James Warmbrod IV

Class:
Freshman
Events:
Sprints
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
Height:
5-10
High School:
Nashville Christian
Squadron:
21 Blackjack

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2023-24: Member of two all-conference relay teams…led off the 4x400-meter relay that finished second at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships in 3:10.55…also ran the opening leg for the team that accounted for the third-fastest outdoor time in Air Force history (3:08.87) at the Drake Relays…member of the indoor 4x4 that clocked the eighth-fastest time in program history (3:12.07) to finish third at the MW Indoor Championships…debuted on the Air Force Top 10 in the outdoor 400-meter dash after clocking a career-best time of 47.19 during a fourth-place performance in the conference final…also finished fourth in that event at the Drake Relays, clocking a then-best time of 47.38…named the MW Freshman of the Week following that meet…moved up to No. 13 all-time at Air Force for the indoor 400-meter dash after posting a 47.91 finish in the prelims of the MW Indoor Championships…scored for the Falcons in the final (sixth, 48.06)…opened his collegiate career with a first-place finish at the Air Force Holiday Open…also picked up first-place honors in the qualifying round of the Ralph Lindeman Classic…also debuted on the program’s all-time standings in the 200-meter dash during both the indoor (21.56 at UNM Team Open, No. 15) and outdoor (21.24 at Air Force Twilight Open, No. 13).

HIGH SCHOOL: Nashville Christian School…two-time state champion…clocked a 48.13 to take first in the 400-meter dash and was a member of the winning 4x200-meter relay team…all-state honoree…finished third in the 400-meter dash as a sophomore…ranked fourth in the state in that event as a senior…qualified to the state meet in four events…also lettered in football…earned all-state honors as a slot receiver…named small class co-special teams’ player of the year…received the A.D. Hancock and Walter Nipper Sportsmanship Award…received the Doug Hall Scholarship for track…member of the National Honor Society…graduated with a weighted 4.23 GPA…ranked seventh in graduating class.

PERSONAL: Full name is James Gordon Warmbrod IV…nickname is Jimmy…son of James and Heather Warmbrod…father served in the Army…has one older sister…also has two brothers (one older, one younger)…majoring in management…future plans include becoming a pilot…named to the Commandant’s List for excellence in military performance…currently serving as a squadron supervisor…born in Fairbanks, Alaska, where his father was stationed at Fort Wainwright…hobbies include going to the gym, listening to music, playing the guitar, and spending time with friends…great-grandfather played football at LSU and was a member of the 1936 SEC championship team, before serving as a navigator on a B-29 in the U.S. Army Air Corps and retiring with the rank of colonel…completed Combat Survival Training over the summer…member of Cadet Squadron 36.