University of Massachusets Athletics
2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster
Coston O'Brien
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Westfield, N.J.
- High School:
- Westfield
2021-22: Outdoor: Claimed sixth in the hammer throw with a 179’ 3” toss and competed in the shot put and discus at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/07-08) … Won the shot put with a toss of 52’ 9.5” for a personal best and No. 5 all-time in program history, claimed fifth in hammer with a 166’ 8” mark, and earned eighth in the discus with a 16’ 1” throw at the UMass Outdoor Invitational (4/30) … Claimed third in the hammer with a 153’ 0” mark, third in the shot put with a 49’ 9” toss, and sixth in the discus with a 143’ 9” throw at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/23) … Won hammer with a toss of 167’ 9”, placed third in shot put with a 50’ 0.75” mark, and took third in discus with a toss of 142’ 10” at the UMass Invitational (4/16) … Won the discus with a 152’ 5” throw, hammer at 179’ 8” to improve to No. 5 all-time in the event, and third place in shot put with a 46’ 9.5” throw at UMass at the UMass Invitational (4/03) … Placed 33rd in shot put with a mark of 49’ 9.25” at the Raleigh Relays (3/24-26). Indoor: Placed fifth in the shot put with a toss of 52’ 2.75” and sixth in weight throw with a toss of 58’ 1” at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-27) … Set the school record in the weight throw with a toss of 62’ 7.25” and placed fourth in shot put with a 49’ 3.75” throw at the Giegengack Invitational (2/12) … Earned silver in the shot put with a 50’ 11” throw and weight throw with a 60’ 4” toss at New England Championships (2/04-05) … Placed fourth in the weight throw with a 59’ 7” throw and eighth in the Jarred Rome shot put with a 52’ 0.5” mark at the Battle in Beantown (1/22) … Claimed third in the shot put with a 51’ 1.5” throw and fourth in the weight throw with a 58’ 6” toss at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational (1/15) … Won the weight throw with a 61’ 2” toss and claimed second in the shot put with a 47’ 11.25” mark at the Alden Invitational (12/04).
2020-21: Outdoor: Placed seventh in shot put with a 52’0.5” toss … Claimed second in hammer with a toss of 162’3” and discus with a mark of 142’0”, as well as first in shot put at 51’9” at tri-meet against UVM and Hartford (4/18) … Won shot put with a 51’9” toss and discus with a 139’9” toss, as well as placed second in hammer with a 159’6” throw at tri-meet against BC and BU (4/10) … Won shot put with a toss of 52’1”, placed second in discus with a 144’11’ toss, and third in hammer with a 164’0” toss at tri-meet against Northeastern and UMass Lowell (4/03) … Landed first in discus with a toss of 158’5” and shot put at 51’1.8”, as well as second in hammer with a toss of 159’11”, at tri-meet against Holy Cross and Merrimack (3/26).
2019-20: Indoor: Took fifth in weight throw at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/29) with a toss of 59 feet, 4.75 inches … Improved No. 2 all-time performance in the UMass record book for weight throw, taking second at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/15) with a toss of 61 feet, 4.25 inches to pull within 5.25 inches of the program's longest standing record … Placed sixth in weight throw with a 58-foot, 2.5-inch toss at the New England Championships (1/31) … Posted the best weight throw mark by a Minuteman in 20 years at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/25), winning the event in a field of 43 competitors with a PR of 61 feet, 1.25 inches, good for second all-time in UMass history … Was named UMass Student-Athletes of the Week following that performance (1/27) … Set a PR in weight throw for a second straight meet, moving up to fifth all-time in program history with a toss of 56 feet, 11.5 inches at the Beantown Challenge (1/10-11) and took sixth in shot put with a 48 foot, 10 inch toss … Posted a personal record in the weight throw with a toss of 55 feet, 5.5 inches to land fourth at the Alden Invitational (12/7).
2018-19: Outdoor: Set a personal best in the shot put with a mark of 49 feet, 9.75 inches and also placed eighth in the discus with a toss of 143 feet, nine inches at the New England Outdoor Championships (5/10-11) … Threw 152 feet, 10 inches in the discus to place fifth and receive a personal best, also threw a personal best in the hammer with a mark of 142 feet, 4 inches and threw shot put at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (5/04-05) … Placed second in the shot put with a mark of 48 feet, 10.25 inches and third in the discus with a throw of 139 feet, 9 inches at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (4/27) … Took the top spot in the discus with a toss of 146 feet, 11 inches and second in the shot put with a 47 foot, 4.5 inch put, also took sixth in the hammer throw at the Minuteman Invitational (4/06). Indoor: Threw the shot put and weight throw at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships (2/23-24) … Set a PR in weight throw with a toss of 52 feet, 0 inches to claim fifth at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/09) … Claimed seventh in the weight toss with a mark of 51 feet, 6.25 inches at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/25-26).
2017-18: Outdoor: Took fourth in shot put and fifth in discus at the Holy Cross Multi-Event meet (04/21) ... Was sixth in discus and seventh in shot put on day two of the Ocean State Invitational (04/14) ... Placed fourth with a toss of 133 feet, 7 inches in the hammer throw on day one of the Ocean State Invitational (04/13). Indoor: Was 14th in shot put at the A-10 Indoor Championships (02/17-18) ... Competed in shot put and the weight throw at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational (02/09) ... Took fifth in the weight throw and seventh in shot put at the Wheaton Invitational (01/26-27) ... Placed eighth in the weight throw and ninth in shot put at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (01/19) ... Finished 12th in the weight throw and 14th in shot put at the Beantown Challenge (01/13) ... Competed in both the weight throw and the shot put at the Dartmouth Relays (01/07).
Before UMass: Ran track at Westfield High School in Westfield, N.J. … Earned seven varsity letters in total … Helped team to a county championship title during junior year … Set personal records of 50’ 5.25’’ in shot put and 139’ 6’’ in discus.
Personal: Born Coston Elliott O’Brien in New York … Son of Sean and Josie … Has four siblings, Leah, Charlie, Jackson and Sean Holly.
