Finished second at 2021 state relays in the discus ... Placed sixth in the shot put state relays in 2020 ... Took sixth at the MIAA State Divisional Meet ... 2019 South Shore Discus Champion ... South Shore League All-Star in 2019 ... Also lettered in basketball and captained the team as a senior ... South Shore League All-Star in 2021 ... Brockton Enterprise All-Scholastic in 2021 ... Two-year member of National Honor society and served as Vice President as a senior ... Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) President as a senior ... Two-term SAAC Treasurer ... Student Council Vice President as a senior ... Four-year member of Student Council ... MIAA ambassadro as a senior ... Four-year member of Peer leaders and Unified Sports. 

News mentions
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Finishes Third at CCC Championships
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Finishes Third at CCC Championships

Suffolk women's outdoor track & field finished third at the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championships Saturday at the Brigham Athletic Complex. The Rams finished with 113 team points, 3.5 points behind runner-up Endicott and 13.5 away from champion Gordon.

Personal Records Fall for Women’s Outdoor Track & Field at Sean Collier Invitational
Personal Records Fall for Women’s Outdoor Track & Field at Sean Collier Invitational

Suffolk women’s outdoor track & field saw 15 personal-records written Saturday at MIT’s Sean Collier Invitational at the Sherie and Don Morrison Track.  

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Competes at Monks Invitational
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Competes at Monks Invitational

Eight Ram of the Suffolk women’s outdoor track & field team took their talents to Standish, Maine Saturday to compete at the Monks Invitational at the SJC Athletics Complex. Suffolk student-athletes participated in running, fielding and jumping events in Vacation Land. 

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Claims Fourth at Gordon Invitational
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Claims Fourth at Gordon Invitational

Suffolk women’s outdoor track & field finished in the middle of the nine-team field at the Gordon Invitational at the Brigham Athletic Complex Saturday afternoon. 

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Takes Third at Regis Spring Invite
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Takes Third at Regis Spring Invite

Suffolk women’s outdoor track & field claimed third place at the Regis Spring Invite Friday afternoon. 

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Takes 10th at Tufts Snowflake Classic
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Takes 10th at Tufts Snowflake Classic

Suffolk women’s outdoor track & field team compiled its first team result of the 2022 season as the Rams captured 10th at the Tufts Snowflake Classic Saturday at Dussault track.

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