Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2020-21 Men's Cross Country and Track & Field Roster
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Rono, Brian
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/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Brian Rono
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- Major:
- Engineering
Bio
Track & Field Collegiate Bests & Results via TFRRS
Cross Country Collegiate Bests & Results via TFRRS
Honors and Awards
2022-23: ITF First Team All-Conference USA... ITF Conference USA 800-meter Champion... OTF Second Team All-Conference USA...
2021-22: XC Second Team All-Conference USA… ITF First Team All-Conference USA… ITF C-USA DMR Champion… C-USA All-Academic Team...
2020-21: XC Second Team All-Conference USA… ITF Second Team All-Conference USA… OTF First Team All-Conference USA…
2019-20: XC Second Team All-Conference USA… ITF USTFCCCA All-American… ITF First Team All-Conference USA… ITF C-USA 800 Meter Champion…
2018-19: XC Second Team All-Conference USA… ITF Second Team All-Conference USA… OTF Second Team All-Conference USA…
2022-23 (Graduate Student)
Indoor
- Gold medal at the Conference USA Indoor Championships in the 800-meter
- Second place finish at the Conference USA Championships in the 800-meter
Cross Country
- Finished in 22nd place at the C-USA XC Championships with a time of 25:41.6 in the 8K.
2021-22 (Senior)
Cross Country
- Rono finished tenth at the C-USA Championship with a season-best 8K time of 24:32.7, helping secure the Blue Raiders another cross-country title (10/30/21).
- Competed in the NCAA South Regionals, finishing the 10K with a time of 31:52.2 (11/12/22).
- Rono finished top-five in six of seven events competed in this season.
- Helped the Blue Raiders take gold in the DMR at the C-USA Championship with a final-team time of 10:01.00 (2/19/22).
- Took bronze at the conference championship with a 1:54.82 800-meter dash (2/20/22).
- Took first at the Samford Open with a season-best 1:53.79 800-meter time (2/12/22).
- Ran a season-best time of 4:14.39 in the men’s one mile race during the Samford Bulldog Invitational, taking second-place overall (2/11/22).
- Helped push the men's sprint medley team to a first place finish at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:24.70 (4/29/22).
- Had six top-ten finishes during the outdoor season.
2020-21 (Junior)
Cross Country
- Competed in two races.
- Finished eighth at the C-USA Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:39.30.
- Earned the silver in the 800m and the 4x400m relay at the C-USA Indoor Championships.
- Claimed silver medals in the 800m and 1500m at the Tiger Track Classic.
- Ran a personal-best 50.69 in the 400m at the Hilltopper Relays.
- Posted a personal best 800m time of 1:48.95 at the Joe Walker Invitational.
- Used a time of 1:51.80 to take the gold in the 800m at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
- Notched a personal best 3:47.29 to earn the bronze in the 1500m at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
Cross Country
- Competed in all seven events during his sophomore season.
- Was the 10th runner and fourth Blue Raider to cross the finish line at the Conference USA Championships with a time of 24:30.4.
- Named to the Conference USA Second Team All-Conference.
- Finished seventh overall at the Brooks Twilight Classic with a 4-mile time of 20:16.26.
- Notched a personal best 8K time of 24:07.3 at the Greater Louisville Classic when he finished 16th overall and third on the team.
- Competed in the NCAA South Regional, finishing 49th overall with a career-best 10K time of 31:42.1.
- Also competed in the NCAA Championships, where he completed the 10K with a time of 35:57.4.
- The NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships were canceled due to COVID-19.
- Listed as an All-American by the USTFCCCA in the DMR.
- Named to the Conference USA First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-Conference after claiming gold in the 800-meter with a time of 1:52.28 and silver in the mile with a time of 4:09.35. He was also named to the Third Team All-Conference and his DMR team, who finished third at the championships.
- Competed in the DMR with his team at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier, when they took the gold with an NCAA qualifying time of 9:32.60.
- Notched a new personal best mile time with his second-place finishing time of 4:09.35 at the C-USA Championships.
- Inked a personal-best 3,000-meter time of 8:23.56 at the Music City Challenge, placing 21st overall.
- Recorded a career-best 800-meter time of 1:49.83 at the Vanderbilt Invitational, finishing fourth.
- Had two Top-5 finishes at the Jim Green Invitational, claiming second in the 800-meter and fourth in the mile.
- Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2018-19 (Freshman)
Cross Country
- Competed in three meets, finishing as the top MT runner in each event.
- Posted his best 8K time of the year at the C-USA Championships (24:46.68) while finishing ninth overall.
- Competed once in the mile run, posting a time of 4:14.46 at the UAB Blazer Invite.
- Ran three times in the 800-meter event, recording a season-best time of 1:53.49 at the UAB Vulcan Invite.
- Ran four times in the 800 meter and four times in the 1,500-meter.
- Posted a season-best time of 1:52.41 at the C-USA Championships in the 800-meter.
- Recorded a season-best time of 3:53.85 at the War Eagle Invitational in the 1,500-meter.
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