Brendan Pitcher

Class:
Redshirt Senior
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

2025 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)

Part of Liberty’s CUSA fourth-place 4 x 400 squad and came in 10^th in the 800 prelims
Season-best 1:48.60 800 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier garnered CUSA Men’s Track Athlete of the Week distinction on May 13
CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal winner
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member

2024-25 Indoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)

Came in fifth in the CUSA 800 final to cap off an injury-shortened campaign
VaSID first team all-state (mid-distance)

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

Son of Tim and Wendy Pitcher
Birthday is Dec. 27
Graduated in 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in developmental psychology
Working toward a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling

Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
How faith and God are the center of why we do everything.

Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
Chick-fil-A for lunch before every race.

What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
Winning conference as a redshirt freshman.

Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
Wendy (mom), Tennessee volleyball; Tim (dad), Tennessee track; Caleb (brother), Liberty volleyball; Jeffrey (brother), Liberty lacrosse

What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
Twitter

What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
Video games

What is your dream vacation spot and why?
Any white sand beach