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2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster

Jesse Reiser

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position Distance
  • Hometown McHenry, Ill.
  • High School McHenry West

Biography

2019 Indoor All-American (DMR)
2019 Big Ten Indoor Bronze Medalist (Mile)
Holds the 7th-fastest 8K (XC) Time In Illinois History
Ranks 4th all-time in the outdoor 5K

2015 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
2015-16 All-Midwest Region
Two-time Cross Country All-Big Ten


2019

Cross Country

  • Academic All-Big Ten

Outdoor Track & Field

  • NCAA West Prelims qualifier in the 1500m 
  • Earned a spot on the podium in the 1500m at Big Ten Championships, placing eighth with a time of 3:46.02
  • Placed 10th in the 5K at Big Ten Championships with a time of 14:43.71
  • Ran season-best 1500m time at the Illini Twilight, clocking a finish time of 3:44.33 to win the event title
  • Also won the 1500m event title at the Ole Miss Classic, timing 3:49.47
  • Competed in the 3000m Steeplechase at The Reveille, placing second with a time of 9:05.59
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor Track & Field

  • Earned Second-Team All-America honors running with the men's Distance Medley Relay that finished 12th at NCAA Indoor Championships
  • Running with the DMR, set the Illinois program record in the event with a time of 9:29.19 clocked in a third place finish at the Alex Wilson Invitational
  • Captured the bronze medal in the Mile at Big Ten Championships, recording a time of 4:03.91
  • Ran the eighth fastest Mile time in program history at the Husker Invite, setting the new PR with a 4:01.98 finish to place fourth at the meet 
  • Placed second in the 800m at the Illini Open with a time of 1:55.25
  • Finished sixth in the 3K at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational, timing 8:11.28
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic

2018

Cross Country

  • Redshirt season 
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Track & Field

  • Redshirt season 
  • Academic All-Big Ten


2017

Cross Country

  • Earned All-Region honors at the Midwest Regional with a time of 29:20.9 that ranks third in Illini history 
  • All-Big Ten
  • Placed 13th at Big Ten Championships, second on the team, with a time of 24:30.2
  • Won the Battle in Beantown 8K, defeating All-Americans Colin Bennie and Philo Germano, with a time of 24:12
  • Placed 25th at the Greater Louisville Classic (24:12.02)

Outdoor Track & Field

  • NCAA Prelims qualifier in the 1500m 
  • Placed 7th at Big Ten Championships in the 1500m final
  • Lowered his 5K PR at Drake Relays with a time of 13:54.66, fourth best in Illinois history
  • Set the sixth fastest 1500m time in Illini history at the Bryan Clay Invite with a time of 3:42.37
  • Timed a then-personal-best 5K time of 14:09.21 at the Stanford Invite
  • Finished runner-up in the 10K at the UNLV Invite
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor Track & Field

  • Placed fourth at Big Ten Championships in the 3,000m race
  • Clocked the eighth-fastest 3,000m time in school history at the Black & Gold Premier, timing 8:08.04.

2016

Cross-Country

  • Finished third on the team at NCAA Championships
  • Earned All-Region honors for the second time in his career with a 25th place finish 
  • Finished 43rd at Big Ten Championships with a time of 25:36.1
  • Led the Orange & Blue at the Roy Griak Invite, placing 30th
  • Ran the Joe Piane Invite 8K in 24:15.1, placing 30th
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Track & Field 

Outdoor

  • Finished 43rd at NCAA West Prelims with a time of 3:54.01
  • Placed 12th at Big Ten Championships in the 1500m, timing 3:57.54 in the final
  • Clocked a season-best 3:45.15 1500m at the Illinois Twilight
  • Competed in the 5K at the Stanford Invite, timing 14:17.13 in the event

Indoor

  • Competed unnatched and won the 3,000m run at the Orange & Blue Open

2015

Cross-Country

  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year
  • Placed 22nd overall at NCAA Midwest Regionals with a time of 30:34.6, earning All-Region honors
  • Set the seventh-fastest 8K time in Illini history with a time of 23:58.0 at Big Ten Championships

High School

  • Two-time 3,200m state champion
  • Cross-Country State Champion
  • Three-time cross-country All-American
  • Placed sixth at Nike Nationals senior year and eighth at Footlocker Nationals
  • Lettered in cross-country and track all four years
  • Coached by Jim Wheeler

Personal

  • Son of Ken and Connie Reiser
  • Born August 1, 1996
  • Has two sisters, Sierra and Brittany and one brother, Marcus, who plays baseball at North Central College

Career-Best

Cross-Country

8K: 23:58.0 - Big Ten Championships (11/1/15)
10K: 29:20.9 - NCAA Midwest Regional (11/10/17)

Track & Field

Indoor
3K: 8:08.04 - Black & Gold (1/28/17)
Mile: 4:01.98 - Frank Sevigne Huske Invite (2/1/19)

Outdoor
1500m: 3:42.37 - Bryan Clay Invite (4/13/17)
5K: 13:54.66 - Drake Relays (4/27/17)

Updated May 2020

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

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  • 2016-17Sophomore

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  • 2017-18Junior

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  • 2018-19Senior

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  • 2019-20Redshirt Senior

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