The Gophers contingency will head to the West region preliminary meet in Austin, Texas (University of Texas) with competition set for May 23-25. Qualifiers from the west regional will compete at the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 5-8 in Eugene, Ore.
A day after helping the Gophers to the squad's third 4x800 meter relay title in as many years, Travis Burkstrand and Harun Abda put together a 1-2 finish in the 800 meters on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd of 14,504.
The Gophers contingency clocked a winning time of 7:26.49 to highlight the second day of action at the national meet and post the fourth-best time in the NCAA this year in the 4x800 meter relay.
The Gophers totaled 137 points at the meet to tie defending NCAA indoor champion and No. 2 Arkansas and top No. 1 Texas A&M in third with 129 points.
2012 Season - Indoor: Ran the third leg of the Gopher's 4x400-meter relay team that placed third and posted the fifth-fastest time in school history at the Big Ten Championships (3:09.52) •also ran the second leg of the distance medley relay and competed in the 400m • ran the first leg of the 4x400m relay that placed fifth with the fourth-fastest time in school history at the Alex Wilson Invitational (3:06.87) • 4x400m team won at the Bill Bergan Invite (3:09.93) and the Jack Johnson Classic (3:15.30) • won the open 400m at both the Snowshoe Open and Jack Johnson Classic with times of 48.16 and 48.38, respectively • ran the first leg of the 4x400 meter relay team that took third at the Iowa State Classic (3:09.00) • finished second in the 400m at the Bill Bergan Invite (48.08) • placed fourth in the 600m at the Holiday Inn Invitational (1:20.42). Outdoor: NCAA Championships competitor in the 4x400-meter relay • ran a 47.89 in the 400 meters at the Big Ten Championships • also ran the first leg of the 4x400-meter relay (3:06.50) • ran the first leg for the 4x400m team that won the Mt. SAC Relays with the 10th-fastest time in school history (3:07.55) • finished second in the 400m at the Tom Cat Twilight (47.92) • placed fifth at the Stanford Invite (48.10) • ran the third leg of the 4x400m team that finished second at the ASU Invite (3:11.53) • Academic All-Big Ten.
2011 Season Indoor:ran his fastest time in the 400m (47.87) at the Bill Bergan Invite • took the second leg of the 4x400 relay at the same invite in which the group finished first with a time of 3:11.24 • finished fifth in the 400m at the Big Ten Championships.Outdoor:ran the third leg at the NCAA championships for the Gopher's 4x400 relay (3:06.83) that finished 11thoverall • same group took fourth at the Big Ten's clocking in 3:08.12 • took seventh at the Big Ten championships in the 400m with a time of 48.06•member of the Drake Relay winning Distance Medley Relay team.
2011 Season Indoor:ran his fastest time in the 400m (47.87) at the Bill Bergan Invite • took the second leg of the 4x400 relay at the same invite in which the group finished first with a time of 3:11.24 • finished fifth in the 400m at the Big Ten Championships.Outdoor:ran the third leg at the NCAA championships for the Gopher's 4x400 relay (3:06.83) that finished 11thoverall • same group took fourth at the Big Ten's clocking in 3:08.12 • took seventh at the Big Ten championships in the 400m with a time of 48.06•member of the Drake Relay winning Distance Medley Relay team• All-American.
2010 Season - Indoor: Competed in three events • ran the 400 meters at the Big Ten Championships clocking a time of 50.44 in prelims • placed fourth in the 400 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational with a season-best time of 48.84 • top time in 600 meters was 1:22.56 at Jack Johnson Classic. Outdoor:Ran in seven meets • clocked a season-best time of 48.00 in 400 meters in Big Ten prelim • won the event at the TomCat Twilight • a member of Gophers' 4x400-meter relay and sprint medley relay at the Drake Relays • an Academic All-Big Ten honoree • varsity letterwinner.
2009 Season - Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Mounds View High School • high school coaches were Dick Riter and Ross Fleming • four-time all-state performer, three coming in relays • ran on the 2007 Minnesota Class AA champion 4x400-meter relay • finished third in the 400 meters that season as well (49.18) • competed in the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals placing fourth in 4x400m relay. Personal: Born June 1, 1989 • undecided on a major • son of Sue Bradley • has a younger brother Eric • hobbies include reading and skating.
