Bio

As a freshman: Indoor Track & Field - Finished sixth in the 500 (1:11.67) at the Alden Invitational ... Recorded a season-best time of 2:05.79 in the 800 at the Terrier Invitational. Outdoor Track & Field - Finished eighth in the 800 (2:05.73) at the Stony Brook Quad Meet ... Recorded a season-best time of 2:04.22 in the 800 at the Holy Cross Invitational.

Before Bryant: Lettered three years on the varsity cross country team and the indoor and outdoor track & field teams at North Andover ... Holds the North Andover school record in the 600m and was a member of the 4x400 indoor school-record team ... Captained the track & field teams in his final season ... Named a Cape Ann League All-Star during the indoor season ... Member of the German National Honor Society and band.

Personal: The son of Kathleen and William Varney, Brendan Varney was born on Nov. 5, 1993 ... Brother, Darryl, was on track & field team at University of Notre Dame from 2010-11 and now is member of the T&F team at Tufts University ... Parents both ran cross country and track & field at Bryant ... Father, William, between 1977-81 and mother, Kathleen, from 1979-1983.