| Brandon Drenon |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Okinawa, Japan
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| High School:
Pearland
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| Last College:
Notre Dame
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 230
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| Event:
Throws
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Career Performance List as of 6/17/11 
| EXPERIENCE |
| Indoor |
Senior |
| Outdoor |
Senior |
| CAREER BESTS |
| Indoor Shot Put |
60-3/18.36m |
| Indoor Weight Throw |
52-11/16.13m |
| Outdoor Shot Put |
59-6.25/18.14m |
| Outdoor Discus |
187-3/57.07m |
| BIG 12 SCORING |
| Outdoor Shot Put |
2009: 3rd (58-4.50/17.79m) |
| Outdoor Discus |
2009: 4th (187-3/57.07m) |
• Three-time All-Big 12
• Academic All-Big 12
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2010-11
OUTDOOR (SENIOR)
• Posted finishes of 11th in the shot put (52-5.25/15.98m) and 15th in the discus (163-6/49.84m) at the Big 12 Championships
• Finished eighth in the discus championship at the Penn Relays with toss of 159-6 (48.64m) and 10th in the shot put championship with a throw of 50-11.50 (15.53m)
• Placed fourth in the discus (179-5/54.69m) and 10th in the shot put (53-10.25/16.41m) at the Michael Johnson Classic
• Posted a pair of ninth-place finishes in the shot put (56-9.25/17.30m) and discus (168-7/51.39m) at the Mt. SAC Relays
• Took ninth place in the discus (178-1/54.28m) and 12th in the shot put (50-3.25/15.32m) at the Texas Relays
• Won the discus (184-3/56.16m) and placed third in the shot put (58-1.25/17.71m) at the UT/Arkansas/UCLA tri meet
INDOOR (SENIOR)
• Posted a mark of 55-5.50 (16.90m) in the shot put to finish 10th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships
• Threw the shot put 59-4.75 (18.10m) to place third at the Don Kirby Invitational
• Placed 12th in the championship section of the shot put at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a throw of 55-3 (16.84m)
• Tossed the shot put 56-8.50 (17.28) to finish sixth at the Razorback Invitational
• Took third in the shot put at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet with a throw of 48-6.75 (14.80m)
2009-10
OUTDOOR (SENIOR)
Redshirted
INDOOR (JUNIOR):
• Finished seventh in the shot put at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, posting a 55-7.50 (16.95m)
• Took third place in the shot put at the Big 12-SEC-C-USA Challenge with a personal-best throw of 60-3 (18.36m)
• Placed sixth in the shot put at the New Balance Invitational with a throw of 56-1.25 (17.10m)
• Threw a personal-best 52-11 (16.13) in the weight throw at the New Balance Invitational
• Posted a 57-7.50 (17.56m) in the shot put at the Big 12-SEC-Pac-10 Challenge for a second-place finish
• Placed third in the shot put at the UT vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet, posting a 57-6.25 ( 17.53m)
• Earned a fifth-place finish in the weight throw at the UT vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet with a 50-10.25 (15.50m)
• Took second place at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet with a shot put throw of 58-3 (17.75m)
• Threw a 50-8.25 (15.45m) weight throw at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet, placing third
2008-09
OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
• Finished 22nd in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 178-0 (54.25m)
• Threw the shot put 54-7.25 (16.64m) at the NCAA Midwest Regional to take 11th place
• Placed fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a discus throw of 180-0 (54.86m)
• Placed third at the Big 12 Championships with a shot put of 58-4.50 (17.79m)
• Threw the discus a personal-best 187-3 (57.07m) at the Big 12 Championships, placing fourth
• Threw a 177-3 (54.04) to take first place in the college discus at the Penn Relays
• Won the shot put at Texas Twilight with a throw of 56-7.25 (17.25m)
• Tied for second in the shot put at the Texas Relays with a personal-best 59-6.25 (18.14m)
• Placed sixth at the Texas Relays with a discus throw of 177-9 (54.18m)
INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
• Threw the shot put a personal-best 55-6.50 (16.93) at the Texas A&M Invitational to take fifth plcae
• Threw a 52-8 (16.05m) shot put at the New Balance Colleve Invitational
• Took sixth place at the Big 12 vs. SEC Showdown in the shot put with a throw of 52-6 (16.00m)
• Won the shot put at the Texas vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet with a throw of 55-0.25 (16.77m)
• Took second place in the weight throw at the UT vs. Texas A&M Dual meet with a then personal-best throw of 50-0.75 (15.26m)
PRIOR TO TEXAS
2007-08
• Helped Notre Dame to the 2008 Big East Outdoor Championship and a runner-up finish indoors as a sophomore
• Claimed the Big East outdoor title in the discus (175-0/53.35m) as a sophomore
• Also finished ninth in the shot put (51-0.75/15.56m) at the Big East Outdoor Championships
• Placed seventh in the shot put (51-7.25/15.73m) at the Big East Indoor Championships as a sophomore
• Finished seventh in the discus (164-8/50.19m) at the Big East Outdoor Championships as a freshman
HIGH SCHOOL
• Earned four letters in both track and field and football
• Won district and regional championships in the discus as a senior and qualified for the state meet
• Posted prep bests of 178-0 in the discus and 54-5 in the shot put
• Tabbed first-team All-District in football (2005)
PERSONAL
Born in Okinawa, Japan ... son of Margaret and Darryl Drenon ... has three siblings, Bradley, Brent and Brycen ... a member of the National Honor Society ... a member of Spanish Honor Society ... graduated in top 10 percent of his class as a prepster ... majoring in radio, television and film.
