Track & Field
A versatile competitor, Jeff Brown was the first Carleton track and field athlete—and so far the only male—to earn All-America distinction in both the multi-event competition and an individual event. He placed eighth in the pole vault at the 1986 NCAA Outdoor Championships and followed that up with fifth-place (1987) and sixth-place (1988) finishes in the decathlon.
Brown also qualified for the 1987 NCAA Indoor Championships after he set a new school indoor record for the pole vault by clearing 15 feet. That mark stood for nearly three decades. He still owns Carleton’s outdoor pole vault record of 15 feet, 1.5 inches, established in 1986.
Brown ranked second on the program’s all-time list after scoring 6,601 points in the decathlon at the 1988 NCAA Championships. He was second on the outdoor high jump list after clearing 6 feet, 8 inches in 1985. The 1987 and 1988 MIAC outdoor pole vault champion, Brown earned a total of eight All-MIAC awards, five for the pole vault (three outdoor, two indoor), two for the outdoor decathlon, and one for the indoor pentathlon. He also received several all-conference honorable mentions.
Brown has held a number of positions in the federal government and currently serves in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for the Department of the Treasury. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Svetlana; their children are Stas, 23, and Mylena, 18. Jeff acknowledges his ongoing gratitude for the friendship, camaraderie, support, and inspiration provided by his Carleton coaches, friends, and teammates.