Oklahoma State University Athletics
2024-25 Cowboy Cross Country & Track Roster
Roster
Brian Musau
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Machakos, Kenya
For an updated list of personal bests, visit the link below:
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8647595/Oklahoma_State/Brian_Musau.html
Personal Bests
1,000 Meters – 2:24.54
1,500 Meters – 3:40.46
Mile – 3:55.49
3,000 Meters – 7:38.04
5,000 Meters – 13:13.29
8K (XC) – 22:46.6
10K (XC) – 29:11.0
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Honors and Awards
2024 Outdoor All-American – 5,000 Meters (4th)
2024 Outdoor All-Big 12 (1,500 Meters)
2024 Outdoor NCAA No. 1 time – 5,000 Meters (13:13.29)
2024 Indoor National Champion - DMR
2024 Indoor All-American – DMR (1st), 3,000 Meters (6th)
2024 Indoor Big 12 Champion - DMR
2024 Indoor All-Big 12 (DMR, 1,000 Meters)
2023 Cross Country All-American – 8th
2023 Cross Country All-Region
2023 Cross Country Big 12 Champion
2023 Cross Country All-Big 12
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2024 Outdoors
Exploded onto the outdoor scene at the prestigious Bryan Clay Invitational in California, breaking a 12-year-old in the 5,000 Meters with his time of 13:13.29, which was also the sixth-fastest mark in NCAA history… His 5K time at the Bryan Clay Invitational would also finish the season as the fastest by any collegian during the 2024 season… Earned All-Big 12 honors in the 1,500 Meters at the Big 12 Championships… Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 5K, punching his ticket to the NCAA Championships with a second-place finish in the region… At the NCAA Championships, Musau sat near the front in a sit-and-kick race, earning his first All-America honor outdoors with his fourth-place finish overall.
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2024 Indoors
Carried his dominant form to the indoor season, opening up with an all-time performance at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener… Musau shattered the school record in the 3,000 Meters with his time of 7:38.04, which was also the fourth-fastest 3K time in NCAA history at the time of the race… Followed that performance with an individual win in the Mile at the Razorback Invitational with his time of 3:55.52… Set his personal best in the Mile two weeks later at the Eagle Elite Invitational in Boston at 3:55.49, which was the third-fastest in program history… Helped the Cowboy Distance Medley Relay squad qualify for the NCAA Championships with their time of 9:19.74… At the Big 12 Indoor Championships, Musau led off the DMR once again as they took home their fourth straight title in the event… Earned his second All-Big 12 honor of the season in the 1,000 Meters… Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in both the 3K and DMR… Led off the Cowboy DMR that collected their second straight NCAA title before coming back the next night and earning his first individual All-America honor in the 3,000 Meters, finishing sixth overall with his time of 7:46.79.
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2023 Cross Country
Immediately burst onto the scene as one of the best athletes in the country as just a freshman… Kicked off his career with a second-place finish behind teammate Denis Kipngetich at the Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 23:41.9… In his second career cross country meet, Musau became the ninth Cowboy in 16 years to win the Big 12 individual title, leading the Cowboys to their fourth straight team title… His winning time of 22:46.6 was the fastest 8K time in program history on the grass… Continued his impressive season with a second-place finish behind Kipngetich at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, clocking a 10K time of 29:49.2… Carried his momentum into the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors with his eighth-place finish, leading the Cowboys to their fifth NCAA team title in cross country… Musau put himself right at the front for the entirety of the race, even leading at one point as he clocked a time of 29:11.0, which was the eighth fastest cross country 10K time in program history.
