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Brendon Mahoney
Brendon Mahoney
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Cumming, Ga.

High School:
Marist

Height / Weight:
5-10½ / 156

Event:
800, 1500

2004 All-American in 1500 * Earned All-America honors in the 800 (2000), mile (2002) and 1500

In 2003-04: Garnered All-America honors in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:47.62 at the Outdoor NCAA Championships, finishing 10th ... Posted the top time in the ACC in the 1500 meters with a personal-record mark of 3:41.43 at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Finished third at the NCAA East Region Championships in the 1500 with a time of 3:50.25 ... Won the 800 meters and 1500 meters at the Outdoor ACC Championships ... Named ACC Performer of the Year for both the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Tallied a NCAA Region qualifying mark in the 800 at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a season-best time of 1:50.59 ... Posted conference top times for the indoor season in the 800 (1:50.66) and mile (4:02.32) ... Captured ACC titles in both the 800 and mile at the Indoor ACC Championships ... Finished his career with a total of 13 All-ACC honors and seven ACC titles ... Finished as a three-time All-American ... Named to the CoSida Academic All-America District III first team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

In 2002-03: Held the top times in the 800 and 1,500 meters during the outdoor season ... Finished second at the Outdoor ACC Championships in the 800 (1:50.17) ... Ran the 1,500 at the NCAA East Region Championships, finishing third (3:43.30) ... Finished 15th at the NCAA Championships in the 1,500 ... Posted an eighth-place finish at the U.S.A Track & Field Championships in the 1,500 ... Owned top times in the mile and 800 during the indoor season ... Garnered All-ACC honors in the mile with a runner-up finish at the Indoor ACC meet (4:09.84) ... Set a new personal-best time of 1:50.17 at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet in the 800 ... Tallied a fifth-place finish in the 800 at the ACC meet ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2002 Cross Country: Competed in just two meets, the Auburn Invite and the ACC Championships, and finished as Tech's top performer in both...Finished 12th at the ACC's with a time of 25:14.6 and had an 8K time of 24:36.82 at Auburn to finish 14th.

In 2001-02: One of the nation's top middle distance talents...Earned All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships...Named ACC Indoor Most Valuable Performer after finishing first in the 800 and second in the mile at the conference indoor championships...Also earned all-conference honors in both events...Posted a pair of All-ACC performances at the conference outdoor meet, where he placed second in the 800 and third in the 1500 meters...Owned the ACC's top times in the 800 and 1500 during the outdoor campaign, as well as the league's fastest indoor mile...Set the school record in the outdoor mile at the New Balance Maine Distance Festival...His time of 4:00.29 broke Alan Drosky's 1987 mark...Finished eighth in the 800 meters at the USA Track and Field National Championships over the summer...Top indoor performance in the 800 (1:51.22) came at the Kentucky Invitational, while best indoor mile (4:00.34) came at the Iowa State Last Chance Meet... Top outdoor 800 (1:48.02) came at the Georgia Tech Invitational...Recorded top outdoor 1500 (3:41.87) at Stanford's Cardinal Qualifier...Recorded career bests in each event...ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2001 Cross Country: Ran at the ACC and NCAA South Regional Championships...Tech's second finisher at ACC's, placing 29th in 25:33.6...Placed 32nd at the regional meet, clocking a 10K time of 32:18.61.

In 2000-01: Was hampered by injury for much of the season and earned a medical redshirt...Still managed to post the team's top times in the 800 meters and 1500 meters during the outdoor season...Placed third at the Snowbird Invitational in the 800 with a time of 1:52.64...That performance was the ninth-fastest time in the ACC...Clocked a time of 3:50.72 in the 1500 at the Alabama Relays...That mark was the league's seventh-best performance... Competed on a pair of fifth-place relays at the Alabama Relays...The 4x400 posted a time of 3:16.64, while the 4x800 was clocked at 7:43.74.

2000 Cross Country: One of Tech's top performers, recording two top-10 finishes...Finished third at the Mitchell Invitational (15:37.24) to lead the Jackets to the team title...Placed ninth at the Wolfpack Inivitational with a 6K time of 24:02...Tech's top finisher at the Iowa State Classic in a season-best 10K time of 32:34.

In 1999-2000: Had an outstanding rookie campaign, winning a pair of ACC Championships and earning All-America honors during the 1999-2000 campaign...Won the ACC title in the mile at the indoor championships with a time of 4:09.25, becoming the third Yellow Jacket to win that event...Won the 800 meters at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:50.96...Also placed second in the 1500-meter event at the ACC Outdoor Championship...For his efforts, he was named the ACC's Freshman of the Year for both indoor and outdoor track...Earned All-America honors in the 800 after running a time of 1:48.17 at the NCAA Championships.

1999 Cross Country: Redshirted.

High School: Won both national and state titles while at Marist High School...Captured the national title in the mile at the Footlocker High School National Championships in Raleigh, N.C., in 1999 with a time of 4:04...Won Georgia state titles in the 800 meters and the mile...Broke a 22-year-old state record in the 800 with a time of 1:50.17...Ranked first in the country in the 800 meters with his time of 1:49.00 in 1999...Was the state cross country champion as a junior and a senior, along with helping lead Marist to the state AA team title in 1995...Was a member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Brendon Davis Mahoney...Born Feb. 18, 1980...Parents are Scott and Cheryl Mahoney...Graduated with honors in management in May 2004.

Mahoney's Career Top Marks
EVENT MARK (INDOOR) MARK (OUTDOOR)
800 Meters 1:50.17 1:48.02
1 Mile 4:00.34 4:00.29*
1,500 Meters - 3:41.43

* - School Record.

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