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2024-25 Track and Field Roster

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Isaiah Brunache

  • Events Throws
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Bennington, VT
  • High School Mount Anthony Union
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

2024-25: Isaiah garnered first team USTFCCCA All-America honors in three events at national championship meets...Chosen as a first team Div. III Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-American and to the Div. III Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-District team by College Sports Communicators...Selected to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team...Named the USTFCCCA Niagara Region Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year...AARTFC champion in two events and earned All-AARTFC honors in four events at the regional championship meets...Was honored as the SUNY and SUNYAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Scholar Athlete of the Year and the SUNY and SUNYAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar Athlete of the Year...Named to the USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region for top-5 performances in the region in the indoor shot put and weight throw, posting the top marks in the region in both of those events...Selected to the USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region in the outdoor shot put, outdoor discus, posting the top mark in the region for the outdoor shot put...Named the SUNYAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year...Named the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships Most Valuable Performer of the Meet...SUNYAC champion and first team All-SUNYAC honoree in three events, and garnered second team All-SUNYAC honors in one event, at the conference championship meets...Placed second in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 18.21 meters (school record) at the NCAA Div. III Outdoor Championships...Was seventh in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 19.14 meters (school record) and eighth in the shot put (16.83 meters) at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Championships...Placed first in the shot put (17.64 meters), fourth in the discus (50.17 meters), and 13th in the weight throw (51.03 meters) at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships...Was first in the weight throw (19.04 meters) and third in the shot put (16.69 meters) at the AARTFC Indoor Championships...Finished first in both the shot put and the weight throw at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Placed first in the shot put, second in the discus, and fourth in the hammer throw at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Broke the school record in the indoor shot put (17.57 meters) at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational...Competed at 17 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons...Was chosen as the SUNYAC Field Athlete of the Week five times during the indoor season, on Dec. 9, Jan. 20, Feb. 3, Feb. 10, and Feb. 24...Named the SUNYAC Field Athlete of the Week three times during the outdoor season, on Apr. 14, Apr. 21, and Apr. 28.

2023-24: Isaiah was chosen as the SUNY Men's Indoor Track & Field Scholar Athlete of the Year, and the SUNY and SUNYAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar Athlete of the Year...Named to the Div. III Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-District team by College Sports Communicators...Named to the USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region in the indoor shot put and weight throw, posting the top marks in the region in both of those events...Selected to the USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region in the outdoor shot put, outdoor discus, and outdoor hammer throw for top-5 performances in the region...Competed at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships in two events, finishing 18th in the discus (46.38 meters) and 20th in the shot put (15.63 meters)...Placed fourth in the discus, fifth in the shot put, and 14th in the hammer throw at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships...Earned the SUNYAC Championship Meet Most Valuable Performer award at the outdoor conference meet, finishing second in the hammer throw (55.76 meters) and shot put (15.67 meters), and third in the discus (47.05 meters)...Finished second in the weight throw (18.51 meters) at the AARTFC Indoor Championships...Won the SUNYAC title in the weight throw (17.60 meters) and finished second in the shot put (15.72 meters) at the conference indoor meet...Garnered first team All-SUNYAC honors in one event, second team All-SUNYAC honors in three events, and third team All-SUNYAC honors in one event for performances at the indoor and outdoor conference meets...Competed at 18 meets for the Red Dragons.

2022-23: Isaiah finished 20th in the shot put (45' 11.75") at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Championships...Earned indoor All-Niagara Region honors...Finished 16th in the shot put (45' 6.5") at the AARTFC Indoor Championships...Earned second team All-SUNYAC honors...Placed second in the shot put (47' 11.25") and the weight throw (52' 11.5") at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Earned All-America honors with a runner-up finish in the shot put (school-record, personal-best 55' 10.25") at the NCAA Div. III Outdoor Championships...Earned outdoor All-Niagara Region honors...Garnered All-AARTFC honors with a sixth-place finish in the shot put (51' 3.75") at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships...Named the SUNYAC Outdoor Track and Field Rookie of the Year...Earned first team All-SUNYAC honors...Won the shot put (53' 4.25") and placed third in the hammer (personal-best 164' 2") and fourth in the discus (136' 0") at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships. 

High School: A 2022 graduate of Mount Anthony Union...Four-year member of the track and field team...NBNO All-American...State champion in the shot put as a junior...State champion in the shot put, weight throw and discus as a senior...Set state records in the shot put and weight throw...Named the Bennington Banner and Manchester Journal Boys Track Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Other: Member of the President's List at Cortland...Selected as the C-Club Rookie of the Year at the C-Club Athletic Awards Ceremony in 2022-23...Son of Alice and Samuel...Has three siblings, Ashley, Jayden, and Gabrielle.

Historical Player Information

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