2018 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Robert Brandt
- Position:
- Distance
- 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 Bruinsโ top runner in each of the three races in his senior cross country campaign โฆ Led the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championships with a fifth-place finish and a season-best 8k time of 23:11.9 (8k) โฆ Took sixth place overall at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, clocking a time of 23:44.1 โฆ 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 โฆ Indoor: Broke a pair of school records in the 3000m and 5000m โฆ Won the 3000m with a PR and school-record time of 7:50.27 at the MPSF Indoor Championships in Seattle โฆ Also won the 5000m, clocking a time of 13:57.31 โฆ Set a Bruin indoor record in the 5000m at the Husky Classic, recording a time of 13:40.82 to place third โฆ 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 โฆ Won the 3000m in his 2019 debut at the Columbia Challenge, finishing in 7:59.11 ... Outdoor: Climbed UCLAโs top-10 lists in the 5000m and 10K โฆ 2019 Pac-12 10K Champion โฆ In his outdoor debut, PRโed in the 10K at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, winning the race in 28:55.27 โฆ PRโed in the 5000m at the next meet, the Mt. SAC Relays, where he finished in 13:36.18 to place sixth โฆ Won the 1500m against USC with his best-career time of 3:44.66 โฆ Won the 10K at the Pac-12 Championships in Tucson, posting a time of 29:08.11 โฆ Earned second in the 10K at the NCAA West Regionals (29:00.43) โฆ 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 โฆ Was a Second Team All-American in the 5000m, just missing the podium to place ninth with a time of 14:10.19 โฆ UCLA Top-10 Record Books: Indoor: 1st (3000m; 7:50.27) โฆ 1st (5000m; 13:40.82) โฆ Outdoor: 3rd (5000m; 13:36.18) โฆ 5th (10K; 28:55.27) โฆ Honors: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention โฆ Two-time Indoor First Team All-American (3000m, 5000m) โฆ Outdoor First Team All-American (10K) โฆ Outdoor Second Team All-American (5000m) โฆ Pac-12 10K Champion.
2018 (XC)
Redshirted the 2018 season ... Ran unattached at the Stanford Invite, winning the race with a time of 23:46.4.ย
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 honorsย ... 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 5000mย (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 5000mย 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.ย
2017 (XC)
Was the Bruinsโ top runner in three of the four meets in which he competed โฆ Crossed the line as UCLAโs top runner at the NCAA Championships, finishing 88th overall with a 10k time of 30:34.36 โฆ Finished sixth overall at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 23:55.9 โฆ Was the Bruinsโ top runner at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite (8k), clocking a 23:52.7 for seventh place โฆ Made his UCLA debut at the Roy Griak Invite (8k), taking third place with a time of 25:04.4.
2017 (Track and Field โ California)
Competed in the distance races in seven outdoor meets for the Golden Bears โฆ Finished 10th overall in the 10,000m at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 29:39.70 โฆ Ran a 5,000m lifetime-best time of 13:45.45 at the Stanford Cardinal Classic, good for fifth overall โฆ Won the 3,000m competition at The Big Meet against Stanford with a time of 8:07.80 โฆ Kicked off his outdoor season at the Cal Opener with a victory in the 3,000m and a time of 8:20.00 โฆ 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 โฆ Opened his indoor campaign with a victory in the 5,000m at the UW Invite, finishing with a time of 14:05.08.
2016 (XC - California)
Raced in the NCAA Championships (10k) and took 109th overall with a time of 30:57.4 โฆ Was the Bearsโ number one runner at the NCAA West Regionals (10k) with a 12th place finish and a time of 29:56 โฆ 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 โฆ Finished second overall at the San Francisco Invitational (8k) with a time of 24:22.2 to contribute to Calโs meet victory.
2015 (XC - California)
Competed at the NCAA Championships (10k) as a freshman and finished 161st with his time of 31:31.8 โฆ Ran 31:55.4 at the NCAA West Regional Championships (10k) to help Cal qualify for the NCAA Championships โฆ Finished 45th at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 24:29 โฆ 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 โฆ 2014 CIF State Division I runner-up in cross country โฆ Took 13th place at the Nike Cross Nationals in 2014 to earn Second Team All-American accolades โฆ CIF Division I State Champion in the 3,200m his senior year โฆ Took 4th in the 3,200m at the Brooks PR National Meet to earn All-American honors โฆ Posted personal best high school times of 4:08 in the 1,600m and 8:51 in the 3,200m.
Personal
Bornย to parents Lisa and Wayne Brandt โฆ Has one sister named Emily โฆ Enjoys surfing, golfing, and reading โฆ Attended the University of California from 2015-2017 before transferring to UCLA โฆ Decided to come to UCLA because of the great team culture and strong academics โฆ Describes his greatest athletic thrill as breaking the 29 minute barrier in the 10k against Edward Cheserek at the Stanford Invitational in 2017 โฆ Admires Kobe Bryant โฆ Political Science major.
