Tarleton State University Athletics

Career Accolades 
Featured on Tarleton’s all-time top-10 record book in four events … Is second in school history in the weight throw (51’ 3.75”), fifth in the indoor shot put (47’ 11.25”), ninth in the discus (155’ 9”) and 10th in the hammer throw (135’ 1”) … Named to the Academic All-WAC team during the 2021 outdoor and 2022 indoor seasons. 

Junior (2022) 
Outdoor: Competed at six meets … Posted nine combined top-10 finishes in the shot put, discus and hammer throw … Threw the discus and shot put at the WAC Outdoor Championships … Finished 10th in the discus and claimed 13th place in the shot put behind a lifetime personal record of 48’ 1.25” … Placed third and notched a lifetime personal record in the discus at the UTA Invitational with a heave of 155’ 9” … Also earned a bronze medal in the event at the SFA Invite … Finished sixth in the hammer throw at SFA behind a lifetime personal record of 135’ 1.” 
Indoor: Saw action in the shot put and weight throw at two meets … Finished 13th and moved to second in school history in the weight throw at the WAC Indoor Championships with a mark of 51’ 3.75” … Also claimed 20th place in the shot put … Placed 12th and 15th, respectively, in the shot put and weight throw at the FasTrack Collegiate Challenge in his Texan track and field indoor debut. 

Sophomore (2021) 
Competed in four outdoor meets … Finished seventh in the discus at the WAC Championships with a throw of 155’ 1” … Moved to ninth on Tarleton’s outdoor record book in the event … Finished third and sixth, respectively, in the discus at the Joe Gillespie Invitational and Wes Kittley ACU Invitational … Set a personal record in the javelin (119’ 4”) at ACU. 

Freshman (2020) 
Did not participate. 

Round Rock High School 
Earned three varsity letters in track and field under head coach Stan Gabriel … Three-time District champion in the discus …Area champion in discus in 2018 and 2019 … Two-time Regional qualifier … Also played basketball … Maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school. 

Personal 
2019 graduate of Round Rock HS… Son of Chris and Donna Bratton … Has two brothers, Justin and Christopher, and a sister, Lori … Majoring in agribusiness … Started a business that makes license plate covers for auto shows … Born Oct. 6.