Brian Masai - Cross Country - Arkansas Razorbacks

Brian Masai

Sr. | 6-0 | Kitale, Kenya | Gituamba Secondary / Akron

2025-26 (Senior)

Outdoor: Qualified for NCAA Championships in 1,500m, placing 14th in prelim (3:37.92) … Advanced to NCAA Championships from NCAA West First Rounds with times of 3:44.42 and 3:39.77 in 1,500m … SEC Champion in 1,500m with 3:43.52 in final after a 3:43.36 in prelim … Broke UA record in 1,500m, which had stood since 1999, with a 3:33.17 runner-up performance at Arkansas Twilight … Previous UA record of 3:33.27 was set by Seneca Lassiter … Runner-up in 1,500m (3:38.13) at Payton Jordan Invitational … Set career best of 13:27.64 to place 10th in 5,000m at Bryan Clay Invitational, time ranks No. 9 on UA all-time list.

Indoor: Member of silver medal distance medley relay (9:21.42) at NCAA Championships, anchoring with a 3:56.62 on 1,600m leg as squad produced No. 3 time on UA all-time list … Won 3,000m SEC Indoor title in 7:45.62, ran on third place distance medley relay (9:30.84), splitting 3:56.77 on 1,600m anchor leg … Set career best of 7:43.82 for third place in 3,000m at Battle for Boston meet … Ran anchor leg of UA record 9:17.30 in distance medley relay as runner-up in Arkansas Qualifier, splitting 3:52.71 over 1,600m … Third in 3,000m (7:43.96) at Tyson Invitational … Won mile in 4:00.23 at Arkansas Invitational … At Boston University in December, posted a time of 13:43.63 in 5,000m.

Cross Country (Junior): Member of team that finished 18 in team scoring at NCAA Championships, placing 77th over 10k course (29:28.9) at Missouri’s Gans Creek … Finished fifth at NCAA South Central Region, covering 10k course at Agri Park in 29:21.5 … Placed 12th in SEC Championships with 23:39.7 on 8k course … Finished sixth at Pre-National Invitational hosted by Missouri, covering 8k distance in 23:11.7 … Runner-up at Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 23:10.2 over 8k at Agri Park.

2024-25 (Junior)

Outdoor: Qualified for NCAA West First Round in 1,500m, placing 39th in 3:54.91 … SEC bronze medalist in 1,500m (3:52.17) after posting a 3:47.34 in prelims, also finished seventh in 5,000m (13:55.42) … Won 1,500m at LSU Invitational in a career best 3:39.39 … Runner-up in 5,000m (13:54.00) at John McDonnell Invitational … Won 3,000m steeplechase at Arkansas Spring Invitational with time of 9:11.40.

Indoor: Competed in 3,000m (8:10.53) at 5,000m (14:00.24) at SEC Indoor Championships … Started season in December with 5,000m (13:55.77) race at Boston University … Runner-up in 3,000m (8:10.37) at Arkansas Invitational, added seventh place in mile (4:04.92) … Finished sixth in 3,000m (7:59.88) at Razorback Invitational and posted a 4:05.72 in mile … Set career best of 7:49.38 in 3,000m to place eighth at Tyson Invitational.

Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in NCAA Championships, covered the 10k distance in 30:40.7 at Wisconsin to place 190th … Earned All-Region honor placing 15th at NCAA South Central Region, covering the 10k course at Texas A&M in 29:52.4 … Finished 22nd at SEC Championships, clocking 23:18.1 over 8k course at Texas A&M … Ran 23:45.8 over 8k at Wisconsin during Pre-Nationals … Placed sixth at Chile Pepper Festival with 23:59.4 performance on 8k course at Agri Park.

Akron
2024: Won 1,500m (3:45.16) and 5,000m (14:22.89) at Mid-American Championships … Competed in NCAA East First Round, placing 14th in 5,000m (14:00.23) … Established career best of 3:44.56 in 1,500m as runner-up in GVSU Extra Weekend meet … Placed fourth in 5,000m with career best 13:34.26 at Raleigh Relays … Indoor, double conference champion in mile (4:07.77) and 3,000m (8:12.57) at Mid-American conference and ran on fourth-place distance medley relay (10:11.84) … Established career best 8:02.50 in 3,000m  at Boston University Valentine Invitational.

2023: Competed in NCAA 5,000m semifinal after placing seventh in NCAA East (13:53.98) … Double Mid-American champion in 5,000m (14:06.16) and 10,000m (30:00.61) … Placed 13th in 5,000m (13:39.65) at Bryan Clay Invitational … Set career best of 28:45.78 in 10,000m at Raleigh Relays to place 10th … Indoor, runner-up in Mid-American conference meet at 3,000m (8:04.14) and 5,000m (13:58.37) … Set career best in mile with a 4:03.31 at Penn State National Open.

Cross Country
2023: Placed 41st in Great Lakes Region with 30:40.4 over 10k course … Bronze medalist in Mid-American Championships with 24:01.4 on 8k course … Placed fourth (23:22.9 5M) at Joe Piane Invitational … Won Med Brodt Invitational at Bowling Green with 24:22.7 over 8k course … Won Tommy Evans Invitational with 17:55.0 on 6k course.

Brian Masai | College Stats

Indoor

  • Mile | 4:00.23
  • 3,000m | 7:43.82 No. 6 UA all-time
  • 5,000m | 13:43.63

Outdoor

  • 1,500m | 3:33.17 UA record
  • 5,000m | 13:27.64 No. 9 UA all-timme
  • 10,000m | 28:45.78
  • Steeplechase | 9:11.40