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2018-19 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Brian Cook

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Pearl River, N.Y.
  • Highschool Pearl River

Biography

269782018-19: Cross Country: Competed in seven meets... Took second in the Stony Brook Invitational in 18:14.81 (9/1)... Was fourth overall at the Metropolitan Championship in 26:20 (10/12)... Finished 24th at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 25:35.8 (10/27)... Posted a season-best time of 24:59 at the IC4A Championship, placing 94th (11/17)... Ran 37:56.7 at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/9/18)… Indoor: No eligibility… Outdoor: Atlantic 10 Champion in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:00.79) and the 1,500 meter run (3:52.67)... Also placed 22nd in the 5,000 meters in 15:02.64 (5/4-5)... Metropolitan Champion in the steeplechase (9:32.68) and the 5,000 meters (14:41.05)... IC4A qualifier in the 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, and steeplechase... Placed 44th at the NCAA East Regional in the steeplechase in 9:29.72 (5/25)... Won the 1,500 run at the VCU Ram Invitational in 3:56.72 (3/22)... Placed sixth in the Raleigh Relays in the steeplechase in 8:56.66 (3/29)... Won the 1,500 meter university division race at the Colonial Relays in 3:50.89, while helping the 4x1500 relay take sixth overall (4/5-6)... Set a personal-best time in the 1,500 meters at the Larry Ellis Invitational, clocking in at 3:49.85 (4/20)... Helped the distance medley relay to a third place finish at the Penn Relays in 9:51.05 (4/26).

2017-18: Cross Country: Finished 36th at the Metropolitan Championship in 27:36.9 (10/13)… Placed 50th at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 26:42.0 (10/28)… Finished 42nd at the IC4A Championship in 26:18.6 (11/18)… Indoor: Set the school record in the 1,000 meters in 2:24.97 at the Valentine’s Day Classic (2/10)… Metropolitan Champion in the mile run winning the event in an IC4A qualifying time of 4:12.50 and Metropolitan Champion in the 4x800 in an IC4A qualifying time of 7:44.47 (2/3)… Member of the winning distance medley relay that took first in a season-best time of 10:06.00 at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/19)… Won the 3,000 meters in 8:27.65 at the Mike Massone Invitational (1/12)… Placed 22nd in the 3,000 meters in a season-best time of 8:25.25 at the IC4A Championship (3/4)… Outdoor: Finished 15th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 9:55.65 at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/6)… Placed 21st in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in an IC4A qualifying and season-best time of 9:19.82 at the Raleigh Relays (3/31)… Selected to the ECAC Academic Honor Roll... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2016-17:
Cross Country: Metropolitan Champion taking first in a time of 26:12.8… Won the Fordham Fiasco in 24:50.83… Finished second in the 5K at the Red Storm Invitational (10/16) in 15:30.30… Took 12th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship (10/29) in 25:07.5… Was Fordham’s top finisher at the IC4A Championship (11/19), taking eighth overall in a time of 26:07…Indoor: Atlantic 10 Champion in the mile, setting a championship meet record time of 4:09.11 (2/19)…Also an A-10 champion as part of the 4x800 relay, taking first in a time of 7:38.91… Metropolitan champion in the mile in a time of 4:14.19 (2/3)… Also a Metropolitan champion as part of the 4x800 relay that took first in an IC4A qualifying time of 7:45.60… Won the 3,000 meter run at the Fordham Invitational in an IC4A qualifying time of 8:22.85 (1/13)… Part of the distance medley relay team that took first at the NYC Gotham Cup in an IC4A qualifying time of 100:00.10 (1/20)… Member of the distance medley relay team that finished second at the Millrose Games in a time of 9:47.61 (2/11)… Placed second in the mile at the Wagner Invitational in an IC4A qualifying time of 4:13.74 (1/6)… Outdoor: Placed tenth in the 1,500 meter run at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/25) in a time of 4:04.45… Finished seventh in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the George Mason Invitational (4/8) in 9:48.99… Missed remainder of meets due to injury.

