Brian Masai

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kitale, Kenya
High School:
Gituamba Secondary

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets for Akron...captured titles in the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters at the MAC Championships (May 11) crossing the line in 3:45.16 and 14:22.89, respectively...ran a school-record time of 13:34.26 in the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays (March 28)...recorded No. 3 time in outdoor program history in the 1,500 meters in a time of 3:44.26 at the Grand Valley State Big Meet (April 25)...posted a time of 14:00.23 in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 24).

2024 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (5,000M)...MAC Champion (1,500M | 5,000M)...First-Team All-MAC (1,500M | 5,000M)...MAC Track Athlete of the Week (April 3).

2024 INDOOR: MAC Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Year and MAC Most Valuable Track Performer of the Meet after capturing the mile and 3,000 meters at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23-24) in times of 4:07.77 and 8:12.57, respectively...ran a school-record time of 8:02.50 in the 3,000 meters at the David Hemery Invitational (Feb. 10)...posted a season-best time of 4:03.83 in the mile at the Penn State National (Jan. 26).

2024 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Honored as MAC Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Year...Named MAC Most Valuable Track Performer of the Meet...MAC Champion (Mile | 3,000M)...First-Team All-MAC (Mile | 3,000M)...MAC Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 14, Jan. 31).

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five races for the Zips...earned First-Team All-MAC accolades crossing the line third in a time of 24:01.39 to help Akron to its first-ever league title at the MAC Championships (Oct. 28)...posted a season-best 10K time of 30:40.4 at the Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10)...Akron’s top finisher in four of five races.

2023 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: First-Team All-MAC honoree.

2023 OUTDOOR: Garnered Honorable Mention All-America accolades placing 23rd in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Championships (June 9) crossing the line in 14:49.31...earned his first NCAA Outdoor Championship berth after registering a qualifying time of 13:53.98 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 26)...garnered first and second outdoor league title winning the 5,000 meters (May 13) and 10,000 meters (May 11) at MAC Championships crossing the line in 14:06.16 and 30:00.61, respectively...established school-record time of 28:45.78 in the 10,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays (March 24)...set school-record time of 13:39.65 at Bryan Clay Invitational (April 14).

2023 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor 5,000M)...Tabbed as MAC Freshman Track Performer of the Year...MAC Champion (Outdoor 5,000M, 10,000M)...First-team All-MAC (Outdoor 5,000M, 10,000M).

2023 INDOOR: Garnered Second-Team All-MAC accolades with runner-up performances in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters (13:58.37) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24-25)...established a school-record time of 8:04.14 in the 3,000 meters en route to placing second at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25)...ran a school-record time of 13:46.76 in the 5,000 meters at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 11)...competed in five meets for the Zips...ran a season-best time of 4:03.31 in the mile at the Penn State National (Jan. 27), the second-fastest performance in indoor program history.

2023 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Second-Team All-MAC (Indoor 3,000M, 5,000M).

PERSONAL: Majoring in sport studies...son of Dixon Masai.