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Northeastern Huskies

2018 Men's Cross Country Roster

Brian Bae

Dan Romano

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mansfield, Mass.
  • Highschool Mansfield High School

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
1500m 4:00.77
Mile 4:11.67
3000m 8:16.91
3000m SC 9:03.81
5000m 14:13.92
10000m 30:52.18
5K 26:06.0
8K 25:01.6
10K 32:43.8

Career Highlights:
  • Ranks seventh, All-Time Indoor Performance List, 3000m (8:16.91)
  • Ranks fifth, All-Time Indoor Performance List, 5000m (14:13.92)
  • Ranks fifth, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 3000m SC (9:03.81)
  • 2016 New England Outdoor Bronze Medalist: 5000m 
  • 2018 CAA Outdoor gold medalist: 3000m SC (9:09.80)
  • CAA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week (Sept. 15, 2015)
  • Corvias ECAC Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Week (Sept. 16, 2015)
  • CAA Men's Cross Country All-Academic Team (2016)

2018-2019:
OUTDOOR
  • Qualified for the New England and IC4A/ECAC Championships in the 3000m steeplechase after accomplishing a time of 9:19.34 at the Raleigh Relays (March 29)
 
INDOOR
  • Completed the 5000m in 14:34.30 at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 1)
  • Placed first in the 3000m (8:21.06) at the Howlin’ Husky Invitational (Dec. 8)
  • Ran a 4:17.02 mile and contributed to a first-place distance medley relay time of 10:26.12 at the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 18)
  • Finished sixth in the 5000m (14:50.63) and was part of the 4x800m relay team that finished eighth (7:55.87) at the New England Championships (Feb. 1-2)
  • Recorded a personal best in the 3000m (8:16.91) at the Valentine Invitational (Feb. 8-9)
  • Ran a personal-best mile time (4:11.67) at the BU Last Chance Qualifier (Feb. 24)
  • Earned fifth in the 5000m with a personal-best 14:13.92 at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (March 1-3)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Ran the Nassaney Invitational (Sep. 8) in 25:00.7 to finish in second place
  • Completed the Battle of Beantown (Sep 21) 8K in 25:03.8
  • Came in eighth at the IC4A Championships (Nov 17)
  • Qualified and finished 19th at the NCAA Regional Championships (Nov. 9) completing the 10K in 33:32.80
  • Ran the 8K course at the CAA Championships (Oct. 26) in 24:11.40, finishing fifth

2017-18: 
OUTDOOR
  • Competed in the 10000m (30:52.18) at the Raleigh Relays (March 30-31) 
  • Placed fourth in the 3000m steeplechase (9:14.19) at the Ocean State Invite (April 14)
  • Set a new personal best in the 3000m steeplechase (9:12.85) at the Jay Carisella Invite (April 21)
  • Championed the 3000m steeplechase (9:09.80) at the CAA Championships (May 4-6)
  • Placed ninth in the 3000m steeplechase (9:03.81) at the IC4A Championships (May 11-13).

INDOOR
Opened the indoor season with a 24th place finish in the 5000m (14:50.26) at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 2) … Earned second place in the 3000m (8:29.27) at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 7) ... Finished first in the mile (4:17.71) and was a member of the Distance Medley Relay team that came in first (10:16.83) in the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 19).

2016-17:
OUTDOOR
  • Took second place in the 10000 (31:09.16) at the Bridgewater State (March 25)
  • Earned second place in the 3000m steeplechase (10:05.89) at the Mark Young Invite (April 1)
  • Finished eighth in the 5000m (14:51.73)* at the Ocean State Invite (April 14-15)
  • Placed fourth in the 3000m steeplechase (9:38.89) and 11th in the 5000m (15:52.52) at the 2017 CAA Outdoor Championships (May 5-6)
  • Took second place in the 10000m (31:01.96) at the New England Championships (May 12-13)
  • Finished second in the 3000 M race (8:17.51) and third in the 5000 M race (14:38.49) in the New England Championship (Feb. 2-3)

INDOOR
  • Won the 3000m (8:29.36) and was a member of the 4x800m relay that took fourth place at the Jay Carisella Invite (Dec. 10)
  • Finished 24th in the 5000m (14:48.81) at the BU John Thomas Terrier Invite (Jan. 28)
  • Took fourth place in both the 3000m (8:31.56) and the 5000m (14:52.78) at the New England Championships (Feb. 24-25)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Finished 16th in the 8K (25:15.02) at the New England Championships (Oct. 8)
  • Took seventh place in the 8K (25:33.59) at the CAA Championships
  • Competed in the 10K (32:44.4) at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Championships (Nov. 11)

2015-16:
OUTDOOR
  • Recorded a new personal best in the 3000m steeplechase (9:38.26) at the Victor Lopez Classic (March 25)
  • Won gold in the 3000m run (8:51.04) at the UAlbany Spring Classic (April 23)
  • Finished fourth in the 3000m steeplechase (9:35.55) and sixth in the 5000m run (15:02.94) at the 2016 CAA Championships (May 6-7)
  • Won bronze in the 5000m run (14:45.00) at the New England Championships (May 14)

INDOOR
  • Recorded a new personal best in the 5000m run (14:42.99) at the Boston University (BU) Valentine Invite (Feb. 13)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Placed 11th with personal-best time of 15:16.8 in the 3.11 mile at the Shawn M. Nassaney Memorial Invite (Sept. 12)
  • Placed 59th in the 8K with a time of 25:39.9 at the New England Championships (Oct. 10)
  • Finished 20th in the 8K (25:52.5) at the CAA Championships (Oct. 31)
  • Took 8th place with a personal-best time of 26:06.0 in the 5K at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (Nov. 21)

Before Northeastern:
Attended Mansfield High School, where he participated in cross country and indoor/outdoor track and field … Two-time MVP in cross country … State Champion in the 2 mile, 2015 … Division 2 champion in cross country, 2013-2014 … Division 2 champion in indoor track, 2014 … Ranked No. 10 nationally in the 5000-meter run for 2015 … 2015 Mass. Indoor & Outdoor state champion in the two-mile run … Placed third at the 2014 Mass. Indoor & Outdoor State Championships in the two-mile run … Placed sixth at the 2013 Mass. Outdoor State Championships in the two-mile run … School record holder in the indoor 4x800-meter and indoor distance medley relay.

Personal:
From Mansfield, Mass. … Plans on majoring in mechanical engineering … Class of 2020.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior

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