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UC San Diego

2023 Track & Field Roster

Derek Brajevich

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Trabuco Canyon, Calif.
  • High School Santa Margarita Catholic HS
  • Major Communication

Biography

MEDIA
-Fab 5 Photos (Sept. 5, 2022)
-Tritoncast podcast (Oct. 19, 2022)

AS A SENIOR IN 2023
Serves as publicity chair on the Triton Athletes' Council Executive Board and as a Triton Athletes' Council team representative.

AS A SENIOR IN 2022
Team captain ... Made his collegiate long jump debut at the Triton Invitational (4/9) ... Set his best long jump mark (20' 6.5") at the Chris Rinne Twilight (4/22) ... Ran a season-best time of 51.42 in the 400 at the Ross & Sharon Irwin Meet (3/19) ... Competed in his only 200 of the season at the Aztec Invitational (3/26), posting a time of 23.77 ... Finished 6th as part of the distance medley relay team at the Rossi Relays (2/26).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2021
Team captain ... Crossed the finish line in 53.14-seconds in the 400 at the UC Riverside Sprint Invitational (4/30) ... Ran a season-best 51.89-seconds in the 400 at the Matador Invite (4/23). 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020
CCAA All-Academic ... Placed 12th in the 100 (11:31) at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/7) ... Was a member of the 4x100 that finished third (42.24) at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers (2/15). 

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019
Set personal bests in the 200 (22.62) and 400 (50.60) at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (4/6) ... Earned second place finishes as a member of the 4x400 relay (3:20.98) and distance medley relay (10:13.62) in the Rossi Relays (2/23). 

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita ... A four-year Scholar Athlete award winner ... A two-time varsity team captain ... Earned the Coaches Award as both a sophomore and a junior ... Received team's Rising Star award as a freshman ... Helped the Eagles earn CIF Division 3 runner-up in 2018 ... Member of the Santa Margarita Catholic's school-record holding 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams ... Also competed in cross country.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 4 in Irvine ... Parents are Ruth and Ken Brajevich ... Has a younger brother Devan ... Father was on the track and field team at San Diego State, and mother runs marathons non-professionally ... Majoring in Communication at Muir College ... Aspires to enter sales and marketing after graduating from UC San Diego ... Most memorable moment competing is winning his first race in fourth grade against his best friend at the time ... Favorite UC San Diego moments are spending time with his teammates every day ... Cheers for the Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Likes the movie The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ... Listens to Gorillaz, IDKHBTFM, and Childish Gambino ... Loves eating steak ... Enjoys film, photography and video games ... Most people do not know that he enjoys musical theatre. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    Sprints
    5'10" 150 lbs
  • 2020Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'10" 150 lbs
  • 2021Junior

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    5'10" 0 lbs
  • 2022Senior

    Sprints
    5'10" 0 lbs
  • 2023Senior

    Sprints
    5'10" 0 lbs

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