2017 (Football)
All-SCIAC FIRST TEAM… Saw action in all eight games as a senior… Finished with 34 receptions for 699 yards, ranking second amongst the offense in receiving yards… Averaged 87.4 receiving yards per game and 20.6 per catch… Led the team in receiving touchdowns with 11, tying teammate Chris Beeson for first in touchdowns on the year… Additionally recorded 21 yards on four carries… His best performance came against Pomona-Pitzer, notching three touchdowns in a season-high 214 yards on nine receptions… Opened his senior night with a season-long 78-yard touchdown run against Redlands.
2017 (Track & Field)
Garnered All-West Region honors for his performance in the 4x100m relay…placed 6th in the 100m (11.12) and 5th in the 4x100m relay (42.45) at the SCIAC Championships…additionally placed 3rd in the 4x100m relay (41.59) at Redlands Final Qualifier, setting a team-best time in the event.
2016 (Football)
Played in all nine games…recorded 21 catches on the year for 448 yards…season-high five receptions against Pacific Lutheran on Sept. 10…scored five touchdowns.
L.A. Pierce College
Played two years of football.
Bayside High School
Graduated in 2016 from Bayside HS in Bayside, N.Y.…played football for the Commodores…set interception record at his school and for the league.
Personal
Full name: Wendell David O’Brien Jr.…born Oct. 11, 1995 in Rosedale, N.Y.…mother is Marcia…chose CLU because it felt like home and was one of the few school that believed in him…currently majoring in marketing communication with career aspirations to own to my own business.
Favorites
Movies: Pursuit of Happyness
Music: J. Cole
Food: Italian
Pro Teams: NY Giants
Pro Athletes: Deandre Hopkins
Book: The Bible
Color: Purple
Number: 9, 22
TV Shows: The Office
Video Game: GTA
