Christian Brand Class: Junior Hometown: Charleston, W.Va. High School: Capital HS Major: Broadcast Journalism

Summer & Fall 2008:
Tied for 5th at West Virginia Amateur...T-9th at W.Va. Open (3rd low amateur)...led team with a 73.92 stroke average in the fall season...claimed 12th place at Rutherford Intercollegiate...T-13th at Xavier Invitational.

2007-08 (Sophomore):
Led team with a 74.23 stroke average...best finish was a T-3rd at Xavier Invitational (69-67-69, eleven strokes under par...T-13th at Mid-Pines Intercollegiate...T-22nd at Belmont Fall Shootout...T-22nd at Palmetto Intercollegiate...T-26th at Conference USA Championship.

2006-07 (Freshman):
Named Conference USA Freshman of the Year...owned team's second-best stroke average with a 74.16...tied senior Shawn Warren with team-high 31 rounds played...fired six sub-par rounds...posted six top-20 finishes, including first three tournaments of collegiate career and five out of first six...commenced career with team season-best round of 66 in first round of Mid-Pines...closed tournament with a 68 to finish third at event, which would tie for the team's season-best finish...tied for 11th at Adams Cup...tied for 18th at Xavier Invitational...tied for 13th at South Florida Invitational...5th-place finish at Mission Inn Collegiate Invitational earned him C-USA Golfer of the Week laurels...finished C-USA Championship in 12th-place tie...named to C-USA All-Freshman Team.

Prior to Marshall:
Had a very prolific senior season at Capital High School...captured 2005 W.Va. High School Individual Championship, and won the 2005 W.Va. Junior Amateur...was named the 2005 Junior Player of the Year for the state of West Virginia...tied for 8th at the W.Va. Amateur, and was the low junior at the West Virginia Open (T-22nd)...he was a member of the West Virginia Junior Cup Team, and was first alternate at the U.S. Amateur qualifier.

Personal:
Son of Mark and Teresa Brand...born on March 9, 1988.