Connor Mora

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Cedar Springs, Mich.
High School:
Cedar Springs
Position:
Distance

Last Updated: May 30, 2018

At Michigan
• USTFCCCA All-American (DMR, 2016)
• Helped U-M's DMR to an All-America finish for the first time since 2007 (2016)
• Cross Country team captain (2016)
• Five-time Academic All-Big Ten (2015-17)
• Member of the 2015 Big Ten Championship Team
• Member of the 2017 Big Ten Championship Team
• Member of the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship team (2013), finishing 31st
• Second-team All-Big Ten (2017)
• All-Region (2017)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic (2015-16)
• U-M Academic Athletic Achievement Award (2013-17)

Redshirt Senior (2017-18)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 8:49.90 in the Steeplechase for 14th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26)
• Ran 9:00.04 in the Steeplechase to finish 5th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)
• Ran 3:46.71 in the 1500 meter run to finish 6th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28) and ran a leg of the 7th-place distance medley relay.
• Ran 8:59.99 in the Steeplechase to finish 3rd at the Cardinal Classic (April 20-21)
• Ran 3:48.19 in the 1500 meter run to finish 2nd at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran a career-best 3:45.85 in the 1500 meter run to finish 5th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:16.59 in the Mile to finish 15th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran 4:05.82 in the Mile to finish 13th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran 8:36.22 in the 3000 meter run to finish 16th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran a career-best 1:55.73 in the 800 meter run to finish 4th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)

Cross Country
•Ran 30:10.0 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 48th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18) as a scoring member of the national 10th-place team.
• Ran 31:03.8 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 7th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10) , earning USTFCCCA All-Region honors
• Second team All-Big Ten honoree for the Big Ten team champion squad, running 24:31.3 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 14th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29)
• Ran 24:23.7 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 58th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13)
• Ran 24:23.6 over five miles (8.05 kilometers) to finish 30th at the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29) as a scoring runner for the fourth-place Wolverines
• Earned a medical redshirt to grant him eligibility

Senior (2016-17)

Outdoor
• Ran 8:54.79 in the Steeplechase to finish 19th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27)
• Scored six points at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14) with sixth-place finishes in both the steeplechase (8:54.11) and the 5000 meters (14:25.98).
• Ran a leg of the team that clocked 16:30.61 in the 4xMile to finish 5th at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29)
• Ran 8:48.79 in the Steeplechase (invitational) to finish 9th at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 13-14)
• Ran 8:21.53 in the 3000 meter run to win the event title at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)
• Ran a career-best 3:49.95 in the 1500 meter run to finish 5th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25)

Indoor
• Ran 4:08.92 in the Mile to finish 9th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran the 1600m leg of the team that clocked 9:32.13 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 8th at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 18)
• Ran 4:03.32 in the Mile to finish 6th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4) in the Meyo Mile.
• Ran a career-best 3:59.36 in the Mile to finish 4th at the Boston U. John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 28), moving him to No. 9 on the all-time U-M performers list.
• Ran 4:02.93 in the Mile to finish fourth at the Vanderbilt Commodore Invitational (Jan. 13-14)

Cross Country
• Finished 45th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11), crossing the line in the 10-kilometer race in 31:39.9
• Finished 20th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30), crossing the line in the eight-kilometer race in 25:10.6
• Finished 13th at the 8,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) race, scoring for U-M with a time of 24:15.7 to help the team finish fourth
• Scored for U-M with a 44th-place finish at the 8,000-meter Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 24), running a race of 25:54.8
• Opened the season with a third-place finish at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2), finishing in 15:14.7 while competing as an unattached athlete

Junior (2015-16)

Outdoor
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 27), ran 8:56.13 to place 23rd in the field
• Won a silver medal finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14), finishing in 8:52.35
• Ran 9:12.86 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 1)
• Finished ninth in the Invitational Section of the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Mount SAC Relays (April 14) in 8:50.61
• Finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Battle of the Blues (March 31) in 9:01.74
• Made season debut at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invite (March 25-26), finishing seventh in the 5,000-meter run in a personal record time of 14:42.90 and finishing 21st in the 1500 meter run in a time of 3:54.87

