TFRRS Profile
Career Summary
Four-year letterwinner at UCLA from 2023-26 ... Qualified for NCAA Regionals in 2024 ... Qualified for the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in 2026, and the Indoor Big Ten Championships in 2025 and 2026 ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in 2023 and 2024 ... Graduated with the No. 7 pole vault mark (5.42m / 17-9.25) in UCLA indoor history.
2026
Entered seven meets during outdoor season, including the Big Ten Championships ... Had his highest clearance of the year (5.21m / 17-1) at Cal Poly's Conover Classic on Mar. 21 ... Picked up a win in his first appearance of outdoor season after clearing 5.03m (16-6) ... Was runner-up at the USC Dual Meet on May 3 to help the Bruin men to a team win ... Cleared 5.05m (16-6.75) at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Competed at four meets during indoor season, including the Big Ten Indoor Championships ... Finished tenth at Indoor B1Gs with a maximum clearance of 5.08m (16-8) ... Best mark during indoor season came at the Tyson Invitational on Feb. 13, where he cleared 5.20m (17-0.75).
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 … Made his season debut with a second-place finish at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational … Recorded his season-best mark at the Don Kirby Invitational … His clearance of 5.42m (17-09.25) landed him seventh all-time on UCLA’s indoor top 10 list … Placed first at the USC Dual Meet, his first of three outdoor appearances … Finished fourth in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships, clearing 5.19m in Colorado … Cleared 5.22m at the NCAA West Prelims in Arkansas to place 25th in the west.
2023
Competed in four meets during the indoor track and field season … Finished eighth in the pole vault event at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational in his debut … Improved on his first mark steadily throughout the season … Recorded an indoor-season-best 4.89m (16-00.50) at the Don Kirby Invite, finishing second in the event … Cleared 4.88m at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational… Appeared in five pole vault competitions during the 2023 outdoor campaign … Claimed first inside Drake Stadium twice in his freshman campaign … First gold placement came at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on March 25, when he cleared 5.00m (16-07.50) … Also placed first against rival USC during the annual Dual Meet on April 30 … Finished eighth in the Conference, clearing a collegiate-best mark of 5.07m (16-07.5) at the Pac-12 Championships in May ... 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 School
Three-time letter winner win track and field at Eleanor Roosevelt High School … 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 … Member of Ultimate Pole Vault club team … Competed at the USATF U-20 nationals and 2022 Busan International Pole Vault Meeting.
Personal
Born in Corona, Calif. to parents Jason and Dena O’Brien … Has two younger brothers, David and Finnegan, and a younger sister Abigail … Chose UCLA because of its “Great Academics and great athletics” … Describes his greatest athletic thrill as competing at U20 nationals in Eugene … Admires Mondo Duplantis, Chris Neilson, Michael Phelps, Katie Nageotte … Enjoys Legos, Marvel, Baseball, Harry Potter, and food … Plans to major in political science, and aspires to a career in law.
Career Summary
Four-year letterwinner at UCLA from 2023-26 ... Qualified for NCAA Regionals in 2024 ... Qualified for the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in 2026, and the Indoor Big Ten Championships in 2025 and 2026 ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in 2023 and 2024 ... Graduated with the No. 7 pole vault mark (5.42m / 17-9.25) in UCLA indoor history.
2026
Entered seven meets during outdoor season, including the Big Ten Championships ... Had his highest clearance of the year (5.21m / 17-1) at Cal Poly's Conover Classic on Mar. 21 ... Picked up a win in his first appearance of outdoor season after clearing 5.03m (16-6) ... Was runner-up at the USC Dual Meet on May 3 to help the Bruin men to a team win ... Cleared 5.05m (16-6.75) at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Competed at four meets during indoor season, including the Big Ten Indoor Championships ... Finished tenth at Indoor B1Gs with a maximum clearance of 5.08m (16-8) ... Best mark during indoor season came at the Tyson Invitational on Feb. 13, where he cleared 5.20m (17-0.75).
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 … Made his season debut with a second-place finish at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational … Recorded his season-best mark at the Don Kirby Invitational … His clearance of 5.42m (17-09.25) landed him seventh all-time on UCLA’s indoor top 10 list … Placed first at the USC Dual Meet, his first of three outdoor appearances … Finished fourth in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships, clearing 5.19m in Colorado … Cleared 5.22m at the NCAA West Prelims in Arkansas to place 25th in the west.
2023
Competed in four meets during the indoor track and field season … Finished eighth in the pole vault event at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational in his debut … Improved on his first mark steadily throughout the season … Recorded an indoor-season-best 4.89m (16-00.50) at the Don Kirby Invite, finishing second in the event … Cleared 4.88m at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational… Appeared in five pole vault competitions during the 2023 outdoor campaign … Claimed first inside Drake Stadium twice in his freshman campaign … First gold placement came at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on March 25, when he cleared 5.00m (16-07.50) … Also placed first against rival USC during the annual Dual Meet on April 30 … Finished eighth in the Conference, clearing a collegiate-best mark of 5.07m (16-07.5) at the Pac-12 Championships in May ... 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 School
Three-time letter winner win track and field at Eleanor Roosevelt High School … 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 … Member of Ultimate Pole Vault club team … Competed at the USATF U-20 nationals and 2022 Busan International Pole Vault Meeting.
Personal
Born in Corona, Calif. to parents Jason and Dena O’Brien … Has two younger brothers, David and Finnegan, and a younger sister Abigail … Chose UCLA because of its “Great Academics and great athletics” … Describes his greatest athletic thrill as competing at U20 nationals in Eugene … Admires Mondo Duplantis, Chris Neilson, Michael Phelps, Katie Nageotte … Enjoys Legos, Marvel, Baseball, Harry Potter, and food … Plans to major in political science, and aspires to a career in law.