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Brigid Byrnes

  • Position Hurdles/Sprints
  • Hometown Port Washington, N.Y.
  • High School Sacred Heart Academy
  • Year Junior
  • Major Nursing

Biography

Career Statistics

Honors and Recognitions:
  • 2025 Outdoor Second Team All-American (14th in the 400 hurdles, 1:02.87)
  • 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship Qualifier (400 Hurdles)
  • 2025 Outdoor USTFCCCA All-South Region Selection (4x400, 400 Hurdles)
  • 2025 Indoor USTFCCCA All-South Region Selection (4x400)
  • 2023-24 Indoor USTFCCCA All-South Region Selection (DMR) 
  • 2024 Outdoor Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year
  • 2025 Outdoor All-Landmark Conference First Team (400mH)
  • 2025 Indoor All-Landmark Conference First Team Selection (4x400)
  • 2024 Outdoor All-Landmark First Team (400mH)
  • 2025 Outdoor All-Landmark Second Team (4x400)
  • 2024 Outdoor All-Landmark Honorable Mention (100mH)
  • 2024 Indoor All-Landmark Conference Selection in the 4x400 relay
  • Landmark Conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (March 25, 2025)
  • 2024-25 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Selection
  • 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
  • Landmark Academic Honor Roll
Performance List Rankings (as of 6-23-25): 
  • PROGRAM RECORD - Indoor 60 Hurdles - 9.23 (2025)
  • PROGRAM RECORD - Indoor 200 - 26.11 (2024)
  • PROGRAM RECORD - Indoor 300 - 42.39 (2024)
  • PROGRAM RECORD - Indoor 500 - 1:18.21 (2025) - LANDMARK RECORD
  • PROGRAM RECORD - Indoor Long Jump - 5.22m (2023)
  • PROGRAM RECORD - Indoor 4x400 - 3:56.81 (2025) - LANDMARK RECORD
  • PROGRAM RECORD - Indoor DMR - 11:51.84 (2024) - LANDMARK RECORD
  • PROGRAM RECORD - Outdoor 100 Hurdles - 15.14 (2025)
  • PROGRAM RECORD - Outdoor 400 Hurdles - 1:01.90 (2025)
  • PROGRAM RECORD - Outdoor Long Jump - 5.26m (2024)
  • PROGRAM RECORD - Outdoor 4x400 - 3:52.75 (2025)
  • 2nd - Indoor 400 - 59.00 (2025)
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th - Indoor 4x400
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th - Outdoor 4x400
  • 2nd - Indoor DMR - 11:53.46 (2024)
  • 6th - Outdoor 400 - 59.29 (2025)
  • 8th - Indoor 60 - 8.20 (2025)
  • 8th - Outdoor 200 - 26.46 (2024)
As a Sophomore (2024-25): Finished 14th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:02.87 in the 400 hurdles...Won gold in the 400 hurdles and qualified for NCAAs with a time of 1:01.90 at the Landmark Outdoor Championships...finished second in the 4x400 at the Landmark Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:52.75...placed fourth in the 100 hurdles at the Landmark Outdoor Championships with a time of 15.36...competed in the 4x400 at the Penn Relays with times of 3:56.17 and 3:54.42...ran a PR time of 15.14 in the 100 hurdles at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational...won gold in the 4x400 at the Landmark Indoor Championships with a time of 4:02.19...finished fourth in the 400 at the Landmark Indoor Championships with a PR time of 59.00...placed fourth in the 60 hurdles at the Landmark Indoor Championships with a PR time of 9.23...placed seventh in the long jump at the Landmark Indoor Championships with a 5.10m jump...ran the 500 in 1:18.21 at the Patriot Games to win the event...ran the 300 in 42.39 at the TCNJ Indoor Opener.

As a Freshman (2023-24): In her first collegiate meet, produced a program-record and personal-best mark of 5.22m in the long jump at TCNJ Open ... in her first collegiate meet, ran a school-record and personal-best time of 42.66 in the 300m at the TCNJ Open ... ran a program-record and personal-best time of 1:20.74 in the 500m at the George Mason Patriot Games ... ran a school-record and personal-best time of 59.26 in the 400m at the NYU DIII Invitational ... won the 4x400 relay at the NYU DIII Invitational with a school-record time of 4:02.02 ... ran a school-record and personal-best time of 26.11 in the 200m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational ... ran a personal-best time of 9.39 in the 60mH at the George Mason Father Diamond Invitational ... won the 4x400 relay at the 2024 Landmark Conference Indoor Championships ... placed 4th in the 60mH at the 2024 Landmark Conference Indoor Championships ... placed 4th in the 200m at the 2024 Landmark Conference Indoor Championships ... placed 5th in the long jump at the 2024 Landmark Conference Indoor Championships ... contributed to a school-record time of 11:51.84 in the DMR at the Tufts Final Qualifying Meet. ... placed 5th in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:02.52 at the George Mason Ebanks Invitational ... produced a personal-best mark of 5.26m in the long jump to place 8th at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational ... placed 1st in the 400H with a personal-best time of 1:03.71, placed 3rd in the 100H with a time of 15.69, and placed 6th in the long jump with a mark of 5.25m at the 2024 Landmark Conference Outdor Championhips ... placed 1st in the 100H with a personal-best time of 15.29 and placed 2nd in the 400H with a time of 1:04.32 at the WCU Last Chance Track Meet ... placed 2nd in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:58.37 and placed 5th in the 400H with a time of 1:03.78 at the Widener Final Qualifier.

Before Catholic: Catholic NY State Championship MVP...All-Long Island Selection...NY State Sportsmanship Awardee...named Sacred Heart Athlete of the Year...two-year team captain.

Personal: Daughter of Tom and Mary...has one brother, Tommy, and one sister, Ellen...her sister, Ellen, was a member of the track & field team at DI UPenn.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Hurdles/Jumps
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Hurdles/Jumps
  • 2025-26Junior

    Hurdles/Sprints