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Braydon Bennett

  • Class Senior
  • Event Hurdles
  • Hometown Greenville, S.C.
  • High School Southside HS

Biography

Honors
2023 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier (Outdoor) (110-meter hurdles)
2023 All-Sun Belt Second Team (Outdoor) (110-meter hurdles)
2023 Sun Belt Conference Runner-Up (Outdoor) (110-meter hurdles)
2022 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier (Outdoor) (110-meter hurdles)
2021 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier (Outdoor) (110-meter hurdles)
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team (Outdoor) (110-meter hurdles)
2021 Sun Belt Conference Champion (Outdoor) (110-meter hurdles)


 
   CCU Personal Bests   
 Indoor
 60-meter hurdles   7.89
 Outdoor
 100-meters   10.93 (1.9)   
 110-meter hurdles   13.84 (1.3)
 4x100           40.27


BRAYDON BENNETT TFRRS PAGE
 

2023 (Junior)
Outdoor Season

  • A 2023 NCAA East Preliminary qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles
  • Picked up 2023 All-Sun Belt second-team honors with a runner-up finish in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.84 (1.3) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships
  • Recorded a personal-best time and the third-best mark in CCU history in the 110-meter hurdles with a prelims time of 13.84 (1.7) at the conference championship meet
  • Finished 25th overall in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.77 (2.7) at the 2023 NCAA East Preliminaries, which was the fourth-fastest time in the Sun Belt Conference during the outdoor season
  • Won the 110-meter hurdles event at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge (14.04 (1.2)) and in the preliminaries at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (14.03 (4.9))
  • Posted a fifth-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles at the USC Open with a time of 13.94 (5.0)
  • Placed sixth in the 110-meter hurdles event with a time of 14.02 (1.7) at the UNF East Coast Relays
  • Turned in a time of 13.94 (3.6) in the 110-meter hurdles at the UF Tom Jones Memorial Invitational


2022 (Sophomore)
Outdoor Season

  • Competed in five meets over the outdoor season for the Chants
  • Ran in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminaries, turning in a time of 14.04 (1.8) in the prelims
  • Finished 14th overall with a time of 14.81 (-0.4) in the 110-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships
  • Placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the USC Open with a finals time of 13.84 (2.5) and a prelims time of 13.99 (1.5)
  • Turned in a season-best time of 10.93 (1.9) in the 100-meters at the USC Open
  • Finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 13.87 (1.7) at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational
  • Recorded a time of 14.30 (-1.1) in the 110-meter hurdles at the UF Tom Jones Memorial Invitational, placing 16th overall
  • Also ran in the 60-meter hurdles at the Bob Pollock Invitational during the indoor season, turning in a time of 7.89 to place ninth overall


2021 (Freshman)
Outdoor Season

  • Picked up 2021 All-Sun Belt first-team recognition with his first-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.77 at the Sun Belt Championship meet
  • Had four first-place finishes in the 110-meter hurdles, including wins at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (13.92), Chanticleer Challenge (14.35), Gamecock Invitational (13.92), and the SBC Championships
  • Ran the third-fastest time in school history in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, Fla., with a time of 13.91 (1.7), placing 18th overall
  • Finished second in the 110-meter hurdles at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge with a time of 14.29 (3.3)
  • Placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.10 (0.7) at the Weems Baskin Relays
  • Also placed fourth in the 100-meters at the CCU Chanticleer Challenge with a time of 10.97 (2.1)
  • Finished 10th in the 110-meter hurdles at the UF Tom Jones Invitational (14.09) and 12th at the North Florida Invite (14.14)
  • A member of the 4x100-meter relay teams that crossed the finish line in first at both the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge (41.19) and the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (40.27)
  • Helped the 4x100-meter relay team achieve the fourth-fastest time in school history at Alan Connie Shamrock Invite when they ran 40.27 to finish fourth overall

High School
  • A two-time state champion in the 110-meter hurdles in 2018 and 2019
  • Also won the 2A state title in the 4x100 relay and 400-meter hurdles
  • A two-time AAU Club Nationals Champion in the 110-meter hurdles and a national champion in the 4x100 meter relay
  • Named to the Greenville News 2018-19 All-Upstate Boys track & field team
  • A three-star recruit at running back in football by 247Sports
  • Tabbed first-team 2018 All-Upstate at running back his junior year
  • Also named to the 2018 Region II AAA All-Region team
  • A two-time Greenville News Player of the Week, Fox Carolina Player of the Week, and WSPA 7 Player of the Week in 2018
  • Led all of Class AAA in South Carolina in rushing in 2018 with 2,048 yards and 29 touchdowns on just 214 carries during his junior season
  • Averaged 9.6 yards per carry and 157.5 yards per game on the ground as a junior
  • Father, Brandon Bennett, played college football at the University of South Carolina and in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals and Carolina Panthers

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Hurdles
    6'2"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Hurdles/Sprints
    6'2"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Hurdles
    6'2"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Hurdles
    6'2"