University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2021 Cross Country Roster
O'Boyle, Damian
Damian O'Boyle
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Galway, Ireland
- High School:
- Calasanctius College
- Prev School:
- McNeese
Bio
Collegiate-Best Marks (at McNeese)
Collegiate-Best Marks (at Louisiana)
2020-21 (Senior):
CROSS COUNTRY: Made his Louisiana debut and finished seventh in the 5k course at the Azalea City Classic (Sept. 11) … Topped the podium at the 6.4k ULM Warhawk Invitational Course with a time of 20:33.0 (Oct. 17) … Placed seventh in the Little Rock Open 8k with a mark of 26:54.0 (Oct. 17) …Crossed the line 21st at the Sun Belt Championships 8k course in 26:11.1 (Oct. 31).
OUTDOOR: Opened the season with a fifth place result in the 5k at the Louisiana Classics (March 20) … Claimed 12th in the 10k with a time of 32:27.21 at the conference championships (May 14).
2021-22 (Senior - McNeese):
OUTDOOR: Took third in the steeplechase and placed fourth in the 10k at the season-opening Louisiana Classics (March 19) … Finished ninth (30:49.50) in the 10k at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13) … Placed third in the 1500m at the Maroon and White Invitational (April 29).
2019-20 (Junior - McNeese):
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned a 12th-place finish at the McNeese XC Season Opener ... finished 39th at the Southland Championships (25:37.8) and was 100th at the NCAA South Central Regional, setting a 10K personal-best time of 32:57.0.
INDOOR: Set PRs in the 3,000 meters (8:35.63) at the McNeese Indoor II and 5,000 meters (15:18.51) at the Southland Indoor Championships.
2018-19 (Junior - McNeese):
CROSS COUNTRY: Was 37th overall at the Southland Championships covering the 8K course in 28:39.1 ... earned an 81st-place finish at the NCAA South Central Region 10K (34:09.0) ... earned two top-20 finishes on the season, finishing 15th at the McNeese XC Season Opener and 17th at the LSU Invitational.
INDOOR: Competed in the mile, 3,000-meters and distance medley relay ... part of the Cowboys' squad that placed second overall in the DMR (10:26.2) at the Ted Nelson Invitational.
2017-18 (Sophomore - McNeese):
INDOOR: Placed ninth in the mile run at the Southland Indoor meet at 4:23.01 ... was 10th in the 3,000 meters (8:41.53).
OUTDOOR: Scored points at the Southland Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:52.36 for a seventh-place finish.
2016-17 (Freshman - McNeese):
CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 31st at the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships with a time of 25.26.9 in the 8K race ... ran a 10K time of 33:49.1 at the NCAA South Central Regional ... earned a sixth-place finish at the 5K Cowboy Stampede finishing in 15:57.3.
INDOOR: Set a PR in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.51 for a second-place finish at the McNeese Indoor #1 meet.
OUTDOOR: Earned a third-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the McNeese Springtime Classic.
High School/Club:
Lettered in Cross Country and Track at Calasanctius College Oranmore in Galway, Ireland ... part of a Connacht Schools Track and Field team championship in 2013 ... Team also won championship titles in 2011, '12, '13, '14 and '15 ... part of the Irish Schools championship team 1500M S/C in 2013 ... won the Tailteann Games in the 1500M S/C in 2013 ... the 2016 Connacht 5,000-meter champion ... voted Athlete of the Year in 2015 ... a two-time team captain ... selected to the Irish Team for the 2014 Celtic Games 2000m S/C ... a national U17 Champion in the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 2013 ... was the national U17 runner-up in the 1,500-meters, third in the national U17 800 meters, second in the national Indoor U17 1,500 meters and second in the national Indoor U17 800 meters.
Personal:
Born January 16, 1997 in Galway ... the son of Marion McEvilly and Fergus O'Boyle ... has three sisters and one brother ... enjoys traveling, reading, coding, hiking, gaming and watching film/TV in his spare time ... earned his degree in computer science from McNeese in May 2020 ... is pursuing a Master of Science degree in Informatics.
