2013 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Jacob Kirk
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Anchorage, AK
- High School:
- Grace Christian
Lifetime Bests:
1,500 - 3:49.27
Mile - 4:07.82
Steeple - 8:50.60
3,000 - 8:15.75
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 ... 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. 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 ... Academic All-Big Sky Conference
2011-12: Cross Country – Named team's 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 ... Academic All-Big Sky. Indoor Track & Field - Placed sixth in the mile at the Big Sky Championships ... anchored the second place distance medley relay at the Big Sky meet ... Academic All-Big Sky selection. Outdoor Track & Field- Competed in the 1,500 at Big Sky and placed fifth ... came in ninth in the 5,000 ... ranks 10th all-time in the 1,500 (3:50.40) ... Academic All-Big Sky.
2010-11: Cross Country- Finished 25th at the Big Sky Championship with a time of 23:25.99 (8K) … finished 92nd at the NCAA Regional Meet in 33:41.5 (10K) … Outdoor Track & Field - Competed at the Big Sky Championships in the 3000SC (9:14.71) and the 5K (14:45.01) where he earned season bests in both events … All-Academic 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.
