Track Athletes: NCAA

Irish Athletes in the NCAA

Dozens of Irish athletes compete within the American collegiate system, the most competitive university sports system in the world. While most of these athletes - particularly those competing at an international level - compete for NCAA Division 1 and Division 2 schools, some also compete for Division 3 schools, NAIA schools and NJCAA junior colleges.

Each division and organisation has a slightly different competition structure, but, broadly speaking, cross country takes place in the autumn, indoors from January to March, and outdoors from early April to late May (Division 2 and Division 3) or early June (Division 1).

With so many Irish athletes competing for many different universities in many different conferences and divisions, it can be difficult keeping track of who is competing where and when. To make that a bit easier, we've collated a list of all the athletes we're aware of studying at Division 1 and Division 2 schools in the tables below. Over time, we'll add further information and write some articles to further explain the NCAA system.

Please note that some of the athletes below may have red-shirted (taken a year out of competing in the NCAA competitions to protect their limited eligibility) or may have graduated partway through the current academic year. Some are also in the process of transferring to another school. Please let us know of any errors you spot or any athletes that we've missed.

Irish Athletes Currently in the NCAA System

Division 1 - East

University Name	Conference	Current Athlete(s)	University Links
Syracuse University	Atlantic Coast Conference	Matthew Neill	Track & Field \| Schedule Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: Northeast
University of North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Killian Fahy	Track & Field \| Schedule
Florida State	Atlantic Coast Conference	Lucy-May Sleeman, Nicole Dinan	Track & Field \| Schedule Women's XC \| Schedule XC region: South
Villanova University	Big East Conference	Seán Donoghue, Jack Fenlon	Men's Track & Field \| Schedule Men's Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: Mid-Atlantic
Providence College	Big East Conference	Maeve O'Neill, Cara Laverty, Jane Buckley, Niamh O'Mahony, Anna Gardiner, Shane Coffey, Cormac Dixon, Michael Morgan, Gemma Galvin	Men's Track & Field \| Schedule Women's Track & Field \| Schedule Men's Cross Country \| Schedule Women's Cross Country \|Schedule XC region: Northeast
University of Connecticut	Big East Conference	Diarmuid O'Connor	Men's Track & Field \| Schedule
Northeastern University	Coastal Athletic Association	Conall Rogers	Men's Track & Field \| Schedule Men's XC \| Schedule XC region: Northeast
Iona University	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Muireann Duffy, Billy Coogan, Scott Fagan, Sean Lawton	Men's Track & Field/Cross Country \| Schedule Women's Track & Field/Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: Northeast
Holy Cross	Patriot League	Liam Lyons	Men's XC \| Schedule Men's T&F \| Schedule XC region: Northeast
University of Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Noah Harris	Track & Field \| Schedule Cross Country \| Schedule XC Region: South
University of Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Cian Crampton	Track & Field \| Schedule
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)	Southeastern Conference	Jo-Lauren Keane	Track & Field \| Schedule
McNeese State University	Southland Conference	Ryan McCarthy	Men's T&F \| Schedule Men's XC \| Schedule XC region: South Central
University of Louisiana Monroe	Sun Belt Conference	Danny Hagen	Track & Field \| Schedule
Cornell University	The Ivy League	Finn Boyle	Men's Track & Field \| Schedule
Harvard University	The Ivy League	Shane Brosnan, Daire Mahon	Men's Track & Field \| Schedule Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: Northeast
University of Pennsylvania	The Ivy League	David Davitt	Men's Track & Field \| Schedule

Division 1 - West

University Name	Conference	Current Athlete(s)	University Links
University of Tulsa	American Athletic Conference	Shay McEvoy, Sarah Hosey	Track & Field \| Schedule Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: Midwest
University of Texas at San Antonio	American Athletic Conference	Finn O'Neill, Oliver Swinney	Track & Field \| Schedule
Loyola University Chicago	Atlantic 10 Conference	Roisin Treacy	Track & Field \| Schedule Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: Midwest
University of Houston	Big 12 Conference	Sean Aigboboh	Men's T&F \| Schedule
University of Colorado	Big 12 Conference	Dean Casey	Track & Field \| Schedule Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: Mountain
Kansas State University	Big 12 Conference	James Ezeonu	Track & Field \| Schedule
University of Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Elizabeth Ndudi, Siún Quinn	Track & Field \| Schedule
University of Oregon	Big Ten Conference	Abdel Laadjel, Anika Thompson	Track & Field \| Schedule Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: West
University of Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Cillian Gleeson	Wisconsin Badgers Track & Field - Track & Field Schedule
University of Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Alexandra Joyce	Track & Field \| Schedule Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: Midwest
UCLA	Big Ten Conference	Ailish Hawkins	Track & Field \| Schedule Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: West
Bradley University	Missouri Valley Conference	Eimear McCarroll	Track & Field \| Schedule Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: Midwest
University of Texas	Southeastern Conference	Conor Kelly, Tadhg Donnelly	Track & Field/Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: South Central
Texas State University	Sun Belt Conference	Victoria Amiadamen	Track & Field \| Schedule
St. Mary's College (Cal)	West Coast Conference	Oisin Spillane	Men's Track & Field \| Schedule Men's Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: West
University of Portland	West Coast Conference	Mark Milner, Maebh Richardson	Men's Track & Field \| Schedule Women's Track & Field \| Schedule Men's Cross Country \| Schedule Women's Cross Country \| Schedule XC region: West
UT Arlington	Western Athletic Conference	Yemi Talabi	Track & Field \| Schedule
Southern Utah University	Western Athletic Conference	Andrew Cooper	Men's Track & Field \| Schedule
Tarleton State University	Western Athletic Conference	Lauren Roy	Track & Field \| Schedule

Division 2

University Name	Conference	Current Athlete(s)	University Links
Adams State University	The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Ava O'Connor, Louis O'Loughlin, Oisín Lynch, Claragh Keane	Track & Field \| Schedule Cross Country \| Schedule