Bio

2022-23 at Taylor:

Indoor: Did not compete during indoor season

Outdoor:

• Ran a season-best time of 1:54.06 in the 800-meters at the CL Championships
• Part of 4x800-meter relay that provisionally qualified for NAIA Nationals
• NAIA Scholar Athlete

2021-2022 at Taylor:

Indoor: Clocked a season-best mark of 2:01.03 in the 800-meters at the Indiana Wesleyan Classic … Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished with a time of 3:26.48 at the Crossroads League Championships … Member of the 4x800-meter relay team that clocked a time of 8:02.29 at the Crossroads League Championships … Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that won the Trojan Invite with a time of 3:32.08.

Outdoor: Logged a season-best time of 1:58.35 in the 800-meters at Little State … Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished with a time of 3:30.87 at the Emory Invite … Member of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished with a mark of 7:56.47 at the Crossroads League Championships.

2020-21 at Taylor:

Indoor: Posted a time of 1:26.09 in the 600-meters and finished eighth place at the Crossroads League Championships … Logged an indoor 800-meter season-best mark of 2:02.90 at the CL meet … Member of the 4x400-meter squad that placed eighth at the league meet … Competed in the distance-medley relay at the IWU Midwest Classic. 

Outdoor: Clocked a personal-best time of 1:59.00 in the 800-meters at the George Glass Invite … Raced the 1,500-meters at the Huntington Invite, logging a time of 4:21.06 … Claimed a 23rd-place finish in the 800-meters at the Crossroads League Championships … Part of TU’s 4x400-meter relay team at the Little State Championships and the Crossroads League Championships.

Prep: Participated in cross country, soccer and track and field at Eastbrook High … Specialized in the 800-meter run and was coached by Ethan Evans … Finished as the sectional champion in the 800-meters in 2018 and 2019 … Member of the sectional championship team in 2017 and 2018 … Two-time conference champion in the 800-meters … Academic All-Star Award for soccer, cross country and track … Honored as a four-year honor foll student … Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Charlie and Joy Brainer … Majoring in social work.