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

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 meet 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 meet 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 collegiate race individual victory ... focused on the 1,500 meter 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 DATA: 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 ... son of Pam and Sean O'Donnell ... middle of three children ... born June 25, 1982, in Kansas City, Mo. ... enrolled in the College of Engineering.