Bio

As a senior: Indoor Track and Field - Finished first in the long jump at the MIT Invitational with a jump of 6.26m ... Also won the triple jump at the MIT Invitational with a jump of 13.77m ... Finished second in the triple jump at the Greater Boston Invitational with a jump of 13.47m ... Recorded a season-best in the long jump at the NEC Championships with a distance of 6.47m. Outdoor Track & Field - Did not compete during the outdoor season. 

As a junior: Indoor Track & Field - Placed sixth in triple jump with a distance of 13.96m to go along with his 6.29m long jump jump, good enough for 14th place at the Harvard Invitational ... Finished third in the triple jump with a distance of 13.38m at the Alden Invitational ... Recorded a 24.64 jump at the New England Championships and a 57th-place finish ... Ran a season-best time in the 400m, finishing 22nd at the New England Indoor Championships. Outdoor Track and Field - Recorded two season-bests at the Bryant Quad, finishing 5th in the 100m dash with a time of 12.01 and 11th in the 200m with a time of 24.46 ... Finished 5th in the long jump and triple jump at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational ... At the Northeast Conference Championships, finished 10th in long jump and 11th in triple jump ... Recorded a season-best triple jump (13.72m) in the NEICAAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finishing 13th.

As a sophomore: Indoor Track & Field Placed fourth overall in the men's triple jump at the Northeast Conference Indoor Championships, clearing 45-0.25. Outdoor Track & Field During outdoor season, placed 16th at the New England Championships with season-best mark of 43 feet, 5 inches ... Recorded best jump of 20-9 in the long jump at Holy Cross.   

Before Bryant: 2008 graduate of Hampshire Regional High School ... Four-year varsity letterwinner in both soccer and track and field ... League champion in the long jump and triple jump in 2007 ... Won the Western Mass. triple jump title in 2006 ... Holds school records in the long jump and triple jump ... Four-time all-league selection and Gazette All-Star ... State qualifier in the triple jump in 2007 and 2008 and in the long jump in 2008 ... Junior Olympics National Qualifier in 2005 and 2006 ... All-scholastic selection in 2008 ... Soccer team won the 2008 state championship ... Member of the Academic Society ... Winner of the St. Michael's Book Award, the Grinnell Business Award and the Dorothy Frary Scholarship.

Personal: Born October 7, 1989 ... Son of Jack and Cindy Brida ... Has two sisters, Sarah and Emily ... Lists his high school coach as having the biggest influence on his athletic career.