Missouri S&T Athletics

O’Brien was a record-setting performer in two sports for the Miners during his career as a standout on both the soccer and track & field teams.  In soccer, he established school records for goals with 35, assists with 18 and points with 88.  An all-conference and all-region player at UMR, he also set single game records with four goals and eight points in a 1987 victory over Bellarmine while leading the MIAA in scoring that season.  As a member of the track & field team, O’Brien competed in the sprints and relays and was part of a record-setting mile relay team.