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09/09/2016
Gophers Take Team Title at Oz
Minnesota placed 12 runners in the top 20 at the season-opening Oz Memorial Run Friday
09/02/2016
Gophers Make Strides at Intrasquad 5K
Madeline Strandemo, Megan Hasz, Bethany Hasz, Bailey Ness, and Danielle Anderson made up the top five in the 5K race
08/24/2016
Gophers Ready for 2016 Campaign
Head coach Sarah Hopkins shares her outlook for the 2016 cross country season
12/13/2015
Gophers Hand Out 2015 Team Awards
Minnesota held its annual season-ending banquet and presented the team awards on Sunday
12/09/2015
Big Ten Honors Gophers for Academics
Student-athletes from the University of Minnesota honored for performance in classroom
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2015 • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • ran five races • ran a career-best 21:39.2 as the eighth Gopher in 63rd place at the Big Ten Championship • placed 18th overall as the second Gopher in the open race at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (21:39.3) • finished sixth on the team and 16th overall at the Oz Memorial (22:58.4) • placed eighth on the team at both the Griak Invitational (23:25.8) and the Greater Louisville Classic 5K (18:10.63) • served as an alternate at the NCAA Midwest Regional and NCAA Championship.
2014 • Freshman Season: Competed in five races as an unattached runner.
High School: A 2014 graduate of North St. Paul High School • four-year track & field letterwinner and two-year cross country letterwinner • joined cross country as a junior after playing soccer for two years • two-time state qualifier in cross country, finishing sixth at the 2013 Minnesota Class AA state cross country championships as a senior after placing 24th as a junior • 2013 Classic Suburban Conference champion in cross country • two-time all-state and all-conference honoree in cross country • placed 12th in the 3,200m at the 2014 Minnesota Class AA state track & field championships as a senior • 2013 and 2014 Classic Suburban Conference champion in the 1,600m • holds North St. Paul school records in 800m and 3,200m • also played soccer and hockey in high school • National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born February 17, 1996 • daughter of Peter and Diane O'Brien • has six siblings, Tom, Jim, Joe, Mary, Petey and Cathie • sister Mary played soccer at the University of Minnesota from 2010-11 • brother Jim played hockey at the University of Minnesota and in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils • enjoys skating, playing hockey and soccer, dancing and watching movies • intends to major in elementary education.
MORE HEADLINES
Gophers Earn Top-10 Finish
9/24/2016
Minnesota placed ninth in the team standings at the 31st annual Roy Griak Invitational.
2016 Griak Invitational Race Recaps
9/24/2016
The Gophers host the 31st annual Roy Griak Invitational at Les Bolstad Course on Saturday.
No. 25 Gophers Set for Griak Invite
9/20/2016
Minnesota hosts the 31st annual Roy Griak Invitational at Les Bolstad Course this Saturday.
