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Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2022-23 Men's Track & Field Roster

Slippery Rock Athletics
Slippery Rock Athletics
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Matt Durisko
Matt Durisko

Kendall Branan

  • Event Mid-Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Indiana, Pa.
  • High School Indiana

Biography

CAREER ACCOLADES
>> 2021 XC All-PSAC Second Team
>> PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (1/30/23 & 2/20/23)
>> 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field All-American (800m)
>> 2023 PSAC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
>> PSAC West Athlete of the Week (4/4/23)
>> 2023 Outdoor Track & Field All-PSAC (400m)
>> 2x USTFCCCA All-Region (800m)
>> 2024 Indoor Track & Field All-PSAC (400m)
>> 2024 Indoor Track & Field All-PSAC (4x400m)


2023-24 // SENIOR
Outdoor Track & Field (2024)
>> Finished fifth in the 800m (1:58.00) at the Stan Romanoski Open
>> Took first place in the 400m (48.63) at the 2024 Carnegie Mellon Track & Field Invitational
>> Finished 92nd in the 400m (52.07) and 152nd in the 800m (2:01.51) at the Bison Outdoor Classic
>> Part of the 4x400m (3:25.64) that placed 4th at the 19th Annual Paul Kaiser Classic
Indoor Track & Field (2023-24)
>> Placed 3rd in both the 400m (50.34) and the 4x400m (3:25.54) at the PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships; named All-PSAC
>> Placed first in the 600m (1:22.03) and set a career best 200m (22.89) at the SPIRE Indoor Games 2024
>> Placed first in both the 500m (1:06.01) and the 4x400m (3:25.97) at the 25th Annual Bison Open and Multi
>> Placed second in the 400m (50.00) and 3rd in the 4x400m (3:24.13) at the Bison Opener
>> Part of the 4x400m (3:36.00) that placed fourth at the Susuehanna Early Season Multi and Invite
>> Placed eighth in the 400m (49.14) and finished 12th in the 4x400m (3:25.97) at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge

2022-23 // JUNIOR
Outdoor Track & Field (2023)
>> Finished first in the 400 at the Dave Labor Invitational (47:92)
>> Finished second in the 400 at the Ed Fry Invitational (47.81)
>> Was part of the 4x400 relay that finished 1st at the Bison Outdoor Classic (3:14.72)
>> Finished fourth in the 800 at the Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic (1:51.66)
>> Finished first in the 400 at the PSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (47.59)
Indoor Track & Field (2022-23)
>> Finished first in the 800 at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational (1:51.56)
>> Finished first in the 800 at the 2023 Liberty Open (1:51.07)
>> Finished fourth with an indoor career-best time (1:50.22) in the 800 at the Penn State Tune-Up
>> Finished second in the 800 at the PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (1:54.07)
>> Finished seventh in the 800 at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships (1:50.69)
Cross Country (2022)
>> Finished ninth (27:06.0) in the 8K at the Bethany Invitational

2021-22 // SOPHOMORE
Outdoor Track & Field (2022)
>> Finished first in the 400 at the Jim Taylor Invitational (49:23)
>> Finished sixth in the 800 at the Bison Outdoor Classic (1:51.51)
>> Finished first in the 800 at the 17th Annual Paul Kaiser Classic (1:52.60)
>> Finished second in the 800 at the PSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (1:51.10)
Indoor Track & Field (2021-22)
>> Finished second in the 800 at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational (1:54.18)
>> Finished third in the 800 at the VMI Classic (1:54.36)
>> Finished first in the 800 at the PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (1:52.59)
Cross Country (2021)
>> Finished 13th (16:04.8) in the 4.79k at the Marty Uher Invitational
>> Finished 20th (28:04.1) in the 8M at the RMU Colonial Invitational 
>> Finished 88th (27:09.6) with a season-best 8k time at the Lehigh Paul Short Run
>> Finished 26th (27:05.5) in the 8k at the PSAC Cross Country Championships 
>> Finished 52nd (33:11.5) in the 10k at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships

PRIOR TO IUP
>> Transferred from Pittsburgh after his freshman year (2020-21)
>> Finished 18th (1:53.56) in the 800 at the 2021 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
>> Finished 10th (1:52.84) with a season-best time in the 800 at the Tennessee Relays
>> Finished 29th (49.94) with a season-best time in the 400 at the Raleigh Relays
>> Finished seventh (50.97) in the 400 at the Hurricane Invitational @ University of Miami    
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2022-23Junior

    Mid-Distance