272132015-16: Cross Country: Did not compete. Indoor: Metropolitan champion as a part of the distance medley relay, taking first in an IC4A qualifying time of 10:12.06 (2/5)... Earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors as a member of the 4x800 relay at the Atlantic 10 Championship that grabbed second in 7:40.55 (2/21)... Helped the 4x800 relay take seventh at the IC4A Championship in 7:35.46 (3/6)... Took 12th in the mile run at the Villanova Invitational in 4:27.83 (1/8)... Bettered his mile run time to 4:26.06 at the Great Dane Invitational, taking 32nd overall (1/16)... Was 19th overall in the 3,000 meter run in 8:46.72 at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/22)... Ran a season-best time of 4:15.67 in the mile at the Valentine's Day Classic (1/30)... Won the 1,000 meter run at the Last Chance Invitational in 2:27.58 (2/27). Outdoor: Second Team All-Atlantic 10 performer in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, after taking second at the Atlantic 10 Championship in an IC4A qualifying time of 9:03.72... Was also a member of the 4x800 relay at the championship, which took seventh in 7:48.49 (5/7)... Took third in the steeplechase at the IC4A Championship in a personal-best time of 8:52.11 (5/14), as well as at the Metropolitan Championship (9:41.99) (4/8)... Placed 35th overall at the NCAA Regional in the steeplechase in a time of 9:05.86 (5/27)... Was 16th overall in the University Division of the steeplechase at the Colonial Relays in 9:28.2 (4/2)... Was 18th in the steeplechase at the Larry Ellis Invitational in 9:14.45 (4/22)... Scored fourth in the 800 meter run at the Wolfie Invitational in 1:55.44 (4/23)... Member of the 4x800 relay at the Penn Relays that finished 11th in an IC4A qualifying time of 7:41.32 (4/29)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2014-15: Cross County: Competed in four meets... Won the LIU Post Invitational in a time of 24:52.01, and was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for his effort (9/13)... Placed 19th at the Iona Meet of Champions in 26:21.02 (9/20)... Took 18th overall at the Metropolitan Championship in 27:04.4 (10/10)... Was Fordham's top finisher at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown meet, taking 53rd in 25:28 (9/26). Indoor: Member of the winning distance medley relay team at the Metropolitan Championship in 10:14.41 (2/6)... Placed 11th in the mile at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 4:23.11 (2/22)... Posted his season-best time in the mile at the Terrier Classic in 4:20.12 (1/31)... Placed 41st overall in the 1,000 meter run at the Valentine's Day Classic in 2:32.92 (2/14). Outdoor: Took fifth in the 5,000 meter run at the Fred Hardy Invitational in 15:10.08 (3/28)... Won the 3,000 meter steeplechase event at the Wolfie Invitational in 9:14.43 (4/18)... Earned bronze in the steeplechase event at the Atlantic 10 Championship, taking third in 9:12.97, while helping the 4x800 relay team take seventh in 7:44.05 (5/3)... Earned second place in the steeplechase at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier in 9:12.44... Finished 13th in the steeplechase at the IC4A Championship in a season-best time of 9:05.12 (5/16).

Before Fordham: Varsity cross country/track athlete at Pearl River High School in Pearl River, N.Y... Set school records in the 1000 meters, mile, 3200 meters, 2000 meter steeplechase, and the 3000 meter steeplechase... Team captain for cross country... Earned All-American and All-State status twice each, All-Section honors six times, All-County honors seven times, and All-League accolades eight times... Won the NYS Federation cross country championship and was selected by the Journal News as its Athlete of the Season for cross country twice (2012 & 2013), indoor track once (2012-13) and outdoor track once (2013).

Major: Public Accounting.

 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (5K): 15:30.3 (2016)
Cross Country (8K): 24:48 (2017)
Cross Country (10K): 31:58.92 (2017)
Indoor 1000m: 2:24.97 (2018)
Indoor mile: 4:09.11 (2017)
Indoor 3000m: 8:22.85 (2017)
Outdoor 800m: 1:55.44 (2016)
Outdoor 1,500m: 3:49.85 (2019)
Outdoor 5000m: 14:41.05 (2019)
Outdoor 3000m Steeplechase: 8:52.11 (2016)
 
SCHOOL RECORDS
Indoor 1,000m: 2:24.97 (2018)

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'11"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'11"
  • 2016-17Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'11"
  • 2017-18Senior

    XC/Distance
    5'11"
  • 2018-19Graduate Student

    XC/Distance
    5'11"