#999 Brandon Racca Season 2026
Major: Kinesiology
Event: Javelin (220-8)
Career
Finished his five-year career in an LSU uniform as a two-time NCAA Mideast Regional participant in the javelin … Earned a career best finish of 12th place at the regional meet … Wrapped up his career as the ninth-ranked javelin thrower in the storied history of the LSU track and field program … Shattered his personal best during his senior season with a throw of 220-8 at the 80th Texas Relays.
2007
Was an NCAA Mideast Regional participant in the javelin during his senior season … Missed qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships by finishing 12th at the regional meet … Shattered his previous personal best in the javelin with a seasonal best throw of 220-8 at the Texas Relays in April … Moves into the No. 9 spot on the school’s all-time outdoor performance list … Finished fifth at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 206-5 … Earned a third-place finish in the event at the LSU Tiger Classic (207-9) … Also competed in the javelin at the Louisiana Classics (197-0), LSU Tiger Relays (210-1), Sun Angel Classic (210-9) and Penn Relays (188-11) … Posted a total of five NCAA regional qualifying marks during the outdoor season.
2006
Did not participate for the Tigers during the 2006 indoor or outdoor seasons.
2005
Scored for the Tigers at the SEC Championships, finishing fifth in the javelin with a season-best throw of 198-1 … Recorded a distance of 195-8 at the Texas Relays … Threw 181-9 at the Sun Angel Classic … Did not compete during the indoor season.
2004
Posted the Tigers’ top javelin mark of the season, throwing 209-10 to win the Gatorade Classic … Was just shy of that mark at the College Station Relays with a distance of 209-1 … Threw 205-10 at the Tiger Relays … Finished fifth at the SEC Championships with a toss of 199-1.
2003
Threw the javelin for the Tigers during the outdoor season … Posted a PR of 211-6 at the LSU Alumni Gold … Was fourth at the LSU Tiger Relays with a toss of 202-10 … Recorded a distance of 199-5 at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational … Posted marks of 198-8 at the NCAA Regionals and 194-0 at the Tiger Twilight Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner in track for coach Robbie Melanson at Lacassine High School … A two-time state champion in the javelin (2000, 2002) and the 4×400-meter relay (1999, 2000) … An all-state selection in the javelin in 2002 … Set USATF national records in the javelin in 1998 (13-14 age group) and 2000 (15-16 age group) … Qualified for the Junior Pan-Am team at 16 years of age … Member of the Southwest Hall of Fame … Featured in Sports Illustrated twice … First in SI’s Faces in the Crowd and was then named the Teenager of the Year in Field Events in SI for Kids … Also lettered three years each in baseball, basketball and cross country as a prep.
PERSONAL
Full name is Brandon Lee Racca … Born April 4, 1984 … Son of Roger and Catherine Racca … Has an older brother, Byron, who ran track at McNeese State.