Eastern Michigan Athletics
2023-24 Men's Track & Field Roster
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Brandal, Ronnie
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Ronnie Brandal
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Huron, Ohio
- High School:
- Huron
Bio
EMU: 2023-24 Indoor: Competed in six meets, Named All-MAC Second Team and Academic All-MAC…tabbed three top-three finishes, including two second-place outings at the MAC Indoor Championships in the 800m prelims and finals…Outdoor: Competed in six meets…Earned All-MAC Second Team and Academic All-MAC…Named MAC Track Athlete of the Week and Scholar Athlete of the Week, April 10…Qualified for NCAA East First Round in the 800m…Had three top-three finishes, two of which were of the second-place category at the MAC Outdoor Championships…Set a personal-best in the 800m in 1:48.47 at the Jim Click Shootout, April 5-6, the 10th-fastest time in program history.
2022-23: Indoor: competed in five meets for the Eagles … placed sixth in the 800 meters at the MAC Championships with a time of 1:55.95 Outdoor: competed in six meets and placed third in the 800 meters at the MAC Championships (1:51.59) … ran a PR of 1:50.57 in the 800 meters at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet to place third … ran a PR of 3:51.63 in the 1,500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
2021-22: Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Eagles…Ran season-best 1:53.85 in the 800 at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 5…Finished second in the 600 at the Michigan Invitational with a time of 1:20.22, Jan. 22.
2020-21: Outdoor: Earned Academic All-MAC Honors…Competed in five meets where he primarily participated in the 800m…Notched an eighth-place finish in the 800m race in 1:54.33 at the Mid-American Conference Championships, May 8…Placed fourth in the 800 at the Grizzly PR Classic in 1:53.42, April 17…Indoor: Earned Academic All-MAC Honors…Named a Second Team All-MAC selection…Named Second Team All-MAC...Finished second in the 800m in a 1:55.47 clip and placed eighth in the mile with a 4:19.57 time at the Indoor Mid-American Conference Championships, Feb. 27...Set a personal-best mile time of 4:08.65 for fifth at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 12...Placed third in the 800m with a career-high 1:52.84 at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown, Feb. 6.
2019-20: Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic...Indoor: Selected to the Academic All-MAC Team...Competed in nine meets for the Eagles, including the MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, Feb. 28-29...Helped EMU place fifth in the distance medley relay at the conference meet with a time of 10:13.84...Set personal-best in the mile with a time of 4:16.14 at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14...Featured in the distance medley relay quartet that placed sixth at the Meyo Invitational with a time of 10:09.11, Feb. 7-8...Recorded a personal-best 800m time at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open, Jan. 17, placing second as he crossed the finish line in 1:55.66...Marked his season debut by finishing second in the 1000m run at the SVSU Holiday Open with a time of 2:29.42, Dec. 6.
2018-19: Outdoor: Did not compete…Indoor: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field at Huron High School in Huron, Ohio…Sandusky Bay Conference (SBC) Champion in the 800m, 1600m, and 4x400-meter relay in 2018, while qualifying to states in the 800m…Additionally, earned First Team All-SBC honors in cross country during his senior year…Finished out his career at Huron as a two-time Academic All-Ohio selection, while holding the school record in the 800m with a time of 1:55.89…Acted as the student body president…Member of the Honor Society…Named to the honor roll all four years…Part of the Superintendent's Cabinet Committee.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Ronald Lee Brandal…Son of Chris and Kitty Brandal…Major: Secondary education.
2022-23: Indoor: competed in five meets for the Eagles … placed sixth in the 800 meters at the MAC Championships with a time of 1:55.95 Outdoor: competed in six meets and placed third in the 800 meters at the MAC Championships (1:51.59) … ran a PR of 1:50.57 in the 800 meters at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet to place third … ran a PR of 3:51.63 in the 1,500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
2021-22: Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Eagles…Ran season-best 1:53.85 in the 800 at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 5…Finished second in the 600 at the Michigan Invitational with a time of 1:20.22, Jan. 22.
2020-21: Outdoor: Earned Academic All-MAC Honors…Competed in five meets where he primarily participated in the 800m…Notched an eighth-place finish in the 800m race in 1:54.33 at the Mid-American Conference Championships, May 8…Placed fourth in the 800 at the Grizzly PR Classic in 1:53.42, April 17…Indoor: Earned Academic All-MAC Honors…Named a Second Team All-MAC selection…Named Second Team All-MAC...Finished second in the 800m in a 1:55.47 clip and placed eighth in the mile with a 4:19.57 time at the Indoor Mid-American Conference Championships, Feb. 27...Set a personal-best mile time of 4:08.65 for fifth at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 12...Placed third in the 800m with a career-high 1:52.84 at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown, Feb. 6.
2019-20: Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic...Indoor: Selected to the Academic All-MAC Team...Competed in nine meets for the Eagles, including the MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, Feb. 28-29...Helped EMU place fifth in the distance medley relay at the conference meet with a time of 10:13.84...Set personal-best in the mile with a time of 4:16.14 at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14...Featured in the distance medley relay quartet that placed sixth at the Meyo Invitational with a time of 10:09.11, Feb. 7-8...Recorded a personal-best 800m time at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open, Jan. 17, placing second as he crossed the finish line in 1:55.66...Marked his season debut by finishing second in the 1000m run at the SVSU Holiday Open with a time of 2:29.42, Dec. 6.
2018-19: Outdoor: Did not compete…Indoor: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field at Huron High School in Huron, Ohio…Sandusky Bay Conference (SBC) Champion in the 800m, 1600m, and 4x400-meter relay in 2018, while qualifying to states in the 800m…Additionally, earned First Team All-SBC honors in cross country during his senior year…Finished out his career at Huron as a two-time Academic All-Ohio selection, while holding the school record in the 800m with a time of 1:55.89…Acted as the student body president…Member of the Honor Society…Named to the honor roll all four years…Part of the Superintendent's Cabinet Committee.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Ronald Lee Brandal…Son of Chris and Kitty Brandal…Major: Secondary education.
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