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2015 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Jacob Black

Jacob Black

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Manassas, Va.
  • Highschool:
    Osbourn Park

Summary

Biography

PRs
6K | 20:19.50 - Hokie Open (11/6/15)
8K | 25:27.7- Royals XC Challenge (10/9/15)
10K | 32:42.4 - NCAA Southeast Regional (11/13/15)

2015
Highlanders’ top finisher in five of his six meets… Set new personal 6K bests in consecutive meets at Virginia and the Royals XC Challenge, including 25:27.7 in the latter to place 28th… Team’s leader at Southeast Regional with personal-best 10K time of 32:42.4… Also top finisher at Wake Forest and Hokie Open, clocking 20:19.50 6K at Virginia Tech... Member of Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2014
Posted personal-best 8K times in back-to-back meets at Greater Louisville Classic and Cross Country Only National Invitational… Placed 25th at Gardner-Webb Invite.

PREP
800m PR: 1:59.17  |  1,600m PR: 4:23.41  |  5,000m PR: 16:04.60

Member of 4x800 meter relay team that won the prestigious 2013 Millrose games with a time of 7:47.02, which was the second fastest time in the U.S. for the 2013-14 and fifth-best time ever by a Virginia squad... 2014 Indoor 6A state champion and All-American (3rd at Nationals) in 4x800... 2013 national qualifier in 2,000m steeplechase.

PERSONAL
Jacob Lowell Black is the son of Lynn and Tony Black... Has an older sister Olivia... Plans to major in computer science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Distance
    5'9"

  • 2015Sophomore

    Distance
    5'9"