2020-21 Track and Field Roster

Lynch leads pack
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Peter Lynch Win at AAC Outdoors
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Peter Lynch
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Peter Lynch mug shot

Peter Lynch

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Kilkenny, Ireland
  • High School:
    University of Limerick
TULSA: An All-American in cross country in 2019 and 2020 … a two-time all-region and three-time all-conference cross country runner … also earned all-conference accolades in outdoor track and field once.
 
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Raced in four meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the 5,000m run … set a personal-best time of 14:00.28 in the 5,000m run at the John McDonnell Invite … claimed a third-place mark with a time of 14:08.78 in the 5,000m run at The American Championship … turned in a personal-best time of 28:53.12 in the 10,000m run at the Hayward Premiere … finished 30th in the 10,000m run at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 30:24.54.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in all three meets … was an all-conference honoree and an All-American … recorded a fourth place finish with a time of 23:58.62 in the American Athletic Conference Championship, helping Tulsa claim the team title … had a time of 24:13.4 for fourth place at the OSU Winter Open … finished 12th in a time of 30:17.7 at the NCAA Championship.
 
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Ran in three meets … finished fifth overall in the 3,000 (8:10.85) and 5,000-meter (14:21.42) runs at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships … had a time of 8:08.12 for eighth place in the 3,000m run at the Indiana University Relays … ran in the 5,000m at the Iowa State Classic, clocking a sixth place time of 14:09.04.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets with top-15 performances in each of those events … earned All-America status … also earned all-region and all-conference accolades … finished in 13th place at the NCAA Championships … helped lead Tulsa to a fifth-place NCAA Championship team performance … helped lead Tulsa to the NCAA Midwest Region title with a sixth-place finish … placed fourth at the American Athletic Conference Championship in helping Tulsa to the team title … finished in fourth place at the Rhodes Invitational and 14th at the Nuttycombe Invitational  … named to the USTFCCCA Midwest Region All-Academic Team.
 
2018-19
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … finished in the top-10 in two events at The American Outdoor Track and Field Championships … captured fourth in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:37.92 … posted a time of 14:48.68 in the 5,000-meter for 10th place at the AAC meet … at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, finished the 5,000m at 14:18.87 … posted a time of 29:29.15 in the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays.
INDOOR: Ran in three meets … posted a time of 14:35.12 in the 5,000-meter run for fourth place and finished 10th in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 8:27.84 at The American Champioinships.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets … earned all-conference and all-region honors … placed fourth at the AAC Championship … finished in ninth place at the NCAA Midwest Regional … placed 114th at the NCAA Championship … his best finish was third place at the Missouri Southern Stampede.

2017-18
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … won the 3,000-meter run at the Arkansas Spring Invitational with a time of 8:26.65 … captured the bronze medal in the 10,000-meter run at the prestigious Drake Relays in a time of 30:40.25 … finished fifth in the 5,000-meter run at the Bryan Clay Invitational in a time of 14:32.08.
INDOOR: Ran in four meets … ran in two events at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships … finished the 3,000-meter run in 8:44.41 … posted a time of 14:56.97 in the 5,000-meter run for 11th place … set a PR of 8:41.13 in the 5,000m at the Iowa State Classic … captured seventh place in the 3,000m run at the 2018 Jayhawk Classic in 8:41.13 … ran a time of 4:30.93 in the mile run at the Arkansas Invitational.
CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in three meets … best finish was 35th place at the American Athletic Conference Championship … placed 88th at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Turned in a 25th-place finish in the 2016 European Junior Cross Country Championship

PERSONAL: Started running track at the age of 13 … Green Day is his favorite musical group … his favorite movie is Shawshank Redemption … his craziest ambition is to skydive or bungee jump … majoring in mechanical engineering.

 
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