Catholic University of America

Career Statistics

Honors and Recognitions:

• Owns four program records (Indoor 3000m, Indoor 5000m, DMR, Outdoor 5000m)
• 2023 Outdoor USTFCCCA All-South Region Selection (5000m)
• 3x 2022-23 Indoor USTFCCCA All-South Region Selection (Mile, 3000m, 5000m)
• 2022 Outdoor USTFCCCA All-South Region Selection (5000m)
• 2x 2021-21 Indoor USTFCCCA All-South Region Secection (5000m, DMR)
• 5x All-Landmark Conference First Team Selection (2023 Outdoor 5000m, 2023 Outdoor 1500m, 2023 Mile, 2023 & 2022 Indoor 3000m)
• 4x All-Landmark Conference Second Team Selection (2022 Indoor 5000m, 2022 & 2021 1500m, 2021 Outdoor 5000m)
• 6x Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week (March 20, 2023; Feb. 7, 2023; Jan. 24, 2023; Dec. 6, 2022; March 22, 2022, Feb. 1, 2022)
• 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Selection
• 2021-22 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete

Program Records

As a Junior (2021-22): Won the 5000m run at the Diplomat Open at Franklin & Marshall ... won the 3000m run at the Coach I Open ... posted a personal record of 14:37.15 in the 5000m run at the Patriot Games 2022 ... earned a personal record of 4:23.70 in the mile and finished 3rd in the 4x400 at the 2022 Susquehanna Invite ... ran a personal best of 8:30.08 in the 3000m run at the Navy Select ... won the 3000 and placed 2nd in the 5000 at the 2022 Landmark Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships ... posted a personal best of 1:58.44 in the 800m and finished 2nd in the 1500m run at the Maryland Invitational ... won the 5000m run at the Towson Invitational 2022 ... ran a personal record of 3:53.03 in the 1500 run at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational ... finished 2nd in the 1500 and 3rd in the 5000 at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2022.  

As a Sophomore (2020-21): Finished 2nd in the 5000 run at the 2021 Salisbury University Spring Meet ... won the 1500m run and placed 2nd in the 800m run at the Etown Early Bird ... won the 5000 at the 2021 Salisbury University Eastern Shore Challenge ... finished 2nd in the 800 at the 2021 Goucher Classic ... placed 2nd in both 1500 and 5000 at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships. 

As a Freshman (2019-20): Placed 3rd in the 5000 run and 4th in the 800m run at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational. 

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: Majoring in physics ... son of John and Elizabeth O'Rourke ... has two brothers, Patrick and Emmet, and one sister, Amelia ... 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.