An All-American as a sophomore in 2009, Jackson Brainerd already appears well on his way to repeating the feat this fall.

Brainerd didn't come close to matching his personal best 8K clocking of 25:04, but his 26:32 in Saturday's season-opening time trial in Boulder was good enough for a top-eight finish in a field of 44 that included at least half a dozen Division I athletes from the University of Colorado.