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Matthew O'Brien '23 Recruiting Profile
Height5'10"
Weight125lbs
Age18
Primary Position3200M
Secondary Position1600M
Dominant HandRight
1600M4:13.79
3000M8:45.53
3200M9:09.49
5K15:24.7
Distance & PR5k, 15:48.3
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2021 Highlights
2022 Spotlight 
2022 Spotlight #2Personal Statement
Beyond excited to announce my commitment to Cornell University to continue my academic and athletic careers! So thankful for my friends, family, and coaches that have supported me all along the way. GO BIG RED!! 🔴🐻
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 8 years
- 2022 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-State
- 2022 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Captain, 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Region
Team Awards
- Conference 3rd Place
- 2022 Varsity Team
- 2021 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-County, 1st Team All-Region, 2nd Team All-State
- 2021 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-County, Captain
Team Awards
- Conference 3rd Place, Regional 3rd Place
- 2020 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Region, Honorable Mention All-State, 1st Team All-County
- 2020 Varsity Team
- 2019 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 2nd Team All-Region
Team Awards
- Regional 3rd Place
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- JC Lewis
Events
- Camp/Event
- John Hay Distance Fest
- 6/03/22 to 6/03/22
- Ran a 4:15.27 full mile, converts to 4:13.79 1600, in the second fastest heat for a 5 second PR! Placed second and almost caught first, closing a big gap. Results and splits link: http://results.tfmeetpro.com/CCRS/John_Hay_Distance_Festival_2022/results_5.html#round_1_heat_12
- Camp/Event
- District 3 Championships
- 5/20/22 to 5/21/22
- I ran the 3200 Friday night and finished 2nd, running a 9:09 in a very tactical race! The mile splits were 4:44/4:24 with a last lap of :62. I then doubled back Saturday morning to run a 1:57 anchor leg for my 4x8 to help my team medal! Just an hour later, I ran a 4:19 1600 to medal.
- Camp/Event
- YAIAA Championships
- 5/13/22 to 5/13/22
- I anchored my team's 4x8 and just barely could not catch up to the winning team, running a 1:59 split. I then ran the 1600 and led from the gun to win with a 4:23. I then ran the 3200 and led after the first lap to win.
- Camp/Event
- Shippensburg Invitational
- 4/23/22 to 4/23/22
- I ran the 3200 and finished third with a 9:11, leading the first six laps and breaking the meet record. The first mile was a 4:32 and then I slowed down a bit. I then ran the 4x8 less than an hour later, running a 2:01 and anchoring my team to a fifth place finish. I then finished out the day less than two hours later running a 4:18 1600, finishing fourth just barely getting outkicked by two guys in the last 200 meters.
- Camp/Event
- Pan Ram Invitational
- 4/09/22 to 4/09/22
- I anchored the 4x8 for my team and won. In the 3200, I ran a 9:15 with a last lap of :65 to finish second.
- Camp/Event
- New Balance Indoor Nationals
- 3/11/22 to 3/11/22
- I finished 6th in the first heat of the Championship 2 mile with a 9:18 2 mile and 9:15 3200 split. Overall, I was 44th out of 80 runners. I doubled back to run a 4:24 mile in the Rising Stars mile in the same day.
- Camp/Event
- Susquehanna High School Invitational
- 1/30/22 to 1/30/22
- 2:05 4x8 split anchor leg (1 second from pr) and felt good to start the day, with my team running 8:42 combined and winning by 14 seconds. 8:47.74 3k (9:22 pace- 8 second pr) and won by 17 seconds! 57 in the 4x400 for .1 off of my pr.
- Camp/Event
- Boundary Battle
- 11/18/21 to 11/18/21
- I ran a 15:25 track 5k and finished 3rd. There were some of the top guys in the state in this race. I was on pace for 15:06 coming through two miles at 9:40 and died out a bit the last mile, along with some very strong wind gusts.
- Camp/Event
- PIAA State Championships
- 11/06/21 to 11/06/21
- I finished 4th in the AA race and ran the 7th fastest time across all divisions at the state championships at Hershey. My time was a 16:08 on a very hilly course that is longer than a 5k. My time coming through the 5k was a 15:37, an 11 second PR despite the hills. I am looking to get an official PR at a track 5k I am running on the 18th at West Chester Henderson High School. I will also be running at Foot Locker/Eastbay Northeast Regionals on the 27th.
- Camp/Event
- District 3 Championships
- 10/30/21 to 10/30/21
- Finished 3rd with a time of 16:01.9 on a hilly and muddy course. My time would have won the AAA race, beating the times of the 4th and 5th best runners in the state ranked by PA Milesplit50.
- Camp/Event
- YAIAA League Championships
- 10/19/21 to 10/19/21
- Won by 15 seconds with a time of 16:08 on a moderately hilly course. Beat 3 AAA state medalists and 2 AA state medalists, including the #2 returner from AAA.
- Camp/Event
- Gettysburg Invitational
- 10/09/21 to 10/09/21
- Placed 1st and won by 29 seconds. This was 2 seconds off my pr and a 7 second course record of a course used for invitationals and counties while leading wire to wire.
- Camp/Event
- Quad Meet at Gettysburg
- 10/05/21 to 10/05/21
- Placed 1st and beat the kid ranked 4th in the state and 2nd best returner in AAA by 4 seconds. This was 10 seconds off my pr and 1 second off the course record of a course used for invitationals and counties while leading wire to wire.
