Brian Abel
Brian Abel
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Amesbury, Mass.
  • High School:
    Amesbury
  • Major:
    Computer Science

Bio

8K PR: 25:55 (2019 PSUAC Championship; school record)

2019: Second Team USCAA All-American...First Team All-PSUAC...PSUAC Championship runner-up...broke his own school 8K record at PSUAC Championship (25:55)...placed 13th in a field of 110 runners at USCAA Championship...ran in seven races overall...recorded four of the top 10 8K times in school history during the season...posted four top-five finishes...won season-opening DelVal Invitational for second-straight year...finished as runner-up at Brandywine Invitational...two-time PSUAC Runner of the Week...USCAA Runner of the Week for the week of 9/30...named to USCAA National Academic Team

2018: First Team All-PSUAC...USCAA National Championship qualifier...won Del Val Invitational on Sept. 1, becoming first-ever individual medalist from Brandywine...set school 8K record at Dutchmen Invitational on Sept. 8...broke own 8K record at Salisbury Invitational on Sept. 29...placed third at PSUAC Championship...ran to 24th at USCAA Championship (28:38), best finish ever by a Brandywine male...Four-time PSUAC Runner of the Week...USCAA Runner of the Week for the week of Sept. 3...earned John Fritz Sportsmanship Award...PSUAC All-Academic Team

High School: Ran four years of varsity cross country at Amesbury High School...team captain as a senior...earned two team MVP awards...helped Amesbury win back-to-back conference championships and a state championship in 2017...competed in two seasons of track...led team to conference championship and runner-up showing at states as a senior