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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Jacob Kennedy

  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Pre-Med
  • Hometown Walker, La.

Biography

2024-25 (Sophomore):
Competed in five indoor meets and four outdoor meets… SSAC Champion Indoor Disance Medley... SSAC Indoor Distance Medley First Team All-Conference… SSAC Indoor 3,000-Meter Run Second Team All-Conference… SSAC 10,000-Meter Run Third Team All-Conference… Earned the third-best times in program history in the indoor mile run (4:27.20), the 3,000-meter run (8:51.60), and the 5,000-meter run (15:59.51) at the UAB Green and Gold Invitational, the SSAC Championships, and the New Orleans Triangular… Earned the fourth-best times in program history in the outdoor 5,000-meter run (15:52.63) and the 10,000-meter run (33:35.98) at the Belhaven Invitational and the Victor Lopez Classic… Earned an indoor personal best in the 800-meter run (2:11.32) at the LSU Purple Tiger meet… Earned an outdoor season best in the 1,500-meter run (4:09.10) at the Strawberry Relays.

2023-24 (Freshman):
Competed in six indoor meets and four outdoor meets this season… Indoor Third Team All-Conference Mile Run… Indoor Third Team All-Conference 3,000-Meter Run… Earned the fourth-best time in program history in the indoor Mile Run at the SSAC Championships (4:32.89)... Earned the third-best time in program history in the indoor 3,000-Meter Run at the SSAC Indoor Championships (8:56.73)... Earned the third-best time in program history in the indoor 5,000-Meter Run at the SSAC Championships (16:06.86)... Earned the second-best time in program history in the indoor Distance Medley Relay at the KMS Invitational (11:08.27)... Earned the second-best time in program history in the outdoor 10,000-Meter Run at the Lee University Fast Break Invitational (32:26.00)... Earned indoor personal-best times in the in the Mile Run at the SSAC Championships (4:32.89), and the 3,000-Meter Run at the SSAC Championships (8:56.73)... Earned outdoor personal-best times in the 800-Meter Run at the Belhaven Invitational (2:03.72), the 1,500-Meter Run at the Belhaven Invitational (4:06.07), the 5,000-Meter Run at the Louisiana Classic (16:01.76).

Pre-Loyola:
Attended Walker High School, where his coaches were Will Silk, and Matthew Edwards … Region 2 5A Champion for the 3200-meter run … Four-time Parish Champion (2 XC, 2 T&F).

Personal:
Majoring in Pre-Med …  Born December 27, 2004 … Son of David Kennedy and Georgette Kennedy … His favorite food is red beans and rice and his least favorite is zucchini … Favorite book is Once a Runner … Favorite movie is Tenet … Most influential person in his life is his dad … Hobbies are running, trail running, and road running … Favorite athlete is Taysom Hill.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

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  • 2024-25Sophomore

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