O'Neal Wanliss

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Holy Innocents' Episcopal

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER • 2-TIME NCAA PRELIMINARY ROUND QUALIFIER • 2-TIME ACC CHAMPION • ALL-ACC HONOREE

Personal Records:

400 - 47.43 • 800 - 1:48.28 • Mile - 4:19.47

2014-15: Finished ninth in the 800 at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, narrowly missing the final • Finished sixth in the 800 at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships • Had two wins durning the indoor and outdoor season • Finished fifth or higher in eight different races

2013-14: Helped the men's DMR team take third a thte ACC Indoor Championships • Finished eighth in the 800 at the ACC Indoor Championships • Competed in the mile for the first time in his career and placed first at the Gene Anderson Invitational • Did not compete during the outdoor seasons.

2012-13: Raced a PR in the 800 at the Georgia Tech Invitational in 1:48.28 • Ranked in the top 25 for the 800 nationally throughout the season • Scored at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 800 for his fourth-place finish • Earned All-ACC honors for his contribution to the 4x400 relay, which finished second at the ACC Indoor Championships • Qualified and competed in the final for the 800 at the ACC Indoor Championships • Also competed at the Mark Colligan Memorial in the 800 • Competed at the Jamaica Trials during the summer of 2013.

2011-12: Broke his personal record in the 800 at the ACC Outdoor Championships racing 1:48.43 • Member of the ACC Indoor Champion 4x400 squad • Ran a leg of the school record-breaking distance medley relay • Earned second-team All-America honors for his participation in the 4x400 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships

Prep: Honored as a Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd" • USATF Outdoor National 400 meters champion • Two-time New Balance All-America in the 400 and 800 • 2011 Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year • Georgia state all-classification 800 record holder • Three-time GHSA state 400 champion • Also played soccer for two years and helped team to state playoffs in 2008.

Personal: Co-founder and PR chair for the Caribbean Student Association at UNC • Founder of the non-profit organization S.P.I.K.E.S. 4 Tykes • O'Neal Wanliss is the son of Dean and Ena Wanliss • Born November 28