MARCUS BRUNSON
Events: Sprints
Height: 6-1
Weight: 180
PRs: 100m: 10.10 (1999 & 2000) 200m: 20.37 (2001)
Born: April 24, 1978 in Mesa, Ariz.
Current Residence: Mesa, Ariz.
High School: Marcos de Niza (Tempe, Ariz.) HS '96
College: Wyoming '98, Arizona State University '01
Coach: Daryl Anderson
Agent: Charles Wells
Club: adidas

Career Highlights: 2001 World University Games 100m gold medalist

A successful young sprinter from a football-playing family, Brunson enters his first season of post-collegiate competition. As a prep Brunson set school records in the 100m (10.66), 200m (21.11) and 400m (47.48), and was the 1996 Arizona state champion in the 100 and 200 while earning all-state honors one time in the 400 meters. His father, Michael, played football at Arizona State (lettered from 1968-69) and later for the Atlanta Falconshis uncle, Larry, played football at Colorado and later for the NFL's Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs Brunson played football and ran track at the University of Wyoming from Fall 1996 to Spring 1998. Set Wyoming school records in the 55m (6.10) and indoor 200 meters (21.21)commanded the race from the gun in winning the 2001 World University Games 100m title after a wait of 20 minutes at the blocks, including a long wait to be called into the blocks, three false starts, then another long delay. Brunson said he wasn't bothered by the wait, instead focusing on the result. "This feels very good," he said. "It's my first gold medal in international competition, and to do it on this stage is a tremendous honor"majored in Business while at ASU.

2002: Ran fastest 60m time by an American indoors in 2002 with 6.48 at Flagstaff on Feb. 9...3^rd at Gresham (10.16)ran 10.22 at Tallinnran 10.25 in Pretoriabest of 10.16.
2001: World University Games gold medalist (10.15)3rd at NCAA Outdoors 100m (10.26)5th in semis at USA Outdoors (10.19)ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FNbests of 10.10 and 20.37 at Mt. SAC.
2000: 3rd in 100m at PAC-10 Champs6th in opening round at Olympic Trials (10.39)ran anchor leg on ASU's 4th place 4x100m relay at NCAA Outdoorsbest of 10.31.
1999: 6th in opening round at USA Outdoors in 100m (10.56) and 200m (21.35)bests of 10.10 and 20.42.
1998: Best of 21.21i.

11/07/02