Indoor
• Earned All-America honors by running the 1,200 meter leg of Michigan's eighth-place DMR squad at the NCAA Championships (March 11-12)
•Scored for U-M at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-27), placing fourth in the mile run (4:09.32).
• Competed in the 3000 meter run at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12), finishing twelfth in his heat in a time of 8:12.09
• Finished sixth in the mile run at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6) with a new PR of 4:02.35
• Finished second in the 3000 meter run in a PR of 8:06.23 at the Notre Dame Invitational (January 23)
• Finished second in the mile race with a time of 4:04.47 at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 15).

Cross Country
• Helped U-M to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 21) with a career-best time of 31:13.1 in the 10,000-meter event
• Scored for U-M at the 8,000-meter Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1) in his postseason debut, running a personal-best 23:58.1 for 19th place and helping Michigan win its first conference crown since 1998
• Finished 15th with a career best time of 15:29.8 in the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Classic (Oct. 23)
• Set a new PR (24:10.6) to help U-M to third place at the 8,000-meter Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (Oct. 16)
• Ran a career best time of 24:17.59 placing 12th in the 8,000-meter Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 3)
• Placed third to help U-M to a team win at Penn State's 5.2-mile Harry Grove Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 11), running 25:35, equivalent to 24:36.0 at 8K
• Finished second with a time of 15:02.5 in the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5) while competing unattached.

Sophomore (2014-15)

Outdoor
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds (May 28-30), finished 15th in the 3,000m steeplechase, running 8:46:16
• Scored with a seventh-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Big Ten Championships (May 15-17), running 9:01.50
• Took third in the 3,000m steeplechase, running a per personal-best by more than 15 seconds to cross at 8:45.96
• Ran 9:01.88 for a new PR in the 3,000m steeplechase at UVA Challenge (April 17-18)
• Finished seventh (3:51.38) in the 1,500m run at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4)
• Finished ninth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28)

Indoor
• Finished runner-up in the mile at U-M's Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21), running a personal-best time of 4:13.37
• Made his 3,000m debut, finishing in 8:40.70 at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7)
• Finished fifth in the mile race at the Doug Hansen Open (Jan. 23)
• Finished runner-up in the mile race at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 17), making his Wolverine debut to finish in 4:14.79

Cross Country
• Finished 31st (31:22) at the 10,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)
• Finished 33rd (25:10.9) at the 8,000-meter Big Ten Championships (Nov. 3)
• Finished 118th (24:27) at the 8,000-meter Wisconsin adidas Invitational (Oct.19)
• Made is collegiate debut at the 8,000-meter Cowboy Jamboree (Sept. 28), finishing 29th in 25:22.03.

Freshman (2013-14)

Outdoor
• Redshirted

Indoor
• Redshirted

Prep

Graduated from Cedar Springs High School (2013) ... Cross Country ... MHSAA Division 2 State Champion (2012) ... Named Michigan's Mr. Cross Country by the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association (2012) ... Finished ninth at the Footlocker Midwest regional (15:09) to qualify for the Footlocker Cross Country Championships, where he finished 29th overall (15:58) ... Set new Cedar Springs' 5K record (14:54) ... Track & Field ... MHSAA Division 2 outdoor state champion in the 800- and 1,600-meter run and indoor state champion in the 1,600-meter run (2011) ... Set new school records in the 800-meter run (1:54) and 1,600-meter run (4:09) ... Finished runner up at 2011 Midwest Distance Festival ... Placed third in the boys mile at New Balance Outdoor Nationals (2013) ... Took third at the Adidas Dream Mile.

Personal ... Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology ... Majoring in Sport Management ... Born November 6, 1994 ... Son of Leland and Shelli Mora.

Career-Best Performances (College)

Event	Time	Date
800m (I)	1:55.73	1-13-18
1500m (O)	3:45.85	3-24-18
Mile (I)	3:59.36	1-28-17
3000m (I)	8:06.23	1-23-16
3000m (O)	8:21.53	4-1-17
Steeplechase (O)	8:45.96	5-2-15
5000m (O)	14:25.98	5-14-17