2024 Track & Field Roster
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O'Brien, Hunter
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Hunter O'Brien
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Eleanor Roosevelt HS
- Hometown:
- Eastvale, Calif.
Bio
TFRRS Profile
2025
Competed in seven meets over the course of the year, six during indoor season and one during outdoor season ... Top performance of the year came at the Husky Classic on Feb. 14, as he cleared 5.40m (17-8.50) en route to a runner-up finish ... Was also runner-up at the Spokane Showcase with a clearance of 5.13m (16-10) ... Finished 11th in the pole vault at the Indoor Big Ten Championships with a height of 5.15m (16-10.75) ... Was runner-up at the outdoor Beach Opener with a clearance of 5.28m (17-3.75).
2024
Competed in the pole vault event at five indoor meets โฆ Made his season debut with a second-place finish at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational โฆ Recorded his season-best mark at the Don Kirby Invitational โฆ His clearance of 5.42m (17-09.25) landed him seventh all-time on UCLAโs indoor top 10 list โฆ Placed first at the USC Dual Meet, his first of three outdoor appearances โฆ Finished fourth in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships, clearing 5.19m in Colorado โฆ Cleared 5.22m at the NCAA West Prelims in Arkansas to place 25th in the west.
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2023 ย
Competed in four meets during the indoor track and field season โฆ Finished eighth in the pole vault event at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational in his debut โฆ Improved on his first mark steadily throughout the season โฆ Recorded an indoor-season-best 4.89m (16-00.50) at the Don Kirby Invite, finishing second in the event โฆ Cleared 4.88m at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitationalโฆ Appeared in five pole vault competitions during the 2023 outdoor campaign โฆ Claimed first inside Drake Stadium twice in his freshman campaign โฆ First gold placement came at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on March 25, when he cleared 5.00m (16-07.50) โฆ Also placed first against rival USC during the annual Dual Meet on April 30 โฆ Finished eighth in the Conference, clearing a collegiate-best mark of 5.07m (16-07.5) at the Pac-12 Championships in May ...ย Cleared 5.00m (16-04.75) to place eighth in the nation in the pole vault at the 2023 USATF U-20 Outdoor Championships.
High Schoolย
Three-time letter winner win track and fieldย at Eleanor Roosevelt High School โฆ Won the Big VIII league champion twice, CIF SS Div I, CIF SS Masters, CIF State Champion, Arcadia Invitational Champion, and came in 3rd at U20 nationals โฆ Member of Ultimate Pole Vault club team โฆ Competed at the USATF U-20 nationals and 2022 Busan International Pole Vault Meeting.
Personalย
Born in Corona, Calif. to parents Jason and Dena OโBrien โฆ Has two younger brothers, David and Finnegan, and a younger sister Abigail โฆ Chose UCLA because of its โGreat Academics and great athleticsโ โฆ Describes his greatest athletic thrill as competing at U20 nationals in Eugene โฆ Admires Mondo Duplantis, Chris Neilson, Michael Phelps, Katie Nageotte โฆ Enjoys Legos, Marvel, Baseball, Harry Potter, and food โฆ Plans to major in political science, and aspires to a career in law.
2025
Competed in seven meets over the course of the year, six during indoor season and one during outdoor season ... Top performance of the year came at the Husky Classic on Feb. 14, as he cleared 5.40m (17-8.50) en route to a runner-up finish ... Was also runner-up at the Spokane Showcase with a clearance of 5.13m (16-10) ... Finished 11th in the pole vault at the Indoor Big Ten Championships with a height of 5.15m (16-10.75) ... Was runner-up at the outdoor Beach Opener with a clearance of 5.28m (17-3.75).
2024
Competed in the pole vault event at five indoor meets โฆ Made his season debut with a second-place finish at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational โฆ Recorded his season-best mark at the Don Kirby Invitational โฆ His clearance of 5.42m (17-09.25) landed him seventh all-time on UCLAโs indoor top 10 list โฆ Placed first at the USC Dual Meet, his first of three outdoor appearances โฆ Finished fourth in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships, clearing 5.19m in Colorado โฆ Cleared 5.22m at the NCAA West Prelims in Arkansas to place 25th in the west.
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2023 ย
Competed in four meets during the indoor track and field season โฆ Finished eighth in the pole vault event at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational in his debut โฆ Improved on his first mark steadily throughout the season โฆ Recorded an indoor-season-best 4.89m (16-00.50) at the Don Kirby Invite, finishing second in the event โฆ Cleared 4.88m at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitationalโฆ Appeared in five pole vault competitions during the 2023 outdoor campaign โฆ Claimed first inside Drake Stadium twice in his freshman campaign โฆ First gold placement came at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on March 25, when he cleared 5.00m (16-07.50) โฆ Also placed first against rival USC during the annual Dual Meet on April 30 โฆ Finished eighth in the Conference, clearing a collegiate-best mark of 5.07m (16-07.5) at the Pac-12 Championships in May ...ย Cleared 5.00m (16-04.75) to place eighth in the nation in the pole vault at the 2023 USATF U-20 Outdoor Championships.
High Schoolย
Three-time letter winner win track and fieldย at Eleanor Roosevelt High School โฆ Won the Big VIII league champion twice, CIF SS Div I, CIF SS Masters, CIF State Champion, Arcadia Invitational Champion, and came in 3rd at U20 nationals โฆ Member of Ultimate Pole Vault club team โฆ Competed at the USATF U-20 nationals and 2022 Busan International Pole Vault Meeting.
Personalย
Born in Corona, Calif. to parents Jason and Dena OโBrien โฆ Has two younger brothers, David and Finnegan, and a younger sister Abigail โฆ Chose UCLA because of its โGreat Academics and great athleticsโ โฆ Describes his greatest athletic thrill as competing at U20 nationals in Eugene โฆ Admires Mondo Duplantis, Chris Neilson, Michael Phelps, Katie Nageotte โฆ Enjoys Legos, Marvel, Baseball, Harry Potter, and food โฆ Plans to major in political science, and aspires to a career in law.
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