Michaela Bracken

University of Maryland Athletics

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As a graduate student (2022-23)

Outdoor

Participated in nine competitions during the outdoor season, securing 15 top-10 placements while winning six events
Notched a trio of top-10 finishes in the 4x400m relay (sixth, 3:46.36), high jump (1.63m) and 400H (tenth, 1:02.51) at the season-opening UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/17)
Earned three gold medals at the Navy Outdoor Invitational (3/25), topping the podium in the 400H (1:00.77), 4x400m relay (3:54.06) and high jump (1.70m)
Locked up two top-five placements at the LSU Lloyd Wills Invitational (4/8), taking second in the 400H (1:00.83) and fourth in the 4x400m relay (3:43.80)
Finished as runner up in the 400H with a personal-best 59.11 and took third in the high jump (1.68m) at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14)
Took fourth in the 400H (1:00.33) at the Virginia Challenge (4/20)
Secured three event wins at the Kehoe Twilight Meet (5/5), taking first place in the 400m with a personal-record 55.73 along while additionally claiming the gold in the 4x400m (3:47.27) and high jump (1.71m)
Took seventh in the 400H (59.82) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12)

Indoor

Notched eight top-10 finishes and one event win in her first indoor season with the Terps
Opened her season by taking seventh in the high jump (1.65m) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14)
Claimed ninth in the pentathlon (3482 points) at the Hokie Invitational (1/20), which included a personal-best in the shot put (9.25m)
Secured a pair of fourth-place finishes at the Doc Hale VT Meet (2/3), earning the result in the 4x400m relay (3:44.94) and the high jump (1.68m)
Won the 500m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/10) with a personal-record 1:14.67 pace
Finished sixth in the pentathlon (3748 points) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships while setting a personal record in the 800m (2:12.25) to finish second in the event

As a senior at Bucknell (2021-22)

Outdoor

Finished among the top three in eight different events during her final season with the Bison
Claimed a silver medal in the 400H (1:03.04) at the season-opening Lehigh T&F Invite (4/9)
Picked up a pair of top-three finishes at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14), winning the 4x400m relay (3:48.57) while placing third in the 400H
Netted a trio of top-three finishes at the Bucknell Team Challenge (4/23), topping the podium in the 400H (1:00.98), finishing as runner up in the high jump (1.70m) and taking third in the 4x400m (3:58.92)
Scored a second-place finish in the 400H (1:00.81) and a third-place result in the 4x400m (3:50.58) at the Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/6)
Rounded out the campaign with a runner-up placement in the high jump (1.66m) at the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Indoor

Scored 10 top-three placements during the indoor campaign
Placed second in the pentathlon (3538 points) at the Bison Opener, picking up a quartet of top-three event finishes in the competition
Won the distance medley relay (11:53.44) event at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/15)
Finished among the top two on three occasions at the Gulden Invitational, winning the 4x400m relay (3:56.71) while earning runner-up finishes in the 400m (58.47) and high jump (1.65m)
Topped the podium in the 500m at the Bison Open (1/28) with a pace of 1:15.40 while earning a personal record of 25.74 in the 200m to take fourth
Claimed a gold medal in the 4x400m (3:50.59) while securing a runner-up finish in the high jump (1.60m) at the VMI Classic (2/11)
Scored a personal-record 7.93 in the 60m to take second at the Bucknell Tune Up (2/18)
Scored a pair of top-five finishes with a personal-best in the pentathlon (3750 points) to take third while finishing fifth in the high jump (1.65m)

As a junior at Bucknell (2020-21)

Notched 11 top-three finishes on her junior campaign
Won the 400H (1:05.37) and took second in the 4x100m (48.41) at the UVA Opener (3/20)
Took first in the 400H (1:03.46) along with runner-up finishes in the 4x100m (48.36) and long jump (5.31m) in the tri-meet against St. Francis and UMBC (3/27)
Secured a trio of top-two results, winning the 400H (1:04.03) and 4x400m (3:57.08) while taking second in the high jump (1.60m)
Finished second in the 400H (1:03.61) and 4x400m (4:01.10) at the Bucknell Quad (4/11)
Earned a silver medal in the 400H (1:01.47) at the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/14)

Indoor

As a sophomore at Bucknell (2019-20)

Outdoor

Indoor

Secured six top-three results in her second season with the Bison
Began her year with three top-10 placements, including a bronze-medal finish in the high jump (1.64m) at the Bison Opener (12/6)
Won the high jump (1.65m) at the Angry Birds Challenge (1/11)
Took third in the high jump (1.60m) at the Gulden Invitational (1/25)
Earned a runner-up placement in the pentathlon (3300 points) at the Bison Open and Multi (1/31)
Scored a personal-best time in the 600m (1:39.79) at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8)
Placed third in the high jump (1.64m) at the Kent State - Doug Raymond National Qualifier (2/14)
Notched a bronze-medal finish in distance medley relay (12:06.42) at the Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/29)

As a freshman at Bucknell (2018-19)

Outdoor

Earned five top-three placements with three event wins in her first outdoor campaign
Won her first outdoor event in the 400H (1:05.22) at the Jim Taylor Invite (3/30)
Took a trio of top-two finishes at the Team Challenge (4/20) by winning the 4x400m (3:54.84) and taking second in the 4x100m (47.89) and the high jump (1.60m)
Topped the podium in the 400H (1:06.95) at the Maroon and Gold Invitational (4/27)

Indoor

Claimed four top-five finishes with one event win during her debut indoor season
Started her collegiate track and field career by winning the 4x400m (4:03.64) and taking second in the high jump (1.60m) at the Bison Opener (11/30)
Took fourth in the 400m (1:01.12) at the Bison Open (1/25)
Earned a fourth-place finish in the high jump (1.60m) at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (2/2)
Rounded out her first season with the Bison by taking seventh in her first collegiate pentathlon (3215 points) at the Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/16)

Before College

Lettered all four years in track and cross country at United High School in Armagh, Pa
team captain for both teams
owns six school records
five-time state medalist in high school
qualified for state meet all four years in high school
helped team to three Heritage Conference Championships

Personal

Updated June 29, 2023