2024-25 Track Roster
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Xavier Branker
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, NC
- High School:
- Ardrey Kell
Bio
2x All-ACC Team:
2025 Outdoor Track & Field:
24-25 Indoor Track & Field:
2024 Outdoor Track & Field:
23-24 Indoor Track & Field:
Prep/Personal:
- 2024 Outdoor (First-Team)
- 2025 Outdoor (First-Team)
2025 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Opened the season with a personal-best 14.25 in the 110m hurdles at the Raleigh Relays
- Placed third in the 400m hurdles at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 51.21
- Achieved a personal-best 47.50 in the 400m, ranking third on NC State’s all-time top-10 list
- Broke the 45-year-old program record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 49.69 at the ACC Championships, finishing second and earning First-Team All-ACC honors
- Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 400m hurdles, where he posted a 52.04 to close the season
24-25 Indoor Track & Field:
- Continued to compete in sprints and hurdles for NC State
- Ran a season-best 8.19 in the 60m hurdles at the Bob Pollock Invitational
- Posted a season-best 49.38 in the 400m at the Hokie Invitational
- Represented NC State at the ACC Championships in both the 400m (48.52) and the 4x400m relay (3:14.52)
2024 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Competed in sprints and hurdles for NC State.
- Posted a season-best 14.35 in the 110m hurdles at the Virginia Challenge.
- Earned First-Team All-ACC honors in the 400m hurdles with a personal-best 50.41 to finish third at the ACC Championships.
- Qualified for the NCAA East Regional, capping the season with a personal-best 50.91 in the 400m hurdles.
23-24 Indoor Track & Field:
- Made his collegiate debut at the Virginia Tech Invitational, recording a season-best 34.42 in the 300m and 8.01 in the 60m hurdles to place fourth in both events.
- Notched a season-best 22.35 in the 200m at the Hokie Invitational.
- Represented NC State in the Distance Medley Relay at the ACC Championships, helping the squad set a new program record with a time of 9:35.82.
Prep/Personal:
- Child of India and Philip Branker
- Has one sibling, Austin
- Member of the Elite Track and Field Training club team where he was coached by Kenneth Smith
- AAU 15-16 National Champion
- 4x State Champion