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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Houston, Texas
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 | High School: Westfield
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 | Event: Sprints
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 | Birthdate: 03/15/1986
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2008 All-Big 12 Outdoor Conference (4x400 relay)
2008 All-Big 12 Indoor Conference (800-meter run, 4x400, Distance Medley Relay)
Personal: Son of Diana and Thatford Brown ... Born March 15, 1986 ... Advertising major ... Plans to pursue a career in coaching ... Older brother, Brandon, was a linebacker at Iowa State ... Has another brother, Brodrick, who also is an athlete.
2007-08: (Indoor) Ran second leg of fourth-place 4x400 relay (3:13.94) at the Arkansas Invitational ... Took seventh in the championship 800 at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 1:53.82 ... Ran the third leg on the school-record holding Distance Medley Relay that finished second at the Razorback Invitational with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 9:42.35 ... Finished 11th in the 800-meter run (1:52.80) at the Razorback Invitational ... Ran a season-best time of 1:13.32 to finish fifth in the 600-yard run at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... Posted season-best times in the 400-meter dash (49.67) and 800-meter run (1:51.73) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... Ran the third leg on the Distance Medley Relay that finished fourth at the Tyson Invitational with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 9:45.64 ... Finished fifth in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 1:52.97 ... Ran the third leg on the 4x400 relay that finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 3:13.87 ... Also ran the third leg on the Distance Medley Relay that finished third at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 9:59.70.
2006-2007: (Indoor) Finished fourth in the championship section of the 800-meter run at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 22) in 1:50.37 ... Ran a leg of the school-record setting DMR (9:44.59) that finished second at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10) ... Was sixth (1:51.04) in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Ran the third leg on OU's distance medley relay when it broke the school record (9:42.88) at the Alex Wilson Invitational (March 2). (Outdoor) Opened season running 1:51.66 in 800-meter run at Texas Relays (April 5) ... Season best of 1:50.85 came at John McDonnell Invitational (April 21).
2005-2006: (Indoor) Placed fifth in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 25), running in 1:52.89 ... Ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay that placed fifth at the Big 12 meet ... Took third in the championship division of the 800-meter run at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 11) ... Ran four laps in a season best 1:51.47 ... Placed seventh in the 800 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 20-21), lowering his time to 1:51.91 ... Ran a 1:51.93 800 en route to a fourth-place finish (third among collegians) at the season-opening Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 13). (Outdoor) Placed 12th in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Championships, running 1:52.58 ...Opened the season at the Duke Invitational (April 8), placing fifth in the 800-meter run with a regional qualifying mark of 1:49.57.
2004-2005: Made his mark as an 800-meter runner, posting times second only to All-American Aldwyn Sappleton. (Indoor) Established a career best 800 mark of 1:49.74, just .24 seconds off an NCAA provisional qualifying time, at the Cyclone Classic ... Placed ninth in the 600-yard run (1:11.10) at the Big 12 meet. (Outdoor) Established a career best outdoor 800 of 1:51.62 with a fifth-place finish at the Michael Johnson Invitational ... Placed 16th (1:53.12) at the conference meet ... Ran a one-off 400-meter dash (49.25) at the Mean Green Twilight, placing 10th ... Ran second leg on school-record setting (7:24.95) 3200-meter relay team ... Also ran second leg of distance medley relay.
High School: Lettered four years in track and field and three in cross country while competing for Westfield High School ... Finished third in the (Class 5A) state meet in the 800 as a senior ... Ran a 1:51.72 in the final ... Finished fifth in the 800 in the state meet as a junior ... Earned MVP award for team ... Also earned Newcomer of the Year, Most Improved and Most Dedicated awards during his prep career ... Lettered in basketball ... Played on the district and regional championships basketball teams.
Other: Competed for the Houston Track Club ... Won the Gulf Association regional titles in the 800 and as a member of the 1600-meter relay team ... Also won a regional and national title as a member of the 3200-meter relay ... Served as team captain ... Selected as team MVP ... Earned All-America honors in the 800 ... Placed ninth in the 800 (1:55.51) at the 2005 USATF Junior National Track and Field Championships.