Junior - 2015

• Qualified individually for the NCAA Championships and finished sixth in the all-around with a 39.425
• NCAA First-Team All-American in the all-around
• NACGC/W Second-Team All-American in the all-around
• First-Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten All-Championships Team
• Turned in the best all-around score (39.425) by an Illini in NCAA Championship history and became just the second Illini to earn NCAA First-Team All-American in the all-around 
• Tied the school-record all-around score (39.625) at the Masters Classic on March 1
• Also posted the third (39.600) and ninth-best (39.525) all-around scores in program history
• Turned in the third (9.95) and fifth-best (9.925) vault scores in program history 
• Finished season ranked 10th in the all-around with an RQS of 39.470
• Led the team in individual titles with a total of 16
• Claimed at least one event title on every routine
• Achieved career-highs on every routine including the all-around
• Won the team’s Most Outstanding award
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Scholastic All-American 

Sophomore - 2014

• Second-Team All-Big Ten for the second straight year
• Was the lone Illini to compete in the all-around all season
• Hit 51-of-56 routines, including all 14 on vault
• Ranked 11th on floor in the Big Ten (T-42nd Nationally) with a 9.885 RQS and 12th in the all-around (T-45th Nationally) with a 39.175
• Tied for 10th on vault at the NCAA Championships with a 9.85
• Tied her career high of 9.9 four times on floor, including twice in the final five meets
• Accomplished a career high 9.9 on beam on Feb. 23, tying the second highest Illini score on the year
• Tied her career high on vault (9.85) five times, hit her career high of 9.85 on bars four times and set a new personal best in the all-around on March 8 with a 39.3
• Won her first career floor title at Penn State on Feb. 15 and netted three all-around titles (first in career as well)
• Came on strong at the end of the season, scoring a 39.1 or higher in four of the last five meets
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Named to Dean's List in Spring 2014
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Scholastic All-American

Freshman - 2013

• Tied for 11th place in the all-around (39.1) in Session I at the NCAA Championships
• Made the all-around podium at the Morgantown Regional, tying for sixth place with a 39.175
• Set a career high of 9.9 on floor at the Big Ten Championships
• In the same weekend, O'Connor set a new career high in the all-around (39.275) at Missouri, then hit that same mark two days later on Senior Day
• Earned Second-Team All-Big Ten laurels
• Second Illini ever to win Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice in a single season
• Most Consistent Beam award winner
• Competed in the all-around in all 14 meets, scoring at least a 39.1 in the last seven of eight
• Captured two individual event titles, both on beam
• Also set career highs of 9.85 on vault, 9.825 on bars and 9.85 on beam

High School/Club

• Won first on bars in 2011 at State
• Won first on floor, second on bars and the all-around and third on beam at State in 2010
• Three-time National qualifier (2006, 2007, 2010)
• Took third on beam at Nationals in 2010
• Took third on floor at Nationals in 2007
• Made A honor roll all four years and graduated in top ten percent of her class
• Was awarded the Gold National Career Readiness Certificate
• Competed for Gymkhana/GymNasti
• Coached by Ron Nasti

Personal

• Daughter of Gina and Mike O'Connor
• has one sister Genna
• Majoring in Recreation, Sport, & Tourism
• Chose Illinois because, "It was close to home and has a great athletic program."

Career Highs

Vault: 9.950  (at Iowa, 2/14/15)
Bars: 9.925 (at Nebraska, 3/1/15)
Beam: 9.900 (2x, last at Nebraska, 3/1/15)
Floor: 9.925 (2x, last vs. Oklahoma, 2/27/15)
All-Around: 39.625 (at Nebraska, 3/1/15)

Individual Titles

Vault: 4 

Bars: 3

Beam: 2

Floor: 5

All-Around: 8

Total: 22