2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

America East Conference
Jay Bendlin
Jay Bendlin

Brandon Garcia

  • Position PLAYER
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 139
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Fanwood, N.J.
  • Highschool Scotch Plains-Fanwood

Biography

Garcia’s TFRRS Profiles
            T&F | XC

Personal Bests
Track & Field
 Event                      Indoor                  Outdoor                
 800m  X  1:54.88
 1,500m  X  3:54.40
 Mile  4:13.44  X
 3,000m  8:18.10  X
 5,000m  14:49.80  14:40.52
Cross Country
 Event  Mark
 4.97M  24:15.2
 8K  24:59.9
 10K  31:44.3

2022-23
 
Outdoor
America East Outdoor Championships (May 6-7)
            1,500m: 3:55.55 - 8th (F) / 3:54.88 - 11th (P)
Capital District Classic (April 28)
            1,500m: 3:56.16 - 6th
Bobbi Palma UAlbany Spring Classic (April 21)
            800m: 1:54.88 - 5th
Northeast Challenge (April 14-15)
            1,500m: 3:58.43 - 15th
            5,000m: 15:11.75 - 3rd
Black & Gold Invitational (March 17-18)
            800m: 1:55.48 - 15th
            1,500m: 3:54.69 - 19th
            4x400m: 3:25.29 - 12th
 
Indoor
IC4A Indoor Championships (March 3-5)
            3,000m: 8:18.10 - 17th
America East Indoor Championships (February 18-19)
            3,000m: 8:46.02 - 19th
            DMR: 10:04.38 - 5th
Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational (February 4)
            Mile: 4:13.44 - 37th
Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge (January 27-28)
            3,000m: 8:21.67 - 8th
Battle of Beantown (January 21)
            3,000m: 8:46.27 - 13th
Joe Donahue Games (December 9)
            5,000m: 15:21.22 - 7th
Carlton Crowell Open (December 3)
            3,000m: 8:38.22 - 3rd
 
Cross Country
America East XC Championships (October 29)
            8K: 25:17.9 (20th)
IC4A XC Championships (October 14)
            8K: 26:40.8 (170th)
Paul Short Run – Gold (September 30)
            8K: 24:59.9 (255th)
Siena XC Invitational (September 10)
            8K: 26:09.9 (46th)

2021-22
 
Outdoor
Northeast Challenge (April 15-16)
            5,000m: 15:05.86 - 5th
The Dogfight (April 2)
            5,000m: 14:40.52 - 4th
 
Indoor 
IC4A Indoor Championships (March 4-6)
3,000m: 8:40.59 - 47th
America East Indoor Championships (February 25-26)
            3,000m: 8:22.11 - 10th
            5,000m: 14:49.80 - 17th
Fastrack National Invite (February 11)
            Mile: 4:18.23 - 9th
Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge (February 4-5)
            3,000m: 8:31.09 - 19th
Great Dane Classic (January 28)
            3,000m: 8:55.08 - 30th

Cross Country
America East XC Championships (October 29)
            8K: 26:09.9 (52nd)
R.K. Munsey UAlbany XC Invitational (October 15)
            8K: 26:08.7 (9th)
Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (September 24)
            8K: 26:20.4 (104th)
Siena XC Invitational (September 11)
            8K: 26:37.5 (12th)

2020-21
 
Outdoor
America East Outdoor Championships (May 1-2)
            1,500m: 4:01.26 – 16th
            4x800m: 7:48.93 – 8th
Virginia Challenge (April 16-17)
            1,500m: 3:55.66 – 33rd
UConn Dog Fight (April 9-10)
            1,500m: 3:54.40 – 2nd
Virginia Invitational (April 2-3)
            5,000m: 15:11.08 – 5th
Fordham Icahn Invitational (March 20)
            5,000m: 14:59.15 – 7th
            4x800m: 8:22.93 – 2nd
 
Indoor
Season cancelled due to COVID-19
 
Cross Country
America East XC Championships (March 5)
            8K: 26:14.26 - 34th
Vermont Quad Meet (February 21)
            4.97M: 24:15.20 - 12th

2019-20

Outdoor
Season cancelled due to COVID-19

Indoor
America East Indoor Championships (February 21-22)
            3,000m: 10:03.60 - 36th
UAlbany Winter Classic (February 7)
            Mile: 4:28.29 - 27th
Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational (February 1)
            3,000m: 8:51.41 - 29th
Great Dane Classic (January 11)
            5,000m: 16:38.45
 
Cross Country
NCAA Northeast Regional XC Championships (November 15)
            10K: 31:44.3 - 166th
America East XC Championships (November 2)
            8K: 26:31.6 - 71st
R.K. Munsey UAlbany XC Invitational (October 18)
            8K: 26:55.9 - 29th
Paul Short Run (October 5)
            8K: 26:52.2 - 374th, Gold
Siena XC Invitational (September 7)
            8K: 27:39.8 - 23rd

High School

Four-year letter-winner in cross country and track & field at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School… two-year team captain… three-time All-Conference First Team… three-time All-County First Team… 2018 1,600m county champion

Personal

Brandon Garcia… son of David and Pamela Garcia… has one brother, Josh… grandmother Harriet Ackerman, aunt Julie Ackerman, and cousin Megan Volo attended UAlbany… intends to major in Marketing

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    PLAYER
    5'8" 139 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    PLAYER
    5'8" 139 lbs
  • 2021Junior

    PLAYER
    5'8" 139 lbs
  • 2022Junior

    PLAYER
    5'8" 139 lbs