2017 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Robert Brandt
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pasadena, Calif.
- High School:
- Loyola
2020 (Track & Field)
Did not compete this season.
2019 (Cross Country)
Was the Bruins’ top runner in each of the three races in his senior cross country campaign … Led the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championships with a fifth-place finish and a season-best 8k time of 23:11.9 (8k) … Took sixth place overall at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, clocking a time of 23:44.1 … Opened his season with a runner-up finish at the Bill Dellinger Invite, crossing at 23:26.4 to help the Bruins to a third-place team finish.
2019 (Track & Field)
Competed in 10 meets during the season … Indoor: Broke a pair of school records in the 3000m and 5000m … Won the 3000m with a PR and school-record time of 7:50.27 at the MPSF Indoor Championships in Seattle … Also won the 5000m, clocking a time of 13:57.31 … Set a Bruin indoor record in the 5000m at the Husky Classic, recording a time of 13:40.82 to place third … Took home First Team All-America honors in the 3000m (7:56.75) and 5000m (13:50.74) at the NCAA Indoor Championships, as he placed eighth in both events … Won the 3000m in his 2019 debut at the Columbia Challenge, finishing in 7:59.11 ... Outdoor: Climbed UCLA’s top-10 lists in the 5000m and 10K … 2019 Pac-12 10K Champion … In his outdoor debut, PR’ed in the 10K at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, winning the race in 28:55.27 … PR’ed in the 5000m at the next meet, the Mt. SAC Relays, where he finished in 13:36.18 to place sixth … Won the 1500m against USC with his best-career time of 3:44.66 … Won the 10K at the Pac-12 Championships in Tucson, posting a time of 29:08.11 … Earned second in the 10K at the NCAA West Regionals (29:00.43) … Collected First Team All-America plaudits in the 10K at the NCAA Championships in Austin, clocking a time of 29:26.34 to finish seventh … Was a Second Team All-American in the 5000m, just missing the podium to place ninth with a time of 14:10.19 … UCLA Top-10 Record Books: Indoor: 1st (3000m; 7:50.27) … 1st (5000m; 13:40.82) … Outdoor: 3rd (5000m; 13:36.18) … 5th (10K; 28:55.27) … Honors: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention … Two-time Indoor First Team All-American (3000m, 5000m) … Outdoor First Team All-American (10K) … Outdoor Second Team All-American (5000m) … Pac-12 10K Champion.
2018 (Cross Country)
Redshirted the 2018 season ... Ran unattached at the Stanford Invite, winning the race with a time of 23:46.4.
2018 (Track & Field)
Had a standout debut season in Westwood, scoring at the NCAA Championships and posting UCLA all-time top-10 times in both the 5000m and 10K ... Was the eighth-place finisher in the 10K at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing in 29:13.12 to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors ... Was the lone Bruin male to score at NCAAs ... Qualified for NCAAs with a 29:15.57 time in the 10K at NCAA West Regionals, despite competing in the 5000m (13:59.21, 19th) at the same meet ... Ran a collegiate-best time of 3:47.21 in the 1500m at the USC Dual Meet ... Set the No. 3 time in UCLA history in the 5000m with a time of 13:41.23 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Qualified for NCAAs and set the No. 6 mark in school history with a 29:02.14 time in the 10K at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Mar. 31 ... Finished fourth in the 10K at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing in 29:42.99.
2017 (Cross Country)
Was the Bruins’ top runner in three of the four meets in which he competed … Crossed the line as UCLA’s top runner at the NCAA Championships, finishing 88th overall with a 10k time of 30:34.36 … Finished sixth overall at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 23:55.9 … Was the Bruins’ top runner at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite (8k), clocking a 23:52.7 for seventh place … Made his UCLA debut at the Roy Griak Invite (8k), taking third place with a time of 25:04.4.
2017 (Track and Field – California)
Competed in the distance races in seven outdoor meets for the Golden Bears … Finished 10th overall in the 10,000m at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 29:39.70 … Ran a 5,000m lifetime-best time of 13:45.45 at the Stanford Cardinal Classic, good for fifth overall … Won the 3,000m competition at The Big Meet against Stanford with a time of 8:07.80 … Kicked off his outdoor season at the Cal Opener with a victory in the 3,000m and a time of 8:20.00 … Doubled in the 3,000m (ninth) and 5,000m (15th) at the MPSF Indoor Championships, clocking times of 8:04.97 and 14:16.55 in the events, respectively … Opened his indoor campaign with a victory in the 5,000m at the UW Invite, finishing with a time of 14:05.08.
2016 (Cross Country - California)
Raced in the NCAA Championships (10k) and took 109th overall with a time of 30:57.4 … Was the Bears’ number one runner at the NCAA West Regionals (10k) with a 12th place finish and a time of 29:56 … Took 21st in the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 24:58.3 to help lead the Bears to a sixth-place finish … Finished second overall at the San Francisco Invitational (8k) with a time of 24:22.2 to contribute to Cal’s meet victory.
2015 (Cross Country - California)
Competed at the NCAA Championships (10k) as a freshman and finished 161st with his time of 31:31.8 … Ran 31:55.4 at the NCAA West Regional Championships (10k) to help Cal qualify for the NCAA Championships … Finished 45th at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 24:29 … Raced at D1 Pre-Nationals (8k) and finished 86th with a 24:15.1 time.
High School
Four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track and field at Loyola High School … 2014 CIF State Division I runner-up in cross country … Took 13th place at the Nike Cross Nationals in 2014 to earn Second Team All-American accolades … CIF Division I State Champion in the 3,200m his senior year … Took 4th in the 3,200m at the Brooks PR National Meet to earn All-American honors … Posted personal best high school times of 4:08 in the 1,600m and 8:51 in the 3,200m.
Personal
Born to parents Lisa and Wayne Brandt … Has one sister named Emily … Enjoys surfing, golfing, and reading … Attended the University of California from 2015-2017 before transferring to UCLA … Decided to come to UCLA because of the great team culture and strong academics … Describes his greatest athletic thrill as breaking the 29 minute barrier in the 10k against Edward Cheserek at the Stanford Invitational in 2017 … Admires Kobe Bryant … Political Science major.
