Aidan O'Brien

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Niskayuna, N.Y.
High School:
Niskayuna

General: Missed fall practice due to injury.
Prep: Graduated from Niskayuna High School where he was coached by Mike Vorgang...two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-America selection...also named an Under Armour Underclass All-America twice...NHS’s team MVP in 2015 and offensive MVP in 2014...led Niskayuna to 2015 New York State Class A champions...member of four-time regional championship team and four-time Section 2 title winning team...three-time scholar-athlete award winner...member of National Honor Society...captured athlete leadership award.
Personal: Aidan O’Brien is the son of James O’Brien and Melissa O’Brien...was born October 7, 1996 in Niskayuna, N.Y. ...has one brother, Leo, 12, and three sisters - Caleigh, 21, Abbey, 17, and Kelseigh, 14.

Catching Up With Aidan O’Brien
Section #1: Lacrosse Related
My favorite thing about wearing Carolina Blue is it’s my favorite color.
I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because they are successful and know how to win.
My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my IQ.
My best friend on my high school lacrosse team was Reed Avveduti and he is now playing at Sacred Heart.
Every high school recruit should dream of becoming a Tar Heel because it is the best combination of academics, athletics and family.
Section #2: Your Interests
An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent with friends on a lake.
My teammate with the best taste in music is Jack Halpert because of his Sound Cloud.
My favorite professional sports team is the New York Giants.
The best movie I’ve ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is In Time.
The foreign country I would love to visit most is New Zealand because of the landscape.
Section #3: Food
My favorite tailgate foods are chicken wing dip and water.
My favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle because it’s filling and decilious.
Sweet, salty or both? Both.
My favorite food made by a relative is my Mother’s cherry pie.
My favorite Chapel Hill dining spot is Sup Dogs.
Section #4: Digging into your Personality
If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to the 2007 Super Bowl.
The person in history I would most want to have dinner with is Steve Jobs.
People would be very surprised to know I read often.
In a quarter century I would love to be living in New York and working on Wall Street.
The most interesting person I’ve met in my time at UNC is Jake Peden because of his love for scented candles.