2015-16 Men's Cross Country/ Track Roster
Biography
Brandon Ballard's TFRSS Profile (For up-to-date meet results and career performances)Career Individual Top Times:400 meters: 48.90 (3/20/15)
500 meters: 1:05.63 (1/09/15)
800 meters: 1:52.95 (4/19/14)
Shot put: 8.94 meters (
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As a junior (2015): Finished second at the UNC Open in the 400-meter dash (50.06) for his best time of the indoor season… Took fourth at the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 4x4 relay… During the outdoor season, finished second at the UCF Invitational in the 800-meter run (1:57.37)… Appeared in the shot put for the first time in his career at the UNF East Region Preview and finished within the top 10 for the meet… Set a career-best mark I the 400-meter dash at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (48.90) and also finished within the meet’s top 10
As a sophomore (2014): Set personal bests in back-to-back meets, running a 1:52.95 in the 800-meter dash in the UF Tom Jones Memorial and a 49.02 in the 400-meter dash at the 3rd Annual South Florida Multi-Cultural Games
As a freshman (2013): Ran in five meets and had a personal of 18:27 in the 5k at the Florida Runners Invite
Prior to FIU:Â Ran track for three years at Bartram Trail. . .Also played basketball for four years and football for a season. . .Student-Athlete of the Year. . .First Team all-county, All-Times Union. . .Ran a 1:55.50 in the 800m. . . State champion in the 4x400 in 2012.
Personal:Â October 6, 1993. . .Recruited by South Florida, Arkansas State, The Citadel and Bethune-Cookman. . .Majoring in nursing.
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