Men's Swimming Recruiting / Illinois / Chicago, IL / Northside College Prep High School / Evan O'Donnell
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Evan O'Donnell '15 Recruiting Profile
ClubChicago Wolfpack Aquatics Club
Height6'0"
Weight180lbs
Age27
Primary Position200 IM
Secondary Position200 Breast
Dominant HandLeft
1500/1650 Free SCY17:45.15
200 Breast SCY2:23.42
200 IM SCY2:08.85
400/500 Free SCY5:07.96
800/1000 Free SCY10:45.55
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Personal Statement
Swimming on a team is of the utmost importance to me. It's been a defining characteristic of my identity for over a decade, and I have no intention of having that change. I’ve been competing since 1st grade, am better at long distance than sprints, and started training at 12 in open water so I could compete in Olympic team triathlons with my dad and our friend.
Had I not spent 30 hours after school last spring training to work for the Chicago Park District this summer (where I logged 330 hours) or spent nearly as much time sophomore year earning Red Cross Lifeguarding Certifications (so I could work that summer for my varsity swim coach), my GPA would probably be higher. But I loved both jobs and don't regret those decisions.
I was All City one year and at most high school meets swim the 500 free, 200 IM, and various relays. I'm looking forward to 2015 when I'll be co-captain of my varsity water polo team. Before high school the breast stroke was my best stroke - got 3 top-10 times at AG State - and I hope to improve it in college.
I’d like to swim for a liberal arts college with a strong writing program where I can study a wide variety of subjects to reinforce my writing. My times may be under the mark of schools that interest me most, but I still have time to improve and have full confidence that (now that I've switched club teams from one based around wellness, always important, to one focused mainly on competition, always fun) I’ll reach my goals.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 4 years
- 2015 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Dropped seconds in all my Sectional and Conference events, earning a 3rd, 4th and 6th at Conference. Medaled in all my events at the Varsity City Relay Championship and went to the podium at Sectionals and was in top 9 twice.
Team Awards
- Conference 2nd Place, Varsity City Relay Championship 2nd Place, IHSA Glenbrook South Sectional 4th place.
- 2014 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Medaled twice at Conference and 3 times at the Varsity City Relay Championship, including a 1st and two 3rds. Team's hard drive crashed in spring 2014 so I list stats from Conference and Sectionals only, none from regular season.
Team Awards
- Conference 2nd Place, Varsity City Relay Championship 2nd Place, IHSA Niles North Sectional Championship 4th Place.
- 2013 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Medaled in all my events at Conference and at the Varsity City Relay Championship.
Team Awards
- Conference 3rd Place, Varsity City Relay Championship 2nd Place.
- 2012 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- All-City Award from the CPS Swimming Coaches Committee on 2/12/12. At Conference placed 2nd in the 500 yard free and 6th in the 200 yard free. My 3 relays took a 1st, 2nd and 4th at the Varsity City Relay Championship.
Team Awards
- Conference 2nd Place, Varsity City Relay Championship 4th place.
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 6 seasons
- 2015 Chicago Wolfpack Aquatics Club
- Dropped more than 15 seconds in the 400Y IM at Winter Regionals and also earned time drops there in the 100Y Breast, 200Y Breast, 200Y IM, and 200Y Medley Relay split (swam freestyle). All in all, went to the podium 7 times, which included receiving one Silver and two Bronze medals.
- 2014 Chicago Wolfpack Aquatics Club (Nat'l 2/Gold 1)
- Swam with CWAC from 2nd through 9th grade and rejoined in June 2014. The times listed under "Statistics" include 2014 times earned at CWAC and at my previous club, KNAC. Even in college I'll have the opportunity to train and compete with CWAC during the summers to keep up my skills.
- 2013 Northwest Aquatics (KNAC) (Seniors)
- KNAC is a wellness-oriented club, run by my high school varsity swim coach and located at my school. I swam here after school during my sophomore and junior years, from 9/12 to 5/14.
