2024 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Sanford, Braxton

Braxton Sanford
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class (Indoor):
- So.
- Class (Outdoor):
- So.
- Hometown:
- Warrior, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Corner High School / University of Montevallo
Bio
TFRRS | Braxton Sanford – Track and Field Results & Statistics
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2024
* Set at Montevallo
Indoor | PV: 4.60*
Outdoor| PV: 4.65*
Career Honors
2023 Indoor GSC Third Place Finish (Montevallo) – Pole Vault
2022 Indoor, Outdoor First Team All-GSC (Montevallo) – Pole Vault
2024 Outdoor Season – Junior Season
Competed at four meets during the outdoor season…Made his MSU outdoor debut at the Bulldog Alumni Relays, jumping 4.55m…Marked as NH at the LSU Battle of the Bayou…Matched his season opener mark at the Crimson Tide Invitational, jumping 4.55m…Closed his season at the Maroon and White Invite, improving on his earlier season jumps for 4.56m
2024 Indoor Season – Junior Season
Competed in two meets in the indoor season…Made his MSU debut at the UAB Vulcan Invite, jumping 4.45m…Closed out his season with an NH at the Music City Challenge
2023 Outdoor Season – Sophomore Season (competing for Montevallo)
Opened his season at the Victor Ice Breaker Duals, jumping a personal best of 4.65m in the pole vault and setting a new javelin personal best of 48.79m…Jumped 4.45m at the Falcon Classic & Multi meet…Matched his previous mark at the Emory Thrills in the Hills meet…Jumped 4.58m at the KSU Invitational…Jumped 4.53m at the Samford Alabama Track Challenge…Closed out the season at the GSC Championship…Marked an NH in the pole vault, and threw 46.42m in javelin to finish the year
2023 Indoor Season – Sophomore Season (competing for Montevallo)
Competed in four meets in the indoor season…Jumped 4.30m in the pole vault at the Emory CrossPlex Showdown to open his season…Improved on this mark at the KMS Invitational, jumping 4.60m…Jumped 4.47m at the USA Jaguar Invitational…Closed out the season at the GCS Championships…Jumped 4.60m to finish third at the conference championship
2022 Outdoor Season – Freshman Season (competing for Montevallo)
Opened his season at the Victor Ice Breaker Duals, running 24.61 in the 200m…Competed at the Falcon Classic Invite, running 24.81 in the 200m, NH in the pole vault, jumping 5.86m, and throwing 43.22m in the javelin…Jumped 4.00m in the pole vault at the Emory Thrills in the Hills Open…Improved on this mark at the UAB Green and Gold Invite, jumping 4.41m…Jumped 4.40m in pole vault and threw 43.30m in the javelin…At the GSC Championships, he jumped 4.21m in the pole vault, 11.83m in the triple jump, and threw 46.04m in javelin…Closed out the season at the Lee University Last Chance, jumping 4.33m to end the year
2022 Indoor Season – Freshman Season (competing for Montevallo)
Made his MSU debut at the Emory CrossPlex Showdown, jumping 4.25m…Improved on this mark at the KMS Invitational, jumping 4.40m…Made his long jump debt at the Buccaneer Indoor Invitational, jumping 6.01m…Closed out the indoor season at the GSC Indoor Championship…Jumped 4.15m to finish fifth
High School:
Five-time Alabama All-State First Team Honors…2020, 2021 Alabama Indoor state champion…2021 Alabama Outdoor state champion
Personal:
Son of Michael Sanford…Studying interdisciplinary studies, focusing in education, kinesiology and communications …First division 1 athlete in his family
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2024
* Set at Montevallo
Indoor | PV: 4.60*
Outdoor| PV: 4.65*
Career Honors
2023 Indoor GSC Third Place Finish (Montevallo) – Pole Vault
2022 Indoor, Outdoor First Team All-GSC (Montevallo) – Pole Vault
2024 Outdoor Season – Junior Season
Competed at four meets during the outdoor season…Made his MSU outdoor debut at the Bulldog Alumni Relays, jumping 4.55m…Marked as NH at the LSU Battle of the Bayou…Matched his season opener mark at the Crimson Tide Invitational, jumping 4.55m…Closed his season at the Maroon and White Invite, improving on his earlier season jumps for 4.56m
2024 Indoor Season – Junior Season
Competed in two meets in the indoor season…Made his MSU debut at the UAB Vulcan Invite, jumping 4.45m…Closed out his season with an NH at the Music City Challenge
2023 Outdoor Season – Sophomore Season (competing for Montevallo)
Opened his season at the Victor Ice Breaker Duals, jumping a personal best of 4.65m in the pole vault and setting a new javelin personal best of 48.79m…Jumped 4.45m at the Falcon Classic & Multi meet…Matched his previous mark at the Emory Thrills in the Hills meet…Jumped 4.58m at the KSU Invitational…Jumped 4.53m at the Samford Alabama Track Challenge…Closed out the season at the GSC Championship…Marked an NH in the pole vault, and threw 46.42m in javelin to finish the year
2023 Indoor Season – Sophomore Season (competing for Montevallo)
Competed in four meets in the indoor season…Jumped 4.30m in the pole vault at the Emory CrossPlex Showdown to open his season…Improved on this mark at the KMS Invitational, jumping 4.60m…Jumped 4.47m at the USA Jaguar Invitational…Closed out the season at the GCS Championships…Jumped 4.60m to finish third at the conference championship
2022 Outdoor Season – Freshman Season (competing for Montevallo)
Opened his season at the Victor Ice Breaker Duals, running 24.61 in the 200m…Competed at the Falcon Classic Invite, running 24.81 in the 200m, NH in the pole vault, jumping 5.86m, and throwing 43.22m in the javelin…Jumped 4.00m in the pole vault at the Emory Thrills in the Hills Open…Improved on this mark at the UAB Green and Gold Invite, jumping 4.41m…Jumped 4.40m in pole vault and threw 43.30m in the javelin…At the GSC Championships, he jumped 4.21m in the pole vault, 11.83m in the triple jump, and threw 46.04m in javelin…Closed out the season at the Lee University Last Chance, jumping 4.33m to end the year
2022 Indoor Season – Freshman Season (competing for Montevallo)
Made his MSU debut at the Emory CrossPlex Showdown, jumping 4.25m…Improved on this mark at the KMS Invitational, jumping 4.40m…Made his long jump debt at the Buccaneer Indoor Invitational, jumping 6.01m…Closed out the indoor season at the GSC Indoor Championship…Jumped 4.15m to finish fifth
High School:
Five-time Alabama All-State First Team Honors…2020, 2021 Alabama Indoor state champion…2021 Alabama Outdoor state champion
Personal:
Son of Michael Sanford…Studying interdisciplinary studies, focusing in education, kinesiology and communications …First division 1 athlete in his family
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