Hall of Fame
A magna cum laude graduate, John Van Den Brandt coupled three years of cross country and four years of race walking into his intercollegiate athletic career at UW-Parkside. An NAIA All-American all four years, John won two National Championships in 1979. He won the 1979 NAIA Indoor Track National Championship race walk and the 1979 NAIA Outdoor Track National Championship race walk. John also set the National Collegiate walk record in both the indoor two-mile walk and the outdoor three-mile walk. His outstanding performances earned him the UW-Parkside Athlete of the Year Award in 1979. After graduation, John took second at the 1980 TAC National Championship 20 kilometer race walk and qualified for the 1980 United States Olympic Trials.
