Brandon Barnes

Position:
Distance
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Bismarck
Hometown:
Bismarck, N.D.

Personal Bests

400m	49.61	2015 Indoor
	49.36	2015 Outdoor
600yd	1:11.71	2015 Indoor
800m	1:51.73	2015 Indoor
	1:53.71	2013 Outdoor
1000m	2:32.83	2012 Indoor
1500m	3:59.33	2012 Outdoor
Mile	4:25.47	2012 Indoor

Awards & Honors
First Team All-American (2015 Indoor DMR) ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2013, 2014, 2015) ... All-Big 12 (Outdoor 4x400, 2015; Indoor 800-meter run, 2015)

2014-15
Outdoor: Was member of ISU’s All-Big 12 4x400-meter relay team which finished sixth at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, Barnes running the anchor leg … also competed in the 800-meter run at the conference championships … ran the second leg of the sixth-place Distance Medley Relay at the Drake Relays … ran a PR of 49.36 in the 400-meter dash at the Tiger Track Classic.

Indoor: Member of distance medley relay team that finished third at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, earning First-Team All-America honors … was the second leg on the relay team … earned All-Big 12 honors by finishing sixth in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … set PR in the indoor 800-meter run at the Iowa State Classic in 1:51.73 … finished third in 600-meter run at Husker Invitational … competed in the 400-meter dash at the Razorback Invitational … took fourth in the 600-yard run at the Big 4 Duals.

2013-14
Outdoor: Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... competed in six races during the outdoor season … ran a 1:52.73 in the 800m at LSU’s Alumni Gold meet, placing second and clocking his fastest time in the event since 2012 … ran as a part of the men’s distance medley relay team at the Drake Relays.

Indoor: Saw action in five meets … focused primarily on the 800m, while also running twice as a part of the 4x400m squad … posted a season indoor-best of 1:55.08 in the 800m … helped the men’s distance medley relay team to a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships.

2012-2013
Outdoor: Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... finished the 800-meter run in 1:54.60 at the Bryan Clay Invite ... placed sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.71 at the Jim Duncan Invite.

Indoor: Ran a 1:15.47 in the 600-yard run at the Big 12 Championships ... finished the 800-meter run in 1:57.89 at the ISU Classic ... clocked a time of 1:58.20 in the 800-meter run at the ISU Open ... placed second in the mile run at the Holiday Preview with a time of 4:31.18.

XC: Placed 26th at the Drake Bulldog Classic.

2011-2012
Outdoor: Ran a personal best in the 800-meter run with 1:54.42 at the Beach Invitational ... finished 11th at the Jim Duncan Invite with 1:55.48 ... ran 1:56.25 in the 800-meter run at the Bryan Clay Invite ... ran 4:07.71 in the 1,500-meter run.

Indoor: Earned All-Big 12 honors as part of the sixth-place finishing DMR team at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... also finished 10th in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... ran a personal best time in the 800-meter run (1:52.34) at the ISU Classic .. clocked a 2:32.83 in the 1000-meter run at the New Balance Invitational .. finished fifth in the mile run at the Holiday Preview.