DePaul University Athletics
2011 Cross Country Roster
O'Brien, Claire
Claire O'Brien
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Charles, Ill.
- High School:
- St. Charles North
Bio
Career Notes:
- Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2009, 2010, 2012.
2011-12 (Senior)
Cross Country:
- Scored points in all six of DePaul[apos]s races
- Placed 99th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in DeKalb, Ill. in a time of 23:22.0
- Ran a season-best 6K time of 22:52.9 at the BIG EAST Championships, where she was also DePaul[apos]s top finisher
- Placed 17th at the UIC Home Opener.
2010-11 (Junior)
Cross Country:
- Ran in all seven races
- Finished ninth at the Vincentian Cup Invitational with a 4K time of 15:58
- Earned points in the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational with a 5K time of 18:53
- Collected points in the Bradley Classic, the BIG EAST Championships, and the NCAA Regionals.
2009-10 (Sophomore)
Cross Country:
- Ran in all seven competitions while scoring points in five
- Lowered her personal record in the 5K to 19:13 at the Notre Dame Invitational
- Ran a season-best 6K at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 23:22.
Indoor:
- Ran a personal-record mile at the Badger Track Classic in a time of 5:25.22
- Logged a season-best 3,000m time of 10:39.48 at the Blue and Gold Meet.
2008-09 (Freshman)
Cross Country:
- Raced in all seven competitions
- Broke into the Blue Demon top-five in four races
- Season-best 5K time ran at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational in a time of 19:40
- Fastest pace achieved at the Bradley Classic with a 6:16 average mile.
Indoor:
- Placed fourth at the Chicago Duals with a 3,000m time of 11:07.10
- Clocked a season-best time of 10:57.77 in the 3,000m at the Blue and Gold Meet
- Notched a mile time of 5:31.95 at the Bob Eubanks Open
- Helped earn sixth place in the 4x400m relay at the Chicago Duals with a time of 4:28.25.
Outdoor:
- Won the 5,000m at Viking Classic with a time of 19:16.48
- Finished in eighth place at the Chicagoland Championships with a 5,000m time of 18:56.18
- Season-best time in the 5,000m came at the Mike Poehlein Invitational with a time of 18:49.89.
High School:
- Four-year letter winner in cross country and track and field
- Participated on the 2006 state championship qualifying cross country team
- Three mile personal record of 18:08
- 5:32 personal-best time in the 1,600m
- All-conference cross country honors her junior and senior year
- Named to the all-academic team 2006-2008
- Upstate Eight Sportsmanship Award winner.
Personal:
- Daughter of Fran Yoshioka and Kerry O[apos]Brien
- Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Demon Docs: Episode 2
Saturday, October 12
Across The Line: Noah Deck
Tuesday, September 18
Across the Line: Chris Korabik
Friday, October 27
DePaul Cross Country: BIG EAST Championship Preview
Wednesday, October 26
