University of Georgia Athletics

2017 Cross Country Roster

Bryan Kamau
2017 Paul Short Run - Bryan Kamau
Bryan Kamau
Georgia's Bryan Kamau and Austin Sprague during the 2017 Bulldog SEC Preview on Saturday, Sep. 9, 2017 in Athens, Ga. (Photo by Caitlyn Tam)
Photo by: Caitlyn Tam
Georgia's Bryan Kamau during the 2017 Bulldog SEC Preview on Saturday, Sep. 9, 2017 in Athens, Ga. (Photo by Caitlyn Tam).
Photo by: Caitlyn Tam
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Bryan Kamau

Bryan Kamau

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Snellville, Ga.
  • High School:
    Shiloh
2016 NCAA All-Region
2016:  Cross Country - Led the Bulldogs in all six meets...Won his first collegiate meet after clocking an 8K time of 25:12.42 at the season-opening UGA Cross Country Invitational...Took sixth (24:42.7) at the 8K Commodore Classic....Had another top-10 performance by taking eighth at the 8K Paul Short Run...Ran a 24:48.1 for sixth place at the 8K Crimson Classic...Finished 16th at the 8K SEC Championships after crossing the line in 24:45.7...Earned All-Region honors with a 13th-place finish (30:51.4) at the 10K NCAA South Regional to help lead the team to a third-place finish. 
Outdoor -
 Finished second in the 800-meter run (1:52.59) at the Georgia Invitational...Was second in the 1500m at the Spec Towns Invite after completing his laps in 3:48.52...Finished 21st in the prelims of the SEC Championships with a time of 3:50.93.
Indoor - Opened his season with a fourth place finish in the mile at the Blazer Invite (4:15.90)...Was 13th in the mile at the Razorback Invite (4:11.88)...Ran a team-best 4:06.68 for 26th at the Husky Classic, which placed him sixth on the school's all-time list...Placed 13th at the SEC Championships with a time of 4:11.46...Ran the fourth leg in the distance medley relay at the SEC Championships which took fifth and set a school record (9:43.55). 

2015: Cross Country - Finished fifth overall (15:11.52) at the 5k Strut’s Season Opener...Was the third Bulldog finisher at the 8k Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown meet thanks to his 24:40.3 for 33rd place...Finished 128th (24:30.1) to be the second Georgia runner to finish at the 8k NCAA Pre-Nationals...Was the second Bulldog across the line at the 8k SEC Championships after finishing 19th (24:12.2)...Earned All-Region honors with a 17th-place finish at the 10k NCAA South Regionals thanks to a time of 31:22.04. 
Outdoor -
Was second in the 800-meter run at the Spec Towns Invite with a 1:51.48...Clocked four 3:50s in the 1500, including a 3:50.25 for 16th in the prelims at the SEC Championships. Indoor - Ran a 4:11.00 to take eighth in the mile at the Tyson Invitational...Finished 17th in the mile prelims with a 4:13.67 at the SEC Championships.

2014 - Cross Country: Debuted for the Bulldogs and was the third Georgia finisher (sixth overall) after clocking a 26:16.74 at the 8K Georgia Cross Country Invitational to earn SEC Men's Freshman Runner of the Week honors...Was 46th at the 8K Furman Invitational clocking a time of 26:32.82... Posted the top collegiate finish of his career and was the third Bulldog finisher (100th overall) with a time of 25:34.27 at the 8K Greater Louisville Classic... Scored for the Bulldogs after finishing 221st and running a time of 25:46 at the 8K Wisconsin Invite... Was the second Bulldog to finish (41st overall) at the 8K SEC Championships after running a time of 25:35.11 for All-SEC Freshman honors... Finished 54th overall (third Bulldog finisher) with a time of 31:45.30 at the 10K NCAA South Regionals.

High School: Won the 1500 meters at the 2013 USATF National Outdoor Junior Olympic Championships...Helped lead Shiloh to the 2014 GHSA AAAAAA state championship...Personal-best times of 1:52.52 (800), 3:59.17 (1500), 4:14.87 (1600) and 15:10.86 (cross country 5000)...Member of Spanish Honor Society, National Beta Club and Shiloh Student Leadership Team.

Personal: Born June 10, 1995...Son of Stephen Kimani and Margaret Kamau...Majoring in Financial Planning.
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