2025 (Sophomore): Competed in five meets including the CUSA Championships and NCAA Regionals... Set a PR in the 10k at the NCAA Southeast Regionals (32:26)... Set a PR in the 8k at the Angel Mounds Invitational (24:56)... Led the Hilltoppers in two meets including the CUSA Championships... Fourth place finish at the Nike XC Town Twilight.
2024 (Freshman):Â Competed in three meets including the CUSA Championships... Led the team in two of three meets... Set a PR in the 8k at the CUSA Championships (25:46)... Finished 35th and led the Hilltoppers at the CUSA Championships.
High School:Â Ran cross country all four years of high school at Yorkville High School, while also running track for three years... In his time as a high school athlete he earned several accolades including multiple all-regional and all-sectional awards... He also was a three-time state finalist, twice for cross country and once for track.Â
Personal:Â While competing in Track and XC he also maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom... Jake has decided to major in Sports Psychology at WKU with hopes to become a professional sports psychologist and mental performance specialist.