Women's Track & Field
Janie O'Connor - Women's Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

JanieO'Connor

  • class Junior
  • Hometown Zachary, La.
  • High school Zachary

PRs: 60m: 7.48 | 100m: 11.52 | 200m: 23.36 | 400m: 53.73

2018-19 (Sophomore)
Indoor

  • Ran at five meets with a 60m season best 7.61 at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb. 8
  • 200m best was 24.90 on Feb. 1
  • Ran on the UK 4x400m relay four times

2017-18 (Freshman)
Outdoor

  • Ran at six meets, with a 100m season best: 11.73 (+1.3) at the Tennessee Relays on April 12
  • 200m season best 23.89 (+1.7) at the National Relays on April 27
  • Ran on UK’s third-place 4x200m relay at the National Relays at Arkansas, scoring points as UK won the team title at that meet

Indoor

  • Ran at four meets, running a 60m season best 7.53 at the Hoosier Open on Dec. 8 (2017)
  • 400m season best was 56.84 at the Kentucky Invitational on Jan. 13

Prior to UK
The Advocate (Baton Rouge) Athlete of the Year in 2017 … 11-time Louisiana State Champion … Won the Louisiana outdoor district/regional titles in the 100 and 200 meters as a senior in 2017 … Louisiana 5A runner-up in the 100m with a season best of 11.71 seconds, the No. 2 time in all classes, and was third in the 200 … As a senior led two relays that won state titles, including a 4×100 relay that broke an 18-year-old record with a time of 46.32 seconds that ranked in the top 10 nationally in 2017 … LHSAA’s 5A outdoor champion in the 100, 200 and 400 as a junior in 2016

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