Meaghan O'Donnell 2017-18 Swimming and Diving Roster

AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16): Talented breaststroker who only improved as the year wore on in first season under the dome … made the ACC Championship travel roster, touching the wall in 2:04.95 in 200 IM and advancing to the finals in 100 breast (1:02.41 finals, 1:02.82 prelims) and 200 breast (2:16.93 finals, 2:16.95 prelims) … began the season at Dennis Stark Relays, swimming on first-place 400 IM (1:00.00 split) and 300 breast (1:06.18 split) relays … also swam with sixth-place 200 medley relay (31.28 split) and exhibitioned on 400 medley relay (1:05.91 split) … at Florida Gulf Coast, claimed fourth place in 200 medley relay (29.88 split), 100 breast (1:05.33) and 200 breast (2:21.56) … against Michigan State, finished second with 400 medley relay (1:04.91 split) and exhibitioned in 200 breast (2:21.19) … at Purdue the following day, swam to sixth place in 200 medley relay (28.96 split), seventh in 100 breast (1:05.44) and eighth in 200 breast (2:22.26) … at Virginia Tech, earned two fifth-place finishes in 100 breast (1:05.13) and 400 medley relay (1:05.29) and two sixth place results in 200 medley relay (29.74 split) and 200 breast (2:21.95) … at Purdue Invitational, touched the wall 11th with 400 medley relay (1:04.06 split) and12th with 200 medley relay (29.36 split) … individually, clocked in at 2:08.98 in 200 IM and 24.54 in 50 free … also placed 14th in 100 breast (1:03.89 finals, 1:04.23 prelims) and eighth in 200 breast (2:19.80 finals, 2:18.80 prelims) … at Virginia, came in fourth in 200 free relay (24.69 split), fifth in 200 medley relay (30.49 split), sixth in 100 breast (1:05.23) and seventh with 400 medley relay (1:05.99 split) and 200 breast (2:20.76) … versus Northwestern, came in second on 400 free relay (54.75 split) and third in 100 breast (1:05.04) and 200 breast (2:19.63) … also finished fifth with 200 medley relay (24.40 split) … in Shamrock Invitational, placed fourth in 400 medley relay (1:04.71 split), fifth in 200 breast (2:20.64), sixth in 100 breast (1:05.17) and 200 medley relay (29.71 split), seventh with 200 free relay and eighth in 200 IM (2:07.50) … earned a monogram.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Wayne Valley High School (New Jersey) in the spring of 2015 … earned four letters in swimming … versatile swimmer who competed in breaststroke, individual medley, backstroke and sprint freestyle events … broke Olympian Rebecca Soni’s New Jersey state record in the 100 breast (1:02.10) at the 2014 NCSA Junior Nationals … broke the 50 free and 500 free records at the Passaic County Championships as a senior … graduated with all eight individual county records in her name (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 200 IM, 100 fly) … tabbed first team all-Passaic County four times and first team all-North Jersey three times throughout career and received the Minds in Motion award (maintaining a 4.0 GPA while participating in a varsity sport) all four years … qualified for the USA Swimming Junior Nationals three times (2013-15) and the USA Swimming Senior Nationals once (2014) … named a Scholastic All-American three times (2013-15) … finished first in the 200 individual medley and second in the 100 breast at the state meet as a junior … named The Bergen Record Swimmer of the Year and The Star Ledger North Jersey Swimmer of the Year … placed third in 100 breast and eighth in 50 free at state meet as a sophomore … named The Star Ledger North Jersey Swimmer of the Year … claimed fifth in the 100 breast at the state meet as a freshman … swam for the Cougar Aquatic Team during club season … also played soccer as a freshman … out of the pool, participated in National Honor Society, Television Club and Relay for Life … was a peer leader at Wayne Valley and was a Hope For Autism Swimming Volunteer … also a Merck Science Test participant in 2014 … Meaghan Keri O’Donnell was born in Morristown, New Jersey to Paul and Keri O’Donnell … has one older brother, Paul Jr., and one younger sister, Kaitlyn … uncle, Dennis Mylan, graduated from Notre Dame in 1967 … cousin, Kathleen Mylan, also attended Notre Dame and graduated in 2002 … uncle, John O’Donnell, played football at Wisconsin … aunt, Lori Stocker, played softball at the United States Military Academy at West Point … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.