Brayden Richards

Photo by: Nate Barrett Photography

Photo by: Tyler McFarland, NCAA Photos

Class:
Freshman
Events:
Decathlon
Hometown:
Perry, Ohio
Height:
6-0
High School:
Perry,
Squadron:
12 Dirty Dozen

HIGHLIGHTS

Team USA, World Athletics U20 Championships (2024)

TEAM USA: Represented Team USA in the decathlon at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru…placed 23rd in the global meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Perry High School…Ohio state champion in the 300-meter hurdles as a junior…four-time all-state honoree…finished second in the pole vault at the 2024 state championship meet…also claimed a top-five finish (fifth) in the 110-meter hurdles that year…helped team to a fourth-place finish at the state meet as a freshman…holds six school records (100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, pole vault)…also ran on two PHS record-setting relays (4x100-meter relay, 4x200-meter relay)…two-time team MVP (2023, 2024)…named Chagrin Valley Conference MVP as a senior…three-time national champion in the decathlon (AAU 2021, 2022; adidas 2023)…finished second at the 2024 USATF U20 National Championships to qualify for the U20 World Championships…also lettered all four years in football and basketball…member of the football team that won the Division 5 state title in 2023…two-time team MVP…captured all-state honors twice (2022, 2023)…named Offensive Player of the Year by the Lake County Touchdown Club in 2022…scored over 1000 points and 1000 rebounds as a member of the PHS basketball team…named all-state in 2023…four-time all-conference honoree…named the conference’s MVP as a sophomore…member of the National Honor Society…recipient of the Rita Matteo Scholarship…graduated with an unweighted 4.0 GPA…named the Lake County Touchdown Club’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year…ranked first out of 106 seniors in graduating class.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brayden Layne Richards…son of Layne and Chandice Richards...both parents competed in track and field at Southern Utah University…older brother, Javin, is a junior on the track and field team at Utah State University…also has two younger brothers…majoring in management…hobbies include golfing, waterskiing, and snow skiing…can solve a Rubix Cube…favorite food is steak…member of Cadet Squadron 12.