Dermot O'Connor
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- Hometown:
- Clifton Park, NY
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Shenendehowa HS
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- Previous College:
- Hudson Valley CC
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- Major:
- Management
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- Favorite Food:
- Pizza
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- Favorite Class:
- Finance
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- Go to warm up song:
- Jimmy Cooks - Drake
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- Why did you chose PSC:
- The environment and community feel
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- Fun Fact:
- I have three younger brothers
Bio
Dermot O’Connor
Collegiate Sport(s): Cross Country and Snowshoe Racing
Hometown/State: Clifton Park, NY
High School/year graduated: Shenendehowa High School: 2019
Son of: Kathleen & Patrick O’Connor
Born: March 15, 2001
Academic Major(s): Management
Collegiate Athletic Honors/Highlights Prior to coming to Paul Smith’s, Dermot established PRs of 4:58 in the 1,600, and ran a 30:28 in the 8K while running at Hudson Valley CC.
Recreation Pursuits/Leisure Interests: Hiking
Why Paul Smith’s? Small classes and great community
Athletic Achievements at Paul Smith's College:
2022 - Men's Cross Country:
20 August: Dermot placed 2nd in the men's 20 - 29 age category in the Olga Run's 10K with a time of 43:06.
27 August: Dermot paced third overall in the Vergennes Day Races 10K in 46:45 and won the men's 20 - 29 age category.
3 September: Dermot was the fifth Bobcat to finish the 40th Cardinal Classic 6K at SUNY Plattsburgh with a time of 27:17.
News mentions
First Year Runners, Lilly Rother and Eliot Soderholm paced the women and men's teams with 2nd place individual finishes in the 6K and 8K respectively to lead both teams to second place finishes at Hampshire College's inaugural Founding Tree Invitational.
Led by a trio of first year runners, the Bobcat Men's team continues to improve as the season progresses towards the championship phase of the season.
First Year runners, Eliot Soderholm and Lilly Rother lead the Paul Smith's College Bobcats to 4th place team finishes at SUNY Plattsburgh in the Cardinal Classic.
Senior Logan Krahn wins the men's 5K while Ellen Haas placed second for the women at the 26th Annual Olga Run in Saranac Lake, NY. First Year Ethan Parrish placed second in the men's 10K.