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Brian Atkinson
Height: 5'8"
Year: Junior
City/State: Melbourne Beach, Fla.
High School: Melbourne
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Brian Atkinson Bio
Courtesy: Duke Sports Information
Updated: 03/29/2013

Honors: Cross Country All-East (2010)...Outdoor All-East (10,000m - 2012)...Cross Country All-ACC Academic (2011, 2012)...ACC Academic Honor Roll (2011, 2012)

2012-13: Duke’s top finisher at the NCAA Cross Country Championships meet, finishing 129th in a personal-best 30:58.8 on the 10K course in Louisville ... took 53rd at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship with a time of 31:23.23 ... second Blue Devil to cross the line at the ACC Championships, coming in 17th overall ... clocked a personal-best 24:02.1 for 8K to place 48th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet ... started off the fall with a third-place showing at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational ... earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic Cross Country team.

2011-12: Started off the fall with a fifth-place finish at the James Madison Invitational, logging a time of 25:13.3 for 7.9K...turned in a top-10 showing at the Panorama Farms Invitational...season best for 8K came at the ACC Cross Country Championships, where he finished 23rd in 24:10.5...clocked 31:16.3 on the 10K course to help Duke place sixth at the NCAA Southeast Regional...indoors, ran a personal best 14:13.95 in the 5,000 meters to place third at the New Balance Collegiate...finished eighth at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 14:28.79...outdoors, ran a personal best 14:15.50 to finish ninth at the Duke Invitational...came in 12th place in the 10,000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships...earned All-East honors with a third-place finish in the 10,000m by running a season-best 30:14.05...named to the All-ACC Academic Cross Country Team...also awarded a spot on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2010-11: Made his Duke cross country debut at the N.C. Central Dual Meet, running 11:58 over 4K to finish second...clocked a season-best 25:10.00 over 8K at the Wake Forest Dual...was Duke's third man at the Pack Invitational, placing fourth out of 27...earned All-East honors with a sixth-place finish in 25:10.7 to help the Blue Devils captured their third consecutive IC4A Championship...indoors, ran 14:42.98 for 5,000 meters to finish third at the Hokie Invite...during the outdoor season, placed 17th in the 10,000-meters at the ACC Championships, clocking 31:10.63...recorded a time of 14:39.45 to take 14th in the 5,000m at the Duke Invitational.

Prior to Duke: Four-year letterwinner at Melbourne...three-time state champion in both cross country and track & field...2009 Great American Cross Country Festival champion...2008 NXN Regional champion and national qualifier...2009 Footlocker qualifier, finishing in 23rd place at the Footlocker Nationals...two-time Gatorade Florida Cross Country Runner of the Year...National Honor Society member...AP Scholar Award recipient.

Personal: Son of Andrew Atkinson and Carolyn Feltus-Atkinson...born March 19, 1992...has two sisters - Alyse and Michelle...father played tennis at Furman University.


Cross Country PRs

8K- 24:02.1 (10/13/2012)
10K- 30:58.8 (11/17/2012)

Indoor PR
5,000m- 14:13.95 (2/3/2012)

Outdoor PRs
3,000m- 8:34.18 (4/2/2011)
5,000m- 14:15.50 (4/6/2012)
10,000m- 30:14.05 (5/11/2012)

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