Brieuc Vandeleene

Position:
Mid Distance
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Nivelles, Belgium
Prev School:
College Sainte-Gertrude

2010 Outdoor: Picked up two victories during outdoor season...won the 1500m run at the Joey Haines Invitational with a 3:58.53 mark...two weeks later, Vandeleene won the 800m run at the Memphis Tigers Invitational with a personal-best 1:53.00 mark...second all-conference nod came on the strength of his fifth-place, 3:55.47 run in the 1500m at the conference championships.

2010 Indoor: Stepped in and became an immediate contributor in the middle distances...was runner-up in his first race, the mile run at the ASU Invitational, with a 4:19.15 mark...won the 3000m run at the SIU McDonald's with an impressive 8:39.15 run...snuck into an all-conference spot with an eighth-place 800m run finish at the C-USA Championships, with a 2:04.74 mark...season-best 1:53.94 800m run came at the Last Chance, where he finished third.

Academics: Spent a semester on the Dean's List and a semester in the Tiger 3.0 Club.

Prep: Competed at Cercle Athletique Du Brabant Wallon in the 800m and 1500m run...Set personal-bests of 1:53.96 in the 800m and 2:30.80 in the 1,000m...In the 1,500m his best time was 3:56.79 and in the 3,000m steeplechase his best time is 9:35.50.

Personal: Brieuc was born in Nivelles...His hobbies include watching movies, reading books, computer games and track and field...Hopes to break the Belgium Junior National record of 4:17 in the mile this season...Is a champion French speaker and fifth place in Belgian.

Vandeleene's Best Indoor Performances
Event	Best	Meet/Date
800m Run	1:53.94	Last Chance 3/5/10
Mile Run	4:14.11	Rod McCravy 1/30/10
3000m Run	8:39.15	SIU McDonald's 2/6/10
Vandeleene's Best Outdoor Performances
Event	Best	Meet/Date
800m Run	1:53.00	Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/17/10
1500m Run	3:52.41	John McDonnell 4/10/10
3000m Steep.	9:35.18	Rhodes Open 3/20/10