2016 Men's Track and Field Roster

Brian Barrett

Michael Barnett

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Luling, Texas
  • Prev School Stephen F. Austin

Biography

View career results for Barnett

2016 Cross Country: Finished 236th at the 2016 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships hosted by St. Leo covering the 10,000-meter course in 36:09.8. Finished 105th at the South Central Region Championships covering the 10,000-meter course at Washington Park in 34:57 helping the Buffs qualify for the fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships. Finished 56th at the FHSU Tiger Open covering the 8,000-meter course in a seasonal-best time of 25:42.0. Finished 35th at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree running 27:10.1 in the University Race. Started the season with a 17th place finish at the Border Classic running 16:26.9 for 5,000-meters.

2016 Outdoor: Finished 10th in the 10,000-meters  at the Lone Star Conference Championships running 33:45.06. Also finished 19th in the 5,000-meters running 16:54.35 at the same meet. Ran a seasonal-best time of 15:38.72 in the 5,000-meters at the Texas Tech Open in his first race in almost a year.

2016 Indoor: Redshirt.

2015 Cross Country: Redshirt.

2015 Outdoor: Finished sixth in the 10,000-meters at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships running 34:25.27. Ran a seasonal-best time of 33:31.70 in the 10k at the Beach Invitational. Ran a seasonal-best time of 15:48.54 in the 5,000-meters at the Bobcat Invitational.

2015 Indoor: Finished fifth in the 5,000-meters at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships running 15:57.17. He also finished 14th in the 3,000-meters running 9:26.22. Ran a personal best time of 15:18.38 in the 5k at the GVSU Big Meet Invite to finish eighth. Ran a seasonal best time of 8:59.01 the following day.

2014 Cross Country: Barnett opened up the season with a 13th place showing in the Texas Tech Open, running a season-best 25:02.4 in the 8K and scoring second for the Buffs to secure a third place team finish. Helped WT finish first in the division at the Cowboy Jamboree, finishing 23rd individually. Barnett placed 26th in the LSC Championship (8K) with a time of 27:26.6. Named to the LSC Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

2014 Outdoor: After transferring in prior to the spring semester from Stephen F. Austin, Barnett competed during the track & field season and will begin in cross country starting in the fall of 2014. He scored for the Buffs in the 5000m at the LSC Indoor Championship with an eighth place finish before a sixth place showing in the 10,000m at the LSC Outdoor Championship. His PRs in 2014 included 4:34.35 (1500m), 4:35.80 (mile), 8:55.49 (3000m), 15:34.70 (5000m) and 32:26.26 (10,000m). During the outdoor season, he set a new outdoor school record in the 3000m with that time of 8:55.49 at the Bobcat Invitational hosted by Texas State.

Stephen F. Austin: Barnett competed his freshman season at Stephen F. Austin. His top times there were 32:02 (10K) and 15:31 (5K). 

High School: Barnett graduated from Luling High School in 2012. He competed in cross country and ran the mile and two-mile events for the Eagles and helped lead his team to a 2A State Championship his senior season.

Personal: Born May 17, 1994. Son of Mike and Cyndi Barnett. Has one sibling, Kati. Majoring in Applied Sport at West Texas A&M.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2015Junior

    Distance
    5'9"
  • 2016Senior

    Distance
    5'9"