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2009-10: [Cross Country] Placed 18th at Duquesne, finishing the 8K course in 26:46 ... earned a top-10 finish at the Bloomsburg Open (25:30 at 7K) ... finished 35th at the season-opening Harry Lang Invitational (22:19 at 6.4 K) ... [Indoors] Did not compete ... [Outdoors] Ran a season-best 9:53.13 in the 3,000 steeplechase at the William & Mary Colonial Relays ... earned a second-place finish in the event at the Bloomsburg Invitational, running 10:07.42 ... earned another top-10 finish in the 5,000 at the Susquehanna Invitational, taking sixth in 15:37.48 ... 2008-09: [Cross Country] Opened season with a 24th-place finish at the Bison Open (21:20 at 4 miles) ... took 53rd in back-to-back meets at the Detroit Invitational (21:51 at 4 miles) and the Buffalo Stampede (28:22 at 8K) ... completed the five-mile course at the IC4A Championships in 27:43, placing 109th ... [Indoors] Ran a career-best 15:59.37 in the 1,500 at the Bison Open & Multi ... finished eighth in the 5,000 at the Bucknell Heptagonal (16:07.61) and the Bucknell Winter Classic (16:23.02) ... also competed in the 3,000 ... [Outdoors] Specialized in the 3,000 steeplechase ... ran a season-best 10:00.7 at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... finished third in the event at the Susquehanna Invitational and fourth at the Bucknell Team Challenge and Red Flash Open ... 2007-08: [Cross Country] Raced five times in debut season ... began career with a 38th-place finish at the Bison Open, crossing the line in 16:21 over three miles ... also placed 20th at the Bloomsburg Invitational (30:04 at 8K) ... [Indoors] Posted a career-best 9:13.40 in the 3,000 at the Bison Open & Multi, placing 12th ... earned a sixth-place finish in the 5,000 in his collegiate debut at the Bison Opener ... [Outdoors] Opened outdoor career with a season-best 16:00.19 in the 5,000 at the Susquehanna Invitational, placing sixth ... also finished fourth (16:31.28) in the event at the Red Flash Open ... Personal: Parents are Thomas and Sheila O'Brien ... has two brothers, Ben and Kyle ... lettered four times in cross country, twice in baseball and once in basketball at Blue Mountain High School ...served as cross country team captain for two years ... named Schuylkill League Division I All-Star 2003 through 2006 ... three-time First Team All-Schuylkill League selection ... earned Honorable Mention All-Schuylkill League in basketball in 2006 ... also a Schuylkill County Senior Bowl Selection in basketball ... Honorable Mention All-Schuylkill League in baseball ... member of the Schuylkill County Blue Sox Baseball club that placed eighth in the nation in U-14 AAU in 2003 ... majoring in civil engineering. |
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