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2021-22 Men's Track and Field Roster

Dametrius O'Connor

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Providence, R.I.
  • Highschool Central

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
60m 6.90
100m 10.42
200m 20.94
300m 34.66


Awards:

  • 2019 CAA Outdoor Championship Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer
  • 2018 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 100m (third), 200m (second), 4x100m relay (first)
  • 2019 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 100m (first), 200m (first), 4x100m relay (first)
  • 2021 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 100m (second), 200m (second), 4x100m relay (first)
  • 2022 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 200m (first), 4x100m relay (first), 100m (second)
  • 2019 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualfier: 4x100m relay


Career Highlights:

  • Record Holder (tied), All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 200m (20.94)
  • Record Holder (tied), All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 200m (20.94)
  • Record Holder, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (39.77)
  • Ranks seventh, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 4x400 relay (3:12.83)
  • Ranks second, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 200m (21.30)
  • Ranks eighth, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 4x400m relay (3:13.04)
  • Ranks ninth, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 60m (6.90)
  • Ranks second, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (39.91)
  • Ranks third (tied), All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 200m (10.42)
  • Ranks third, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (40.00)
  • Rank sixth, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (40.34)
  • Ranks seventh (tied), All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (40.40)
  • Ranks eighth (tied), All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (40.46)
  • Ranks eighth (tied), All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (40.46)
  • 2018 CAA Outdoor Silver Medalist: 200m (21.96)
  • 2018 CAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist: 100m (10.84)
  • 2019 CAA Outdoor Gold Medalist: 100m (10.77), 200m (21.59), 4x100m relay (40.79)
  • 2021 CAA Outdoor Gold medalist: 4x100m relay (40.63)
  • 2021 CAA Outdoor Silver Medalist: 100m (10.66), 200m (21.25)
  • 2022 CAA Outdoor Gold Medalist: 200m (10.42), 4x100m relay (40.59)
  • 2022 CAA Outdoor Silver Medalist: 100m (10.42)


2021-22:
OUTDOOR

  • Placed third in the 4x100m relay with the eighth-best outdoor time in NU history (40.46) at the Spring Break Classic (3/18-3/19)
  • Ran the eighth-best time in school history in the 100 meter (10.65) and finished sixth in the 4x400m relay (3:14.46) at the Texas Relays (3/23-3/26)
  • Tied the outdoor school record in the 200 meter with a third-place time of 20.94 and placed second in the 4x100m relay with the sixth-best outdoor time in school history (40.34) at the South Florida Invite (4/8)
  • Ran a time of 10.65 in the 100 meter, finishing 11th in the event at the Hurricane Alumni Invite (4/8-4/9)
  • Ran a time of 21.49 in the 200 meter at the UNF Invite (4/29)
  • Won the 200m with a school record of 20.94 (PB), the 4x100m relay (40.59) and placed second in the 100m with the third-best time in school history (10.42, PB) at the CAA Championships (5/6-5/7)
  • Finished ninth in the 200 meter (21.67) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (5/14-5/15)


INDOOR

  • Finished the 300 meter with a career-best time of 34.66 at the BU Indoor Opener (12/4)
  • Won the 200 meter (22.11) and placed second in the 60 meter (6.95) at the Joe Donahue Games (12/11)
  • Placed second in the 200 meter (22.24) and earned fourth place in the 60 meter (6.96) at the URI Invitational (1/15)
  • Placed third in the 200 meter (21.72) at the Battle in Beantown (1/22)
  • Ran the eighth-best time in NU history in the 60-meter preliminaries (6.90, PB) at Crimson Elite (2/4)
  • Placed third in the 200 meter with the second-best indoor time in school history (21.44) at the BU Last Chance Meet (2/27)
  • Finished fifth in the 200 meter with the second-best indoor time in NU history (21.30) and fourth in the 4x400m relay with the eighth-best indoor time in school history (3:13.04) at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (3/4-3/6)


2020-21:
OUTDOOR

  • Championed the 100 meter (10.50), 200 meter (21.42) and 4x100 meter relay (41.26) at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/19-20)
  • Was a part of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished second with a time of 3:22.70 at the UConn Northeast Invite (4/23-24)
  • Won the 4x100 meter relay (40.63) and earned two silver-medal finishes with personal-best times in the 100 meter (10.66, seventh best NU All Time) and 200 meter (21.25, fifth best NU All-Time) at the CAA Championships (4/30-5/1)
  • Placed first in the 4x100 meter relay (40.46) with the eighth-best outdoor time in Northeastern history at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (5/14-16)

