2005 Women's Cross Country Roster

Colleen O'Brien

  • Class Redshirt
  • Hometown Henderson, Nev.
  • High School Foothill HS

Biography

UNLV: An experienced distance runner who enters her senior season at UNLV ... will compete in both cross country and track and field for the Rebels.

2004-05 (Junior): Ran in two cross country events, with her best time coming in the UNLV Invite (22:13.95) ... did not compete in the indoor season ... ran in one outdoor meet, finishing 22nd in the 5,000 meters (21:22.16) at the Long Beach Invitational.

2003-04 (Sophomore): Did not compete during the cross country season or indoor season ... finished 20th in the 5,000 meters at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a time of 20:29.95.

2002-03 (Freshman): Finished 62nd in the MWC Cross Country Championships in a time of 26:52.40 ... competed in the outdoor season.

High School: Lettered in cross country and track for three years for the Falcons ... team captain on both squads for her junior and senior years ... two-time MVP in cross country ... named all-league and all-region for cross country and track in 2000 and 2001 ... member of the 4x800 meter relay team which finished second in the state of Nevada in 2001.

Personal: Colleen Ann O[apos]Brien ... born on Sept. 28, 1984, in Kenosha, WI .. the daughter of Jerry and Maryann O[apos]Brien ... enrolled in the UNLV Honors College ... majoring in English.

O[apos]Brien[apos]s UNLV Career Bests

Cross Country
5K	20:42.00 at Long Beach State Invitational (10/19/02)
6K	24:25.00 at Stanford Invitational (9/28/02)
Indoor
55 M	7.56 at Texas Tech Open (1/19/02)
Outdoor
1,500 M  5:09.54 at Steve Scott Invitational (4/3/03)
3,000 M  11:12.73 at Cal-Nevada Championships (4/11/03)
5,000 M  20:09.64 at Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (4/18/03)

Historical Player Information

  • 2004Junior

  • 2005Redshirt