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Brandon Berger enters his third season as an assistant coach for the Mavs in 2008-2009. He will be in charge of the jumps, hurdles, multi-events and field events for the men's and women's track and field program. Berger provided the team with quick results in 2007, particularly in the hurdles. With help from Berger, Mavericks hurdler Jon McDowell blew away his competition in the 110 hurdles with a time of 13.79 at the 2007 SLC Outdoor Championships. McDowell and teammate Coby Morrison, a 400-meter hurdler, each qualified for nationals in 2007. McDowell earrned All-America honors after placing in his event. Berger's versatility as a coach comes from his background as a decathlete at UT Arlington from 1996 to 1999. One of the top multi-event performers in UT Arlington track history, Berger posted four top-10 finishes in the decathlon at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships from 1996-99. He claimed fourth in the decathlon as a junior with 6,495 points and was fifth in the conference with 6,546 points as a sophomore in 1997. Berger's 6,546 points ranks fifth on the all-time decathlon list at UTA. Berger competed in the 55-meter hurdles during the indoor seasons of his career, including a personal-best time of 7.81 at the SLC Indoor Championships in 1998. Berger is in his second stint as a coach with the track program. In 2000, he was a student assistant where he helped with travel and coaching of multi-event and field event athletes. Berger served as assistant events manager at Maverick Stadium from 2001 to 2007. A graduate of UT Arlington with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology in 2000, Berger is married to Mishael Bertrand-Berger. |
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