Sarah Brandt
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Oroville, Calif.
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Oroville HS
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- Previous College:
- Butte Community College
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- Previous School:
- Butte Community College
Bio
A junior college All-American who posted some of the fastest times in the county in 2014-15, Sarah was the California Community College state champion at 800m with a time of 2:11.45, good for the second-fastest time in California and sixth-best time in the nation...also posted a 1,500m time of 4:34.53, which was second-best in the state and third-fastest in the USA...has also recorded career-best times of 18:35 at 5,000m and 38:58 at 10K.
Coach Angel on Brandt: Sarah is a tenacious competitor. She brings to our program leadership and a strong desire to win. She has the skills and ability to be an OVC champion as well as to qualify for the NCAA championships. I expect her to be an impact player that will score in both cross country and track.
AT TECH (2017): Was part of the indoor distance medley relay of Na'Asha Robinson, D'Airrien Jackson, and Micayla Rennick that set a Tech school record time of 11:35.22 at the Meyo Invitational...set personal bests in the indoor mile (4:59.12, Illini Classic) and the 3,000-meter (10:50.51, Indoor OVC Championships)...selected as the 2017 Tech Woman of the Year.
AT TECH (IN 2015-16): Was among team leaders throughout the cross country season, leading Tech at both Furman and the Commodore Invitational meets...finished second on the squad in four of her other five meets...personal-best at 5K came at Louisville Classic with a time of 18:25.2, which ranks as the 12th fastest time in school history...finished the year with four times ranked in Tech's top 29 of all-time...in track, was a part of the 4x800m and distance medley indoor teams that broke the Tech school records with times of 9:25.95 in the 4x800m and 12:01.09 in the distance medley...also, notched school records in the indoor 800m (2:11.00) and mile (5:01.69)...claimed a school outdoor record in the 1,500m with a time of 4:30.41...was a part of the 4x800m outdoor relay team that thrashed the former Golden Eagle school record with a time of 9:14.24.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Wayne and Tina Brandt...born Sept. 10, 1992 in Paradise, California...full name is Sarah Brandt...majoring in interdisciplinary studies with concentraion in journalism/communications...member of the U.S. Navy Reserve and trains one weekend each month.
News mentions
Continuing to stand out amongst the top athletes on the academic level, Sarah Brandt has been selected to the 2016-17 Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country CoSIDA Academic All-District team.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team made a dramatic comeback on the final day of competition to secure a third-place finish (91 points) at the Outdoor Ohio Valley Conference Championships.
After two days of competition, the Tennessee Tech track and field team currently stand in tenth place with 16 points, however, have numerous athletes that have qualified for the finals of their events on Saturday.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team headed to familiar OVC territory this weekend and came back even more prepared for the upcoming OVC Outdoor Championships.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continues their outdoor OVC in familiar OVC territory on Friday-Saturday. The Golden Eagle squad will head to Clarksville, Tenn., to compete at the Austin Peay Invitational.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team will continue their outdoor season at the Hilltopper Relays on Saturday, hosted by Western Kentucky University.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued their success from day one over to day two at the Weems Baskin Invitational under host University of South Carolina.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team will kick off their outdoor season on Friday-Saturday at the Weems Baskin Invitational hosted by the University of South Carolina at the Cregger Track facility. Festivities on both days are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. CT.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team claimed a second place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships, marking the highest finish ever by a Tech squad. The Golden Eagles tallied 111 points, just 14 points behind OVC Champion Eastern Illinois (125).
The Tennessee Tech track and field team had a superb showing on day one of the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, currently standing in third place (out of 12 teams) with 33 points, which is just 11 points behind leader Eastern Illinois.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team has five standout members on the squad this season that have been game changers all year long.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued preparation for the OVC Championships on Saturday at the Samford Open.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team is making a name for themselves on the national level. In this week’s USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Regional Poll the Golden Eagles were ranked 14th in the South Region, moving up one slot from their previous ranking last week.
The No. 14 ranked in the South Region Tennessee Tech track and field team will once again take to the track on Saturday when the Golden Eagles head down to Birmingham, Ala., to compete at the Samford Open.
After a superb performance amongst some of the top teams in the nation, Tennessee Tech track and field’s Na’Asha Robinson has claimed adidas® OVC Track Athlete of the Week accolades on Feb. 8.
The Tennessee Tech track and field squad continued their success from day one over to day two. Highlighting the day’s action was a Na’Asha Robinson first place finish in the 400-meter dash.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued their record breaking success at the Meyo Invitational on Friday.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team will look to keep their momentum of success going as they head to South Bend, Ind., to compete at the Meyo Invitational held at the University of Notre Dame on Friday-Saturday.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team closed out day two of the Indiana University Relays picking up right where they left off after day one.
Junior Micayla Rennick has made an impact during her first season at Tennessee Tech. The standout cross country runner, who also competes on the Tech track and field team, set new standards in the fall with the cross country team and has now maintained that pace early in the track season.
The Golden Eagle track and field team will compete at the Indiana University Relays on Friday, January 27 to Saturday, January 28. Held inside the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Ind., the Purple and Gold squad will face competitors from some of the nation’s top conferences. Competition begins on Friday at 5p.m. and will then resume on Saturday at 9:20 a.m.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued to put their skills to test on Saturday when the Golden Eagles competed in the Illini Classic at the University of Illinois.
As the Tennessee Tech track and field team delves deeper into the 2017 indoor season, the Golden Eagles will travel to Champaign, Ill., on Saturday, Jan. 14, to compete at the Illini Classic.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team had a successful meet on Saturday at the Gene Edmonds Open at Purdue University with the day’s action highlighted by Micayla Rennick breaking a school record in the 3,000-meter race.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team is ready to kick off the New Year at the Gene Edmonds Open in West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday.