Jud Brooker

5-11, 150, Junior
Spring Mills, PA
Penns Valley High School

Jud Brooker is one of the top returning runners for the Yellow Jackets.....assembled a solid sophomore campaign and ended the season as the #4 finisher on a squad that placed 10th in the NAIA.....turned in a career-best 26:18 for the 8K at the AMC/NAIA Region IX Championship to place 15th.....recognized as AMC honorable mention.....CU's #2 finisher at the Southeastern Classic in 26:22 to place 14th of 217 runners.....NCCAA Outdoor All-American on the track in the 1,500 meters with a 3rd-place finish.....qualified for the NAIA Outdoor Championship in the 1,500.

2005 - Got off to an outstanding start as a freshman before he was sidelined at mid-season with an injury.....ran in the first four meets and finished among the team's top three finishers in each of the first three outings.....placed 20th in the Cedarville Invitational with a season-best time of 26:19.....CU's #2 finisher at the Louisville Classic in 26:29.....NCCAA Outdoor All-American on the track in the 4 x 800 meter relay.....teamed up with Joshua Saunders, Kyle Cayton, and Kevin Kuhn to finish 2nd in 7:54.02.

High School - Earned four letters each in cross country and track at Penns Valley High School.....two-time conference champion in cross country.....ran a career-best 16:11 in the 5K at the 2004 Cedarville Invitational to place 2nd in the Blue Division to lead team to overall title.....on the track, graduated with school and conference records in the 800; 1,600; and 3,200 meters.....two-time league champion in all three events.....PIAA state runner-up in the 1,600.....district 1,600 meter champ as a senior and was part of winning 4 x 800 meter relay district title quartet as a junior.

Personal - Carries a multi-age physical education major at Cedarville University.....born 3/22/87 in Des Moines, IA.....son of Scott and Jane Brooker.....both parents were four-year distance runners at CU.....mother was an NAIA All-American on the track and the first female track athlete inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame.....uncle is CU track & field head coach Jeff Bolender.....has one younger brother.