Saint Leo University Athletics

TFRRS - Shane Bracken

AS A JUNIOR (2020)
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-South Region Indoor Track in the 800m and mile ... U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-American Indoor Track in the mile ... 2020 NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championship Qualifier ... competed in in five indoor meets and one outdoor during the COVID-19 shortened season … qualified for the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala. in the mile before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 … finished in the top-eight in all nine races he ran … won four events … made indoor debut at the Emory Crossplex Showdown (1/19) and took second in the mile (4:15.72) and distance medley relay (10:28.50) … posted first victory at the UAB Green and Gold Invitational (1/24) in the mile (4:15.13) … took first at the 2020 KMS Invitational (1/26) in the 800m (1:54.19) … posted a PR and victory in the mile at the South Carolina Invitational (2/7) while completing the distance in 4:08.63 … earned a team victory in the 4x800m at the Tampa Track Classic (2/28) in lone outdoor appearance.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019)
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) First Team All-American in the 1,500m … USTFCCCA All-South Region in the 1,500m … competed in nine meets for the Lions including the 2020 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships … took eighth in the 1,500m at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:59.93 … had 11 top-10 finishes on the year with one win coming in the 1,500m (3:51.41) at the Tampa Track Classic (3/1) … posted five second place finishes with the last coming at the South Florida Collegiate Invitational (4/19) in the 800m at 1:52.07 … had a PR in the 1,500m at the UF Tome Jones Memorial (4/26) while stopping the clock at 3:44.73 … earned a PR in the 800m at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) at 1:51.36.

CAREER
Transferred to Saint Leo from the University of North Texas… finished 10^th at the Conference USA Track & Field Championships in the 800m… posted season-best times of 3:56 in the 1,500m, 8:42 in the 3,000m and 1:56 in the 800m… Prepped at St. Joseph’s in Ireland… placed third in the All-Ireland Schools Championship in the 1,500m in 2016… finished 17^th in the All-Ireland Schools Cross Country Championship… competed for the Swinford Athletic Club… was the All-Ireland U19 indoor and outdoor 1,500m champion.

PERSONAL
Birthday is June 14… career goal is to compete at the Olympics… favorite team is the Ballyvary Blue Bombers… son of Alan and Loretta Bracken… has one sister, Clare.