2017 Men's Track & Field

Brandon Howard

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.

Biography

2017 (Senior)
• Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in both the 400m hurdles and 4x400 relay
• Earned all-conference honors in three events
• Member of the Big West champion 4x400 relay, while finishing second in the 4x100 and 400H
• Helped the 4x400 squad claim the title in a season-best 3:09.19
• Won the 400H at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational with a personal-best 51.61
• That time ranks fifth in school history
• Came in fifth out of 47 at the Beach Invitational (52.58)
• Added a third-place finish at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic and Big West Challenge

2016 (Junior)
• Finished 31st in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminaries (52.68)
• Runner-up at the Big West Championships with a then personal-record 52.22
• Also placed third in the 4x100 relay (40.97) at the conference meet
• Double champion at the Steve Scott Invitational, finishing ahead of the pack in the 400H (52.44) and 4x100 (41.14)
• Member of the first-place 4x400 relay at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational

2015 (Sophomore)
• Point-scorer in the 4x100 relay at the Big West Championships (42.40)
• Ran a season-best 52.47 to place fifth in the 400m hurdles at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Established UCI's top 200m time of the season at the Big West Challenge (22.51)
• Added a season-best 49.74 in the 400m at the Beach Invitational

2014 (Freshman)
• Big West finalist in the 400m hurdles
• Finished fifth at the conference championships with a time of 53.40
• Registered a season-best 52.94 at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational
• Also helped the 4x100 relay to a fifth-place showing (41.62)
• Won the 400H and took third in the 4x400 at the Big West Challenge
• Came in third in the 400m with a season-best 49.51

High School
• Lettered four years in track and two in football at Steele Canyon High School
• Earned first-team All-CIF honors with a third-place finish in the 300m hurdles at the state championships as a senior
• All-league performer in the 300m hurdles, 400m and 4x100 relay
• Led his team to three league titles
• Named the Grossmont League Athlete of the Year

Personal
• Majoring in criminology, law & society
• Parents are Taissa and Brandon Howard
• Has one sibling, Anthony

TOP MARKS AT UCI
200m = 22.51 (2015 Big West Challenge)
400m = 49.51 (2014 All-UC Meet)
800m = 1:59.09 (2015 All-UC Meet)
400m Hurdles = 51.61 (2017 Steve Scott Invitational)
4x100 Relay = 40.62 (2017 Big West Championships)
4x400 Relay = 3:09.19 (2017 Big West Championships)

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2015Sophomore

    Hurdles
  • 2016Junior

    Hurdles
  • 2017Senior

    Hurdles