2017-18 Track & Field Roster
Bryan Kamau
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Snellville, Ga.
- High School:
- Shiloh
2018, 2017 SEC Community Service Team
2017, 2016 NCAA Cross Country All-Region
2018: Outdoor - Named to the 2018 SEC Community Service Team for his work with a number of community service groups, including the Clarke Mentors program for CCSD students as well as the Athens Area Food Bank...Climbed the school record lists in the 1500 meters and 5000 meters, vaulting to No. 3 and No. 2 all-time in those events, respectively...Ran his final race as a Bulldog at the NCAA East Prelims, notching a time of 14:38.77 in the 5000 meters...Became the No. 2 performer in program history in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:44.48 in the 5000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays...Registered top three finishes in the first three meets of the season, all in different events...Opened the season with a third-place mark of 3:43.96 in the 1500 meters at the Yellow Jacket Invitational to become No. 3 in the event all-time at Georgia...Captured an event win in the 5000 meters (14:50.49) at the Spec Towns Invitational...Clocked a 4:02.42 time in the mile run at the Texas Relays towards a third-place finish...Finished just out of scoring position with a ninth-place finish in the 1500 meters (3:49.42) at the SEC Outdoor Championships...One of 35 UGA student-athletes who earned a 4.0 GPA on the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2018...Also earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Ran a leg on the Georgia distance medley relay team which earned third place at the SEC Indoor Championships (9:40.62) and Second Team All-SEC honors while securing the No. 2 spot in school history...Has now run a leg on three of the four fastest DMR relay teams in school history...Finished seventh in the 3000 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 8:08.27...Notched a third-place finish in the mile run (4:04.61) at the Razorback Invite...Honored as one of UGA’s seven Presidential Scholar-Athletes for Fall 2017, accruing a perfect 4.0 GPA...Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for Fall 2017 as well.
2017: Cross Country - Won the 5k WCU Festival to start his season with a 15:29.07…Finished first at the 8k Bulldog SEC Preview thanks to a time of 25:20.2…Was the Bulldogs’ top finisher at the Paul Short Run with a 24:09 for 30th place…Topped his teammates at the 8k NCAA Pre-Nationals with a 46th-place finish (23:57.3)…Earned All-SEC Second Team honors with a 12th-place finish (24:14.9) at the 8k SEC Championships…Completed his cross career with an All-Region performance at the 10k NCAA South Regional after clocking a 21:08.3 for 15th place.
Outdoor – Won three consecutive 1500-meter run races at the Yellow Jacket Invite, Texas Relays and Spec Towns Invite, capping it off with a season-best time of 3:45.60 at the home meet…Was second in the 800m at the Spec Towns Invite with a 1:51.60…Moved into the school’s all-time top-10 list in the 10,000m with a 29:51.03 for sixth place at the Virginia Challenge…Was 14th in the 1500m prelims at the SEC Championships after completeing his laps in 3:49.48…Scored at SECs in the 5000m after registering a 14:01.65 for eighth place…Was 27th at the NCAA Prelims thanks to his 5000m time of 14:38.25.
Indoor – Won the mile at the Music City Challenge with the third-best time in school history (4:03.73)…Earned top honors in the 3000 meters at clocking an 8:13.20 at the Razorback Invite…Finished first at the Texas A&M Quad meet thanks to a mile time of 4:08.01…Scored at the SEC Championships with a seventh-place finish (8:07.70) in the 3000m.
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.
