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2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Parker O’Brien

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Junior
  • High School Leonardtown HS
  • Hometown Leonardtown, MD
  • Major Sports Communication

Biography

2022-23 Freshman Year
Outdoor Season Bests
Race Event Meet Date Mark Place
800m Bison Outdoor Classic Apr. 14-16 2:19.21 76th
1,500m Bison Outdoor Classic Apr. 14-16 4:47.74 10th
2023-24 Sophomore Year
Indoor Season Bests
Race Event Meet Date Mark Place
800m NYC Gotham Cup Jan. 19 2:17.48 3rd
Mile Run MAAC Indoor T&F Championships Feb. 24-25 4:59.48 5th
Mile Run ECAC Championships March 2-3 5:01.28 15th

Outdoor Season
Race Event Meet Date Mark Place
1,500m Run Fred Hardy Invitational March 22 4:39.20 10th
800m Run Colonial Relays April 5-6 2:16.11 1st
4x1,500m Relay Colonial Relays April 5-6 19:05.08 3rd
4x800 Relay Penn Relays Apr. 27 9:20.97 13th
800m Run MAAC Championship May 4 2:18.95 13th
4x800m Relay MAAC Championship May 5 9:21.12 3rd
2024-25 Junior Year
Indoor Season Bests

Race Event 

Meet 

Date 

Mark 

Place 

800m 

Dr. Sander Scorcher 

Jan. 24-25 

2:19.77 

12th 

1500m 

Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic 

Jan. 31-Feb. 1 

4:43.65 

91st 

Mile 

MAAC Indoor Track & Field Championships 

Feb. 22-23 

5:01.54 

7th 

Outdoor Season Bests

Race Event 

Meet 

Date 

Mark 

Place 

800m 

2025 Colonial Relays 

Apr. 3-5 

2:16.74 

7th 

1500m 

Richmond’s Fred Hardy Invitational 

Mar. 20-21 

4:44.04 

21st 


Accolades: MAAC All-Academic, ECAC qualifier
 
Prior to Marist
  • Graduated from Leonardtown High School in 2022.
  • Earned the Minds in Motion Award and was named to the Academic Honor Roll all four years of high school.
  • A four-year varsity athlete and a four-time Washington Post Honorable Mention selection.
  • Named St. Mary’s County’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2020.
  • Won the Maryland State Championship in the 4x800-meter relay in 2022, breaking her school’s record and qualifying for the New Balance Nationals.
  • Two-time indoor 800-meter regional champion and 2020 Maryland state runner-up in the indoor 800-meter event.
  • Helped secure two bronze medals in the 4x800-meter relay at the Maryland State Championships.
  • https://md.milesplit.com/articles/317133/salute-to-seniors-leonardtown-runner-parker-obrien-maryland
  • https://md.milesplit.com/articles/302572/top-100-returners-2021-class-4a-maryland-girls-cross-country-rankings
General
  • Adopted from Guizhou, China, by her parents, Mark and Devon O’Brien.
  • Underwent open heart surgery at the age of 2.
  • Has an older brother, Jack.
  • Enjoys watching movies, spending time with friends, and eating good food.
At Marist
  • Named to the All-MAAC Cross Country Rookie Team during her freshman year and received the Rookie Cross Country and Outdoor Track Coach’s Award.
  • Earned a spot on the All-MAAC Cross Country Conference Team in her sophomore year and again received the Cross Country and Outdoor Track Coach’s Award.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Distance
    5'2"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'2"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Mid-Distance
    5'2"

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