Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Junior Rob O’Brien had a stellar day for the Rutgers University-Camden indoor track team at the Albright College Invitational on Saturday. O’Brien qualified for the finals by winning the 25-man preliminaries of the 55-meter dash in a time of 6.80. He ended up beating 11 other competitors in the finals with a program record-tying time of 6.73. That time tied the Raptors’ mark set by Tyrie Webb at the LVC Indoor Invitational Jan. 26, 2013 at Lebanon Valley College. O’Brien also finished second out of 19 athletes in the 200-meter dash, posting a time of 24.78 as the Scarlet Raptors swept the top three spots in that event. Teammates Trey Gilliard (24.20) and Dylan Feldman (25.25) finished first and third, respectively. In his third year with the indoor track program, O’Brien set the program mark at 300 meters (37.14) earlier this season, in addition to tying the 55-meter record. Last year he ran on the Raptors’ record-setting 4x200 team, which earned New Jersey Athletic Conference First Team honors while winning the NJAC Indoor Track and Field Championships. He also has been a part of the Scarlet Raptors’ record-setting 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams during outdoor season.