Jakob Alperin

Placed 6th in the 200-meter (20.79) at the SEC Indoor Championships (3/1)
Won the purple division of the 200-meter dash at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/15), placing first with a season-best time of 20.78
Achieved a new personal best time of 6.64 in the 60-meter dash at the Orange & Purple Invitational (1/24)

2024 TRACK & FIELD

Outdoor

Competed at nine meets for the Vols in his final season of outdoor eligibility
Helped the Vols qualify for nationals in the 4x100-meter relay with a season-best mark of 38.71 at the NCAA East Prelims (5/24), which was the second-fastest time in school history
Secured event titles in the 200m and 4x100m relay at the Desert Heat Classic (4/27), placing first in both with times of 20.48 (0.5) and 39.10 respectively
Also clocked his fastest 100-meter dash of the sesaon at the Desert Heat Classic (4/27), finishing fourth at the meet with a time of 10.21
Anchored the Vols to a victory in the 4x100m with a time of 39.21 at the USC Outdoor Open (4/20)
Won the Tennessee Invite (4/6) 200-meter dash with a time of 20.76

Indoor

Competed at six meets during his second indoor campaign with the Vols
Earned his 10th career All-America certificate with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/8) in the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 20.81 seconds
Finished in sixth place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.88 at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/24)
Achieved a first-place win at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (2/10) with a time of 20.65
Placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.77 at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational (1/27)
Ran in the 60-meter dash at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational (1/27), placing fifth with a time of 6.74
Earned a new personal best time of 34.10 in the 300-meter at the Gamecock Opener (1/13) while also placing in the top five

2023 TRACK & FIELD

Outdoor

Earned his ninth career All-American honor by placing ninth in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Championships (6/9) with a time of 20.90
Qualified for nationals in the 100-meter and the 200-meter dash, finishing eighth and third in those events respectively at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26)
Anchored a fourth-place finish for the Vols in the 4x100-meter relay at the SEC Championships (5/13) with a mark of 39.14
Scored in two individual events at the SEC Championships (5/13), placing second in the 200-meter with a time of 20.14 and finishing fifth in the 100-meter with a time of 10.23
Placed third in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 39.18 at the LSU Invitational (4/29) and took second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.44
Finished first in the 4x100-meter relay (39.90) and 200-meter dash (20.42) at the Tennessee Invite (4/7-4/8)
Tallied a third place finish in the 4x100-meter relay at the Texas Relays (4/1), running the anchor leg and finishing the race in 38.85 seconds
Opened the outdoor season with an appearance in the 200-meter dash at the Texas Relays (4/1), racing to the finish line in 20.24 and placing fourth

Indoor

Placed ninth in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Championships (3/11), finishing with a time of 20.52
Competed in the 60-meter and 200-meter at the SEC Championships (2/24), placing 19th and 10th in both events respectively
Finished second in the 200-meter at the Tiger Paw Invite (2/11) with a time of 20.47, becoming the No. 4 performer on UT's all-time top-10 list
Won the 200-meter dash at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/28) with a season-best time of 20.60
Opened his Tennessee career at the Clemson Invite (1/14), running the 200-meter dash in 20.64 for the win and collegiate lead at the time of the race

2022 TRACK & FIELD (at North Carolina A&T)

Outdoor

Finished third in the 100-meter dash final with a lifetime-best time of 10.08 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/11)
Helped the Aggies score a point in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 39.35 for eighth place in the NCAA final
Collected three conference titles at the Big South Championships (5/11) by finishing first in the 100-meter dash (10.14), setting a personal-best while winning the 200-meter dash (20.16) and placing first in the 4x100-meter relay (38.74)
Earned a runner-up finish in the 100-meter dash at the 2022 Aggie Classic (4/23), clocking a wind-aided 10.21 (+2.7 m/s) in the final
Finished first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.34 at the UF Tom Jones Memorial (4/16)

Indoor

Won the 200-meter national title with a time of 20.46 in the final at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/12)
Placed second in the 60-meter dash final at the Big South Indoor Championships (2/25) with a time of 6.75
Finished first in the 200-meter dash at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/29), racing across the finish line in a personal-best 20.33
Clocked in with a PR 6.66 for third place in the 60-meter dash final at the Clemson Invitational (1/14)

2021 TRACK & FIELD (at North Carolina A&T)

Outdoor

Achieved two top 10 finishes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/11), finishing ninth in the 200-meter dash (25.79) and 10th in the 100-meter dash (10.22) to collect a pair of second team All-America certificates
Helped the Aggies finish fourth in the 4x100m relay at the NCAA Championships (6/11) with a time of 38.60
Ran a lifetime-best 10.08 in the 100-meter dash at the NCAA East Prelims (5/28) to punch his ticket to nationals
Won four conference titles at the MEAC Outdoor Championships (5/8) in the 100m (10.21), 200m (20.21), 4x100m relay (39.37) and 4x400m relay (3:05.97)
Finished fourth at the North Florida Invite in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.435
Began the outdoor season at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/27), running 10.31 for 17th place in the 100-meter dash and placing 4th in the 4x100m relay with a time of 38.85

Indoor

Claimed first team All-America honors in his NCAA Championship (3/13) debut, placing fourth in the 200-meter dash final at 20.39
Ran a time of 20.54 for second place in the 200-meter dash at the Tiger Paw Invite (2/13)
Tallied a pair of top five finishes at the Carolina Challenge (1/23), securing first in the 200-meter dash in 20.69 seconds and fifth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.85
Opened with a pair of top five finishes at the McCravy Green Invitational (1/15), finishing second in the 200m dash with a time of 21.06 and fifth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.87 in his first collegiate meet
Also ran in the 4x400m relay at the McCravy Green Invitational (1/16) placing third with a time of 3:16.06

PERSONAL

Son of Roxanne and Wayne
Has an older brother, Dajuan

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2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Jakob Alperin

Aron Alvarez Aranda

Nigel Ancrum

Canaan Anderson

Layla Anderson

Teegan Anderson

Seth Apple

Victoria Aransiola

Msgana Araya

Tyler Arnold

Harry Barton

Myreanna Bebe

Aaron Bell

Hudson Betts

Kalib Branch

Andrew Brown

John Bruder

Allison Buemi

Trae Burns

Kevin Burr Jr.

Clarke Byram

Will Cahill

Grant Campbell

Jillian Candelino

Brody Chapman

Ellison Colarossi

Broderick Davis

Donna Douglas

Deron Dudley

Emily Ellis

Tula Fawbush

Kylie Feeney

Patrick Fehm

Milan Fields

Traunard Folson

Kendall Ford

Keontae' Gaines

Joel Gates

Gavin Genisio

Kayla Gholar

Cade Gray

Jayvian Greene

Myla Greene

Yonas Haile

Emma Kate Hamby

Javonte' Harding

Ka’Myya Haywood

Shamar Heard

Saad Hinti

Davonte Howell

Aidan Ifkovits

Zach Jaeger

Kaniya Johnson

Aaron Jones

Andie-Marie Jones

Ashley Jones

Avia Jones

Janaya Jones

Psalmn Jones

Esther Joseph

Carter Knox

Haley Loewe

Jarryn Lowe

Caroline Lyerly

Yahnari Lyons

T'Mars McCallum

Christopher Middleton-Pearson

Paul Migas

Brock Moore

Rebecca O'Keefe

Medwin Odamtten

Elo Blessing Okpah

Faith Okwose

Avaunt Ortiz

Christian Parker

Collin Pate

Lexi Pavese