Collegiate-Best Marks (at Louisiana)
2020-21 (Senior):
CROSS COUNTRY: Made his Louisiana debut and finished seventh in the 5k course at the Azalea City Classic (Sept. 11) … Topped the podium at the 6.4k ULM Warhawk Invitational Course with a time of 20:33.0 (Oct. 17) … Placed seventh in the Little Rock Open 8k with a mark of 26:54.0 (Oct. 17) …Crossed the line 21st at the Sun Belt Championships 8k course in 26:11.1 (Oct. 31).
OUTDOOR: Opened the season with a fifth place result in the 5k at the Louisiana Classics (March 20) … Claimed 12th in the 10k with a time of 32:27.21 at the conference championships (May 14).
2021-22 (Senior - McNeese):
OUTDOOR: Took third in the steeplechase and placed fourth in the 10k at the season-opening Louisiana Classics (March 19) … Finished ninth (30:49.50) in the 10k at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13) … Placed third in the 1500m at the Maroon and White Invitational (April 29).
2019-20 (Junior - McNeese):
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned a 12th-place finish at the McNeese XC Season Opener ... finished 39th at the Southland Championships (25:37.8) and was 100th at the NCAA South Central Regional, setting a 10K personal-best time of 32:57.0.
INDOOR: Set PRs in the 3,000 meters (8:35.63) at the McNeese Indoor II and 5,000 meters (15:18.51) at the Southland Indoor Championships.
2018-19 (Junior - McNeese):
CROSS COUNTRY: Was 37th overall at the Southland Championships covering the 8K course in 28:39.1 ... earned an 81st-place finish at the NCAA South Central Region 10K (34:09.0) ... earned two top-20 finishes on the season, finishing 15th at the McNeese XC Season Opener and 17th at the LSU Invitational.
INDOOR: Competed in the mile, 3,000-meters and distance medley relay ... part of the Cowboys' squad that placed second overall in the DMR (10:26.2) at the Ted Nelson Invitational.
2017-18 (Sophomore - McNeese):
INDOOR: Placed ninth in the mile run at the Southland Indoor meet at 4:23.01 ... was 10th in the 3,000 meters (8:41.53).
OUTDOOR: Scored points at the Southland Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:52.36 for a seventh-place finish.
2016-17 (Freshman - McNeese):
CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 31st at the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships with a time of 25.26.9 in the 8K race ... ran a 10K time of 33:49.1 at the NCAA South Central Regional ... earned a sixth-place finish at the 5K Cowboy Stampede finishing in 15:57.3.
INDOOR: Set a PR in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.51 for a second-place finish at the McNeese Indoor #1 meet.
OUTDOOR: Earned a third-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the McNeese Springtime Classic.
High School/Club:
Lettered in Cross Country and Track at Calasanctius College Oranmore in Galway, Ireland ... part of a Connacht Schools Track and Field team championship in 2013 ... Team also won championship titles in 2011, '12, '13, '14 and '15 ... part of the Irish Schools championship team 1500M S/C in 2013 ... won the Tailteann Games in the 1500M S/C in 2013 ... the 2016 Connacht 5,000-meter champion ... voted Athlete of the Year in 2015 ... a two-time team captain ... selected to the Irish Team for the 2014 Celtic Games 2000m S/C ... a national U17 Champion in the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 2013 ... was the national U17 runner-up in the 1,500-meters, third in the national U17 800 meters, second in the national Indoor U17 1,500 meters and second in the national Indoor U17 800 meters.
Personal:
Born January 16, 1997 in Galway ... the son of Marion McEvilly and Fergus O'Boyle ... has three sisters and one brother ... enjoys traveling, reading, coding, hiking, gaming and watching film/TV in his spare time ... earned his degree in computer science from McNeese in May 2020 ... is pursuing a Master of Science degree in Informatics.
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