Brandon Kissack Class: Senior Hometown: Bartlesville, Oklahoma Event: Distance Birthdate: 12/07/1978

Bests: (Indoor) Mile: 4:26.58 (2000); 3000 meter: 8:55.58 (2000); (Outdoor) 1500 meter: 4:02.60 (2000); 5000 meter: 15:23.73 (2000)

In 2001 (Junior): (Indoor) Saw limited action during the season ... posted his season best in the mile run at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... ran a 4:41.20 in that event ... ran a season-best 9:02.71 in the 3000 meter in the opening meet of season ... finished 40th in the 3000 at the Big 12 Indoor with a 9:06.07... (Cross Country) Served as team captain ... was OU’s leading runner in six of the seven meets last fall ... finished 64th at the Big 12 Championship with a 27:14 over the 10k course ... finished 98th at the NCAA Regional with a 33:22 on the 10k course.

In 2000 (Sophomore): (Outdoor) Lowered his 1500 best by 22 seconds ... dropped his 5000 by nearly 25 seconds ... finished 30th in the Big 12 Outdoor in the 5000 with a 15:23.73 ... (Indoor) Had a superb season ... Dramatically dropped his career best times in the mile (by 16 seconds) and the 3000 (by 44 seconds) ... finished 43rd in the Big 12 Indoor in the 3000 with an 8:55.58 ... (Cross Country) Ran in five of the seven meets in the fall … best overall finish was 15th at the Bob Timmons Invitational … ran the 8k event in 27:52.22 … finished third among the Sooner runners in that competition … also ran the 8k at SMU, the OSU Cowboy Jamboree and the Big 12 Championship … finished second among the Sooners and 59th overall at the conference meet with a time of 26:50 … also ran in the 10k at the Arkansas Chile Pepper and the NCAA District V meet … finished second among Sooner entries at the NCAA.

In 1999 (Freshman): (Outdoor) Improved his time in the 5000 every time he ran the race …. posted his best time, 15:48.54, at the Michael Johnson Invitational. (Indoor) Placed fifth in the mile at the KSU Invitational with a time of 4:42.51 … posted a 9:39.79 in the 3000-meter in the only time he ran that race … (Cross Country): Ran in all nine events for the Sooners … finished 11th at Arkansas-Little Rock with a time of 29:28 … ran a 27:40.10 in the 8k at the Big 12 Championship … finished fourth among OU runners at the conference meet.

In High School: Selected to the All-State cross country team as a sophmore, junior and senior ... received four varsity letters in cross country and swimming, three letters in track ... a member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Janece and William Kissack ... born on 12/7/78 ... major is finance ... has been on the Dean’s Honor Roll at OU ... named as OU’s Outstanding Male Walk-on in 2000.