- 2012 Northwest Aquatics (KNAC) (Seniors)
- Swam with CWAC through July and with KNAC afterward.
- 2011 Chicago Wolfpack Aquatics Club (Gold 1)
- Joined this club in 2nd grade.
- 2010 Chicago Wolfpack Aquatics Club (Gold 2)
- Won 1st and 2nd in relays at short course State, where I also placed 5th in the 200 yard breast, 7th in the 100 yard breast, and 9th in the 50 yard breast.
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Dave Stephens
- High School Head Coach
- Carlos Ceja
- Other
- Christian Blume
- Travel / Club Coach
- Jim Schick
Events
- Camp/Event
- 3rd Place, East Grand Rapids Invitational
- 10/03/14 to 10/04/14
- Competed with my Chicago Park District Water Polo Club against 8 Michigan teams.
- Camp/Event
- 1st Place, Ohio Cup Invitational
- 9/06/14 to 9/07/14
- Sixteen teams from 4 states competed, so I felt lucky to attend and win this tournament with my Chicago Park District Water Polo Club. We also competed in this tournament last year.
- Camp/Event
- 1st Place, Three Rivers Olympic Team Triathlon
- 8/18/12 to 8/18/12
- Ranked 1st in the mile swim (20:50), and my team won, with my dad biking and friend doing the run.
- Camp/Event
- Wildcat Swim Camp
- 6/17/12 to 6/23/12
- I also attended this camp in 2008.
- Camp/Event
- 2nd Place, Three Rivers Olympic Team Triathlon
- 8/20/11 to 8/20/11
- Ranked 1st in the mile swim (21:46), and my team placed 2nd.
- Camp/Event
- Wolverine Swim Camp
- 6/19/11 to 6/24/11
- Coach Jim Richardson made great speeches.
- Camp/Event
- 4th Place, Three Rivers Team Triathlon
- 8/21/10 to 8/21/10
- Ranked 1st in the mile swim (25:05). Team placed 4th.
- Camp/Event
- 1st Place, Junior Biathlon
- 4/18/09 to 4/18/09
- This was a swim and run.
- Camp/Event
- Illinois Junior Elite Camp
- Attended this free camp in 2010 by invitation of Illinois Swimming after I earned 5 top-10 times at short course State (2 were for relays).
- Camp/Event
- CollegeSwimCamp.com
- Attended in 2010.
- Camp/Event
- IU (Hoosier) Summer Swim Camp
- Attended this weeklong camp in 2009.
Training
- Club Swimming 2.5 hours x 6 days a week
- 6 years
- Started this time-intensive program in junior high after competing since 2004.
- H.S. Cross Country Team
- 1 year
- Freshman Co-MVP, training 10 hours a week from June to November 2013.
- Team Triathlon
- 3 years
- Won Three Rivers Team Tri in 2012, took 2nd in 2011, 4th in 2010 and was the first swimmer out of the water all 3 years for the team tri (with my dad biking and friend running).
- Summer/Fall Water Polo Club with Chicago Park District
- 2 years
- Won Ohio Cup on 9/7/14, competing against 16 teams from 4 states in Worthington, OH, and placed 3rd on 10/4/14 in the East Grand Rapids Invitational in Grand Rapids, MI.
