2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Charlie Messai

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • 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.