2016 Men's Track & Field

Mike Graf

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Murrieta, Calif.

Biography

2016 (Senior)
• Finished 10th in the javelin at the Big West Championships (162-02)
• Registered a season-best 177-04 to come in fourth at the UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational
• Took eighth with a toss of 166-09 at the Steve Scott Invitational

2015 (Junior)
• Established a personal-record 178-01 to place 15th in the javelin at the Big West Championships
• Also scored in the 4x100 relay (7th) and finished ninth in the long jump
• Posted collegiate-bests of 11.41 in the 100m and 22-09.25 in the long jump at the Big West Challenge
• Added a lifetime-best 106-11 in the discus at the Beach Invitational

2014 (Sophomore)
• Ran a personal-record 15.39 in the 110m hurdles at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Notched a season-best 21-09.75 in the long jump at the UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational

2013 (Freshman)
• Big West qualifier in the 400m hurdles and 4x100 relay
• Established a career-best 55.49 in the 400H
• Runner-up in the 4x100 (42.65) and finished fourth in the 4x400 (3:25.57) at the All-UC Challenge Cup
• Recorded a season-best 15.43 in the 110H at the Steve Scott Invitational

High School
• Graduated from Vista Murrieta High School in 2012
• Won four varsity letters in track & field and two in football
• Southwestern League champion in the 300m hurdles as a junior
• Helped his track team to four CIF titles
• Also won the 2011 CIF championship in football

Personal
• Majoring in public health
• Studied alternative medicine in Bali, Indonesia
• Parents are Jamey Brannigan and Mike Graf
• Has two siblings, Ryan and Jeff

TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 11.41 (2015 Big West Challenge)
400m = 51.77 (2015 UCR Spring Classic Invitational)
110m Hurdles = 15.39 (2014 Steve Scott Invitational)
400m Hurdles = 55.49 (2013 Big West Championships)
4x100 Relay = 42.01 (2013 Big West Challenge)
4x400 Relay = 3:26.05 (2013 Ben Brown Invitational)
Long Jump = 22-09.25 (2015 Big West Challenge)
Discus Throw = 106-11 (2015 Beach Invitational)
Javelin Throw = 178-01 (2015 Big West Championships)

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2014Sophomore

    Hurdles
  • 2015Junior

    Multis
  • 2016Senior

    Multis