Sean O'Donnell Class: Senior Hometown: Kansas City, MO High School: Rockhurst Height: 6-3 Event: Distance Birthdate: 06/25/1982

AS A SENIOR: One of the co-captains for the Notre Dame cross country team that was ranked fifth in the nation in the final polls ... one of the top four runners for the Irish ... placed 20th at the Notre Dame Invitational, helping the team to a second-place finish ... earned all-BIG EAST honors at the league meet and contributed to the Irish team title with a ninth-place finish ... ran 23:55 over 8,000 meters in the race and finished in a pack of four teammates ... performed well at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, placing 19th and covering the 10,000 meter course in 30:35 ... Notre Dame's fourth man at the NCAA Championship, helping the team take 11th place in the meet ... had a very productive track season, setting a career best in the indoor 3,000 meters at the Notre Dame Invitational (8:19.50) early in the season ... took eighth in the 5,000 meters amidst a strong field at the Meyo Invitational ... scored BIG EAST points at the league meet in the 3,000 meter run with a seventh-place finish (8:24.83) ... also contributed to the BIG EAST champion distance medley relay team, comprised of Brett Adams, Jamal Afridi and Jordan Powell (10:00.17) ... set a career best in the 5,000 meters at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a 14:11.12, fourth-place finish ... this performance ranks as the 10th-best in Notre Dame history ... established his outdoor career best in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational ... ran 14:05.60 and took sixth place in the meet ... competed at the Mount SAC Relays and finished 11th in the 5,000 meters in 14:12.23 ... posted a seventh-place effort at the outdoor BIG EAST Championship, covering 5,000 meters in 14:43.04 ... set a new career best of 3:49.51 in the 1,500 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the 5,000 meters ... ran 14:27.98 for 15th place at the competition ... named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Track and Field/Cross Country Third Team.

AS A JUNIOR: Turned in the top overall season of his career, developing into one of the top five runners on the cross country team and scoring in both the indoor and outdoor BIG EAST meets ... ended up just missing all-BIG EAST honors in cross country (finishing 20th - top 15 earn all-conference accolades) and the indoor 3,000 meters (finishing fourth - top three earn all-conference honors) ... began the '03 cross country season by finishing second on the team and third overall at the National Catholic ... ran well at the Notre Dame Invitational, finishing fourth on the team and 20th overall ... competed in the Pre-National meet, taking 58th place ... helped Notre Dame finish second at the BIG EAST cross country meet, finishing 20th overall ... ended up third on the team and 41st overall at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional ... warmed up for the indoor track season with a first-place effort in the mile (4:12.20) at the Blue and Gold Invitational ... ran very well at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the 3,000 meters, finishing fourth overall in 8:19.56 ... ran the 5,000 meters just twice during the '04 outdoor season, qualifying for the BIG EAST meet at the Stanford Invitational (14:25.66), then finishing eighth at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship (14:57.32).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Qualified for both BIG EAST Championship meets during his second season with the Irish ... ended up fourth in the indoor mile run at the BIG EAST meet, scoring points toward an eventual Notre Dame team title ... won his section of the mile run at the Meyo Invitational to claim his first individual victory at college level ... focused on the 1,500 meters during the outdoor season ... placed 16th in the preliminaries of the 1,500 meters at the 2003 BIG EAST outdoor meet ... on the cusp of the top eight runners for the Irish cross country team in 2002 ... participated in four meets, including the Pre-National meet (103rd) ... ended up 30th in the adidas Invitational ... ran the JV race at the National Catholic, taking fourth place ... also finished fourth in the Gold Division race at the Notre Dame Invitational.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in one cross country race during his rookie season, finishing 13th at the Valparaiso Invitational ... did not competed during the 2002 track and field season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Three-sport standout at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Mo. ... earned letters in cross country, track and field and soccer ... served as team captain of both the cross country and track and field teams during his senior season ... named track and field team MVP while earning all-conference, all-city and all-state accolades ... excelled at the state level, setting school records in the 4x800-meter relay and 1,600 meters at the state championship ... key member of state championship soccer team in 1999 ... president of the National Honor Society at Rockhurst and a member of the Regis Club ... middle of three children ... born June 25, 1982, in Kansas City, Mo. ... earned degree from College of Engineering in May 2005 ... enrolled in graduate studies at Notre Dame.