Josh Brickell''s Personal Bests
Senior Year (2016-17): Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminaries, where he finished 15th in the 10,000m with a time of 30:24.20…earned All-SoCon accolades after placing second with a time of 23:25.3 at the SoCon Cross Country Championships…captured all-region honors with a 15th-place finish at the Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships…finished second in the Eye Opener Cross Country Invitational with a time of 25:24.4…turned in a sixth-place finish in the 5,000m at the league indoor championships…qualified for the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminaries with a time of 30:42.9 in the 10,000m at the Virginia Challenge…named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for cross country and track and field.
Junior Year (2015-16): Claimed a spot on the All-SoCon team with a seventh-place finish (24:28.9) at the league cross country meet…placed third at the Furman Cross Country Invitational (24:30.3) and ninth at the Queens Twilight meet (14:38.3)…finished sixth in the 3,000m at the ETSU Indoor Invitational and ninth with a season-best time of 8:13.9 in the event at the Music City Indoor Challenge…earned All-SoCon accolades after placing second with a time of 31:20.0 in the 10,000m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships…also finished fourth with a time of 15:00.2 in the 5,000m at the league outdoor meet…named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2014-15): Set a new Furman record with a time of 14:17.35 in the 5,000m at the Iowa State Indoor Classic…finished tenth at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational…placed fourth with a time of 14:35.72 in the 5,000m at the SoCon Indoor Championships…earned a spot on the SoCon All-Freshman team for outdoor track in both the 5,000m and 10,000m…won the SoCon title in the 10,000m at the league outdoor meet after turning in a time of 31:12.31…finished sixth (14:50.84) in the 5,000m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships…named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2013-14): Competed in one meet for the Paladins during the indoor season, placing sixth with a time of 15:27.31 in the 5,000m at the Emory Crossplex Invitational…named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Honored as the Atlanta Journal Constitution Cross Country Male Athlete of the Year after winning his third-consecutive state cross country championship...qualified for the 2011 and 2012 Footlocker Cross Country Championships, where he placed eighth nationally in 2011...named the Georgia Gatorade Runner of the Year for 2011 and 2012...won the state championship in the 3,200m as a sophomore and junior...top prep times: Mile (4:12.37), 3,200m (9:10.40), 5,000m (14:46.35), cross country 5K (14:41.00).
Personal: Joshua William Brickell was born on October 8, 1994, in Raleigh, N.C.…son of John and Valerie Brickell…is undecided on his major.
