Brady Gehret Class: Sophomore Hometown: Altoona, Pa. High School: Altoona Area Position: Sprints Experience: SO

Gehret's Personal Collegiate Bests

Gehret's TFRRS Profile

On the National Scene ... || 2011 Outdoor || Ran one of the 200-meter legs on the winning sprint medley relay at Penn Relays ... Helped the squad to a school-record 3:17.10 to best a national-class field. || 2011 Indoor || Earned a pair of All-America citations at the NCAA Indoor Championships, placing third in the 400-meters in a school record 46.22, and anchoring the fifth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:07.50) with an official split of 46.03 ... Was the first indoor All-American in the event since 1976 ... Was also the only freshman to make the 400 final at the meet ... Anchored the winning 4x400 at the Alex Wilson Last Chance ... Team won the event in a school-record 3:07.27 to claim a spot at the NCAA Championships.

At the Big Ten Championships ... || 2011 Indoor || Placed second in the 400 in 47.19 ... Also placed ninth in the 200, and competed in the long jump.

Around the Track ... || 2011 Outdoor || Finished ninth in the 200 and 400 at Florida Relays, running a PR 20.93 in the 200, and 46.88 in the 400 ... Also helped the Nittany Lions to a school-record effort in the 4x400 (3:07.19) at Florida Relays ... Clocked a collegiate-outdoor best 46.69 at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational - the fourth-fastest time in Penn State history. || 2011 Indoor || Finished fourth overall in the 400 at Tyson Invitational, setting a new school record at 46.25 ... Won the 200 at the Penn State Relays, Nittany Lion Challenge, Penn State National, and Sykes-Sabock Challege Cup ... Season-best 200 was 21.29 - the fifth-best time in the PSU record books - at the Nittany Lion Challenge ... Ran on winning 4x400s at the Penn State Relays, Nittany Lion Challenge, and Penn State National.

Before Penn State ... || High School || One of the top sprint recruits in the U.S. a year ago ... Nike Indoor National Champion at 400-meters ... Clocked 46.39 for 400- meters as a senior, which was fastest time in Pennsylvania, and the fourth-fastest effort nationally last year ... Impressed against a national-class field at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational as a senior, winning the 300-meters in 33.51 - the 2010 U.S. Leader and the sixth-fastest time ever run by a high schooler ... Won the 200 and 400 at the Pa. State Meet as a senior, and also finished second in the long jump ... Took gold in the 200 and 400 at the PTFCA Indoor Championships, with PRs of 21.22 for 200, and 47.70 for 400 ... Also won the Pa. state title in the 400 as a junior ... Place fifth in the 400 at the USATF Junior Championships as an 11th grader ... Posted the fastest 400 split by a high school boy at Penn Relays in 2009 and 2010, running 45.7 as a junior, and 46.1 as a senior. || Personal || Son of Cory and Lisa Gehret ... Born May 9, 1992 ... Sister, Rachel, was a standout high jumper at Louisville ... Majoring in Communication Arts and Science.