University of Tennessee Athletics
Jacobs Named SEC Runner of the Week
January 31, 2023 | Track & Field, Cross Country
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference office announced Tuesday afternoon that Tennessee graduate student Dylan Jacobs has been named the SEC Men's Runner of the Week after a record-shattering indoor 5,000-meter performance at the John Thomas Terrier Classic on Friday, Jan. 27.
Making his Tennessee track debut at Boston University, Jacobs reclaimed the American Collegiate Record with a personal-best time of 13:11.01, moving to No. 3 on the all-time collegiate list and grabbing the NCAA lead for the 2023 campaign. He also established the all-time SEC standard in the indoor 5k and demolished the Tennessee program record of 13:41.50 set by two-time Olympian VFL Todd Williams in 1991.
The Orland Park, Illinois, native ranks third in collegiate history behind Arizona's Lawi Lalang (Kenya) and Florida State's Adriaan Wildschutt (South Africa) and regained his previous standing as the top American performer in NCAA annals. Tennessee distance coach Sean Carlson has guided athletes to five American collegiate record performances over the last three seasons.
Jacobs is the first Vol to earn SEC Men's Runner of the Week honors during the indoor season since Christian Coleman was recognized three times during his historic 2016-17 campaign.
Jacobs will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 11, running the 3,000-meter at the 115th Millrose Games at The Armory in New York City. The race features a stacked field of Olympians and past NCAA champions that will toe the line at approximately 5 p.m. ET.
Making his Tennessee track debut at Boston University, Jacobs reclaimed the American Collegiate Record with a personal-best time of 13:11.01, moving to No. 3 on the all-time collegiate list and grabbing the NCAA lead for the 2023 campaign. He also established the all-time SEC standard in the indoor 5k and demolished the Tennessee program record of 13:41.50 set by two-time Olympian VFL Todd Williams in 1991.
The Orland Park, Illinois, native ranks third in collegiate history behind Arizona's Lawi Lalang (Kenya) and Florida State's Adriaan Wildschutt (South Africa) and regained his previous standing as the top American performer in NCAA annals. Tennessee distance coach Sean Carlson has guided athletes to five American collegiate record performances over the last three seasons.
Jacobs is the first Vol to earn SEC Men's Runner of the Week honors during the indoor season since Christian Coleman was recognized three times during his historic 2016-17 campaign.
Jacobs will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 11, running the 3,000-meter at the 115th Millrose Games at The Armory in New York City. The race features a stacked field of Olympians and past NCAA champions that will toe the line at approximately 5 p.m. ET.
✅ 2023 NCAA Lead
— Tennessee Track & Field (@Vol_Track) January 31, 2023
✅ SEC Record
✅ American Collegiate Record
✅ No. 3 All-Time Collegiate
After his record-shattering performance in the 5k, Dylan Jacobs has been named 𝗦𝗘𝗖 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸!
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