UIC Athletics

Outdoor 2011: Placed third in the triple jump at the DePaul Invitational (4/16/11) ... took fifth in the triple jump at the Poehlein Invitational (4/02/11).

Indoor 2011: Placed fourth in the triple jump at the Dick Pond Open (1/14/11) ... finished eighth in the triple jump at the North Central Invitational (1/21/11).

2008-09: Took 13th place in the long jump at the Bob Keck Invitational with a leap of 5.74 meters...took 10th in the triple jump the same day, jumping 12.87 meters...took third in the triple jump with a career-best jump of 13.27 meters at the Chicago Duals Jan. 31...notched a career best in the outdoor long jump at the Chicagoland Championships Apr. 11, leaping 5.83 meters for 22nd place...hit his career long in the hammer throw (36.93m) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships May 1.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-year letterwinner in track and field at Proviso West (Ill.) ... all-academic honoree ... led team in triple jump (45[apos]8') ... two-year basketball letterwinner ... four-year football letterwinner ... one-year baseball letterwinner ... born February 9, 1990 ... son of Sheila and Brandon Gale II ... has one sister, Lemonica ... currently enrolled as a psychology major.

Career-Best Indoor Marks:
Long Jump: 5.74m (2/7/09)
Triple Jump: 13.43m (2/27/10)

Career-Best Outdoor Marks:
Long Jump: 5.83m (4/10/09)
Triple Jump:13.59m (4/30/11)
Hammer Throw: 36.93m (5/1/09)