Kristine O’Brien
Statistics
Date of birth
10/3/1991
Height
5'11"
Weight
164
Began Rowing
2005, St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School
Hometown
Massapequa Park, N.Y.
Birthplace
Clane, County Kildare, Ireland
Current residence
Princeton, N.J.
High School
St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School
Undergraduate Education
University of Virginia, Sociology, 2013
Current Coach
Rob Weber
Club Affiliations
USRowing Training Center–Princeton
Teams
Senior
2015-2017
Under 23 Teams
2011-2013
Junior
2009
International Results
2018
World Rowing Championships
First, women's eight
World Rowing Cup II
Bronze, women's pair
World Rowing Cup II
Bronze, women's eight
2017
World Rowing Cup II
Third, women's eight
World Rowing Championships
Fourth, women's four
2016
World Rowing Championships
Second, women's four
Henley Royal Regatta
First, The Remenham Challenge Cup
2015
World Rowing Championships
First, women's four
2013
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
First, women's eight
2012
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
First, women's eight
2011
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Seventh, quadruple sculls
2009
World Rowing Junior Championships
Sixth, women's pair
National Results
Finished sixth in the pair at the 2015 National Selection Regatta 1…Finished fourth with the Virginia varsity eight at the 2013 NCAA Championships.Won the first college boat and third overall in the championship eight at the 2012 Head of the Charles Regatta with Virginia. Won the varsity eight and team title at the 2012 NCAA Championships…Won the championship eight at the 2011 Head of the Charles…Finished seventh in the varsity eight at the 2011 NCAA Championships...Finished second in the championship eight at the 2010 Head of the Charles…Won the intermediate double sculls and senior eight at the 2010 USRowing Club National Championships…Finished second in the varsity eight at the 2010 NCAA Championships…Won the senior double sculls at the 2009 Stotesbury Cup Regatta and finished second in the senior double sculls at the 2009 SRRA Championships…Won the youth double sculls at the 2008 Head of the Charles.
Personal
Kristine, nicknamed "O'B," enjoys picnics on the lawn, beach volleyball, and buffalo wings…She was the 2010 ACC Freshman of the Year and was a part of the ACC Crew of the Year…In 2011 and 2012, she was All-ACC, CRCA All-South Region, and 2011 First Team All-American. In 2011, she won the Coaches Award for Excellence…Kristine lists winning the varsity eight and team title at the 2012 NCAA Championships as her most memorable sporting achievement…She lists her grandmother as the most influential person in her life and her parents and Kevin Sauer as the most influential people in her rowing career...The night before a race, Kristine says she must wear her lucky pajamas.