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.
Georgia Cross Country NCAA South Regional Championship Video Recap
Friday, November 10
Georgia Cross Country SEC Championship Video Recap
Friday, October 27
Georgia Cross Country Regionals Highlights
Friday, November 11
Georgia Cross Country SEC Championships Postmeet Recap
Saturday, October 29