SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024-25: Brandon was a member of the 4x400 relay that placed fourth at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships, and placed 18th individually in the 400 meters (53.03 seconds) at the conference indoor meet...Posted an 18th-place finish in the 400 hurdles (1:05.43) at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Registered a personal-best time of 54.86 seconds in the 400 hurdles at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic...Finished with a personal-best time in the 200 meters at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational...Competed in 12 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the Red Dragons.

2023-24: Brandon was named to the Div. III Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-District team by College Sports Communicators...Qualified for the AARTFC Outdoor Championships in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing 17th (season-best 55.60 seconds) at the regional outdoor meet...Placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships (56.84 seconds in the finals, 55.94 seconds in the prelims)...Competed for the Red Dragons in 12 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

2022-23: Brandon competed in sprints and relays during the indoor season...Posted personal bests in the 200 meters (23.46) and the 400 meters (51.53) at the Boston University Valentine Invitational...Placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles (57.08, 56.69 preliminaries) at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships.

2021-22: Competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Posted personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles (8.89), the 200 meters (24.19) and the long jump (18' 6.5") during the indoor season...Earned second team All-SUNYAC honors...Placed sixth in the 100 meters (11.24, 11.21 preliminaries) and the 400-meter hurdles (58.19) at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Member of the runner-up 4 x 400 relay team at the outdoor conference meet...Established personal bests in the 100 meters (11.20), the 400 meters (52.65) and the 400-meter hurdles (56.08) during the outdoor season.

Prior to Cortland: Attended the University at Buffalo.

High School: 2021 graduate of JFK-Bellmore...Received Iron Man Award...Competed in track and field for four years...Earned all-county honors in the 400-meter hurdles and the long jump...Three-year member of the cross country team...Competed in basketball for two seasons.

Other: Member of the Dean's List and President's List at Cortland...Son of Michele and Andy Root...Has one sibling Sydney...Mother Michelle is a Cortland graduate...Uncle David Cohen is a Cortland graduate.