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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Christopher Cecere
Christopher Cecere
Rochester Athletics
Rochester Athletics

Brendan McCollum

Brendan McCollum

  • Position:
    Middle Distance
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Rochester, NY
  • Highschool:
    Irondequoit

Summary

Biography

TFRSS Stats

At UR 2024-25: Indoor: Returned from an injury to compete in seven indoor meets as a junior...Helped UR's Distance Medley Relay to a second-place finish at the Liberty League Championships to earn Second-Team All-Liberty League honors...Also ran the 800 meters at the conference championships and placed seventh...Qualified for regionals in the 800 meters and placed 19th at the All-Atlantic Region Indoor Championships...Had six top-10 results...Notched a second-place finish in the 800 meters at the Nazareth Conference Challenge Cup on Jan. 25...Added a pair of second-place results in the 600 meters and 4x400-meter relay at the Brockport Multi & Invitational on Feb. 8.

Outdoor: Made six meet appearances outdoors...Tallied two top-eight finishes at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships, helping UR's 4x400-meter relay to a third-place result to earn Honorable Mention All-Liberty League honors, while placing sixth in the 800 meters...Qualified for and competed in the 800 meters at the All-Atlantic Region Championships, placing 11th with a new personal-best time of 1:54.47...Notched five top-10 finishes...Member of UR's Distance Medley Relay that placed fifth at William & Mary's Colonial Relays on April 5...Came in eighth in the 800 meters at the UR Spring Twilight on April 14...Set a new personal-best mark in the 400 meters (51.00) at the Cardinal Classic on April 26...Season-best third-place result in the 800 meters at the Cardinal Last Chance Meet on May 11...Selected to the Liberty League All-Academic Team.

At UR 2023-24: Indoor: Sat out sophomore season indoors.

Outdoor: Did not appear in any meets during the outdoor season...Named Liberty League All-Academic for his efforts in the classroom.

At UR 2022-23: Indoor: First-year runner appeared in eight meets during the indoor season...Qualified for the AARTFC in the 800 meters, finishing 10th with a time of 1:56.69...Scored at Liberty Leagues in the 800 meters, finishing fourth with a time of 1:55.88...Also finished 10th in the 400 meters, clocking in at 51.93...Finished in the Top 10 all 11 times he competed...Opened the year with two Top-3 finishes in the 4x400 (2nd, 3:24.76) and the 1000 meters (3rd, 2:34.81) at the Nazareth Alumni Invite on Dec. 9...Helped UR's 4x400 relay take home first-place at the Winter Welcome Back to Brockport Meet on Jan. 21 (3:26.71), while also finishing second in the 800 meters, individually, with a time of 1:56.05 en route to Liberty League Rookie of the Week honors...Ran a season's-best time in the Mile on Jan. 28 at the Nazareth Conference Challenge Cup, finishing fifth with a time of 4:28.07...Season-best time of 51.31 in the 400 meters on Feb. 4 at the Brockport Multi, good for 9th.

Outdoor: Ran in six meets during the outdoor season...Scored for UR at the Liberty League Championships, placing sixth in the 800 meter finals (1:55.72)...Qualified for regionals in the 800 meters, and finished 34th-overall with a time of 2:02.41...Recorded seven Top-10 results...Set a season's-best time in the 800 meters at the UR Alumni Invite on April 22, clocking in at 1:54.88, good for fourth-place...Also helped UR's 4x400 relay finish second (3:25.57)...Ran to two top-three results at the Brockport Multi & Invitational on April 14-15 in the 4x400 relay (3rd, 3:27.38) and the 800 meters (3rd, 1:58.27)...Ran a season's-best 1,500 meter time of 4:08.63 at the RIT Invitational on April 8.

HS: Attended Irondequoit HS...Earned varsity letters in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field for the Eagles...Two-time team captain in each sport...Cross Country and indoor track & field Most Improved Award as a sophomore...Team MVP for both track & field squads in junior and senior season...Earned total of nine All-County awards (7 1st Team) across the three sports...Eagles track & field programs combined for nine sectional titles...PR's of :50.34 (400m), 1:54.95 (800m), 2:39.97 (1000m), and 16:55.50 (5K)...Helped 4x800 meter relay team earn 5th place indoors and 2nd place outdoors at the NYSPHSAA Championships...Member of the National Honor Society.

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