- Camp/Event
- Carlisle Invitational
- 9/25/21 to 9/25/21
- Placed 7th in the Challenge race and beat everyone in the Champions race. This was an 18 second best after getting a 23 second cross country best last week. Was seeded 20th going into the race, and only two Pennsylvania runners beat me. I beat a sub 9 3200 and sub 15 track 5k runner.
- Camp/Event
- Ben Bloser Invitational
- 9/18/21 to 9/18/21
- Placed 2nd in the A/AA race with a time of 16:06.30. Only one runner in the AAA race ran a faster time. This was a 2 second pr from a road 5k and a 23 second xc pr.
- Camp/Event
- PIAA State Championships
- 5/29/21 to 5/29/21
- Ran a 9:33.73 in cold and rainy conditions and placed 14th in the AAA race.
- Camp/Event
- District 3 Championships
- 5/21/21 to 5/22/21
- Ran a 9:30.19 in the 3200 and placed 6th (seeded 11th). Ran a 4:26.67 and placed 6th (seeded 17th). These were 10 and 5 second bests, respectively.
- Camp/Event
- YAIAA Championships
- 5/12/21 to 5/13/21
- Ran 4:31.57 and won the mile by .1 second. Ran 9:43 in a tactical 3200 and lost by one second. Ran anchor for my team’s 4x8 team and placed 2nd.
- Camp/Event
- Ray Geesey Invitational
- 4/30/21 to 4/30/21
- Ran anchor leg for my 4x800m team and finished 3rd. Ran 4:36 in a tactical 1600m and placed 1st. Ran 9:41 in a 3200m with a last lap of :66 to place 3rd and lose by only one and two seconds to the other runners.
- Camp/Event
- Jack Roddick Invitational
- 4/17/21 to 4/17/21
- Placed 4th in the 3200m with a 17 second best and school record of 9:40.64. Ran as anchor in Susquehannock’s 4x800m team and placed 10th. Ran a 4:31.31 in the 1600m and placed 9th.
- Camp/Event
- PIAA State Championships
- 11/07/20 to 11/07/20
- Placed 25th in the AA race, medaling and earning the title of All-State! Ran 17:36 for this hilly 5k course that was actually about 3.21 miles and averaged 48 seconds slower per athlete than last year. Finished 6th in my heat (state championships were split into four heats).
- Camp/Event
- District 3 Championships
- 10/31/20 to 10/31/20
- Ran 16:37 for this 5k course. Placed 7th for the AA school division, finishing as the fastest sophomore.
- Camp/Event
- YAIAA League Championships
- 10/24/20 to 10/24/20
- Ran 16:29.0 and finished in 8th place for this 5k course. Finished 4th for AA schools and was the top runner out of sophomores and freshmen. Total of 137 runners in this race.
- Camp/Event
- PIAA Cross Country Championships
- 11/02/19 to 11/02/19
- Ran 17:02.40 for this hilly 5k course. Placed 36th for the AA school division and was the second freshman in the entire state. Total of 227 runners in this state championship.
- Camp/Event
- District 3 Cross Country Championships
- 10/26/19 to 10/26/19
- Ran 16:45.80 for this 5k course. Placed 15th for the AA school division, the only freshman to place in the top 25. Total of 207 runners in the varsity race.
- Camp/Event
- Gettysburg Invitational
- 10/05/19 to 10/05/19
- Ran 16:44.40 for this 5k course. Placed 11th overall out of all runners in all divisions of schools, and only freshman to place inside the top 25. Total of 235 runners in Varsity race.
- Camp/Event
- Bull Run Invitational
- 9/21/19 to 9/21/19
- Ran 17:41.70 for this 3-mile course, home of the Maryland State Championship, considered one of the most difficult 3-mile courses in the U.S. Placed 12th in the Small School Division, the only Freshman to place in the top 30. Total of 176 runners in the Varsity race.
- Camp/Event
- Ben Bloser Invitational
- 9/14/19 to 9/14/19
- Ran 16:50.38 for this 5k course. Placed in 11th for the AA school division, the only Freshman to place in the top 17. Total of 176 runners in the Varsity race.
Additional Sports
- Cross Country
- 3 years
- Varsity Team
- I am the 2nd best AA Freshman runner in Pennsylvania, according to milesplit.com.
Statistics
| Event | 2022 Varsity Team | 2022 Varsity Team | 2022 Varsity Team | 2021 Varsity Team | 2021 Varsity Team | 2020 Varsity Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K | 15:24.7 | 15:48.3 | ||||
| 4x800M (Split) | 1:57.98 | 2:03 | ||||
| 400M | 54.8 | |||||
| 1600M | 4:13.79 | 4:22.88 | 4:26.67 | |||
| 3200M | 9:09.49 | 9:15.64 | 9:30.19 | |||
| 5000M | 15:25 | |||||
| Distance & PR | 5k, 15:48.3 | 5k, 16:29 |
| Event | 2019 Varsity Team |
|---|---|
| Distance & PR | 5k, 16:44 |
Academics
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Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes.Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsNational Junior Honor Society and Distinguished Honor Roll Scored a 5 on AP Calculus AB and BC
- ActivitiesEagle Scout, PMEA All-State Choir (2x), OAKE National Choir, alternate for NafME National Honors Choir, PMEA District Orchestra, PMEA District Choir, York Youth Symphony Orchestra, York County Junior and Senior Honors Choirs, WITF Regional Spelling Bee, member of Tri-M music honor society, and a job at Saubel's Supermarkets.
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