About me
11/30/2015
Terry Brahm is a Hoosier through-and-through. He grew up in St. Meinrad (population 600) a small farming community nestled between Evansville and Louisville (Ky.) in southern Indiana. In 1980, as a high school junior at Heritage Hills High School he placed second at the Indiana state championships in the 1600m running 4:12.9 and the following year improved to 4:11.14. In 1981 he enrolled at Indiana University where he majored in special education and was guided by the legendary hall of fame coach Sam Bell. At IU he developed into one of the most dominate runners in the Big Ten Conference; winning five conference titles, earning six all-American honors, and winning the 1986 NCAA 5000m title in Indianapolis. His 3:54.56 was the Big Ten 1 mile record for 29 years (since eclipse by Andy Bayer in 2013). In 1984 and 1985 he was named the Athlete of the Championships at the Big Ten Indoor Championships after claiming the 1 mile / 2 mile double each year. As a Junior he competed in the 1500m at the 1984 Olympic Trials in Los Angeles. Post-collegiately, Brahm remained in Bloomington where Coach Bell continued to mold him into a world class athlete. At the 1987 World Indoor Championships (held in Indianapolis) he won the bronze medal in the 3000m. The following year he finished second in the 5000m at the Olympic Trials, also held in Indianapolis, to secure a spot on the ’88 Olympic Team. In South Korea he finished 30th. In 1991 he won the 3000m at the USA Indoor Championships. He retired from competitive running in 1992 and now resides in Indianapolis. He has taught at Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center for 26 years and has severed in various coaching capacities during that time. His wife Nina (nee Lux) was the 1983 Indiana state high school 1600m champion and competed for Indiana University. His son Luke is a senior at Princeton University and a member of the track team and his daughter Connie is Freshman at IU and is a member of the crew team. The family runs Brahms Running Camp each summer in Lincoln City, Indiana. In September Brahm was elected to serve on the USATF board of directors.