NIL Opportunities

2024

Indoor

• Ran a personal-best 1000m (2:28.02) at the Commodore Challenge

Outdoor

• Ran a personal-best 3000m (9:07.76) at the Hurricane Invitational
• Placed fifth in the 1500m (3:52.93) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships

2023

Indoor

• Won the 800m on season-best time (1:53.50) at the Wisconsin Badgers Midwest Invite
• Personal-best 600m (1:21.87) in his sixth place finish at the Illini Classic
• Part of the fourth place DMR team at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (9:40.13)

Outdoor 

• Ran the program's seventh fastest 1500m (3:42.35) at the NCAA West Preliminaries
• Placed third in the 800m on personal-best time (1:49.86) at the UNF East Coast Relays
• Placed second in the 1500m (3:45.42) at the Gary Wieneke Memorial

2022

Indoor

• Ran a personal-best mile at the Meyo Invitational (4:09.54)
• Part of the 4x400m team that took fourth at The Badgers Big Ten Midwest Invite

Outdoor

• Personal-best 1500m (3:47.49) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships
• Academic All-Big Ten

2021

Indoor

• Placed fourth in the 1000m at the Badger Icebreaker with a time of 2:35.19
• Secured second place for the Illini at the Husker Quad in the 800m with a time of 1:54.13

Outdoor

• Took fifth place in the 800m at the B1G Invite #3 with a time of 1:52.12
• Academic All-Big Ten

2020

Indoor

• Placed eighth at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational in the 800m

Outdoor 

• Season canceled due to COVID-19

High School

• 2019 All-State in 800m
• 2018 All-State in 4x800m

Personal

Son of Marty and Julie O'Brien... Has one brother Sean... His mom Julie attended Illinois... ran a 4:59 chocolate milk mile... Chose Illinois "To stay loyal & represent the state I grew up in."

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