Darian Braddix

Photo by: Luke Allen, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Scott W. Grau

Photo by: Luke Allen, BGSU Athletics

Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Class:
Senior
High School:
Princeton
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

2023-24
(Indoor)

Recorded a personal best in the 300 at the Falcon Early Bird Open, with a 42.20 time placing 6th.
Helped the 4x400 squad place second at the Falcon Early Bird Open (4:07.79)
Participated in the DMR, placing second at the MAC Indoor Championship (11:34.21)
Placed third in the 200 at the GVSU Big Meet, recording a 25.23 time
Academic All-MAC
Second team All-MAC

(Outdoor)

Helped the 4x400 squad to a second place finish at the Clark Wood Open (3:44.72) and a first place finish in the 4x100 at Billy Hayes (45.37), breaking a BGSU record.
Placed fourth with the 4x100 squad at the MAC Championship (45.83)
Academic All-MAC

2022-23
(Indoor)

All-MAC first team (Distance Medley Relay)
Ran the second leg of the Distance Medley Relay at the MAC Championship, helping the group to a MAC title for the second consecutive season (third overall) and second-best time in school history
Raced the opening leg of the team’s two fastest 4x400 relay teams, including the group that placed first at the GVSU Big Meet with a time of 3:48.50, which is sixth-best in school history
Ran four of the team’s top 10 times in the 60, including a PR of 7.73 at the Tom Wright Open
Had a PR in the 200 at the MAC Championship, running in 25.07
Placed third in the 200 and 400 at the Akron Invite, with her 400 time of 57.47 being a PR and BGSU’s second-best time of the season
Academic All-MAC

(Outdoor)

All-MAC second team (4x400 Relay)
Opened the 4x400 relay at the MAC Championship, helping the quartet to a runner-up finish with a time of 3:41.57 that ranks second in school history
Anchored the 4x100 relay team that was the runner-up at the We Fly Challenge, racing a time of 45.78 that ranks third in school history
Also anchored the 4x100 relay team at the MAC Championship, racing in 45.82 seconds and placing fourth
Ran a 100 PR of 11.98 at the MAC Championship, which ties her for ninth in program history
Recorded a 200 PR at the MAC Championship, finishing in 24.88 seconds
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

2021-22
(Indoor)

Saw success on multiple relay teams, running the second leg (400) of the Distance Medley Relay team that placed first at the MAC Indoor Championship (11:41.75)
Ran the opening leg of the 1600 relay team that finished second at the Chippewa Invitational (4:00.51)
Raced the 60 on seven occasions, earning a top-seven finish on five occasions, including fifth place at the Wolverine Invitational (7.85)
Placed fourth in the 200 at the Youngstown Holiday Classic (25.66) and eighth in the 400 at the Michigan Invitational (58.93)
Academic All-MAC

(Outdoor)

Earned the four of team’s top five times of the season in the 100, including a seventh-place finish at the Clark Wood Open (12.01) and third-place finish at the Len Paddock Invitational (12.22)
Also competed in the 200 at the Len Paddock Invitational, placing fourth with a time of 25.00
Raced the 400 hurdles four times, placing 20^th overall at the Clark Wood Open with a season-best time of 1:07.30
Academic All-MAC

2020-21
(Indoor)

Ran the 60, 200 and 400 for the Falcons, as well as the 1600 relay
Competed in the 400 at the MAC Championships
Twice ran a career-best time of 7.94 seconds in the 60, doing so against Toledo and in the Jack Skoog Invitational
Posted a career-best time of 25.48 seconds in the 200 at the Al Campbell Invitational
Placed second in the 200 against Toledo
Finished 16^th in the 400 at the MAC Championships with a time of 59.77 seconds
Posted a career-best 59.48 seconds in the 400 in The Big Meet
Ran the third leg of the winning 1600 relay team at The Big Meet with a time of 3:57.58

(Outdoor)

Competed in the 100, 200, 400, 400 hurdles, and 1600 relay
Career-best time of 1:06.86 in the 400 hurdles at Gibson Invitational, placing ninth
Placed sixth in the 400 at the Blizzard Buster with a season-best time of 60.58
Finished eighth at the Oliver NIkoloff Invite with a 400 hurdles time of 1:08.05
Ninth place finish in the 100 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invite with a time of 12.67
Ran a 26.67 in the 200 at the Blizzard Buster to place 15^th
Ran the second leg of the 400 relay at the Clark Wood Invite, posting a time of 48.32 for a sixth-place finish

HIGH SCHOOL:

Competed at Princeton High School
2019 conference champion in the 300
Placed fourth at the indoor state championship in 2020
Team won a district title in 2019, and was GMC and regional champions in 2018
Also lettered in basketball

PERSONAL:

Daughter of Darren and Talita Braddix
Mother, Talita (Scott) Braddix, was inducted into the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007 and finished her career ranked second in BGSU women's basketball history in scoring
Father was a track and field student-athlete at BGSU
One brother, Brendan
Majoring in Sport Managment

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
60: 7.73, Tom Wright Open (12/10/22)
60 Hurdles: 10.15, Youngstown Holiday Classic prelims (12/10/21)
200: 25.07, MAC Championship (2/24/23)
300: 42.20, Falcon Early Bird Open (1/12/24)
400: 57.47, Akron Invite (2/4/23)
Outdoor Track and Field
100: 11.98, MAC Championship (5/12/23)
200: 24.88, MAC Championship (5/11/23)
400: 57.25, Raleigh Reylays (3/25/22)
400 Hurdles: 1:06.86, Gibson Invitational (4/16/21)