Brock Ballard

Brock Ballard, 2017-18 Men's Track and Field

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
Distance
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Heber Springs, Ark.
Prev School:
Heber Springs HS

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 4.0 Club Fall 2014, Spring 2015, and Fall 2015 … Earned Dean’s List distinction for the 2014 fall and 2015 spring semesters.

Honors

2015 All-American Athletic Conference in the distance medley relay (indoor).

Cross Country

2014 (Freshman): Ran in three meets ... Highest finish was 36th at the season-opening Brooks Twilight Classic (21:48.59; 4 mile) ... Ran a 26:44.51 at the Commodore Classic (8k) ... Posted a 29:37.9 at the Rhodes College Invitational (8k).

Indoor

2014-15 (Freshman): Primarily ran the 800m and 4x400m relay … Competed in 800m at five meets … Posted three top-five 800m performances … Best 800m finishes were both third at the Missouri Tiger Invitational and LSU High Performance Meet … Also placed fourth in the 800m at the Arkansas State Invitational … Ran an 800m season-best 1:55.78 at the LSU High Performance Meet … All three 4x400m performances resulted in top-five finishes … Ran a season-best 3:25.95 and won the 4x400m relay at the LSU High Performance Meet … Also recorded top-five 4x400m relay finishes at the Commodore (4^th) and Missouri Tiger Invitational (5^th) invitationals … Member of the distance medley relay that finished fourth at the American Athletic Conference Championships (10:07.67).

Outdoor

2015 (Freshman): Competed in the 800m and 4x400m relay … Also ran the mile once … Had four top-10 800m performances … Best 800m finish was second at Southeast Missouri’s Joey Haines Invitational (1:53.86) … Posted season-best 800m time of 1:53.43 at Arkansas State’s Red Wolf Open … Placed 14^th in the 800m at the American Athletic Conference Championships (1:53.70) … Ran the 4x400m relay three times … Highest finish (2^nd) and season-best time (3:18.56) came at the Memphis Tiger Invitational.

Prior To Memphis

Two-time Arkansas Class 4A All-State first team in cross country (2012, 2013) ... Named Arkansas Class 4A honorable mention in 2011 ... Finished in the top-15 in the Arkansas state cross country championships in 2011 (14th), 2012 (7th) and 2013 (3rd) ... Helped lead Heber Springs High School to the 2012 Arkansas state cross country championship ... The Panthers squad was the state runner-up in 2011 and placed third in 2013 ... Seven-time Arkansas Class 4A All-State performer in track and field ... Member of Panthers squads that won the Arkansas Class 4A state indoor and outdoor state crowns in 2011, 2012 and 2013 ... Team placed third at the 2014 state meet ... Heber Springs also won three-straight 4A Region 2 championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013 ... Earned All-4A Region 2 honors ... Member of the 4x800m relay that won the state outdoor title four-straight years (2011-14) ... Two-time 800m state indoor champion and also won the 2014 800m state outdoor title ... Named to the Arkansas Track and Field All-Academic Team in 2013 and 2014 ... Also played tennis at Heber Springs High School and was a singles qualifier for the state championships ... Beta Club member ... Amercian Legion Boy’s State delegate.

Personal

Son of Frank and Carol Ballard ... Birthday is July 29 ... An accounting major with a minor in finance.