2009 Track and Field Roster
Gray, Brent

Brent Gray
- Position:
- Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Business
- Hometown:
- Carson, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Banning HS
Bio
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER -- Indoor 60m (6:75)
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER -- Indoor 200m (20.90)
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER -- Outdoor 100m (10.29)
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER -- Outdoor 200m (20.51)
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER --- Outdoor 4x100m Relay (39.66)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 4x400m Relay (3:15.21, 10th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor 4x400m Relay (3:08.64, 5th)
2009 NCAA Indoor All-American (200m)
2009 MPSF Individual Champion (200m)
2008 Big West Track Athlete of the Year
2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor All American (200m)
2008 NCAA West Region Preliminary Qualifier (400m)
2008 Big West Individual Champion (100m)
2008 Big West Individual Champion (200m)
2008 MPSF Individual Champion (200m)
2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor All-American (200m)
2007 NCAA West Region Preliminary Qualifier (400m)
2007 Big West Track Athlete of the Year
2007 Big West Individual Champion (100m)
2007 Big West Individual Champion (200m)
2007 Big West Relay Champion (4x400m)
2007 MPSF Individual Champion (200m)
2009 (R-Senior)
Indoor: Established two school records en route to a sixth-place finish and All-America honors in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... In the NCAA preliminaries, he ran 20.91, bettering his previous school record and placing second in his heat to qualify for the finals ... He then topped that performance with a time of 20.90 to take sixth in the finals ... Successfully defended his 200m MPSF title ... Won the race in a time of 21.28 ... Won the 200m and finished fourth in the 60m at the UW Invitational.
2008 (Senior):
Outdoor: Earned All-America honors in the 200-meter dash after finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships ... Tabbed the Big West Conference Track Athlete of the Year ... Swept both sprint events at the NCAA Regional and Big West Championship meets, garnering All-Region and All-Conference accolades ... NCAA Regional and Big West qualifier in the 400m ... Also a member of the conference champion 4x100 and 4x400 relay squads ... Won the 200m at the Steve Scott Invitational.
Indoor: The MPSF Champion in the 200m for the second year in a row ... Broke his own school record in the 60m (6.79) and the 200m (20.93).
2007 (Junior):
Outdoor: An All-American in the 200m after a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships ... Named the Big West Track Athlete of the Year ... Big West Conference champion in the 100m, 200m and 4x400 relay ... Came away with a first-place showing in the 200m and a runner-up finish in the 100m at the NCAA Regionals ... Broke the school records for the 100m and 200m.
Indoor: Set indoor school records in the 60m (6.85aa) and 200m (21.14) ... Won the 200 at the MPSF Championships with a time of 21.15.
Prior to LBSU: Named Most Improved both years at Long Beach City College ... Also tabbed the Freshman of the Year ... Contributed to the Vikings' South Coast and Southern California championships ... Established bests in the 100m (10.54) and 200m (21.02).
High School: Played football in 2002 and ran track in 2004 at Banning High School ... Marine League champion in the 200m ... Trained at Prime Techniques.
Personal: Uncle, Jim Richardson, is a Long Beach State Athletics Hall of Famer and former track coach ... Cousin, Craig Bailey, played football at Nevada and was drafted by the New York Jets ... Majoring in business.
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER -- Indoor 200m (20.90)
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER -- Outdoor 100m (10.29)
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER -- Outdoor 200m (20.51)
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER --- Outdoor 4x100m Relay (39.66)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 4x400m Relay (3:15.21, 10th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor 4x400m Relay (3:08.64, 5th)
2009 NCAA Indoor All-American (200m)
2009 MPSF Individual Champion (200m)
2008 Big West Track Athlete of the Year
2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor All American (200m)
2008 NCAA West Region Preliminary Qualifier (400m)
2008 Big West Individual Champion (100m)
2008 Big West Individual Champion (200m)
2008 MPSF Individual Champion (200m)
2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor All-American (200m)
2007 NCAA West Region Preliminary Qualifier (400m)
2007 Big West Track Athlete of the Year
2007 Big West Individual Champion (100m)
2007 Big West Individual Champion (200m)
2007 Big West Relay Champion (4x400m)
2007 MPSF Individual Champion (200m)
2009 (R-Senior)
Indoor: Established two school records en route to a sixth-place finish and All-America honors in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... In the NCAA preliminaries, he ran 20.91, bettering his previous school record and placing second in his heat to qualify for the finals ... He then topped that performance with a time of 20.90 to take sixth in the finals ... Successfully defended his 200m MPSF title ... Won the race in a time of 21.28 ... Won the 200m and finished fourth in the 60m at the UW Invitational.
2008 (Senior):
Outdoor: Earned All-America honors in the 200-meter dash after finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships ... Tabbed the Big West Conference Track Athlete of the Year ... Swept both sprint events at the NCAA Regional and Big West Championship meets, garnering All-Region and All-Conference accolades ... NCAA Regional and Big West qualifier in the 400m ... Also a member of the conference champion 4x100 and 4x400 relay squads ... Won the 200m at the Steve Scott Invitational.
Indoor: The MPSF Champion in the 200m for the second year in a row ... Broke his own school record in the 60m (6.79) and the 200m (20.93).
2007 (Junior):
Outdoor: An All-American in the 200m after a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships ... Named the Big West Track Athlete of the Year ... Big West Conference champion in the 100m, 200m and 4x400 relay ... Came away with a first-place showing in the 200m and a runner-up finish in the 100m at the NCAA Regionals ... Broke the school records for the 100m and 200m.
Indoor: Set indoor school records in the 60m (6.85aa) and 200m (21.14) ... Won the 200 at the MPSF Championships with a time of 21.15.
Prior to LBSU: Named Most Improved both years at Long Beach City College ... Also tabbed the Freshman of the Year ... Contributed to the Vikings' South Coast and Southern California championships ... Established bests in the 100m (10.54) and 200m (21.02).
High School: Played football in 2002 and ran track in 2004 at Banning High School ... Marine League champion in the 200m ... Trained at Prime Techniques.
Personal: Uncle, Jim Richardson, is a Long Beach State Athletics Hall of Famer and former track coach ... Cousin, Craig Bailey, played football at Nevada and was drafted by the New York Jets ... Majoring in business.
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