Track & Field

GraysonBrashear

  • position Throws
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Crestwood, Kentucky
  • High school South Oldham
  • Major Finance

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Personal Bests

Indoor:

SP – 60’4″/18.39m

WT – 63’7.75″/19.40m

Outdoor:

Discus – 179′-3″/54.63m

SP – 62’0.5″/18.91m

Academic Accolades 

  • USTFCCCA Academic All-American – 2026
  • SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2026
  • USTFCCCA Academic All-American – 2025
  • SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2025
  • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2024

2025-26 (Junior)

Outdoor

  • NCAA Championships qualifier, placed 15th in the men’s shot put final
  • USTFCCCA Second Team All-American
  • Posted the second best qualifying mark and a personal record in the men’s shot put semifinal at the NCAA East First Round
  • Placed sixth in the spot put final at the SEC Championships
  • Finished fourth in spot put and eighth in discus at the Jim Green Invitational
  • Posted a career best mark of 54.63m in the discus throw at the Tom Jones Invitational
  • Placed fourth in spot put and ninth in discus at the Texas Relays
  • Made his outdoor season debut at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge, winning the shot put event and placing fourth in discus

Indoor:

  • Placed 11th in shot put and 16th in weight throw at the SEC Championships
  • Posted a career best mark of 19.40m in weight throw at the Tiger Paw Invite
  • Finished fifth in the spot put and weight throw events at the Razorback Invitational
  • Placed second in shot put and sixth in weight throw at the Crossroads of America Invitational
  • Finished fourth in spot put at the Rod McCravy Memorial with a mark of 17.56m
  • Made his indoor season debut at the Commodore Winter Challenge, winning the weight throw event and placing fourth in shot put

2024-25 (Sophomore)

Indoor

  • Made season debut at Louisville Opener, placing second in the Shot Put with a throw of 16.50m and third in the weight throw with a mark of 17.66m
  • Posted a personal best mark in the shot put event at the Vanderbilt Invitational, placing first with a 17.52m final distance
  • Placed second in the men’s weight throw event at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a mark of 17.41m
  • Finished 21st in the weight throw final at the SEC Indoor Championships with a personal best distance of 18.98m

Outdoor

  • Placed third in the shot put event and sixth in the discus event at the Black and Gold Challenge
  • Finished ninth in the shot put event at the Texas Relays with a final distance of 16.70m
  • Posted a personal best mark of 54.18m in the discus throw event at the Tom Jones Invitational
  • Won the men’s discus event at the Jim Green Invite with a final distance of 50.84m
  • Qualified for the NCAA East First Rounds for the discus throw, placing 31st with a 51.80m mark

2023-24 (Freshman)

Indoor

  • Placed 3rd with a throw of 54’2.75″/16.53m in the shot put at the Indiana Early Bird meet
  • Placed 12th with a throw of 47’0.25″/14.33m in the weight throw at the Indiana Early Bird meet
  • Placed 14th with a personal best throw of 50’4.5″/15.35m in the weight throw at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet
  • Placed 10th with a throw of 54’2.5″/16.52m in the shot put at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet
  • Placed 9th with a personal best throw of 51’0.75″/15.56m in the weight throw at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Placed 3rd with a throw of 51’6.5″/15.71m in the shot put at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Placed 17th with a throw of 51’9″/15.77m in the shot put at the Razorback Invitational
  • Placed 22nd with a throw of 46’2.5″/14.08m in the weight throw at the Razorback Invitational

High School  

  • Earned two letters in track & field at South Oldham HS 
  • Football Regional Runner Up in 2019, 2021 and 2022
  • 2023 Track State 4th Place
  • 2022 KHSAA 3A Outdoor Track Shot Put State Champion
  • 2023 KHSAA 3A Outdoor Track Shot Put State Champion
  • 2023 KHSAA 3A Outdoor Track Discus State Champion
  • 2023 Kentucky 3A Indoor Track State Shot Put Champion and meet record holder
  • 2023 Kentucky 8th Region Male Scholar Athlete of the year
  • National Honor Society member
  • Kentucky 8th Region Male Scholar Athlete of the Year
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