Brianna O'Brien

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
The Wheatley School
Hometown:
Old Westbury, N.Y.

Personal Bests: Mile - 5:05.90 | 3000 Meter Steeplechase - 10:47.06 | 3000 - 9:47.86 | 5000 - 16:57.09 | 10,000 - 35:46.86 | 5K (XC) - 17:23.6 | 6K (XC) - 21:04.8 | 6.2K (XC) - 23:44.0

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-2019)

Cross Country: Ran in five races...Bests: 5K - 18:30.7 at Minuteman XC Invitational, 6K - 21:57.3 at UB Stampede XC Invite, and 6.2K - 23:44.0 at conference championships.

Indoor: Competed at several meets in the 3000 and 5000...Bests: 3000 - 10:05.34 at Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge and 5000 - 17:30.56 at Scarlet and White Invitational, finishing fourth overall.

Outdoor: Did not compete.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-2018)

Cross Country: A part of a 2017 cross country team that won its first AAC XC Championship on Oct. 28th...AAC All-Conference selection with time of 21:42.5...AAC Freshman of the Year...Ran in six races...At first race as a Husky at the 5K - UMass Minuteman XC Invitational, finished fourth overall at 17:56.8...Took second at 6K conference championships with a time of 21:42.5...Bests: 5K - 17:23.6 at Brown-Rothenberg XC Meet and 6K - 21:04.8 at Paul Short Gold.

Indoor: Competed at six meets in 3000, 5000, Mile, and 4x400....Tallied six top-20 finishes...Took third at Vanderbilt Invitational in 5000 with time of 17:02.80...Bests: 3000 - 9:47.86 at ECAC/IC4A indoor championships, and the Mile - 5:05.90 at Valetine Invitational.

Outdoor: Competed at six meets in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase, 5000, and 10,000...Consistently finished in the top-15...Took first at UConn Northeast Challenge in 3000MS with a time of 10:59.13...Silver medalist at UCF Black and Gold Challenge at 10:53.89...Bests: 3000MS - 10:47:06 at Florida Relays, 5000 - 16:57.09 at Sam Howell Invitational, and 10,000 - 35:46.86 at Penn Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track and field at The Wheatley School ... 10-time All-Conference runner ... five-time All-County selection ... four-time All-State honoree ... state champion ... named Nassau County Runner of the Year ... honored as All-Long Island Runner of the Year ... three-time captain ... played three years of varsity soccer ... led her team to three county championships, three conference titles and was named All-Conference twice ... member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Brianna Marie O'Brien ... daughter of Patrick and Patricia O'Brien ... has three sisters, Ciara, Caroline and Tara ... majoring in exercise science.

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