Donte Brown

Donte Brown

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Raynham, Mass.

High School:
Bridgewater-Raynham

Event:
Sprints, Hurdles

Major:
Exercise Physiology

PERSONAL BEST: 400 meter Hurdles, 52.77; 400 meter dash, 47.25; 400 meters relay split, 49.1

AS A JUNIOR: INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: NCAA Championship qualifier in the 400 meter dash, seeded fifth with a time of 47.94 seconds • Also qualified in the 4X400 meter relay, seeded fourth with a time of 3:13.69 • Northeast-10 Conference Track Athlete of the Week once.

AS A SOPHOMORE: INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: All-American in the 400 meter dash (7th, 49.27) and the 4X400 relay (5th, 3:16.68) • New England Champion in the 4X400 meter relay (3:13.92) • All-New England in the 400 meter dash (2nd, 47.25) • Northeast-10 Conference champion in the 400 meter dash (49.20) • OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Posted the eighth-fastest time in the country in the 400 meter hurdles (52.25), but withdrew from the NCAAs due to injury.

Redshirted the 2007-08 season

AS A FRESHMAN: INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: All-New England in the indoor 4X400 (3rd, 3:15.25) and distance medley relay (5th, 10:06.67), ran the 400 meter dash in 49.8 seconds • Northeast-10 Conference Freshman Male Athlete of the Year • OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: NE-10 Freshman Male Athlete of the Year • NE-10 4X400 relay champion.

BRIDGEWATER-RAYNHAM H.S.: Ran four years of varsity track for Paul Urban, Jr. at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School • All-State selection • New England Champion • 110 m hurdles Division 1 champion in 2006; Tied 11th nationally in the event • Also earned All-State accolades for indoor track • Division 1 and New England champion in the 55 m hurdles • Old Colony League 55m and 110 m hurdles champion • OCL 4 X 200 m indoor and 4 x 100 m outdoor champion as a senior • Voted Bridgewater-Raynham's Most Athletic in 2006 • Also played soccer at BRRHS.

PERSONAL: Son of Glora Hickey of Raynham, Mass. and the late Willie Brown, Jr. • Has five siblings • Lists the Boston Red Sox and Celtics, as well as the New England Patriots and Roma as his favorite teams • Names Terrell Davis and Alan Johnson as his favorite athletes • Majoring in exercise physiology with aspirations to either run track professionally or become an athletic trainer • In his spare time, he helps coach the U-14 Raynham Renegades club soccer team.

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