Honors and Recognitions:
- 2x National Qualifier (2022, 26:03.1; 2021, 25:52.3)
- Owns Program Record in the 8k (24:49.6)
- 2x All-South Region Selection (2022, 2021)
- 2x All-Landmark Conference First Team Selection (2022, 2021)
- 2019 All-Landmark Conference Second Team Selection
- 4x Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week (Oct. 4, 2022; Sept. 20, 2022; Oct. 19, 2021; Oct. 4, 2021)
As a Senior (2022): All-Landmark Conference First Team selection ... placed 4th at 2022 Landmark Conference Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:16.7 ... finished 10th at the 2022 NCAA DIII South Region Cross Country Championships, producing a time of 26:03.1 to qualify for the national meet ... placed 9th and ran a personal-best time of 16:15.0 at the Mount St. Mary's 5k Duals ... finished 8th in the 8k at the Christopher Newport Regional Preview ... placed 3rd in the 8k at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh.
As a Junior (2021): All-Landmark Conference First Team selection ... placed 2nd at the 2021 Landmark Conference Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:02.9 ... placed 12th at 2021 NCAA DIII South Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 25:52.3 to qualify for the national meet ... placed 96th and ran-personal best time of 24:49.6 at the 2021 NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships ... won the 6k with a personal-best time of 19:05.4 at 12th Annual Hornet Harrir Invitational & Commonwealth Challenge ... Won the 8k at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh with a time of 25:38.9.
As a Sophomore (2022): Season cancaled due to COVID-19.
As a Freshman (2019): All-Landmark Conference Second Team select .. finished 13th at the Landmark Conference Championships ... placed 90th out of 256 runners with a time of 26:03.5 at the Rowan Inter-regional Border Battle ... finished 3rd in the 5k at the Howard Labor Day Classic in his first career collegiate race ... placed 5th in the 8k at the Cardinal Classic.
Before Catholic: 2015-16 Third Team All-Class, 2015 73rd at States ... 2016 49th at States ...2017 All-Division, All-Class, 29th at States ... 2018 First Team All-Division, First Team All-Class, Second Team All-State, 12th at States ... 2019 First Team All-Division, First Team All-Class, Second Team All-State, 12th at States for Classical High School ... recipient of The Williams Scholarship ... Eagle Scout ... Navy ROTC Scholarship.
Personal: Born on May 4, 2001 in Providence, RI ... son of John and Elizabeth O'Rourke ... has two brothers, Patrick and Emmet, and one sister, Amelia ... majoring in physics ... came to Catholic because of track and ROTC ... would play baseball if he could play another sport at Catholic ... craziest ambition is to make the Olympic Trials ... before every meet, he eats a peanut butter and banana sandwich ... career plan is to become a Naval Officer.
