2021-22 Cross Country Roster

Dylan Jacobs 2020-21 Cross Country Roster

Class Sophomore

Hometown Orland Park, IL

High School Carl Sandburg

Bio

HONORS AND AWARDS:

AS A SENIOR (2021-22):

Finished 10th at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a time of 28:47.5 to earn All-American honors.
Placed 12th at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Regional with a time of 30:04.1
Recorded a PR at the FSU Invite crossing the finish line at 22:55.5

AS A JUNIOR (2020-21):

Earned All-American status by placing 20th at the NCAA Cross Country with a time of 30:25.6
Finished third in the 5,000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 13:37.41 to earn First Team All-ACC honors
Named a Second Team All-American in the 5,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, breaking the Notre Dame program record with a time of 13:25.65 to take 11th

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20):

Ran the 1200m leg of the DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational as the Irish team won the race in a photo finish with a time of 9:25.80, just .04 seconds ahead of Wisconsin. The time of 9:25.80 was not only the program, track and ACC record but also the second fastest time ever recorded in NCAA indoor track and field history for the event. Following the performance, the Irish DMR team was named ACC Track Performers of the Week
Took fifth place in the 3000m at the Meyo Invitational with a time of 8:09.91
Named to the 2020 Men’s All-ACC Academic Team

AS A FRESHMAN(2018-19):

NCAA champion with the Notre Dame DMR (9:31.55), earning All-America status in the process at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Posted a PR in the mile (4:17.29) at the ACC Indoor Championships
Part of the victorious DMR entry (9:26.10) at the Alex Wilson Invitational
Qualified for a spot at the NCAA outdoor regional meet where he took 30th in the 1,500m (3:52.26)
Finished 10th in the 1,500m finals at the ACC Outdoor Championships
Set a personal-best 1,500m time of 3:46.54 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
Finished fifth in the 1500-meter run (3:48.10) at the Stanford Invitational
PR time of 2:24.22 in the 1,000-meter run led to a runner-up finish at the Notre Dame Invitational
Raced to an event win and PR in the 3000-meter run (8:11.57) at the Blue and Gold Invitational

PREP AND PERSONAL:

Attended Carl Sandburg High School
Won the 2017 Footlocker Nationals Cross Country Championship
Won state cross country meet as a sophomore and helped the team to a fourth-place finish at NXN
As a junior, finished second with the 4×800 relay at states and took 11th individually at the Footlocker Nationals
Was a member of the Illinois State Champion 4×800 relay team in 2017-18
Native of Orland Park, Illinois
Son of Raymond and Lisa Jacobs
Has one brother, Ryan, and a sister, Samantha
Sister Samantha played soccer at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology