Dr. Brian Brown to Speak at Fall Banquet

We are pleased to announce that we have secured Dr. Brian Brown as the speaker for our annual banquet, scheduled for October 1 at the Foxboro Conference Center in Johnston.  Dr. Brown is the director of the Drake Relays, assistant track and field coach at Drake University, and is active with Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Dr. Brown was born and raised in New Iberia, Louisiana.  He graduated from Northwestern (LA) State University with a BS degree in Industrial Technology and Safety.  While competing in track and field as a high jumper, Brown was ranked seven times in the top ten U.S. high jump list during his distinguished career, climaxed by being ranked No. 2 in the U.S. in 1997 and 1998 and as well as No. 9 in the world in 1998.

While competing for Northwestern (La.) State, Brown won the 1989 U.S. Outdoor Championships and the 1990 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. He owns a personal best of 7 feet 8 inches in 1990 and was the bronze medalist at the 1998 Goodwill Games.  Brown, who owns the Drake Relays special invitational high jump record of 7-7 in 1997, won the 1997 Milrose Games and was second in the 1998 U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Dr. Brown received a master’s degree from the University of Missouri in 1995 and completed his doctoral degree in May 2005, also from Missouri.  Dr. Brown is married to Drake head track and field coach Natasha Kaiser-Brown, a 1992 Olympic Silver Medalist.  Brian and Natasha have three children, Elle (9 years old), Quinton (7 years old) and Kristian (6 years old).

Brian says that the biggest impact on his life has been his faith, family and his friends.  Brian is currently an assistant pastor at Elim Christian Fellowship in Des Moines.