... the 2008 Beijing Olympics. After coming close to national titles in 1980-83, McDonnell said Conley and teammate Frank O'Mara came to him and offered some advice. "They said, 'You're overcoaching,' and it was true," he said. "I made ...

Distance runner Frank O'Mara was one of the first bricks of what became the imposing edifice of University of Arkansas track program. An import from Ireland ...

... coach John McDonnell helped fuel Arkansas' track dynasty with foreign distance runners such as Niall O'Shaughnessy, Frank O'Mara and Graham Hood. "There's no doubt in my mind that foreign athletes motivate us and get us thinking bigger than ...

... Lindsey, Henry Moore, and Floyd Sagely; administrator Lon Farrell; baseballer Johnny Ray, and distance runner Frank O'Mara. Hmm, nine headliners on one program. That calls for a minimum of words from the emcee, right? Orville Henry ...