Brendan Soucie

Class: Junior Hometown: Osawatomie, Kan. High School: Osawatomie High School

Height: 6-4 Event: Distance

Updated Personal Results

2012 CROSS COUNTRY
Opened his sophomore campaign with a 16^th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1) after completing the 6K in 21:07.7... Competed in the 8K at the Rim Rock Classic (9/29), crossing the finish line in 25:14.7 and placing 51^st... Earned a 92^nd-place finish in the B-Race of the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/12), finishing the 8K in 26:31.

2012 OUTDOOR
Competed at the Big 12 Championships (5/11) where he set a team and personal best in the 800 meters, crossing the finish line in 1:51.83 to place 13^th... Finished fourth in the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/21), notching a time of 1:52.90... Recorded a then-personal best in the 800 meters of 1:52.50 at the Payton Jordan Invitational (4/29), placing 27^th.

2012 INDOOR
Added to the Kansas scoring for the first time in his career the Big 12 Championships (2/24) in the 800 meters by way of his eighth-place finish and time of 1:52.09... Set team and personal bests in the 800 meters at the Arkansas Qualifier (3/2), where he crossed the finish line in a 1:51.80 to place fourth... Won the mile at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a time of 4:21.68.

2011 CROSS COUNTRY
Ran in three meets for the Jayhawks, earning two top-20 finishes... Earned Big 12 Runner of the Week honors for his fourth-place finish in the Haskell Invitational (10/8) with a personal best 8K time of 26:21.21... Finished 16^th with a 6K time of 20:25.90 at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3).

2011 OUTDOOR
Notched a 12^th-place finish in the 800m at the John Jacobs Invitational with a season-best time of 1:54.32... Season's top individual 800m finish came at the Kansas Relays (4/21), crossing the finish line in 1:55.44 to place 11^th.

2011 INDOOR
Competed in the 1,000m at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/25), running to a 13^th-place finish with a time of 2:31.86... Ran to a season-best third-place finish in the 800m at the Missouri vs. Kansas Dual (1/14), crossing the finish line in 1:56.41... Season's top 800m time of 1:54.98 came at the ISU Classic (2/12) in a 31^st-place finish... Took fourth in the 800m at the Jayhawk Classic (1/28), notching a time of 1:57.52.

2010 CROSS COUNTRY
Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in basketball, track, cross country and football at Osawatomie High School... Named 2009 and 2010 Tri-County Player of the Year in basketball...2010 Tri-County Runner of the Year for track... Holds school records in the high jump, 800m, 1600m, 4x400m and 4x800m... Two-time Academic All-State in cross country... Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Son of Darren and Annette Soucie... Wants to become a physical therapist and run professionally after he graduates... Father played basketball at the University of Nebraska-Kearney... Majoring in exercise science.