UMass Lowell Athletics

Personal Bests
60M:              6.81
100M:           10.72
200M:           21.67
Long Jump: 21’ 0”


2017-18

Indoor Track
Once again took home 1^st place at the 32^nd Brown University Alden Invitational with a 60 meter time of 6.84… Finished 1^st at the Beantown Challenge in the 60 meter with a time of 6.81, a personal best… In the long jump at the Boston University Multi Team Meet he placed 3^rd with his long jump mark of 21’ 0”, a personal best… With a time of 6.89 in the 60 meter he earned 1^st place at the Brown University Invitational… Placed 2^nd in the 60 meter at the America East Indoor Track & Field Championships with a 60 meter time of 6.88… Set a personal best time in the 200 meter of 21.70 at the America East Indoor Track & Field Championships, earning him 4^th place…

Outdoor Track
O’Brien ran a 11.00 in the 100 meter at the UMass Lowell Invitational earning him 1^st place… At the Ocean State Invitational he also placed 1^st in the 100 meter but with an even better time of 10.80… Finished 1^st at the 2018 Dartmouth Outdoor Invitational in the 100 meter with a time of 10.78… Continued to improve in the 100 meter and with a time of 10.64 he finished 1^st at the Goerge Davis Invitational…
 
2016-17
 
Indoor Track
At the 31^st Brown University Alden Invitational he placed 2^nd in the 60 meter with a time of 6.97… Finished 2^nd in the 60 meter at the 2017 Dartmouth Relays with a time of 6.92… Netted 1^st place at the Dartmouth Indoor Classic with a time of 7.02 in the 60 meter… He placed 5^th in the 60 meter at the America East Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 7.04…

Outdoor Track
He ran a 10.81 in the 100 meter at the UNH April 8^th Meet, finishing in 1^st place… At the same event he placed 2^nd in the 200 meter with a time of 22.33… Finished 2^nd in the 100 meter at the George Davis Invitational with a time of 10.97… Placed 1^st at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet with a 100 meter time of 10.85… At the America East Outdoor Championships in the 100 meter he placed 4^th with a time of 10.63… Earned 2^nd at the NEICAAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a 100 meter time of 10.75…

2015-16
 
Indoor Track
At the 30th Brown University Alden Invitational he finished in 1^st place for the 60M, with a time of 7.01... After that he had a personal best in the 200M at the 2015 Jay Carisella Track & Field Invitational of 22.22, finishing in 2^nd place... At the 2015 Jay Carisella Track & Field Invitational he had another 1^st place finish in the 60M, this time with a time of 6.91, a personal best... He had a 12^th place finish at the 2016 America East Indoor Championships for his 7.06 time in the 60M... At the 48th NEICAAA Indoor Track & Field Championships he finished the 60M in 7.15 and received 20^th place... Then a the 2016 IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships he finished in 19^th with a time of 7.01 in the 60M...

Outdoor Track
His first outdoor event, the 100M at the UMass Lowell Invitational, went well for him as he finished in 1^st place with a time of 11.05, a personal best...

Stoneham High School: Qualified for states all four years of high school … Holds the school record in the 200 meters, 100 meters and the 45 yard dash … Won Outstanding Freshman of the Year freshman year … Honor roll student

Personal: Son of James O’Brien of South Weymouth, Mass. and Maria DelVecchio of Stoneham, Mass. … Has two older sisters, Renee (24) and Denise (21) … Names Bill Russell as his favorite athlete … Lists the Boston Celtics as his favorite team … Favorite TV show is New Girl … Chose UMass Lowell because of the academics and the competitive atmosphere … Is an Undeclared Liberal Arts major