Collegiate Bests:
Indoor Pole Vault: 15-7, 4.75m (2008)
Outdoor Pole Vault: 15-7, 4.75m (2008, 2009)
2010-11: Big South indoor champion in the pole vault with a height of 15-3 (4.65m) ... Posted runner-up finishes in the pole vault at the Mountaineer Open (15-0.75/4.59m) and Kent Taylor Run for the Kids (15-3, 4.65m) ... Did not compete in the pole vault during the outdoor season due to injuries ... Ran in the 100-meter dash at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational and ran on HPU's 4x100-meter relay at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational.
2009-10: Cleared 15-3 (4.65m) in the pole vault on two occassions during the indoor season, a runner-up finish at the Virginia Tech Invitational and a sixth-place finish at the Gene Anderson UNC Invitational ... Leg injury limited him at the end of the indoor season ... Placed sixth in the pole vault at the Big South Indoor Championship ... Outdoors, won the pole vault at the Aggie Relays (15-3) and HPU VertKlasse Meeting (14-3.25) ... Cleared 15-1 in the pole vault twice, taking seventh at the Joe Hilton Carolina Fast Times meet and sixth at the Tony Waldrop Tar Heel Invitational.
2008-09: Cleared 15-1 (4.60m) to place fifth in the pole vault at the Appalachian State Invitational ... At the Big South Indoor Championship, placed third in the pole vault with a height of 15-1.75 (4.62m) ... Outdoors, was runner-up in the pole vault at the Big South Championship, clearing 14-11.25 (4.55m) at the title meet ... Tied his career best of 15-7 (4.75m) in the pole vault at HPU's Vertklasse meet.
2007-08: Set the HPU indoor and outdoor records in the pole vault, both at 15-7 (4.75m) ... Won the pole vault, clearing 14-11 (4.55m) at the Dick Taylor UNC Relays ... Placed second in the pole vault with a height of 15-7 (4.75m) at the Big South Indoor Championship ... Outdoors, placed fourth at the UNC Waldrup Invitational, clearing 14-7.25 (4.45m) in the pole vault ... Runner-up in the pole vault, clearing 15-1 (4.90m), at the Big South Outdoor Championship ... Placed 11th in the pole vault with a height of 15-1 (4.90m) and ran on HPU's sprint medley relay team that recorded a time of 3:30.76 at the Penn Relays ... Set the HPU outdoor record at 15-7 (4.75m) while placing fifth at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Took sixth in the pole vault at 15-1 (4.60m) at the Duke Twilight meet.
Prep: Set his high school record in the pole vault ... Was county champ and Georgia Tech Invitational champ in 2007 ... Named to the national elite second team ... Named All-County ... Member of the 2006-07 team that won the 5A and county titles ... Member of the high school's student leadership team.
Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice at HPU ... Son of Tom and Jan Brancaccio ... Has one older sister, Jennifer ... Born Thomas Justin Brancaccio on Dec. 4, 1988.
