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Sports Hall of Fame Bio.

Brett Gotcher

Hall of Fame Class of 2011

Brett Gotcher (class of 2002) - Aptos High School has had a long history of excellence in boys cross-country and distance events. In this field, Brett is, simply, the best. In cross-country, Brett was a three-time SCCAL champion, a two-time CCS champion, and he finished 5th and 3rd respectively at the 2000 and 2001 state championships. He was a team captain and led the boys to two consecutive SCCAL team championships. He was a three-time 1st team All-CCS selection, and a two-time 1st team All-Nor Cal selection. In 2000, he was the CCS and Nor-Cal Runner-of-the-Year, and he was selected to the 1st team All-Western USA Cross-Country Team. In track & field, he was just as dominant. He won four consecutive SCCAL championships in the 3200m and three in the 1600m. He was a two-time CCS champion in the 3200m (and he finished 2nd as a sophomore), and he finished 5th in the state in 2002. In 2002 he also ran the 12th fastest high school 10,000m in U.S. history. Brett was a team captain, two-time team MVP, and led the Mariners to four consecutive team SCCAL championships and three top ten finishes at CCS. Brett holds two school records (3200m and 3000m), and he’s on three other top 5 lists (1500m, mile, and 1600m), plus he’s a member of two record-setting relay teams (4x800m and Distance Medley). In addition, as a junior, Brett was the starting point-guard on the 2000-01 varsity basketball team. Brett was the 2002 AHS Male Athlete-of-the-Year and the 2002 Wharf-to-Wharf scholarship winner. Brett matriculated to Stanford University, where he was a member of their 2003 NCAA National Champion Cross-Country Team, a four-time NCAA qualifier in the 10,000m, and an All-American. At Stanford, Brett was also a member of the World Junior Cross-Country Championship Team, and he was the US Junior National 10,000m champion and the Pan-American Junior 10,000m champion. Brett graduated from Stanford in 2006 with a degree in Psychology, but he has continued to run professionally. He was a member the 2008 U.S. World Championship Half-Marathon Team and a member of the 2009 US World Championship Cross-Country Team. In 2009, Brett won the USA 20K Championship at New Haven, Connecticut, and in 2010 he ran the 4th fastest debut marathon in US history (2:10.36). In addition, for seven consecutive years, Brett was the top local finisher in the Wharf-to-Wharf Race. Brett was presented into the Hall by his former coach, Dan Gruber.

 

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