2015 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Brent Kitto

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 160
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chalmette, La.
  • High School Holy Cross
  • Prev School Louisiana Tech

Biography

Honors
•  2014-15 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 first team
•  2014 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
•  All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference twice in cross country (2013 and 2014)
•  All-GCAC twice in outdoor track and field (2014 and 2015)
•  GCAC Honor Roll twice (2013-14 and 2014-15)
•  GCAC Track Performer of the Week (Feb. 24-March 2, 2014)
•  Xavier Dean's List multiple times

Best Collegiate Cross Country Times
3 miles:  15:47.5 (Oct. 21, 2011)
5,000 meters:  15:48.14 (Sept. 6, 2014)
8,000 meters:  27:28.54 (Oct. 15, 2011)

Best Collegiate Outdoor Track and Field Times
800 meters:  1:59.44 (March 7, 2015)
1,500 meters:  4:06.60 (March 1, 2014)

Briefly
•  Third year at Xavier and a two-year letterman
•  Transfer from Louisiana Tech, where he competed as a freshman
•  Helped Xavier win GCAC team titles in 2013 and 2014 and qualify for the 2014 NAIA National Championships
•  Has 10 top-10 finishes and seven top-5 finishes at Xavier

Xavier Track and Field 2015
•  Placed third at the GCAC outdoor meet in the 800 and 1,500

Xavier Cross Country 2014
•  Top-5 in 4-of-5 meets, including second-place finishes in Big Easy Opener and Southern Miss Invitational
•  Placed fourth at Wolf Pack Invitational and fifth at GCAC Championships

Xavier Track and Field 2014
•  GCAC outdoor champion at 1,500 meters and third in the 800

Xavier Cross Country 2013
•  Top-4 in 3-of-5 meets, including third-place finishes in Mississippi College Opener and GCAC Championships

Louisiana Tech Cross Country 2011
•  Top-10 in 2-of-6 meets, including sixth-place finishes in Mook 4 Invitational (Louisiana Tech) and Demon Invitational (Northwestern State)
•  Finished 32nd at Western Athletic Conference Championships in Honolulu.

High School
•  Won four individual state titles in track and field for Holy Cross of New Orleans
•  As a senior he was the Division II indoor champion at 1,600 meters, and he was the Class 3A outdoor champion in the 1,600 and 3,200
•  As a junior he was the 3A outdoor champion in the 1,600
•  Led Holy Cross to the 3A outdoor team championship in 2011 and was chosen all-state after ranking No. 1 in the 1,600
•  Led Holy Cross to 3A state championships in cross country in 2009 and 2010 and was second individually both years
•  Chosen St. Bernard Parish Male Amateur Athlete of the Year following his senior season (2010-11)
•  Compiled 100 service hours, including rebuilding of houses after Hurricane Katrina
•  Also served Holy Cross as a lay Eucharistic minister

Personal
•  Pharmacy major
•  Pronunciation of last name:  KEY-toe

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Sophomore

    6'1" 160 lbs
  • 2014Junior

    6'1" 160 lbs
  • 2015Senior

    6'1" 160 lbs