Bradd DelMuto earned 12 varsity letters at North Penn High School and then another 12 letters at Penn State University. He was named Male Athlete of the Year in Grades 9, 10 and 11, while also a member of the National Honor Society.Bradd’s athletic career at North Penn started in Fall 1993 as a member of the cross country team. He originally viewed cross country as a way to get in shape for wrestling, a sport he in which he competed as a freshman. He compiled an impressive 18-6 record in wrestling, including a 3rd place finish at Sectionals for 112 lbs and being named Suburban One All League Honorable Mention. Over four years on the cross country team, Bradd’s accomplishments include 1st place finishes at the 1996 Suburban One League Championships and setting a course record at the Steel City Invitational. He capped his senior cross country campaign in 4thplace at the 1996 PIAA AAA State Cross Country Championship. He was named All-League in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 and served as Team Captain 1995 and 1996. In 1996 he was NPHS Cross Country MVP.A versatile runner on the track, he consistently won or placed in races from the 400m to the 2 Mile. During the Winter Track State Championships, Bradd earned 2nd place in the 4x800m in 1996, and then 2nd in the 4x800 and Mile in 1997. His relay finished 6th place in the 1996 National Scholastic Indoor Distance Medley and he placed 7thin the 1997 National Scholastic Indoor Mile. His relay teams won the Meet of Champions 4x800 (1997) and Distance Medley (1996 and 1997), setting a school record in the DMR in 1997. Bradd also holds the 1500m record for the Track and Field Coaches Association of Greater Philadelphia at 4:02.2. He was Team Captain in 1996 and 1997. In 1997 he was NPHS Winter Track Team MVP.
Bradd helped lead the North Penn Spring Track team to consecutive Suburban One League titles. In one of his most memorable races, Bradd brought the 1996 4x800m relay team from dead last to 5th place at the District I Championships with a personal best time by four seconds. The same relay team went on to become PIAA State Champions. As the anchor of the nationally-recognized 4x800m relay which finished 2nd at States in 1997; 2nd at the 1997 Penn Relays; and was District 1 Champions in 1997. Individually, Bradd earned 2nd place in the 1997 PIAA State 800m Relay; 8th place in the 1997 Penn Relays 1500m; and was the League Champion in the 800m and 1600m in 1996 and 1997. Bradd also anchored the team that holds the North Penn school record in the Sprint Medley Relay. He was Team Captain in 1996 and 1997 (MVP).
Other notable accomplishments include running the nation’s fastest time in the 4x800 at the 1997 Indoor Track Princeton Relays. In cross country, he did not lose a single dual meet his senior year and went on to represent Pennsylvania at the Mid-East Invitational.
During all four years at Penn State University, Bradd scored in each Indoor and Outdoor Big Ten Championship. He was the captain of the cross country team his senior year.
Today Bradd lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Kristy, and has a successful career in public relations. He is honored to become a member of the North Penn Alumni Athletic Association Hall of Fame. |