2019-2020 Men's Track & Field Roster

Joshua Browne

Charlie Messai

  • Event Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-9
  • Indoor/Outdoor Gr./Gr.
  • Hometown Lyon, France
  • Prev School University of Lyon
  • Major Landscape Architecture

Biography

2020 (T&F): 2020 USTFCCCA Indoor All-America (DMR) ... 2020 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (Mile, 3000m, DMR) ... 2019-20 Academic All-PacWest ... ran a personal-best 8:18.31 in the indoor 3000m at the GVSU Big Meet ... offered a season-best 4:12.78 in the indoor mile at the UW Invite ... contributed to the DMR program record with a 9:50.24 at the Boston Last Chance Meet.

2019 (XC): 2019 All-PacWest First Team ... 2019-20 Academic All-PacWest ... competed in five meets ... ran an 8k season-best 25:09.8 at the Kim Duyst Invite ... had his highest placement (seventh) twice at the Kim Duyst Invite and at the PacWest Championship ... ran a 10k lifetime-best 30:47.9 at NCAA West Regionals.

2019 (T&F): 2018-19 Academic All-PacWest ... ran a personal-best 4:12.37 in the indoor mile at the Pitt State Invite ... contributed to his best DMR of the year with a 10:02.55 at the Boston Last Chance Meet ... offered a personal-best 3:50.45 in the outdoor 1500m at the Hornet Invite ... ran a season-best 1:55.11 in the outdoor 800m at the East Bay Invite.

Previous Experience: Messai is a graduate student transfer from the University of Lyon in France ... holds personal records of 3:51.45 in the 1500m, 1:55.00 in the 800m, and 31:38 in the 10k ... competed for his club team, Marseille SCO Ste Marguerite.

Personal: Charlie Messai was born in France ... favorite move is Amélie Poulain ... favorite music is 1995 a chaque ligne ... favorite sports moment was the 1998 World Cup ... life hero is Zidane ... favorite professional team is Olympique Lyonnais ... enjoys fishing ... Landscape Architecture major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-2019Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance
    5'9"
  • 2019-2020Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance
    5'9"