University of Tennessee Athletics
Jacobs Collects Weekly Honors From USTFCCCA, SEC
February 14, 2023 | Track & Field, Cross Country
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee graduate student Dylan Jacobs claimed a pair of weekly awards on Tuesday from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and the Southeastern Conference. The Orland Park, Illinois, native was selected by the USTFCCCA as the M-F Athletic NCAA Division I Men's National Athlete of the Week and was later tabbed the SEC Men's Co-Runner of the Week by the league office.
Jacobs ran the second-fastest indoor 3,000-meter in collegiate history on Saturday at the 115th Millrose Games in New York City, turning in a time of 7:36.89 in an elite field of Olympians and World Championship qualifiers. His mark was just 0.47 seconds shy of the all-time collegiate standard.
The Tennessee distance specialist left The Armory with a school record, SEC record and his second all-time top 10 performance of the season. At the John Thomas Terrier Classic on Jan. 27, he clocked an American Collegiate record in the indoor 5k with a time of 13:11.01 that ranked third in NCAA history.
With Saturday's result from Jacobs, Tennessee distance coach Sean Carlson has guided three athletes to all-time top 10 performances in the indoor 3k. Jacobs grabbed the No. 2 spot with his performance at Millrose, while redshirt sophomore Yaseen Abdalla ranks No. 8 on the list with his mark of 7:42.23 set in January. In Carlson's previous stint at Notre Dame, Yared Nuguse set a collegiate record of 7:38.13 last season that holds up today as the No. 3 time in NCAA history.
Jacobs is Tennessee's first athlete to garner National Athlete of the Week recognition since high jumper Darryl Sullivan was honored on Jan. 21, 2020, after clearing an Olympic standard height of 2.33m (7-7.75) that stands today as the No. 4 performance in collegiate indoor history. The SEC weekly honor marks Jacobs' second conference accolade of the 2022-23 indoor season.
Jacobs ran the second-fastest indoor 3,000-meter in collegiate history on Saturday at the 115th Millrose Games in New York City, turning in a time of 7:36.89 in an elite field of Olympians and World Championship qualifiers. His mark was just 0.47 seconds shy of the all-time collegiate standard.
The Tennessee distance specialist left The Armory with a school record, SEC record and his second all-time top 10 performance of the season. At the John Thomas Terrier Classic on Jan. 27, he clocked an American Collegiate record in the indoor 5k with a time of 13:11.01 that ranked third in NCAA history.
With Saturday's result from Jacobs, Tennessee distance coach Sean Carlson has guided three athletes to all-time top 10 performances in the indoor 3k. Jacobs grabbed the No. 2 spot with his performance at Millrose, while redshirt sophomore Yaseen Abdalla ranks No. 8 on the list with his mark of 7:42.23 set in January. In Carlson's previous stint at Notre Dame, Yared Nuguse set a collegiate record of 7:38.13 last season that holds up today as the No. 3 time in NCAA history.
Jacobs is Tennessee's first athlete to garner National Athlete of the Week recognition since high jumper Darryl Sullivan was honored on Jan. 21, 2020, after clearing an Olympic standard height of 2.33m (7-7.75) that stands today as the No. 4 performance in collegiate indoor history. The SEC weekly honor marks Jacobs' second conference accolade of the 2022-23 indoor season.
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