EMPORIA, Kan. – Justin Brooks represented the Seattle Pacific University track & field teams at the NCAA Outdoor Nationals on Thursday afternoon, where he wrapped up his season with a 47.95 in the 400-meter prelims for the Falcons.
Brooks was placed in the second heat of the 400 meters in Thursday's prelims. He'd go on to run a 47.95, the 20th fastest time recorded on Thursday. Brooks' heat featured Joshua Page of Grand Valley State, who ran a 45.76 and will be the top-seeded runner going into Saturday's finals. Page was joined by Shemar Palmer (Fresno Pacific), Caden Williams (Pittsburg State), and Brandon Rogers (Cedarville) in qualifying for Saturday's finals from Brooks' heat.
Brooks wraps up an outstanding season for the Falcons at the NCAA National Championships. He was a part of a now-decorated SPU men's sprint squad that got their hands all over the record books throughout 2026.
Brooks best time happened at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships in Ellensburg. Brooks entered the finals as the top-seeded runner in the event. Brooks went on to improve his time, posting a 46.44 in the finals. However, Western Oregon's Brennan Murphy posted a 46.11 to take the event championship.
Brooks entered the 2026 season as the SPU record holder in the 400 meters of 47.84. He bettered that with a 47.26 at the Bryan Clay. Then, after posting a 47.60 in Monday's GNAC prelims, he went a blistering 46.44 in the finals.
Brooks has also been involved with a pair of record-setting relay teams for SPU in 2026. He's teamed up with
Robert Joshua,
Ben Rojas, and
Tawaf Aboudou to break the 4x100 and 4x400 records. The group was the first in SPU history to break 41 seconds in the 4x100, with the new record being set at 40.95. The new standard in the 4x400 is 3:11.71, with both records being set at the GNAC Championships.
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