| Jarard Bruner |
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 | Hometown:
Arlington, Texas
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| High School:
South Grand Prairie
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 170
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| Event:
Jumps
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| Experience:
Sr./Sr.
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• Two-Time All-Big 12
2012-13
Indoor (Senior):
Secured all-league honors in the triple jump with a third-place finish (49-0.25/14.94m) at the Big 12 Championhips ... collected four top-five finishes in the horizontal jumps on the season ... placed third in the triple jump at the Tyson Invitational with a season-best mark of 49-3.50 (15.02m) ... leapt 48-0.75 (14.63m) to a fourth-place finish at the Armory Collegiate Invitational ... posted a triple jump mark of 48-6 (14.78m) at the Razorback Team Invitational ... finished third in the triple jump (48-1.75/14.67m) and fourth in the long jump (21-4/6.50m) at the Arkansas Dual Meet.
2011-12
Outdoor (Junior):
Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the triple jump where he finished 27th with a leap of 49-05.50 (15.07m) ... posted a mark of 48-00.50 (14.64m) to finish 11th in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships ... took fourth at the Bobcat Classic with a triple jump of 49-09.25 (15.17m) ... claimed second in the triple jump at the Longhorn Invitational with a leap of 48-10.75 (14.90m) ... posted a personal-best mark of 50-05.50 (15.38m) in the triple jump at the Texas Invitational ... leapt 48-02.75 (14.70m) to claim 11th place in the triple jump at the Texas Relays ... won the triple jump at the UCLA Dual with a mark of 14.66m (48-01.25).
Indoor (Junior):
Earned all-league honors by finishing fifth in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 48-04.00 (14.73m) ... posted a season-best triple jump of 48-11.50 (14.92m) at the Don Kirby Invite ... leapt 48-06 (14.78m) in the triple jump at the New Balance Invitational ... placed 12th at the Razorback Invitational with a mark of 47-01 (14.35m) ... took second in the triple jump (47-08/14.30m) and 10th in the 60m hurdles (8.48) at the Arkansas Dual Meet.
2010-11
Outdoor (Sophomore):
Finished 14th in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 46-10.75 (14.29m) ... triple jumped a then personal-best 49-0.25 (14.94m) to place sixth at the Michael Johnson Classic ... posted a triple jump of 46-11 (14.30m) to place 13th in section `B' at the Texas Relays ... took fifth in the triple jump at the UT/Arkansas/UCLA Tri meet with a mark of 48-4.50 (14.74m).
Indoor (Sophomore):
Posted a mark of 46-5.25 (14.15m) in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships, placing 13th ... placed sixth in the triple jump at the Don Kirby Invitational with a mark of 47-10 (14.58m) ... posted a personal-best triple jump of 15.09m (49-6.25), placing fifth in the college section at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational.
2009-10
Outdoor (Redshirt Freshman):
Placed 13th in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 46-9.50 (14.26m) ... triple jumped 48-8 (14.83m) at the Texas Invite, finishing 12th ... took second in the triple jump (46-11/14.30m) and fifth in the long jump (21-4.25/6.51m) at the Hurricane Invitational.
Indoor (Redshirt Freshman):
Placed 18th in the long jump at the Big 12-SEC-C-USA Challenge with a mark of 20-9 (6.32m) ... jumped a personal-best 21-10.25 (6.66m) to finish seventh in the long jump at the Texas A&M Dual Meet.
2008-09
Outdoor (Freshman):
Redshirted.
Indoor (Freshman):
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked No. 3 in the state and No. 17 nationally in the triple jump as a senior ... earned a fifth-place finish (46-11.25/14.30m) in the triple jump at the Texas 5A state meet ... also was the district 7-5A runner-up (47-3.0/14.40m) and the Region 1-5A champion (48-8.25/14.84m) in the triple jump ... placed second in the triple jump at the 2008 Texas Relays (47-2.25/14.38m) ... claimed South Grand Prairie's Jumper of the Year award as a junior ... was the district runner-up and regional qualifier in the triple jump as a junior ... tabbed Up and Coming Jumper of the Year as a freshman and sophomore ... lettered three seasons in track and field, while serving as the team's captain ... tabbed team MVP as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born in Arlington, Texas ... son of Raymond and Sharon Bruner ... has three siblings, Raymond Jr., Julian and Randi ... mother competed in track and field for Texas Tech (1978-83) ... earned the Great Texas Scholar award in high school ... was a member of the Student Empowerment Team, which is a mentoring program at SGP ...majoring in applied learning and development ... two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll (fall 2010; spring 2011).
CAREER BESTS
Indoor:
• Long Jump - 21-10.25 (5.27m), Texas A&M Dual Meet (1/23/10)
• Triple Jump - 49-6.25 (15.09m), New Balance Invite (2/5/11)
Outdoor:
• Long Jump - 21-10.25 (6.66m), Jim Click Shootout (4/6/13)
• Triple Jump - 50-11.50 (25.53m), Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/29/13)
BIG 12 SCORING
Indoor:
• 2012: Triple Jump - 5th (48-0.50/14.64m)
• 2013: Triple Jump - 4th (48-0.25/14.94m)
Outdoor:
• 2013: Triple Jump - 5th (50-3.25/15.23m)
Note: Bios updated after 2013 indoor season; career bests are current
