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2012-13 Track & Field / XC Roster
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Brannon, Chase
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Chase Brannon
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brentwood, Tenn.
Bio
Q&A with Chase
2011 Outdoor Pole Vault: 5th, 16-6.75/5.05m 2012 Indoor Pole Vault: 3rd, 17-3.25/5.28m
2012 Outdoor Pole Vault: 4th, 17-8.50/5.40m 2013 Indoor Pole Vault: 4th, 17-5.50/5.32m
2013 Outdoor Pole Vault: 3rd, 17-9/5.41m
2014 Indoor Pole Vault: 5th, 16-10/5.13m
2014 Outdoor Pole Vault: 5th, 16-10.75/5.15m
NCAA Outdoor Championships Video
BRANNON[apos]S NCAA & SEC SCORING
NCAA SCORING
2012 Outdoor Pole Vault: 8th, 17-8.50/5.40m
SEC SCORING
2011 Indoor Pole Vault: t8th, 16-5.50/5.02m2011 Outdoor Pole Vault: 5th, 16-6.75/5.05m 2012 Indoor Pole Vault: 3rd, 17-3.25/5.28m
2012 Outdoor Pole Vault: 4th, 17-8.50/5.40m 2013 Indoor Pole Vault: 4th, 17-5.50/5.32m
2013 Outdoor Pole Vault: 3rd, 17-9/5.41m
2014 Indoor Pole Vault: 5th, 16-10/5.13m
2014 Outdoor Pole Vault: 5th, 16-10.75/5.15m
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Two-time USTFCCCA All-American (2012 Indoor/Outdoor)
- Scored at the 2012 Outdoor NCAA Championship meet
- Five-time SEC scorer
- Made 2011 SEC All-Freshman Team
- Recipient of UT[apos]s 2011 Herb Neff Walk-on Award and Vol Outdoor Most Improved Athlete Award
- 2012 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor pole vault qualifier
- Named the 2012 Indoor Most Improved Athlete and the Outdoor Most Valuable Field Athlete
2014 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor
- Earned fifth at SEC Championships
- Win at Virginia Tech with personal best of 5.43m
- Victory at Aggie Invitational in College Station (5.28m)
- Top-five performances in every meet this season
- Advanced to NCAA Championships by clearing 5.32m to tie for 10th at NCAA East Regionals
- SEC scorer in pole vault with performance of 5.15m for 5th place
- Scored top ten performance in pole vault at each meet this season
- Season best mark of 5.32m for second at the Tennessee Challenge 5/3/14
- Fifth at Penn Relays (4/26/14) with height of 5.05m
2013 TRACK & FIELD
Honors
- Two-time SEC scorer (Indoor: mPV, 4th, 17-5.5; Outdoor: mPV, 3rd, 17-9)
Indoors
Outdoors- Tried to improve his season best at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet, but finished third with a height of 17-6.25
- Finished fourth in the pole vault at the league meet, contributing to the team[apos]s scoring total and crossing over 17-5.5
- Was runner-up for the second week in a row at the Samford Invitational, vaulting a height of 17-0.75
- Finished second only to teammate Jake Blankenship in the Championship division of the pole vault at the Armory Invitational, where he earned a new career-best height of 17-8.5
- Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge with a height of 17-0.25
- Vaulted at the Virginia Tech Invitational, placing third with a height of 16-9.50
- Competed at the Kentucky Invitational, finishing 6th with a height of 16-4.75
- Earned a trip to the NCAA Championships with his 11th place finish at the NCAA East Qualifier
- Scored at the SEC Championship meet, finishing third with a season-best height of 17-9
- Finished third in the Championship division pole vault at the Penn Relays, reaching 17-4.75
- Earned his first win of the season at the Vanderbilt Invitational, clearing 17-5.25
- Finished fourth in the invitational division at his home meet, topping 17-4.75
- Competed at the Florida Relays, finishing fourth with a height of 16-8.75
- Earned his season best height at the Texas Relays, where he finished eleventh at 17-7
- Tied for first in the pole vault at the MSU Conference Challenger, where he cleared 16-1...Also ran his first 100m as a Vol, finishing 16th in a personal best 11.41
2012 TRACK & FIELD
Honors - - USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team and USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team
- Won the Indoor Most Improved Athlete Award and the Outdoor Most Valuable Field Athlete
- Competed in his first-ever NCAA Indoor Championship, clearing 17-4 1/2, placing 16th and garnering USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team acclaim
- Sailed over a career-best 17-8 1/4 at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier on March 3, finishing second and putting himself in position for an NCAA berth
- That effort moved him to ninth on UT[apos]s all-time indoor performers list
- Posted a then-career-best placing of third at the SEC Indoor Championships, clearing the bar at 17-3 3/4 in the pole vault
- Opened the season with a then-career-best clearance of 17-5 1/2 to win at the Kentucky Invitational
- Followed that with a 17-4 1/2 mark for runner-up honors at the Auburn Invitational
- Fourth in the Gold Division of the Akron Invitational, sailing over 17-3 3/4
- Second at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge, matching teammate Robert Rasnick with a 16-6 clearance as UT sported a 1-2-3 finish in the vault
- Tied for eighth in the championship division of the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at 17-0 3/4
- Scored at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the first time in his career, finishing eighth with a height of 17-8 1/2
- Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 17-5 1/2 (eighth-best) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round
- Improved his PR to 17-9 1/4 just before the NCAA meet at the Friday Night Heights Series in Knoxville on June 1
- Earned a then-outdoor PR and fourth place at the SEC Outdoor Championship, clearing a height of 17-8 1/2
- Tried his hand at the javelin for the first time as a Vol and wrangled a third-place finish with a fling of 189-0 at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge
- Improved his mark in the javelin to 193-2 and finished fourth at the UCLA/Washington State Double Dual
- Sailed over a then-career-best 17-0 3/4 to wind up seventh in the Invitational pole vault at the Sea Ray Relays
- Placed third in the Championship pole vault at the Penn Relays, clearing 16-6 3/4
- Secured his first pole vault mark at the Tennessee Challenge, soaring over 16-4 3/4 to tie for third place
- Took fourth in the pole vault at the Vanderbilt Invitational at 16-0 3/4, but unleashed a career-best throw of 196-1 to place second in the javelin
2011 TRACK & FIELD
Honors - - Named to SEC All-Freshman Team
- Earned UT[apos]s Herb Neff Walk-on Award and Vol Outdoor Most Improved Athlete Award
- Tied for eighth at the SEC Indoor Championships, clearing a career-best 16-5 ½
- Posted a then-personal record of 15-7 to place eighth at the season-opening Kentucky Invitational
- Was 10th with another PR, this time 16-1 ¾, at the Hokie Invitational
- Checked in fifth and was the top finishing freshman at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a career-best-tying mark of 16-6 ¾
- Also cleared that height at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (t16th), the Vanderbilt Invitational (1st) and the Sea Ray Relays (2nd/open division)
- Was runner-up in college division at the Penn Relays, flying over 16-2 ¾
2010 TRACK & FIELD
Indoors - - Redshirted
- Competed unattached and cleared 15-1 at Virginia Tech Invitational
- Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL
- 2009 state runner-up in the pole vault with a 14-6 clearance
- Made that vault with 14 stitches in his left hand, which was injured when he broke a pole four days earlier
- Won the region title at 15 feet
- Competed in the Great 8 Meet as a senior and junior
- Placed twice at state as a wrestler, including once as runner-up
- Recorded the third most wins in school history with 139
PERSONAL
- Born Feb. 8, 1991
- Majoring in business
- Parents are Todd and Kim Brannon
- Has one sister, Rachel
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