Former Drake University track & field and cross country standout Brogan Austin won the USA Marathon Championship Sunday, Dec. 2, morning in Sacramento, Calif., to add to his list of impressive accomplishments in his professional career.
The California International Marathon served as this year's USATF championship in the event and the 27-year-old Austin, a current resident of West Des Moines, bested the championship field with a time of 2:12.38 on the streets of Sacramento.
Austin sat in 13th place at the midpoint of the race, but continued to pick up steam, moving into the top-10 at the 35-kilometer mark and into second place five kilometers later with a 15:08 split over those five kilometers.