After high school, Brokenburr matriculated to Wayland Baptist College in Plainview, Texas.

In 1991, this time as a senior for St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina, Brokenburr became the NCAA Division II champion in the 100 meter dash.

[2] After trying out for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Brokenburr took a hiatus from running that lasted from 1993 to 1995.

[3] This earned him a spot to run on the U.S. national track and field team for the first time in his career, but he only ran a few trial heats in preparation of the 4 × 100 meter final in that year's Olympics while in Sydney.

Brokenburr currently resides in Auburndale, Florida, a small town adjacent to his hometown of Winter Haven.