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2017-18 Men's Track and Field Roster

Nik O'Brien

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown North Augusta, S.C.
  • Highschool North Augusta

Biography

2017-18: Cross Country: Did not compete… Indoor: Finished 12th in the mile run in 4:43.93 and 10th in the 4x400 in 3:43.16 at the Fordham Season Opener (12/1)… Finished 12th in the 5,000 meters at the Mike Massone Invitational (1/12) in 4:38.35… Placed 27th in the 800 meters at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/19) in 2:01.69… Outdoor: Did not compete… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2016-17: Cross Country: Finished 15th at the Fordham Fiasco (9/10) in 26:15.02… Placed 34th at the Metropolitan Championship (10/7) in 28:07.6… Finished 57th at the Atlantic 10 Championship (10/29) in 26:06.7… Placed 184th at the NCAA Regional (11/11) in 33:58.00… Finished 26th at the IC4A Championship (11/19) in 26.44… Indoor: Member of the distance medley relay team that took third at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) in 10:19.28… Also finished seventh in the mile in 4:21.85… Part of the distance medley relay that took ninth at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/19) in 10:24.30… Also finished 15th in the mile in 4:23.45… Member of the distance medley relay that took 20th at the IC4A Championship (3/5) in 10:07.07… Finished 12th in the 3,000 meter run at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/20) in 8:47.41… Placed fifth in the mile at the Fordham Invitational (1/13) in 4:33.82… Finished 30th in the 800 meter run at the Wagner Invitational (1/6) in 2:03.71… Finished 30th in the 3,000 meter run at the Fast Track Invitational (2/10) in 8:40.14… Outdoor: Finished tenth in the 1,500 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship (4/15) in 4:05.74… Placed 18th in the 1,500 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 4:08.30… Member of the 4x800 relay that took first place at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/25) in 7:54.69… Also finished ninth in the 1,500 meter run in 4:04.12… Part of the distance medley relay that took 11th at the Colonial Relays (4/1) in 10:15.20… Finished sixth in the 3,000 meter run at the Wolfie Invitational (4/22) in 8:52.20.

2015-16: Cross Country: Finished sixth at the Fordham Fiasco in 26:46.7 (9/12)… Placed 78th at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown with a time of 25:22.1 (9/25)… Finished 12th at the Metropolitan Championship in 27:04.3 (10/9)… Placed 45th at the A-10 Championship with a 25:34 time (10/31)… Competed at the NCAA Regionals with a 105th-place finish in 32:40.1 (11/13)… Was second among Rams runners at the IC4A Championship with a ninth-place finish in 26:06.2 (11/21). Indoor: Metropolitan champion as a member of the distance medley relay team, which won their event at the Metropolitan Championship in 10:12.06, while individually, he was second in the 5,000 meter run in 15:14.40 (2/5)... Finished 14th at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the 3,000 meter run in 8:44.98 (2/20)... Member of the distance medley relay team at the IC4A Championship that placed tenth in 10:03.54 (3/5)... Was seventh in the 3,000 meter run at the Villanova Invitational in 8:42.45 (1/8)... Finished fourth in the mile run at the Yale Invitational in 4:23.53 (1/9)... Placed 17th in the 1,000 meter run at the Great Dane Invitational in 2:32.30 (1/16)... Finished 19th in the mile run at the NYC Gotham Cup in 4:21.17 (1/22)... Posted season-best times of 8:35.43 in the 3,000 meter run at the Terrier Classic (1/30) and 4:15.26 in the mile run at the Last Chance Invitational (2/27). Outdoor: Metropolitan champion in the 4x800 relay, as the Rams won the event in 8:05.57, while individually he was seventh in the 1,500 meter run in 4:10.37 (4/9)... Finished 12th in the 1,500 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 3:57.89 (5/7)... Member of the 4x800 relay team at the IC4A Championship, that took  tenth in 7:48.53 (5/15)... Placed fourth in the University Division of the 3,000 meter run at the Colonial Relays in 8:38.46 (4/2)... Was ninth in the 800 meter run at the Wolfie Invitational in 1:58.31 (4/23)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2014-15: Cross Country: Competed in seven of the nine meets during his freshman season... Placed second at the LIU Post Invitational in 25:14.41 (9/13)... Was 33rd overall at Iona's Meet of Champions in 26:37.81 (9/20)... Was seventh at the Metropolitan Championship in 26:41.9 (10/10)... Placed 63rd at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 26:14.7 (11/1)... Took 91st overall at the NCAA Northeast Regional in 32:01.79 (11/14)... Registed a 15th place finish at the IC4A Championship  in 26:22.2. Indoor: Metropolitan champion as a member of the distance medley relay in 10:14.41, while also taking fifth in the 5,000 meter run in 15:03.41 (2/6)... Placed 11th in the 3,000 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 8:38.74 (2/22)... Helped the 4x800 relay team take 11th overall at the IC4A Championship in 7:44.90 (3/8)... Was fifth in the mile run at the Yale Classic in 4:20.42 (1/10), while taking eighth in the same event at the Metro Challenge in 4:21.17 (1/23)... Ran a season-best time of 8:31.96 in the 3,000 meter event at the Terrier Classic, placing 50th overall (1/31). Outdoor: Finished 19th overall in the 5,000 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 15:34.62 (5/3)... Won the 3,000 meter run at the Wolfie Invitational in 8:52.29 (4/18)... Placed 15th in the 3,000 meter run at the Colonial Relays in 9:02.79 (4/4).

Before Fordham: Four-year varsity runner for the cross country and track teams at North Augusta High School in South Carolina... Two-time State champion in the 3200 meters for track, while being the State runner-up in the 1600 meters (2013 & 2014) and in cross country (2013)... Earned All-Region accolades for track and cross country all four years of high school, while being All-State three straight years in both sports... Three-time MVP for cross country and a two-time MVP for track... Finished second at the 2014 FSU Relays in the 3200 meters and finished in the top 20 at the Foot Locker South Region XC Meet... Three-year member of the BETA Club for students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher and a four-year member of the Student Council... Worked on the yearbook staff for two years and was a volunteer for the Special Olympics for three years.

Major: Economics with a minor in Marketing.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (5K): 15:37.40 (2016)
Cross Country (8K): 25:14.41 (2014)
Cross Country (10K): 32:01.79 (2014)
Indoor 800m: 2:01.69 (2018)
Indoor 1,000m: 2:31.30 (2017)
Indoor Mile: 4:15.26 (2016)
Indoor 3,000m: 8:31.96 (2015)
Indoor 5,000m: 15:14.40 (2016)
Outdoor 800m: 1:58.31 (2016)
Outdoor 1,500m: 3:57.89 (2016)
Outdoor 3,000m: 8:38.46 (2016)
Outdoor 5,000m: 15:34.62 (2015)

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    XC/Distance
    6'0"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    6'0"
  • 2016-17Junior

    XC/Distance
    6'0"
  • 2017-18Senior

    XC/Distance
    6'0"