Drake University Athletics

Personal Bests (as of Mar 2, 2020)

Cross Country:
6,000m: 18:24.9
8,000m: 24:40.1
10,000m: 30:25.0

Indoor
Mile: 4:26.38
3,000m: 8:24.77
5,000m: 14:54.90

Outdoor
3,000m: 8:34.29
5,000m: 14:52.01
10,000m: 31:52.87

2020 Indoor: Finished tenth in the 5000m at MVC Indoor Championships ... placed 30th at the Iowa State Classic 3000m ... finished 24th at the Frank Sevigne Invitational 3000m ... won the 5000m at the Graduate Classic.

2019 Cross Country: Placed 8th at the Bradley Pink Classic in the 6k with a time of 18:26.6 … Placed ninth at the MVC Championship in the 8k with a time of 25:19.9 … All Conference honorable mention and All Academic MVC.

2019 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2019 Indoor: Placed seventh at the Jimmy Grant Invitational ... finished seventh at the Graduate Classic ... set a new personal best in the 3000m at the Black & Gold Premier.

2018 Cross Country: Finished 46th at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... placed 23rd at the MVC Championships ... finished 25th to score at the Bradley Pink Classic ... placed 41st to score at the Roy Griak Invitational ... finished 7th to score in the Oz Memorial meet. 

2018 Outdoor: Finished 10th in the 10,000 meters at the MVC Campionships...finished 17th in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays... ran a personal best 14:52.01 in the 5,000 meters at the Jim Duncan Inviatational... ran a personal best 8:34.29 in the 3,000m at the Arkansas Spring Invitational.

2018 Indoor: Finished seventh in the 5,000 meters at the MVC Championships...ran a personal best 14:54.90 for fourth place at the SDSU Indoor Classic in the 5,000 meters...took 20th in the 3,000 meters at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational...finished 11th at the Graduate Classic in the 3,000 meters...ran a mile time of 4:26.38 for fifth place at the Cyclone Duels. 

2017 Cross Country: Named MVC All-Academic...MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Sept.13)...finished 67th at the NCAA Midwest Regional...ran an 8k time of 25:47.7 at the MVC Championships to finish 18th...placed 86th at the Bradley Pink Classic...finished 52nd at the Griak Invitational with an 8k time of 26:40.3...place fourth at the Oz Memorial with a four mile time of 20:25.8...finished 14th at the Hawkeye Invitational with a 6k time of 18:24.9

2017 Outdoor: Finished eighth in the 3,000m at the Arkansas Spring Invitational

2017 Indoor: Took 12th in the 5,000m and 37th in the 3,000m at the MVC Indoor Championships...finished 10th in the 5,000m at the Husker Invitational...placed 12th in the 3,000m at the Messersmith Invitational...was 18th in the mile at the Missouri Invitational...finished 11th in the 3,000m at the Holiday Inn Invite. 

2016 Cross Country: Finished 58th at the at the Hawkeye Invitational with a 6k time of 19:25.6... placed 38th at the Oz Memorial with a 4 mile time of 21:46.8... took 3rd with a 6k time of 19:47.4 at the Viking Invitational... finished 63rd with a time of 25:46.13 at the 8k Chile Pepper Festival... placed 102nd in the 8k at the Adidas Pre-National Invitational with a time of 26:50.8... finished 35th at the MVC Championship in the 8k with a time of 26:38.7

High School: Was all-conference in cross country as a junior and senior ... helped lead the team to back-to-back state titles in 2015 and 2014 ... as a senior, he also helped the team finish 14th at the Nike Cross Country Nationals ... as a junior, the team finished second at the Nike Cross Country Nationals.

Personal: Is the son of Carl and Tonya Brandt ... intends to major in biology ... older brother, Adam, runs at St. Thomas.