Brandon Estrada

Brandon Estrada (born October 28, 1987 as Brandon Michael-paul Estrada) from Los Angeles, California is a two time NCAA Div 1 All-American in the pole vault, an All-Time United States Indoor Track and Field Pole Vault record holder, the Indoor National Record Holder for Puerto Rico and Silver Medalist for Puerto Rico at 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. A former pole vaulter for The University of Southern California (USC) Track and Field team holding the # 4 all-time record. Brandon is the son of actor Erik Estrada (best known in his role as 'Ponch' in the hit TV series CHiPs) & Peggy Lynn Rowe (entertainment executive, producer and songwriter.)

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• Brandon Estrada
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Brandon's Silver medal was awarded at The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games representing Puerto Rico (Spanish: XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010) which took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010.

His personal best vault is 18-1.25 / 5.52 meters achieved on April 16, 2011 at 53rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California.

Notably, Brandon was the UCLA USC Dual Meet pole vault champion; ending UCLA's 7 year win streak against USC May 1, 2010 at Drake Stadium on the UCLA campus. The USC and UCLA competition is the most prestigious and storied Dual Meet in the country. "The USC men clinched the win in the pole vault where Brandon Estrada took first with a clearance of 17-5.00 (5.31m) and Derek Scott took third with a clearance of 16-7.25 (5.06m). Their points gave USC an 87-53 lead with 82 points needed for the win. Junior Taylor Slingsby placed sixth with a clearance of 15-7.25 (4.76m). Estrada's win was the first by a Trojan male in the Dual Meet pole vault competition since 2003."

Brandon's popularity with fans and audiences world-wide is renowned for drawing more spectators to the sport of Track and Field than ever before. As such, he was nicknamed "The Taylor Swift of Pole Vault" by Bob Fraley, Meet Director of 'Run For The Dream Invitational. Associated Press article quote by Total Sports mgmt stated "With highly impressive stats and dedication to his sport throughout his collegiate career, Brandon, a pre-law senior at USC, has moved forward competing as Elite twice thus far in which he not only placed, but also brought Track and Field fans to their feet in an exciting display of championship pole vault talent as well as audience-pleasing showmanship. A crowd pleaser, Brandon has bought new and enthusiastic audiences to the sport. The first on July 27, 2010 Brandon won the Silver Medal for Puerto Rico at the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaquez to standing room only crowds. The media flocked to Brandon for TV interviews and headline press coverage amongst thousands of autograph seeking fans. Next up on Aug 6, 2010 Brandon was invited by officials to complete at the Clovis North American Championships and once again was the crowd favorite and lead story in press coverage."