Wisconsin Badgers

• Megan O'Neil Track & Field Bio

Eligibility: Redshirt Freshman

At Wisconsin
Redshirt Season 2014: Competed unattached to a third place overall finish at the Wisconsin Invite (11/8) in 22:02.5 (6k) ... Ran unattached to a 62nd place finish in the 'B' race of the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/17) in 22:25 (6k) ... Ran unattached to a 19th place finish at the Badger Opener (9/5) in 14:51 (4k)

High School
As a senior, O'Neil won the Mid-East Cross Country Championships ... finished second in the 800 meters and 1600 meters at the 2014 Michigan Division 2 State Track and Field Meet ... at the Michigan Division 2 State Cross Country Meet, O'Neil placed eighth as a senior, seventh as a junior, ninth as a sophomore and third as a freshman ... won both the 800 meters and 1600 meters at the 2013 Michigan Division 2 State Track and Field Meet as a junior ... finished runner-up in both the 800 meters and 1600 meters and fourth in the 3200 meters at the state championships during her sophomore year ... as a freshman, placed third in the 1600 meters and second in the 3200 meters at the state meet


Personal
Daughter of Bob & Patti O'Neil ... has two younger siblings, Abby and Jake ... awarded High Honors in high school with a 3.86 GPA and High Honors at the Math Science Technology Center ... intends to major in microbiology


Why Wisconsin?
"Wisconsin has strong academic traditions in every area I'm considering, as well as an extremely supportive athletic culture."


Personal Bests
200m: 28.68
400m: 60.71
800m: 2:14.88
1600m: 5:52
3200m: 10:48