2014 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Kirk, Jacob

Jacob Kirk
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Anchorage, AK
- High School:
- Grace Christian
Bio
Lifetime Bests:
800 - 1:53.61
Mile – 4:11.45
1,500 – 3:49.27
3,000 – 8:28.14
3,000 Steeplechase – 8:50.60
5,000 – 14:45.01
2013-14: Cross Country- Placed 44th at the NCAA Mountain Regionals ... came in 19th at the Big Sky Championship ... highest finish was third place at the Montana Invite and came in fifth at the Bozeman Running Company Invite.
2012-13: Outdoor- Academic Big Sky selection ... competed at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the steeplechase and placed 31st ... came in ninth in the steeple at the Big Sky Championships and 14th in the 1,500 ... won the steeple at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge and set a new meet record at Sacramento State's Hornet Stadium ... Big Sky All-Academic honoreer Indoor- Part of Big Sky Champion Distance Medley Relay ... also part of the DMR that competed at the Alex Wilson Invitational and set a new program record ... placed sixth in the mile at the conference meet ... earned Big Sky academic honors. Cross Country- Competed at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships and placed 40th ... took 14th place at the Big Sky Conference Championship ... highest XC finish came at the Montana Invitational, placing fourth, helping the Bobcats win the first seven spots, as well as the meet.
2011-12: Cross Country – Named teams Most Improved … was the top finisher for Montana State in two out of five races … top finisher for Montana State at the Big Sky Championship … placed ninth at the Conference meet to earn him his first all-conference nod. Indoor- Helped MSU to a runner-up position in the Distance Medley Relay at the Big Sky Championships ... alsp competed in the mile and placed sixth ... best time in the mile clocked in at 4:11.45 at the MSU Dual Meet Invite ... Big Sky All-Academic Selection. Outdoor- Ran the 5,00 and the 1,500 at the Big Sky meet, finishing ninth and fifth, respectively ... Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
2010-11: Cross Country – Placed 25th at the Big Sky Championship as a freshman … Academic All-Big Sky. Outdoor- Competed in the 3,000 SC and the 5,000 at the Big Sky Championships … His time of 14:45.01 in the 5,000 at Big Sky marked a lifetime best as did his time of 9:14.70 in the steeplechase … Won the 1,500 at the Duane Hartman Invitational with a time of 3:58.74 … Academic All-Big Sky selection.
Prior to MSU: A 2010 graduate of Grace Christian High School … Earned three letters in track and field, four in cross country and three in cross country skiing … member of four-time Alaska State 3A Team Champion in cross country … Individual State Champion in cross country as a junior and senior … state champion in the 3,200 and 1,600 in junior and senior seasons … Grizzlies won 3A State Team Championship in track and field sophomore, junior and senior years.
Personal: Jacob Durward Kirk … born July 27, 1992 … son of Andrew and Tanya Kirk … majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
800 - 1:53.61
Mile – 4:11.45
1,500 – 3:49.27
3,000 – 8:28.14
3,000 Steeplechase – 8:50.60
5,000 – 14:45.01
2013-14: Cross Country- Placed 44th at the NCAA Mountain Regionals ... came in 19th at the Big Sky Championship ... highest finish was third place at the Montana Invite and came in fifth at the Bozeman Running Company Invite.
2012-13: Outdoor- Academic Big Sky selection ... competed at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the steeplechase and placed 31st ... came in ninth in the steeple at the Big Sky Championships and 14th in the 1,500 ... won the steeple at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge and set a new meet record at Sacramento State's Hornet Stadium ... Big Sky All-Academic honoreer Indoor- Part of Big Sky Champion Distance Medley Relay ... also part of the DMR that competed at the Alex Wilson Invitational and set a new program record ... placed sixth in the mile at the conference meet ... earned Big Sky academic honors. Cross Country- Competed at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships and placed 40th ... took 14th place at the Big Sky Conference Championship ... highest XC finish came at the Montana Invitational, placing fourth, helping the Bobcats win the first seven spots, as well as the meet.
2011-12: Cross Country – Named teams Most Improved … was the top finisher for Montana State in two out of five races … top finisher for Montana State at the Big Sky Championship … placed ninth at the Conference meet to earn him his first all-conference nod. Indoor- Helped MSU to a runner-up position in the Distance Medley Relay at the Big Sky Championships ... alsp competed in the mile and placed sixth ... best time in the mile clocked in at 4:11.45 at the MSU Dual Meet Invite ... Big Sky All-Academic Selection. Outdoor- Ran the 5,00 and the 1,500 at the Big Sky meet, finishing ninth and fifth, respectively ... Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
2010-11: Cross Country – Placed 25th at the Big Sky Championship as a freshman … Academic All-Big Sky. Outdoor- Competed in the 3,000 SC and the 5,000 at the Big Sky Championships … His time of 14:45.01 in the 5,000 at Big Sky marked a lifetime best as did his time of 9:14.70 in the steeplechase … Won the 1,500 at the Duane Hartman Invitational with a time of 3:58.74 … Academic All-Big Sky selection.
Prior to MSU: A 2010 graduate of Grace Christian High School … Earned three letters in track and field, four in cross country and three in cross country skiing … member of four-time Alaska State 3A Team Champion in cross country … Individual State Champion in cross country as a junior and senior … state champion in the 3,200 and 1,600 in junior and senior seasons … Grizzlies won 3A State Team Championship in track and field sophomore, junior and senior years.
Personal: Jacob Durward Kirk … born July 27, 1992 … son of Andrew and Tanya Kirk … majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Big Sky Preview
Friday, February 11
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05