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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

Brady Yingst

  • Position Distance
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Lima, Ohio
  • High School Perry High School

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2024 Cross Country:
  • Finished first at the Trevecca Opener with a personal-best time of 15:10.3 in the 5k
  • Recorded a personal best in the 8k with a time of 24:27.9 at the Gans Creek Classic

2024 Track and Field:
  • Competed in one indoor meet and four outdoor meets this season
  • Ran the mile and the 3,000m for indoor
  • Earned a personal record in the mile with a time of 4:08.09 to place thirteenth at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Ran the 1,500m, 5,000m, and 3,000 steeplechase for outdoor
  • Finished eighth in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:05.85
  • Recorded personal bests in the 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase at the ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championships - 14:38.10 in the 5,000m to place ninth, 8:52.34 in the 3,000m steeplechase to place second and advance to the NCAA East First Round

2023 Cross Country:
  • Competed in two meets for the Bisons, running the 8k in each

2023 Track and Field:
  • Named to 2023 College Sport Communicators Academic All-District XCTF Team
  • Competed in three indoor meets and six outdoor meets this season for the Bisons
  • Ran the mile, 3,000m, and 4x400m relay for indoor
  • Made his collegiate track debut at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational with a personal best 4:09.02 in the mile to finish third overall as well as clocking a 3:23.91 in the 4x400m relay to finish 10th overall
  • Ran the 800m, 1,500m, and 3,000m steeplechase for outdoor
  • Earned eight top-10 finishes over the season
  • Opened the outdoor season with a personal best 1:54.97 in the 800m to finish ninth overall at the Yellow Jacket Invitational
  • Clocked personal bests in the 3000m steeplechase (8:58.76 | third place) and the 1,500m (3:51.37 | eighth place) at the Music City Challenge and the ASUN Outdoor Championship respectively
  • Claimed first place in both the 1,500m (3:52.05) and the 3,000m steeplechase (9:01.67) at the Joe Walker Invitational

2022 Cross Country:
  • Competed in four meets in his first season as a Bison
  • Made his collegiate debut at the Gans Creek Classic, hosted by the University of Missouri, with a time of 25:12.7 to finish 100th overall
  • Earned a personal best time of 24:39.9 at the ASUN Cross Country Championships to finish 31st overall
  • Finished 73rd overall at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 31:35.4

High School:
  • Prepped at Perry High School under direction of coach Matt Pauff
  • Won three consecutive league titles with his high school track team
  • Adidas Naitonals 1 mile Champion
  • Two-time Cross Country All-State selection
  • 2021 OHSAA Div. 3 State Cross Country Champion
  • Four-time Track & Field All-State selection
  • 2022 1600m and 3200m OHSAA Div. 3 Champion
  • Three-time Cross Country All-Region selection - Two-time Regional Champion (2020 and 2021)
  • Six-time Track & Field All-Region selection - Four-time Track & Field Regional Champion (Two-time 1600m, 800m (2021), and 3200m (2022))
  •  Four-time Cross Country All-District - Two-time District Champion (2020 & 2021)
  • Six-time Track & Field All-District selection - Five-time District Champion
  • Served as captain of both his cross country and track & field teams in high school
  • Three-time League Cross Country MVP
  • Two-time League Track & Field MVP
  • Holds school records in cross country, 800m, 1600m, and 3200m
  • Holds OHSAA Div. 3 State Record in the 1600m
  • Seven-time Ohio All-Academic honors
  • Lima News Scholar Athlete of the Year
Personal:
  • Son of Rebekah and Mark Yingst
  • Has one brother, Ryan, who will be playing baseball at Tiffin University, and one sister, Maddi, who ran track for Ashland University and was an All-American in the 400m in 2020
  • Graduated Salutatorian in high school
  • Plans to major in Sports Media
  • Also recruited by Pitt, Boston University, Eastern Michigan, and GVSU
  • Favorite TV show is The Office

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Distance
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Distance
    6'0"
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