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David O'Brien was a standout member of the men's track and field team from 1983-87. He holds the school record in the decathlon (6,403 points), which he set during the 1987 outdoor season.
In the spring of 1986, he won a New York State championship in the decathlon and went on to compete in that event at the NCAA Division III championships, where he placed 12th. He lists winning the state decathlon title and competing in the NCAAs as his greatest thrill as an AU student-athlete
He had a combined five top-10 finishes at the state meets in the indoor pentathlon (sixth in 1984, fifth in 1985 and third in 1986) and outdoor decathlon (fourth in 1984, first in 1986).
O'Brien earned a bachelor's degree in biology from AU in 1987 and later earned master's (1990) and PhD (1996) degrees in microbiology-immunology from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He has held several medical technologist positions and is currently employed in that capacity in the Hermatology-Flow Cytometry Department at ACM-Medical Laboratory in Rochester.
O'Brien and his wife, Heather, live in Fairport, NY, with their sons Connor and Joshua.
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