Bio

Brandon Arnold hails from Bristol, Virginia, and is a graduate of Virginia High School. He attended Alice Lloyd from 2010-2013, where he graduated with a degree in Biology and Kinesiology and minored in Chemistry. As a member of the Eagles baseball team, he was known for his all-around game on both sides of the diamond.

During his 3-year college career, he was a solid hitter and outfielder. In 2012, he was chosen as a Gold Glove winner. Twice, he was named the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) and the USCAA Player of the Week. He was also voted 2nd Team All-Conference, as well as USCAA Honorable Mention All-American.

In 2013, he received similar accolades. Twice, he was named the KIAC and the USCAA Player of the Week. He was also voted 2nd Team All-Conference as well as USCAA Second Team All-American. He was a solid student off the court, named to either the President’s List or Dean’s List each semester he attended.

After graduation, he accepted a position at ALC. He has served as the Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country coach for the past six seasons and also served as the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach for the past four years. He also became the inaugural coach of the school’s first men's and women’s Track program two years ago. At all levels, he has had great success.

He has taken six consecutive women’s clubs to the NCCAA DII National Cross-Country Championships. Twice, they finished as National Runner-up, and twice they finished in 3rd place. His men’s cross-country team has finished in 3rd place on two occasions at the NCCAA DII Nationals, and this season, they were the National runner-up. He has also produced 6 NCCAA Cross Country All-Americans and 3 NAIA National qualifiers. In basketball, two clubs he assisted qualified for back-to-back NAIA DII National Championships, and his third advanced to the NCCAA DI National Championship last season. He also had individual qualifiers to the NCCAA National Track Championship in his first season and assisted the baseball team to the NCCAA World Series in 2017.

Currently, he resides in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, and has served his community for the past six years as a Student Services Department member at Alice Lloyd College. He was just named this year as the Dean of Students and Director of Housing.

He was accompanied on the floor by his wife Char-Leigh, and his daughter, Vivian.