BEFORE HOLY CROSS: Played four years of varsity soccer at Ridge ... Won team MVP award as a senior ... Captained team as a senior … Finished career with 28 goals and 10 assists, including 15 goals and eight assists his senior season  ... Team won State Section Championship in 2009 … Named to the first team All-Skyland Conference (2009) … Second team All-State, Central Division selection (2009) … Named to the second team All-Skyland Conference (2007) … Courier News first team All-Area selection (2009) … Played on the PDA club soccer team … 2008 U.S. Soccer Cup Finalists.

PERSONAL: Son of Bob and Jean O’Connell … Has one brother, Ryan, and one sister, Kristen … Currently undecided in major.