Sean Donnelly

Career Highlights

• 2019 Pan American Games, bronze (Hammer throw)
• 2019 USATF Toyota Outdoor Championships, fourth (hammer throw)
• 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, bronze (hammer throw)
• 2018 USATF Indoor Championships, bronze (35lb weight throw)
• 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, bronze (hammer throw)
• 2017 USATF Indoor Championships, bronze (35lb weight throw)
• 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, fourth (hammer throw)
• 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, ninth (hammer throw)
• 2016 USATF Indoor Championships, bronze (35lb weight throw)
• 2015 NCAA DIII Indoor Championships, gold (35lb weight throw); seventh (shot put)
• 2014 NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, gold (shot put); seventh (discus)
• 2013 NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, fifth (hammer throw)
• 2012 NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, second (hammer throw); fifth (shot put)
• 2012 NCAA DIII Indoor Championships, eighth (shot put)
• 2012 USATF Junior Championships, 12th (shot put 6kg); 14th (hammer throw 6kg)

Personal 

Sean Donnelly competed in track and field for only one year in high school before going to college. He studied Exercise Science at Mount Union University and then Kinesiology in graduate school at the University of Minnesota. He says his success as a thrower, on some level, has come from his fascination with physiological science; he understands what his training does to his body. He is the son of Stephen and Joyce Donnelly, and he has two siblings, Maggie and Steve. He’s a devout YouTube vlogger, documenting his four NCAA Division III titles and collegiate record. The videos on his channel date back to 2011.