Brayden McLelland
Distance
Ht
5'
8"
Class
Senior
Hometown
American Fork, 
Utah
Last School
American Fork High School
Roster Years
2017-2020


Personal

  • Parents are Shawn and Cheryl
  • Has three siblings (Melissa, Whitney and Haley)
  • Major: Human Resource Management
  • Enjoys writing music
  • Likes to nap before each race

Before BYU

  • Utah 5A state champion in 3200m
  • Utah all-state in track and cross country his junior and senior seasons
  • National All-American his senior season
  • Names a tram captain his senior season
  • High school coach is Timo Mostert
  • Member of second place team at Nike Cross Nationals his senior season
  • Started running at the encouragement of his mother

Stats

Personal Bests
Mark/Time Event Meet
8:12.84 3000m 2018 Columbia Challenge
14:08.81 5000m 2019 Iowa State Classic
29:19.39 10,000m 2019 Stanford Invitational

Career Stats

Men's Cross Country Athlete Profile

Mission

  • Augascalientes , Mexico
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2017

Indoor

  • Took 38th place in th 3000m at the Iowa State Classic, setting a new personal record of 8:20.82. 

Outdoor

  • Ran a personal best of 14:36.74 in the 5000m at the Oxy Invitational
Sophmore Year 2018

Indoor

  • Ran a career-best 8:12.84 in the 3000m at the Columbia Challenge (29th place)
  • Finished 47th overall in the 5000m at the Iowa State Classic (14:35.13)
  • Placed 17th overall at the MPSF Indoor Championships in the 5000m (14:28.59)

Outdoor

  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
  • Started the outdoor season clocking a personal record in the 10,000m at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival to take eighth place (29:34.00)
  • Earned a personal-best 14:15.38 to finish ninth overall in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays
  • Ran in the 10,000m at the NCAA West Preliminary Round finishing 44th overall (30:49.47)
Junior Year 2019

Indoor

  • Ran a career-best 14:08.81 in the 5000m at the Iowa State Classic - the only meet he competed in during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
  • Qualified in the 10,000m for the NCAA West Preliminaries and took 41st overall (30:12.73)
  • Opened the season with a personal record in the 10,000m with a time of 29:19.39 at the Stanford Invitational
  • Competed in four meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Senior Year 2020

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year