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2007-08: Won a bronze medal in the 2nd Varsity Eight at the Pac-10 Championships ... Pac-10 All-Academic First Team.
2006-07: Walked-on in the Fall of 2006 and competed in the Varsity Four in the spring.
2004-05: Was a member of the 2004 Stanford Cross Country team with a best finish of fifth at the Notre Dame Open.
High School: District Individual Cross Country Champion as a junior and senior ... member of Idaho State Champion cross country team in 2001 and 2003 ... took second in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters as a senior at the Idaho State Track Meet ... Idaho State Champion in the 1,600 meters as a junior (then-third fastest time in Idaho HS state history) ... holds school records in the 4x800meters and distance medley relays ... Valedictorian, National Honor Society member, National Merit Scholarship winner.
Personal: Born in Mountain View, Calif. ... parents are Tom ('82) and Shirley O'Neil (`82) ... father ran cross country and track at Stanford, mother was a lightweight rower for Santa Clara University in 1980 ... has four younger siblings, Christine (`10), Megan, Victoria, and Patrick ... enjoys playing the harp ... aunt Ellen Lyons was an All-American cross country and 10,000-meter runner at Stanford during the early 1980's.
Getting to Know Katie O'Neil:
| Siblings | Christine (20), Megan (16), Victoria (13), Patrick (11) |
| Major | Psychology |
| Minor | Environmental Engineering |
| My favorite pre-race ritual is | Dance Party |
| Since coming to Stanford, I have learned | how to solve a Rubik's Cube |
| My greatest athletic moment is | winning the state mile in high school |
| The teammate I admire most is | Kerry Birk |
| Favorite full-length CD | Journey's Greatest Hits |
| My favorite professional sports team is | Utah Jazz |
| My favorite professional/Olympic athlete is | Ryan Hall |
| The place I'd most like to visit | Niihau, the forbidden Hawaiian Isle |
| Did you know | She's really talented in crocheting |