2019-20: Lifted the lid on his senior campaign at the Notre Dame Invitational, placing 12th (8:33.15) in the 3,000m run ... Turned in the top mile run effort of his career at the Black & Gold Premier, finishing in 4:18.52 (17th) ... Followed up that effort with a 3,000m run personal best at the Meyo Invitational, crossing in 8:30.92 (27th) ... Notched another personal best at the GVSU Big Meet, checking in 15th in the 5,000m run in 14:56.58 ... Closed out season at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships, coming in 19th (8:49.18) in the 3,000m run.
2018-19: Ran 4:28.17 (23rd) in the mile run in his first action of the indoor season at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed fourth (8:44.91) in the 3,000m run at the Black & Gold Premier ... Ran season-best 8:41.85 (38th) in the same event a week later at the Meyo Invitational ... Posted top mile run time of the season at the GVSU Big Meet, crossing in 4:23.86 (18th) ... Finished 12th (6:17.83) in the 2,000m steeplechase at the outdoor season-opening Black & Gold Invitational ... Placed third (9:43.28) in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Redbird Invitational ... Also notched a third-place finish (9:37.59) in the event at the Musco Twilight ... Clocked in at 4:02.14 (3rd) in the 1,500m run at the Lewis Twilight ... Ran 3,000m steeplechase season-best of 9:27.37 to take ninth at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... Closed out junior campaign by finishing 14th (9:36.37) in the same event at the MVC Outdoor Championships.
2017-18: Took seventh (8:53.19) in the 3,000m run at the John Tierney Classic ... Placed 48th (8:43.25) in the event at the Meyo Invitational ... Posted indoor season-best times in both the mile (4:25.28; 24th) and 5,000m run (15:32.60; 108th) at the GVSU Big Meet ... Turned in season-best 1,500m run mark of 4:05.90 (22nd) at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic ... Picked up a victory (9:53.44) in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Musco Twilight ... Earned another win in the event at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic, coming across in a season-best 9:41.97 ... Wrapped up sophomore season by finishing 13th (9:44.17) in the 3,000m steeplechase at the MVC Outdoor Championships.
2016-17: Opened Loyola Track & Field career with a time of 9:18.53 (16th) in the 3,000m run at the John Tierney Classic ... Helped Loyola's distance medley relay to a fourth-place finish (11:06.19) at the Windy City Rumble ... Clocked top 3,000m time of the season (8:57.57; 36th) at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Took sixth (4:10.42) in the 1,500m run at the Ted Haydon Invitational ... Picked up a victory in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Crusader Open, crossing in 9:58.92 ... Ran fastest time in the event (9:58.51) just over a week later MVC Outdoor Championships, where he finished 15th.
O'Meara's Collegiate Bests
| Event |
Time |
Meet |
Date |
| Mile (I) |
4:18.52 |
Black & Gold Premier |
2020 |
| 3,000m (I) |
8:30.92 |
Meyo Invitational |
2020 |
| 5,000m (I) |
14:56.58 |
GVSU Big Meet |
2020 |
| 800m (O) |
2:02.66 |
Redbird Invitational |
2019 |
| 1,500m (O) |
4:02.14 |
Lewis Twilight |
2019 |
| 2,000m SC (O) |
6:17.83 |
Black & Gold Invitational |
2019 |
| 3,000m (O) |
9:01.88 |
Benedictine Eagle Relays |
2017 |
| 3,000m SC (O) |
9:27.37 |
Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational |
2019 |