INDOOR
  • Finished second in the 200 meter (22.13) and third in the 60 meter (6.96) at the Army Dual Meet (1/30)
  • Placed second in the 4x400 meter relay (3:16.11) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite (2/12-13)
  • Won the 60 meter (6.94, ninth best NU All Time) with a personal-best time and finished first in the 200 meter (22.04) at the URI Dual Meet (2/26)


2019-20:
INDOOR

  • Placed fourth in the 60 meter (6.97) and seventh with a personal-best time (34.84) at the Crimson Opener (12/7)
  • Took first in the 200 meter (21.91), second in the 4x400 relay (3:19.27) and fourth in the 60 meter (6.97) at the Joe Donahue Games (12/14)
  • Placed third in the 60 meter (6.96), third in the 4x440 relay (3:18.92) and fourth in the 200 meter (21.95) at the Beantown Challenge (1/10-11)
  • Took first in the 200 meter (21.58) and second in the 60 meter (6.96) at the BU Multi Meet (1/18)
  • Placed second in the 200 meter with a time of 21.72 at the New England Championships (1/31-2/1)
  • Finished third in the 4x400 relay (3:12.83, seventh-best indoor time on NU All-Time Top 10 List) and ninth in the 200 meter (21.70) at the BU Last Chance Qualifier (2/28)
  • Placed second in the 4x400 relay (3:12.23), fifth in the 200 meter (21.55, eighth-best indoor time on NU Top 10 List) and ran a personal-best time of 6.95 in the 60 meter at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (3/6-8)


2018-19:
OUTDOOR

  • Finished tenth in the 100m (10.85), ninth in the 200m (21.73), and third in the 4x100m relay (40.92), qualifying for the New England Championships in the 100m and 200m and the IC4A/ECAC Championships in all three races, at the Black and Gold Challenge (3/15-16)
  • Finished 14th in the 200m with a time of 22.07 at the Auburn Tiger Classic (4/5)
  • Came in fifth in the 100m (10.73) and championed the 4x100m relay (41.09) at the Northeast Challenge (4/13)
  • Earned gold in the 100m (10.77), 200m (21.59), and 4x100m relay (40.79),  at the CAA Championships (5/3-4)
  • Placed eighth in the 200m (21.89) and sixth in the 4x100m relay (41.07) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (5/11-12)


INDOOR

  • Finished fourth in the 200m with a time of 21.90 at the BU Season Opener (12/1)
  • Ran in the 400m at the Howlin’ Husky Invitational, clocking in at 51.17 (12/8)
  • Earned a time of 6.99 in the 60m at the Beantown Challenge (1/12) 
  • Placed seventh in the 60m (7.05) and ran the 200m (21.83) at the Valentine Invitational (2/8-9)
  • Competed in the 200m (21.90) at the BU Last Chance Qualifier (2/24) 


2017-18: 
OUTDOOR

  • Placed 11th in the 200m (21.55) at the Hurricane Invitational (3/16-17)
  • Was a member of the 4x100 meter relay that finished tenth with the third-best time in school history (40.00) at the Pepsi Florida Relays (3/29-31)
  • Was a part of the 4x100 meter relay team that ran the fastest time (39.77) in school history the Northeast Challenge (4/14)
  • Took home bronze in the 100m (10.84) and silver in the 200m (21.96) at the CAA Championships (5/4-6)
  • Placed third in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 40.40 (tied-sixth on NU All-Time Top 10 List) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (5/12-13)
  • Competed as a part of the 4x100 meter relay team that ran a time of 39.91, the second best on NU All-Time Top 10 List, at the NCAA East Preliminaries (5/24-26)


INDOOR

  • Made his collegiate debut with a third place finish in the 200m (21.88) and a fifth place finish in the 60m (7.05) at the BU Season Opener (12/2) 
  • Took seventh place in the 60m (7.13) at the Dartmouth Relays (1/7) 
  • Finished second in the 200m run (22.18), placed fifth in the 60m dash (7.07) and was a member of the third-place 4x440 relay team at the Beantown Challenge (1/13)
  • Finished fifth in the 400 meter (50.74) in the Joe Donahue Games (1/19)
  • Finished seventh in the 200 meter (22.05) and was a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished second (3:16.24) in the New England Championship (2/2-3)
  • Finished sixth in the 200m (21.66) at IC4A/ECAC Championships (3/2-4)

Before Northeastern:
New Balance Qualifier … Eight-time R.I. State Champion … New England Champion … 2016 New Balance All-American (4x200m) … 2017 New Balance All-American (4x200m) … Team captain at Central.

Personal: Majoring in Business Administration.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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  • 2021-22Graduate Student

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