BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. --  Massachusetts Maritime junior Rory O’Donnell was named as the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for the second time this season on Sunday evening for his efforts at the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Classic on Saturday afternoon.

A native of Somerset, Mass. and a graduate of Somerset High School, O’Donnell took top honors in the triple jump with a mark of 13.15 meters, and he added a third place finish in the high jump (1.78 meters) and a fifth place effort in the long jump (5.73 meters) in helping the Buccaneers finish fourth overall in the team competition with 82 points.

O’Donnell earned his first MASCAC accolade of the season on March 22^nd after finishing second in the triple jump at the Northeastern Husky Spring Open with a mark of 12.97 meters in the event, as he qualified for the 2010 New England Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships that will take place in early May with his effort.

O’Donnell, who serves as one of the Massachusetts Maritime’s outdoor track & field tri-captains this spring and is a member of the Buccaneer Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, has now garnered three MASCAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honors during his career.

The Buccaneers will compete at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational on Saturday morning in New London, Conn. beginning at 11:00 a.m. EDT.