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2017-18 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Jessica O'Brien

  • Position BB/FX
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School Peak to Peak HS
  • Hometown Boulder, Colo.

Biography

As a senior (2018)
• Spent much of the season in the floor lineup.
• Scored a season-best 9.750 at Towson.
• Competed on floor at the USAG Collegiate Nationals in the team finals, helping the Big Red secure a fourth-place finish.
• Named to the ECAC All-Academic team..

As a junior (2017)
• Spent time in the vault, beam and floor lineups, competing in a total of eight meets.
• Was in the vault lineup for the Big Red at the USAG Collegiate Nationals, helping Cornell advance to the team finals.
• Competed on floor at the Ivy Classic, helping the Big Red to its second straight meet title with a seventh-place finish (9.675).
• Season-best score on floor (9.750) came at the Big Red Invitational as part of a 10th-place individual finish in the event.
• Named to the ECAC All-Academic team.

As a sophomore (2016)
• Saw her first varsity competition at Cortland, scoring a career-best 9.625 on beam.
• Competed in four meets on beam and one on floor.

As a freshman (2015)
• O'Brien did not see varsity competition as a freshman.

Prior to Cornell
• O'Brien won state titles while competing at Level 8 (all-around), Level 9 (all-around) and Level 10 (floor).
• She was sixth at the Czech Republic's national championships on floor and was a finalist at the meet's bars and beam competition.
• A two-time regional qualifier at Level 10, she served as team captain in her final season.

Personal
• Jessica Nicole O'Brien is the daughter of John William and Michaela O'Brien and has a younger sister.
• She is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    All-Around
    5'4"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'4"
  • 2016-17Junior

    BB/FX
    5'4"
  • 2017-18Senior

    BB/FX
    5'4"