The University of Akron Athletics
2011-12 Track and Field

Brad Hough
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 135
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Imperial, Pa.
- High School:
- Imperial HS
Honors
2x MAC Champion: DMR (2012 Indoor, 2011 Indoor)
5x All-MAC: Cross Country (First Team: 2011, 2012; Second Team: 2013); Track (First Team: 2011 Indoor, 2012 Indoor)
USA Junior Track and Field Championships invitee (2011 Outdoor)
as a Senior (2013-14): Cross Country... All-MAC Second Team honoree ... was the Zips' top finisher at the MAC Championships (Nov. 2), placing 10th overall with an 8K time of 25:15.24 ... placed 164th in the elite competition at the Pre-National meet (Oct. 19), crossing the line in 25:01.56 ... took 33rd place at the Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15) as UA's top finisher, clocking a 10K time of 31:23 ... Indoor... did not compete ... Outdoor... competed in the 1,500m at the Campbell/Wright Invitational ... placed third with a time of 3:57.05.
as a Junior (2012-13): Cross Country... missed the first three races of the season due to an injury ... returned to be the Zips' top runner (seventh overall) at the MAC Championships (25:00.2) to earn All-MAC First Team honors ... placed 87th overall at the Great Lakes Regional (33:04) ... Indoor... was injured for much of the season ... returned to finish fourth in the mile at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) with a time of 4:13.08 ... placed second in the event at the Zips Open (Feb. 15), crossing the line in 4:13.63.
as a Sophomore (2011-12): Cross Country... was the men’s top finisher in each race ... earned All-MAC First Team honors after placing third in the men’s 8k at the conference championships with a time of 24:34.30 ... took 18th place in the men’s 10k at the Great Lakes Region Championships with a time of 30:43.70 ... named MAC Runner of the Week on Oct. 2 ... Indoor... broke a five-year school record in the the 3,000-meters at the Mark Colligan Memorial (Jan. 28) by finishing with a winning time of 8:09.92 ... ran the anchor on the MAC Champion DMR relay team at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24), clocking a collective school-record time of 9:47.73 ... also turned in the fifth-fastest time in the mile in school history at the championship meet with a mark of 4:09.39 ... Outdoor... smashed the school's standard in the 5,000-meters, running 14:18.98 in the championship division at the Penn Relays (Apr. 26) ... was a double winner at the Tennessee Challenge (Apr. 7), posting the third-fastest outdoor times in Akron history in each the 1,500-meters (3:49.61) and 3,000-meters (8:34.88) ... the winning time of 8:34.88 in the 3,000-meters was the fastest mark recorded in the MAC ... finished fourth in the 1,500-meters at the MAC Championships with a time of 3:51.28.
as a Freshman (2011): Indoor... ran achor on the MAC Champion DMR team (10:00.16) ... Outdoor... competed at the USA Junior Championships where he placed 10th in the 5,000-meters with a PR time of 14:39.22 ... was a member of two school record-setting relay teams ... ran the third leg of the 4x800 team that clocked a time of 7:25.88 and the lead leg of the DMR team that finished in 9:56.72 at the Penn Relays ... scored in the 1,500m at MAC Outdoors with a sixth-place finish (3:57.84) ... finished second in the 3,000m with a time of 8:30.13 at the Northeast Ohio Quad.
at West Allegheny HS: Holds a high record of 4:19 in the 1600m ... ran 9:02.94 in the 3000m at 2010 PTFCA Indoor State Championship, placing 15th.
Personal: Parents are Gregory and Brenda Hough ... has a sister named Katie ... majoring in chemistry.










