Joe O'Brien

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
York, England
High School:
York College

Career Records

Awards

2025 NCAA Southeast Regional Champion
2025 All-Southeast Region
2024 All-Southeast Region
2024 ACC Cross Country Champion
2024 All-ACC

Collegiate PR
8K - 22:59.4
10K - 29:34.1
5 Mile - 26:48.3

2025 (Redshirt Junior)
Competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/22)... Earned All-Region honors for the second consecutive season after placing 19th with a time of 30:07.9 at the NCAA Southeast Regional, helping the Demon Deacons secure their first NCAA Southeast Regional title since 2021 in the process (11/14)... Made his season debut at the ACC Cross Country Championships, securing a 35th place result (10/31).

2024 (Junior)
Earned All-ACC honors after placing 16th with a personal-best time of 22:59.4, helping the Demon Deacons earn the ACC Championship… Named All-Region after crossing the finish line in 10th at 30:01.7 during the NCAA Southeast Region Cross Country Championships… Helped guide the Deacs to a seventh place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships as he finished in 56th, clocking 29:34.7… Finished in second place during the opening meet of the season against UNC Greensboro.

2023 (Freshman)
Set a personal best of 29:34.1 in the 10K at the NCAA Division | Southeast Region Cross Country Championships (11/10) and delivered a time of 30:23.5 at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (11/18) … Performed in the 8K at the ACC Cross Country Championships (10/27), achieving a personal best of 23:40.3