Brandon Lindner

Photo by: Trevor Cokley

Photo by: Josh Armstrong

Photo by: Trevor Cokley

Class:
Senior
Events:
Long Jump, Triple Jump
Hometown:
Tracy, Calif.
Height:
6-1
High School:
Merrill F. West
Squadron:
38 All-Stars

JUNIOR YEAR | 2022-23: Two-time all-conference honoree in the triple jump…recorded Air Force Top 10 marks in both the long and triple jumps during the indoor season…equaled the fifth-best long jump in Academy history with a sixth-place distance of 24’2¼” at the Mountain West Indoor Championships…first debuted on the program’s Top 10 at the Ralph Lindeman Invitational, leaping 24’0¼” (No. 10 all-time) and becoming the 11th Falcon to surpass the 24-foot mark during the indoor season…improved distance to 24’1½” with a winning performance at the Air Force Collegiate Open (No. 6 all-time)…debuted at No. 10 on the program’s indoor triple jump standings after leaping 48’9½” to win the Air Force Collegiate Open…named MW Field Athlete of the Week following that meet…became the first Falcon in six years to earn all-MW honors in the indoor triple jump after placing third (48’8¾”) at the conference meet…repeated that honor at the MW Outdoor Championships, posting a third-place leap of 48’7½” (No. 14 all-time)…debuted at No. 20 on the Academy’s outdoor long jump standings after recording a winning distance of 23’2¾” at the Dan Caprioglio Early Bird Invitational…helped Air Force to a sixth-place finish in the sprint medley relay at the Drake Relays (3:32.32, No. 11 all-time)…academic all-conference selection.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2021-22: Competed in the long jump and triple jump during five outdoor meets…ranked second on the team in the triple jump…recorded a career-best distance of 46’6¾” at the Jerry Quiller Classic...won the Front Range Open with a wind-aided jump of 45’3½”…recorded a personal-best long jump distance of 22’7¾” at the Air Force Twilight Open…won season opener with a leap of 21’8”…competed in the long jump once during the indoor season…academic all-conference selection.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2020-21: Competed in the long jump and triple jump during five indoor meets…recorded a career-best long jump distance of 21’11½” in collegiate debut at the Air Force Invitational…added an indoor-best triple jump mark of 45’1¾” at the Championships at the Peak meet...competed in those events during three outdoor meets…tallied a career-best triple jump distance of 46’1½” at the Aztec Invitational…also posted an outdoor-best mark of 21’0½” at that meet…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Merrill F. West High School...Tri-City Athletic League (TCAL) champion in the triple jump...recorded a prep-best distance of 46’9½”, which was ranked as the 11th-best high school mark in California for the 2019 season...San Joaquin Section Division I triple jump champion...sectional runner-up...CIF state qualifier...recorded a long jump best of 21’11½”...two-time team captain...recipient of the Most Inspirational Award...also earned varsity letters in cross country as a freshman and sophomore...earned an academic letter...two-time California state robotics qualifier.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon Joseph Lindner...son of Rob Lindner and Charlotte Darby...father played baseball at Skyline College...has four younger siblings...majoring in systems engineering, with an electrical and computer engineering focus...future plans include becoming an engineer...named to Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance…currently serving as Support Flight Commander…served as media officer and outreach manager for the Blue Horizon rocketry team…earned Jump Wings in the summer of 2022…received private pilots’ license at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott in the summer of 2023…avid photographer…other hobbies include hiking, off-roading and bowling...grandfather served in the Navy during the Korean War...grandmother served in the Army and in the Air Force Reserves…traveled to Robins AFB, Ga., over the summer for Operation Air Force…also served as a flight cadre during the second half of Basic Cadet Training…member of Cadet Squadron 38.