2025-26 Men's Track & Field Roster
Jacob Cookinham
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Dartmouth, Ma.
- High School:
- Bishop Stang
- Major:
- Kinesiology
 All-American (Shot Put: Outdoor '26) |
 1x NCAA Championships Qualifier |
2026
Indoor
- Won the shot put at the Hoosier Horsepower Classic with the programs seventh-best mark,18.52m (60-9 1/4)
- Placed second in the Fighting Illini Challenge and Combined Events with a shot put of 18.14m (59-6 1/4)
Outdoor
- NCAA All-American (Shot Put)
- NCAA Championships qualifier (Shot Put)
- Became an All-American in the shot put in his eighth-place finish, 19.17m (62-10 3/4), at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- First Illini shot put All-American since Tyler Sudduth in 2024
- Collected school's sixth All-American honor
- Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the shot put on a throw of 18.91m (62-0 1/2) to advance to Eugene, Oregon
- Placed second at the Illini Deca-Jam with a shot put of 17.90m (58-8 3/4)
- Advanced to the finals of the Big Ten Championships and finished sixth with a throw of 19.22m (63-0 3/4), the third-furthest in school history
2023-25 (Kansas)
Qualified to 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships and owns a PB shot put of 19.59m (64-3 1/4)
TFRRS Profile
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