Statistics
| Event | 2015 Varsity Team | 2015 Chicago Wolfpa | 2014 Varsity Team | 2014 Chicago Wolfpa | 2013 Varsity Team | 2013 Northwest Aqua |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200Y Free | 1:54.36 | 1:59.72 | ||||
| 500Y Free | 5:07.96 | 5:12.30 | 5:12.91 | 5:30.44 | ||
| 50Y Back | 29.62 | |||||
| 400Y Free Relay (Split) | 52.65 | 54.57 | ||||
| 100Y Breast | 1:08.18 | 1:09.40 | 1:10.39 | |||
| 200Y Breast | 2:23.42 | 2:25.34 | ||||
| 200Y Free Relay (Split) | 24.75 | 25.17 | ||||
| 200Y Med Relay (Split) | 24.64 | |||||
| 200Y IM | 2:08.85 | 2:09.53 | 2:12.37 | 2:11.18 | ||
| 400Y IM | 4:32.42 | 4:47.73 | ||||
| 100Y Free | 54.74 | 1:00.73 | ||||
| 100Y Back | 1:01.20 | 1:01.42 | 1:07.42 | |||
| 50Y Free | 26.87 | |||||
| 200M Free | 2:25.32 | |||||
| 400M Free | 5:08.60 | |||||
| 1650Y Free | 18.16.71 | |||||
| 100M Back | 1:13.90 | |||||
| 100M Breast | 1:23.93 | |||||
| 100M Fly | 1:16.91 | |||||
| 100Y Fly | 1:04.24 |
| Event | 2012 Varsity Team | 2012 Northwest Aqua | 2011 Chicago Wolfpa | 2010 Chicago Wolfpa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200Y Free | 1:58.63 | 1:56.79 | 2:00.46 | 2:04.78 |
| 500Y Free | 5:14.51 | 5:10.33 | 5:15.27 | 5:31.88 |
| 100Y Free | 56.56 | 56.96 | 59.08 | |
| 200M Free | 2:22.92 | 2:18.45 | 2:27.69 | |
| 400M Free | 5:16.50 | 4:45.19 | 5:13.20 | |
| 800M Free | 9:47.98 | 10:52.01 | ||
| 1000Y Free | 10:45.55 | |||
| 1500M Free | 18.53.62 | 18.31.13 | 20:15.38 | |
| 1650Y Free | 17:45.15 | 18.38.50 | ||
| 100M Back | 1:14.66 | 1:14.60 | 1:20.35 | |
| 100Y Back | 1:02.24 | 1:03.48 | 1:03.55 | |
| 200M Back | 2:40.52 | 2:38.06 | 2:49.26 | |
| 200Y Back | 2:10.53 | 2:14.71 | 2:18.39 | |
| 50Y Breast | 32.79 | 33.26 | ||
| 100M Breast | 1:24.26 | 1:19.69 | 1:26.03 | |
| 100Y Breast | 1:06.26 | 1:09.65 | 1:11.15 | |
| 200M Breast | 3:04.32 | 2:54.20 | 3:04.96 | |
| 200Y Breast | 2:26.15 | 2:32.63 | 2:34.91 | |
| 200Y Fly | 2:21.96 | 2:33.12 | ||
| 200M IM | 2:40.06 | 2:36.71 | 2:47.62 | |
| 200Y IM | 2:11.93 | 2:16.16 | 2:18.62 | |
| 400M IM | 5:38.19 | 5:18.62 | 5:54.30 | |
| 400Y IM | 4:34.52 | 4:52.52 | 4:54.27 | |
| 50M Free | 30.62 | |||
| 50Y Free | 26.45 | 25.37 | ||
| 50Y Back | 30:00 | 31.40 | ||
| 100Y Fly | 1:10.16 | 1:08.01 | ||
| 100M Free | 1:09.40 | |||
| 50Y Fly | 34.07 | |||
| 100M Fly | 1:23.10 |
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High School Information
High SchoolNorthside College Prep High School
StateIllinois
Enrollment1042
Phone(773) 534-3954
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Only Honors and AP classes are taught at Northside, which doesn't rank students. Newsweek just ranked Northside nation's 3rd best H.S.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. Took Microeconomics junior year.Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
NoAwards and Activities
- AwardsNational Merit Commended Student (missed semifinalist status by one point), 2015-16 Illinois State Scholar, Did Science Olympiad for 3 years (winning several individual medals and the State Championship in 2009 on a middle school team competing against older students), Went to the State Future Problem Solving Bowl twice and took 2nd in Orals in 2009
- ActivitiesWriting, Drumming, Political Volunteering (worked 3 election cycles between 8/08 and 11/12 although have been too busy to volunteer this year)
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