University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA
2024
ACWPC Academic All-American, Superior level … Played in seven games … Finished the season with three goals, two steals, and a career-high of seven assists … Had a career-high six-point game against La Verne (Sept. 14) with one goal and five assists.

2023
ACWPC Academic All-American, Outstanding level ... Big West Academic All-Conference honoree ... Played in 20 games, tallying five goals and six assists … Posted a pair of two-goal, two-assist games, against Austin College (Sept. 9) and UC Merced (Oct. 7) … Also found the back of the cage against No. 9 San Jose State on Sept. 23.

2022
Redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Santa Barbara High School … Holds the single season record for drawn ejections (81) … Scored 60 goals with 58 assists his senior year … First Team All-CIF and Channel League MVP … Helped the Dons to three Channel League titles and the 2019 CIF Division 3 Southern Section Title … USA Water Polo Academic All-American … Also swam competitively, reaching the CIF Division 2 Championships in the 200 and 400 free relays.

PERSONAL
Grew up in Santa Barbara … Son of Irene and John O’Brien … Has an older brother, Joe, and sister, Isabel … Majoring in Business at UC Santa Barbara … Plans to pursue a career in finance … Favorite TV show is The Office … Favorite movie is Stepbrothers … Favorite books are the Harry Potter series … Listens to Skeggs and Jack Johnson … Roots for the Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Dodgers … Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Hungarian water polo player Denes Varga … His most memorable athletic achievement is winning the CIF title in 2019.