2016 Men's Track & Field

Lawrence O'Hara
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
2016 (Sophomore)
• Won the shot put at the Big West Challenge with a personal-record 54-04
• That mark ranked ninth in school history
• Runner-up in the discus at the All-UC Championships (155-08)
• Threw for a career-best 147-09 in the hammer
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2015 (Freshman)
• Scored at the Big West Championships with an eighth-place finish in the shot put (51-11.75)
• Also came in 17th in the discus at the conference meet
• Had a season-best 145-06 in the discus at the Steve Scott Invitational
High School
• Graduated from Riverside Poly High School in 2014
• Competed in football and track & field
• Earned the Grizzly Award as a freshman, sophomore and junior
• Received second-team all-league honors
• Set a freshman school record in the discus
• Also held the sophomore and junior records in the shot put
• Team placed third in the National High School Clean competition
• Was the 2014 champion and set the national high school clean record
Personal
• Majoring in psychology
• Parents are Marla and Jerry O'Hara
• Has two siblings, Matthew and Kaitlyn
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Shot Put = 54-04 (2016 Big West Challenge)
Discus Throw = 155-08 (2016 All-UC Championships)
Hammer Throw = 147-09 (2016 UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational)
• Won the shot put at the Big West Challenge with a personal-record 54-04
• That mark ranked ninth in school history
• Runner-up in the discus at the All-UC Championships (155-08)
• Threw for a career-best 147-09 in the hammer
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2015 (Freshman)
• Scored at the Big West Championships with an eighth-place finish in the shot put (51-11.75)
• Also came in 17th in the discus at the conference meet
• Had a season-best 145-06 in the discus at the Steve Scott Invitational
High School
• Graduated from Riverside Poly High School in 2014
• Competed in football and track & field
• Earned the Grizzly Award as a freshman, sophomore and junior
• Received second-team all-league honors
• Set a freshman school record in the discus
• Also held the sophomore and junior records in the shot put
• Team placed third in the National High School Clean competition
• Was the 2014 champion and set the national high school clean record
Personal
• Majoring in psychology
• Parents are Marla and Jerry O'Hara
• Has two siblings, Matthew and Kaitlyn
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Shot Put = 54-04 (2016 Big West Challenge)
Discus Throw = 155-08 (2016 All-UC Championships)
Hammer Throw = 147-09 (2016 UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational)
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