Kayla O'Connell

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Kayla O'Connell is a United States middle-distance runner. She competes primarily in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m.

Her personal bests include 4:51.94 in the 1500m, 10:17.22 in the 3000m, 17:21.97 in the 5000m, 37:17.68 in the 10000m and 11:59.10 in the 3000mSt. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing United States.

Key facts

2025 season best

10:17.22

Mar 1, 2025 · Liberty Indoor Complex, Lynchburg, VA (USA) (i)

2025 season best

Last competition

Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN

May 18, 2025 · 17:21.97

Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN

As of Sep 30, 2026: 2025 season best 10:17.22 (Mar 1, 2025, Liberty Indoor Complex, Lynchburg, VA (USA) (i)) · Last competition: Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN, May 18, 2025, 17:21.97

Personal bests

4:51.94

10:17.22

17:21.97

37:17.68

11:59.10

3000m-short-track

10:17.22

5000m-short-track

17:49.28

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2025	3000m-short-track	10:17.22	-	Mar 1, 2025	↑	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Liberty Indoor Complex, Lynchburg, VA (i)
2025	3000m	10:17.22	-	Mar 1, 2025	↑	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Liberty Indoor Complex, Lynchburg, VA (i)
2025	5000m	17:21.97	-	May 18, 2025	↑	Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
2025	5000m-short-track	17:49.28	-	Feb 28, 2025	↑	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Liberty Indoor Complex, Lynchburg, VA (i)
2025	10000m	37:17.68	-	May 16, 2025	↑	Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
2024	1500m	4:51.94	-	Mar 22, 2024	↓	Willie Williams Classic
2024	3000m	10:23.47	-	Feb 24, 2024	↑	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships
2024	3000m-short-track	10:23.47	-	Feb 24, 2024	↑	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships
2024	5000m-short-track	17:51.77	-	Feb 23, 2024	↑	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships
2024	5000m	17:51.77	-	Feb 23, 2024	↑	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships
2024	10000m	38:34.04	-	May 10, 2024	↑	Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field at the University of Texas, El Paso, TX
2023	800m	2:09.87	-	Apr 22, 2023	↓	Virginia Challenge, UVA Lanningan Field, Charlottesville, VA
2023	1000m-short-track	2:51.81	-	Feb 26, 2023	↓	2023 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships
2023	4x400m	3:46.53	-	May 7, 2023	↑	Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
2023	1500m	4:24.60	-	May 7, 2023	↓	Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
2023	mile-short-track	5:08.52	-	Feb 11, 2023	↓	Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, Liberty Indoor Complex, Lynchburg, VA (i) - Elite Event
2023	4x800Metre	8:38.27	-	Apr 29, 2023	↑	The Penn Relays Carnival
2023	3000m-short-track	10:39.88	-	Feb 3, 2023	↑	New Mexico Collegiate Classic, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (i) - Invitational Events
2023	DistanceMe	11:25.13	-	Apr 28, 2023	↓	The Penn Relays Carnival
2023	3000mSt	11:59.10	-	Mar 24, 2023	-	Willie Williams Classic
2023	5000m	17:45.36	-	Apr 14, 2023	↑	Bryan Clay Invitational
2022	800m-short-track	2:09.30	-	Feb 12, 2022	↑	-
2022	1000m-short-track	2:46.96	-	Mar 6, 2022	↓	-
2022	4x400m	3:48.45	-	Mar 18, 2022	↑	-
2022	4x400Metre	3:54.46	-	Jan 22, 2022	↓	-
2022	1500m	4:27.81	-	Mar 18, 2022	↓	-
2022	mile-short-track	4:52.81	-	Feb 11, 2022	↓	-
2022	4x800Metre	8:44.69	-	Mar 5, 2022	↑	-
2022	DistanceMe	11:21.53	-	Feb 18, 2022	↓	-
2022	3000m-short-track	11:22.26	-	Jan 15, 2022	↑	-
2021	600m-short-track	1:35.19	-	Dec 5, 2021	↑	-
2021	800m	2:07.03	-	Apr 9, 2021	↓	-
2021	800m-short-track	2:11.35	-	Feb 27, 2021	↑	-
2021	4x400Metre	3:49.15	-	Feb 13, 2021	↓	-
2021	1500m	4:33.27	-	Apr 2, 2021	↓	-
2021	4x800Metre	8:39.88	-	Apr 10, 2021	↑	-
2020	500m-short-track	1:18.25	-	Feb 15, 2020	-	-
2020	600m-short-track	1:39.75	-	Feb 7, 2020	↑	-
2018	600m-short-track	1:38.36	-	Feb 24, 2018	↑	-

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m	17:21.97	-	May 18	Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
5000m	17:21.97	-	May 16	Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
10000m	37:17.68	-	May 16	Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
5000m	17:38.53	-	Mar 22	Willie Williams Classic, Univ. of Arizona Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, AZ
5000m	17:38.53	-	Mar 21	Willie Williams Classic, Univ. of Arizona Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, AZ
3000m-short-track	10:17.22	-	Mar 1	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Liberty Indoor Complex, Lynchburg, VA (i)
5000m-short-track	17:49.28	-	Feb 28	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Liberty Indoor Complex, Lynchburg, VA (i)
3000m-short-track	10:17.22	-	Feb 28	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Liberty Indoor Complex, Lynchburg, VA (i)
3000m-short-track	10:28.78	-	Feb 15	Don Kirby Elite Invitational
3000m-short-track	10:28.78	-	Feb 14	Don Kirby Elite Invitational
3000m-short-track	10:39.56	-	Jan 18	Texas Tech Corky Classic

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m	18:05.23	-	May 12	Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field at the University of Texas, El Paso, TX
5000m	18:05.23	-	May 10	Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field at the University of Texas, El Paso, TX
10000m	38:34.04	-	May 10	Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field at the University of Texas, El Paso, TX
1500m	4:51.94	-	Mar 23	Willie Williams Classic
1500m	4:51.94	-	Mar 22	Willie Williams Classic
3000m-short-track	10:23.47	-	Feb 24	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships
5000m-short-track	17:51.77	-	Feb 24	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships
5000m-short-track	17:51.77	-	Feb 23	Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships
3000m-short-track	10:38.76	-	Feb 10	Don Kirby Elite Invitational
3000m-short-track	10:38.76	-	Feb 9	Don Kirby Elite Invitational

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m	18:01.58	-	May 13	Western Athletic Conference WAC Championships
3000mSt	12:09.09	-	Apr 29	Desert Heat Classic, Univ. of Arizona Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, AZ
5000m	17:45.36	-	Apr 14	Bryan Clay Invitational
3000mSt	11:59.10	-	Mar 25	Willie Williams Classic
3000mSt	11:59.10	-	Mar 24	Willie Williams Classic

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which events does Kayla O'Connell compete in?

Kayla O'Connell competes in the 1000 Metres Short Track and 800 m.

How did Kayla O'Connell perform in 2025?

2025 season best: 10:17.22, set on Mar 1, 2025 in Liberty Indoor Complex, Lynchburg, VA (USA) (i). Last competition: Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN on May 18, 2025, 17:21.97.

Kayla O'Connell

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2025

2024

2023

Honours

No medals

Frequently asked questions