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Jakob Alperin
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Christian Brothers
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- Shot Put: 16.18m (2025)
Outdoor Track
- Shot Put: 17.67m (2025)
2025 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Competed at five meets during his freshman outdoor season and earned three top-three finishes in the shot put
- Capped his rookie campaign with a personal-best throw of 17.67m (57-11.75) to place second at the Big Orange Invite (5/2)
- Placed first and set a new personal-best with a heave of 16.96m (55-7.75) at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational (4/25)
- Took third at the Tennessee Invite (4/5) in the men's shot put with a throw of 16.73m (54-10.75)
- Made collegiate outdoor debut at the USF Alumni Invitational (3/22), finishing 13th in the shot put with a toss of 16.75m (54-11.5)
- Saw action in six meets during his first indoor season as a true freshman with the Vols
- Made his conference meet debut at the 2025 SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) and placed 22nd in the men's shot put
- Set his indoor shot put PR with a toss of 16.18m (53-1) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/17)
- Placed second in his collegiate debut in the shot put with a throw of 16.13m (52-11)Â at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invite (1/10)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Capped his high school career for Christian Brothers with a runner-up finish at the TSSAA State meet in the shot put
- Heaved a school record and personal-best 65' 3" (19.89m) to win the shot put at the TSSAA West Regional meet
- His PR ranked second in the state of Tennessee and 19th nationally during the 2024 outdoor season
- Finished ninth in the shot put at the 2024 New Balance Indoor National Championships with an indoor personal best mark of 58-5.5 (17.82m)
PERSONAL
- Son of Norm Alperin
- Has two brothers
- Grandfather played football at Vanderbilt University
- Goes bouldering as an extracurricular activity
- Chose Tennessee because of the facilities, coaches, and student life
Everything Orange S2 | Sarah Schmitt (Track & Field)
Thursday, April 17
Track & Field | 400m Hurdles Feature
Wednesday, May 22
Track & Field | Tennessee Invite Recap
Wednesday, April 10
Track & Field | Battle on the Bayou Recap
Saturday, March 30
