Bluffton graduate Jamie Branyan will be receiving the highest honor from Manchester University for his time on the tennis courts next week.
The 1995 Bluffton graduate will be etched in the Spartans’ Hall of Fame class on Oct. 25-26 and will be honored during Homecoming.
During his four seasons at Manchester, Braynan was a 1999 conference most valuable player, No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles conference champion.
At Bluffton, Banyan was the 1994 MVP. In 1991, he and doubles teammate Mike Hoy went 17-1 and fell in the regional finals and helped the Tigers win the sectional championship.
He wasn’t just a tennis star in high school, but he was also a decorated athlete in baseball and swimming, lettering four times in baseball, three in tennis and once in swimming. As a baseball player, Branyan was all-ACAC in 1995 and won the team’s MVP. He also won the Tigers’ Most Improved Award.
His athletic success earned him the 1995 Rotary Club National Athletic Scholarship Society award.
