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2023-24 Men's Track & Field Roster

Jake Myers

  • Class Senior
  • Major Marketing and Information Systems
  • Hometown Lake Zurich, Ill.
  • High School Lake Zurich
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Biography

NIL Opportunities

2024

Indoor

  • Ran a season-best mile (4:15.00) at the Commodore Challenge

Outdoor

  • Ran a season-best 1500m (3:52.57) at the Gary Wieneke Memorial
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2023

Indoor

  • Placed sixth in the 800m on personal-best time (1:56.14) at the Illini Challenge

Outdoor

  • Ran a personal-best 1500m (3:52.11) and placed eighth at the Gary Wieneke Memorial

2022

Indoor

  • Season-best mile (4:14.05) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
  • Posted season-best 3000m time (8:34.36) at the Meyo Invitational

Outdoor

  • Did not compete

High School

  • 2021 IHSA 3A 1600m State Champion
  • All-State in cross country (2019 & 2020) and track (2021)
  • Four-time cross country and track letterwinner
  • Was also a member of the swimming team
  • Coached by JB Hanson

Personal

  • Chose Illinois as it has the perfect combination of academics as well as the team culture
  • Plans to pursue a career as a physical therapist or athletic trainer following graduation
  • Son of Nicholas and Adrianne Myers
  • Has a brother Dylan and sister Emma

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2023-24Senior

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