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Illinois State University Athletics

2021-22 Track & Field Roster

Brandon Gage

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool Oak Park-River Forest HS

Biography

CAREER RESULTS
 
Career Highlights
2022 MVC Indoor Champion (400m)
2022 MVC Indoor Champion (4x400m relay)
2021 MVC Indoor Champion (400m)
1/27/21 - MVC Male Track Athlete of the Week
2018 MVC Outdoor Champion (4x400m relay)
2018 MVC Indoor Champion (4x400m relay)

2020-21 OUTDOOR (Jr.): Raced at six meets during the 2021 outdoor season...Finished in the top-three on 10 different occasions, helping the 4x400-meter relay team to two wins...Ran a personal-best time of 21.59 seconds in the 200-meter dash prelims at the MVC Championships, going on to finish sixth overall in the 200m finals...Ran his first sub-48 seconds 400-meter dash at the MVC Championships, placing third overall with a time of 47.11 seconds to earn All-Valley honors...Currently ranks No. 8 all-time on the ISU top-10 list with that 400m time...Also competed as a member of the 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay teams that placed sixth at the MVC Championships...Never placed lower than fourth in a 400m race during the 2021 outddor season.

2020-21 INDOOR (Sr.): Competed at four meets, including the MVC Championships as a senior...Opened the season with a win in the 400-meter dash at the Jack Jennett Open, clocking in at 49.39 seconds...Took first in the 200m with a time of 22.30 seconds at the Don DeNoon Dual...Ran a personal-best time of 48.69 seconds to place third in the 400m at the GVSU Big Meet...Earned his first MVC individual championships, winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.03 seconds at the MVC Championships...Earned All-Valley honors in the 4x400-meter relay, finishing second overall with a combined time of 3:18.20 at the conference meet...Also scored points for the 'Birds in the 200m, placing sixth with a personal-best time of 22.28 seconds at the MVC Championships.

2019-20 OUTDOOR (Jr.): Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 INDOOR (Jr.): Raced at seven meets during his junior indoor season...Won the 400m at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup with a time of 51.18 seconds...Recorded a personal-best time of 22.34 seconds in the 200m to finish seventh at the Notre Dame Invitational...Helped the 4x400-meter relay to a second-place finish at the adidas Classic in Lincoln, Nebraska and finished fourth in the 400m with a season-best time of 49.53 seconds...Competed at the MVC Indoor Championships in the 400m and the 4x400m relay, where he helped the 4x400 to a fifth-place finish.

2018-19 OUTDOOR (So.): Earned All-MVC honors as a member of the silver-medal winning 4x400 and the bronze-medal winning 4x100 at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12)...Also scored points in the 400-meter hurdles, recording a sixth-place finish with a personal-best time of 56.33 seconds at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Helped the 4x400 to a third-place finish and the 4x100 to a fifth-place finish at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (4/26-27)...Finished sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.96 seconds (wind-aided) and was a member of the first-place finishing 4x400 and the second-place finishing 4x100 at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (4/26-27)...Competed in the 400-meter dash and helped the 4x100 to a ninth-place finish and the 4x400 to a sixth-place finish at the Tennessee Relays (4/11)...A member of the winning 4x100 and 4x400 relays, clocking in with a combined time of 41.62 seconds in the 4x100 and a combined time of 3:18.42 in the 4x400 at the Redbird Invitational (4/6)...Opened the outdoor campaign at the Ole Miss Classic (3/30), competing in the 400-meter dash, 4x100 and the 4x400.

2018-19 INDOOR (So.): Earned All-MVC honors as a member of the second-place finishing 4x400-meter relay that clocked in with a combined time of 3:16.79 at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/23-24)...Competed in the 200 and the 4x400 at the Music City Challenge (2/8-9)...Helped the 4x400-meter relay to a third-place finish with a combined time of 3:13.41 and competed in the 400 at the Meyo Invitational (2/1-2)...A member of the winning 4x400 that finished with a combined time of 3:19.10 and placed sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.52 seconds at the Illini Invitational (1/25-26)...Recorded a personal-best time of 22.47 seconds in the 200-meter dash to finish seventh, placed seventh in the 400-meter dash and helped the 4x400 to a first-place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/19)...A member of the winning 4x400-meter relay team that clocked in with a combined time of 3:22.06 and posted a second-place finish in the 400 and a sixth-place finish in the 200 at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup (1/12)...Opened the season competing in the 600 and the 4x400 at the Jimmy Grant Invitational (12/8).

2017-18 OUTDOOR (Fr.): Competed in the 200-meter, 400-meter, and 4x400-meter relay at the MVC Championships...once again crowned MVC Champion in the 4x400-meter relay, helping the squad cross the tape in 3:08.16 to claim the title...mark qualified the team for the NCAA West Preliminary Round, where they finished 16th with a time of 3:07.43...time ranks second on the Redbirds' top-10 list...finished 16th in the 200-meter at the MVC Championships in a personal-best 21.81...placed 15th in the 400-meter with a time of 48.81...captured personal-best 400-meter time of 48.44 at the Redbird Invite, placing third.

2017-18 INDOOR (Fr.): Earned All-Conference honors in the 4x400-meter relay and distance medley relay at the MVC Championships...crowned MVC Champion in the 4x400-meter relay, helping the team clock a time of 3:13.91 to win the title...ran a leg on the 'Birds distance medley relay team that finished third in 10:06.02...member of the 4x400-meter relay team that broke the ISU school record at the Meyo Invitational with a time of 3:11.59...also cracked the Redbirds' top-10 list in the distance medley relay at the Meyo Invitational, recording the fifth-fastest time in ISU history (9:58.62)...over the course of the season, captured personal-bests in the 200-meter (22.55) at the Notre Dame Invite, 400-meter (49.75) at the GVSU Big Meet, and 600-meter (1:27.77) at the Notre Dame Invite...won the 400-meter dash at the Orange & Blue Open and EIU Early Bird.

OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time IHSA Class 3A State Championships 400-meter Qualifier...finished third in the 400-meter dash at the 2016 IHSA Class 3A State Championships...two-time conference champion in the 400-meter dash...holds school record in the 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay.

PERSONAL: Born 12/16/1998...son of Sammie Gage III and Lasalome McFadden-Gage...has one older brother, Sammie IV...plans to major in psychology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior

  • 2021-22Fifth Year