Open mobile menu
Distance

Braeden Collins

Braeden Collins - Men's Cross Country - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Event Distance
Major Computer Science
Hometown Villa Rica, Ga.
Last School Alexander
Year Junior
Braeden Collins - Men's Cross Country - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Honors and Awards:
2019 All-South Region

BRAEDEN COLLINS CAREER STATS

2020 Indoor:
Competed at six meets during the 2020 indoor season… Three top-10 performances across three events, two podium finishes during regular season… Member of first-place DMR squad at the 2020 Charlie Thomas Invite… Took the bronze in the men’s mile at the 2020 Clemson Bob Pollack Invitational clocking in at 4:12.67… Set a new PR in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational tallying up a time of 8:20.07 to take eighth-place… 27th-place finisher in the 3000m at ACC Indoor Championships (8:27.86)…

2019 Cross Country:
Was the Jackets’ top finisher twice and earned points in all five races this season … Earned All-South Region honors with a 24th-place finish and personal-best 10K time of 31:06.3, helping Tech finish fifth at the NCAA South Regional … Was the team’s top finisher, 33rd overall, at the ACC Championships with an 8K time of 25:13.6 … Finished second on the team and third overall to help lead the Jackets to a first-place finish at the Bulldog Invitational, with a 6K time of 18:11.4 … Helped the Jackets to a sixth-place finish at the Penn State National Open with a 5.2 mile time of 26:20.0 … Earned points for the Jackets at the Battle in Beantown with an 8K time of 26:17.7.

2019 Track:
Indoor: Competed at five meets… finished second while running a personal-best mile of 4:09.29 at the Music City Challenge… earned a top-10 finish in the 3K at the Power Five Invitational with a time of 8:24.96… set a PR in the 1000m turning in a time of 2:34.52 at the Clemson Orange & Purple Elite. Outdoor: Competed at seven meets… set a PR in the 1500m with a time of 3:51.12 at the FSU Relays… set a 5K PR at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 14:24.55… reached a PR in the 800m turning in a time of 1:54.88, and also ran the 1500m in 3:53.25  the Georgia Tech Invitational… finished second in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 3:54.81…

2018 Cross Country: 
Competed at five meets… ran a personal-best 7K finishing in 24:44.1 at the Georgia Bulldog Invitational… ran a personal-best 8K time of 24:33.9 at the ACC Championships… competed in the 10K at the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships, turning in a time of 32:39.2… set a PR running the 8.369K in 26:11.2 at the Penn State Nationals Open.

2018 Track:
Indoor: Competed in three indoor events his freshman year … recorded a 14:52.71 in the 5K at the Vanderbilt Invitational … ran a 8:39.26 3K at the Orange & Purple Invite .. turned in a season-best mile time of 4:20.93 at the Music City Challenge. Outdoor: Primarily a 1500 runner with one 800m appearance … turned in a season-best 3:58.20 – his first sub-4 time of his career – in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational to finish ninth … also recorded a 1:57.60 in the 800m at the Georgia Tech Invite.

2017 Cross Country:
Did not compete.

High School: Attended Alexander High School … four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field (distance team) … 2016 6A cross country individual and team champion … 6A state track and field champion in 1600m and 3200m in 2016 … anchored the state record-setting 4×800 team with a total time of 7:46.

Personal: Intends on majoring in engineering but has not declared a concentration.

Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Legends Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets