Brendan Pitcher

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
Mid-distance
Height:
6-4
Hometown:
Mason, Ohio
Prev School:
Mason High School

TFRRS Profile

CUSA Individual Titles (1)
2024 Indoor 800

All-CUSA Honors (3)
2024 Indoor 800 - 1st
2024 Indoor Distance Medley - 1st
2024 Outdoor 800 - 3rd

ASUN Individual Titles (1)
2023 Indoor 800

All-ASUN Honors (2)
2023 Indoor 800 - 1st
2023 Outdoor 4 x 400 - 1st

2024 Outdoor Track & Field (R-So.)

Ran the 800 at the NCAA Division I East First Rounds meet
At the CUSA Championship, placed third in the 800 and fifth in the 4 x 400 relay
Clocked a Liberty-record 1:48.26 800 at The Hill City Twilight
CSC Academic All-District
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member

2023-24 Indoor Track & Field (R-So.)

CUSA champion in the 800 and distance medley relay (leadoff leg), while also racing on the sixth-place 4 x 400 squad
Matched his indoor best of 1:50.94 for second place in the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational 800 after winning the event at the Brant Tolsma Invitational
Improved his 1,000 best to 2:25.23 at the Virginia Tech Invitational, good for No. 5 all-time for the Flames
His lone mile of the season (4:09.08 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational) cracked the program all-time top 10 chart

2023 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)

Came in fourth in the ASUN 800 final and helped the Flames win the 4 x 400 relay
Twice broke the Liberty freshman record for the 800, including with his 1:49.29 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier (No. 4 in program history)
Joined the Flames’ all-time top 10 with a personal-best 3:48.66 1,500 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
ASUN Men’s Freshman of the Week on May 10
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2022-23 Indoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)

Surprise winner of the ASUN 800 title in a Liberty freshman-record time of 1:50.94 (No. 2 in program history)
Moved up to No. 6 all-time for the Flames with his 2:26.57 clocking in the Virginia Tech Invitational 1,000
Fastest of his three mile races on the year was a 4:11.99 effort at the Liberty Open

2022 Cross Country (R-Fr.)

Did not compete in any races for Liberty

2022 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)

Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted
Competing unattached, won the Dr. Jack M. Toms Alumni Invitational 800 (1:55.91) and dropped a 4:09.90 mile at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2021-22 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)

Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted
Racing unattached, won the Liberty Kickoff 1,000 (2:29.48) and ran a 4:17.74 mile at the Brant Tolsma Invitational

Fall 2021 Cross Country (Fr.)

Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted

Prep

Graduated from Mason High School
As a senior, placed eighth in the Ohio Division I state 4 x 800 relay and 10^th in the 800
Raced at the Ohio Division I state cross country meet as a junior and senior, helping Mason finish second in the team standings in 2019
Top times included 1:54.08 in the 800, 4:18.16 in the mile and 16:17.8 in the cross country 5K

Personal