SAN FRANCISCO STATE: Competed in eight races for the men's cross country team during the 2009 and 2010 seasons...top finish in 2010 came at the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship (26.39.2, 33^rd place)...top career finish was at the 2009 CSU Monterrey Bay Invitational (9/5) where he placed 14^th.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year member of the varsity cross country and track teams at Saugus (Calif.) High School...specialized in the 3200 meter event where he had a personal best time of 9:29.10...was also a member of the 4x1600 meter relay team...personal best cross country times were: 15:29 - 2.93 mile and 15:09 - three mile.

BRANDON: A journalism major going for a minor in English...aspires to be a sports writer or a teacher after his college career...enjoys reading and writing in his free time...sister Jenay is a member San Jose State's women's cross country team...born May 4, 1991 in El Monte, Calif., and now calls Saugus, Calif., his hometown.