2019 Cross Country Roster
Preston, Brandt

Brandt Preston
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ingleside, Texas
- High School:
- Ingleside
Bio
JUNOR (2018-19): Outdoors (2019) – Placed 11th in SEC Championships 3,000m steeplechase with career best time of 9:17.32 … Also finished 16th in 5,000m at SEC meet with a time of 14:32.01 … Ran same time of 14:47.10 for fifth place in two separate 5,000m races, at Baldy Castillo Invitational and in the Texas Relays … Finished seventh in 1,500m with a best of 3:54.35 at Reveille Meet … Placed fourth in 1,500m (3:59.99) at Texas A&M Invitational … Ran in 10,000m at Bryan Clay Invitational to finish 17th … Placed third in steeplechase at A&M Alumni Muster (9:32.30).
Indoors (2019) – Opened season at Charlie Thomas Invitational, winning 5,000m in 14:52.22 … Set career best of 8:20.74 in 3,000m to place sixth at Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational.
Cross Country (2018): Competing in SEC Championships placed 35th with a time of 23:59.9 on 8,000m course to place third among Aggie crew … Finished 22nd in NCAA South Central Region meet with a time of 32:28.3 on 10,000m course … Clocked 19:14.4 on 6k course to place 14th in Aggie Opener … Finished 15th at Texas A&M Invitational, running 25:03.1 on 8,000m course … Posted time of 26:48.3 over 8,000m at Loyola Lakefront Invitational … Placed 37th at Arturo Barrios Invitational with a time of 25:21.8 on 8,000m course.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Cross Country (2017) – A&M’s fourth finisher at 2017 NCAA South Central region meet, placing 28th with a 31:08.3 10,000m … Third runner for Aggies at SEC Championships, placing 54th … Seventh at Aggie Opener … 8,000m best of 24:51.6 at A&M Invitational.
Indoors (2018) – Won mile at Aggie Twilight with an indoor PR 4:13.50 … 15th in 3,000m at SEC Indoors in PR 8:21.23, also ran 5,000m… Won 5,000m at Charlie Thomas Invitational in 14:33.98.
Outdoors (2018) – Set 5,000m PR of 14:26.69 to place 11th in SEC Outdoor Championships… 10,000m best of 30:02.68 at Mt. SAC Relays … Clocked 3:55.79 for 1,500m PR at Castillo Invitational.
REDSHIRT: Transferred to Texas A&M … competed in one indoor meet, placing third in 3,000m at Aggie Twilight.
FRESHMAN at Stephen F. Austin (2016): Outdoor – Finished sixth in steeplechase (9:56.20) at UTSA Invitational … Posted a time of 15:22.60 in 5,000m at Victor Lopez Classic … Finished sixth in steeplechase (9:24.23) during Carl Kight Invitational … Contested 5,000 and 10,000 in Southland Conference … Placed 12th in steeplechase (9:42.59), did not finish 5,000m.
Cross Country – Opened season with a sixth-place effort in Lumberjack SLC Preview over 5,000m course (15:47.4) … Finished 12th in Rice Invitational, covering 6.1k in 19:27.6 … Placed 57th (29:35.3 8,000m) in Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree … Fourth in Aggieland Open, 25:16.3 for 8,000m … Bronze medalist in Southland Conference, running 24:25.0 on 8,000m course … Placed 38th in NCAA South Central region meet, clocking 31:45.4 on 10,000m course.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2015 graduate of Ingleside (Texas) High School… Finished 23rd in the 4A state cross country meet as a senior… Placed 17th at Region IV-4A meet as a junior… District and area champion at 1600m and 3200m as a senior… Finished ninth in state 4A meet at 3200m… Top-8 finishes at 1600m and 3200m as a junior in Region IV-3A.
Indoors (2019) – Opened season at Charlie Thomas Invitational, winning 5,000m in 14:52.22 … Set career best of 8:20.74 in 3,000m to place sixth at Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational.
Cross Country (2018): Competing in SEC Championships placed 35th with a time of 23:59.9 on 8,000m course to place third among Aggie crew … Finished 22nd in NCAA South Central Region meet with a time of 32:28.3 on 10,000m course … Clocked 19:14.4 on 6k course to place 14th in Aggie Opener … Finished 15th at Texas A&M Invitational, running 25:03.1 on 8,000m course … Posted time of 26:48.3 over 8,000m at Loyola Lakefront Invitational … Placed 37th at Arturo Barrios Invitational with a time of 25:21.8 on 8,000m course.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Cross Country (2017) – A&M’s fourth finisher at 2017 NCAA South Central region meet, placing 28th with a 31:08.3 10,000m … Third runner for Aggies at SEC Championships, placing 54th … Seventh at Aggie Opener … 8,000m best of 24:51.6 at A&M Invitational.
Indoors (2018) – Won mile at Aggie Twilight with an indoor PR 4:13.50 … 15th in 3,000m at SEC Indoors in PR 8:21.23, also ran 5,000m… Won 5,000m at Charlie Thomas Invitational in 14:33.98.
Outdoors (2018) – Set 5,000m PR of 14:26.69 to place 11th in SEC Outdoor Championships… 10,000m best of 30:02.68 at Mt. SAC Relays … Clocked 3:55.79 for 1,500m PR at Castillo Invitational.
REDSHIRT: Transferred to Texas A&M … competed in one indoor meet, placing third in 3,000m at Aggie Twilight.
FRESHMAN at Stephen F. Austin (2016): Outdoor – Finished sixth in steeplechase (9:56.20) at UTSA Invitational … Posted a time of 15:22.60 in 5,000m at Victor Lopez Classic … Finished sixth in steeplechase (9:24.23) during Carl Kight Invitational … Contested 5,000 and 10,000 in Southland Conference … Placed 12th in steeplechase (9:42.59), did not finish 5,000m.
Cross Country – Opened season with a sixth-place effort in Lumberjack SLC Preview over 5,000m course (15:47.4) … Finished 12th in Rice Invitational, covering 6.1k in 19:27.6 … Placed 57th (29:35.3 8,000m) in Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree … Fourth in Aggieland Open, 25:16.3 for 8,000m … Bronze medalist in Southland Conference, running 24:25.0 on 8,000m course … Placed 38th in NCAA South Central region meet, clocking 31:45.4 on 10,000m course.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2015 graduate of Ingleside (Texas) High School… Finished 23rd in the 4A state cross country meet as a senior… Placed 17th at Region IV-4A meet as a junior… District and area champion at 1600m and 3200m as a senior… Finished ninth in state 4A meet at 3200m… Top-8 finishes at 1600m and 3200m as a junior in Region IV-3A.
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