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2016-17 Men's Track and Field Roster

Jake Duckworth

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Monroe, Conn.
  • Highschool Masuk

Biography

2016-17: Cross Country: Finished in 23rd place at the Metropolitan Championship (10/7) in a time of 27:21.3… Placed third in the 5K at the Red Storm Invitational (10/16) in 15:31.40… Set a personal-best with a 32:19.32 time over the 10K course, placing 80th, at the NCAA Regionals (11/11)… Finished 22nd at the IC4A Championship (11/19) with a time of 26:36… Indoor: Finished 5th in the 3,000 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) in a time of 8:39.14… Placed 20th in the 3,000 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/10) in 9:01.98… Also finished 21st in the 5,000 meter run at A-10’s in 15:45.86… Member of the 4x400 relay team that took fifth at the Fordham Invitational (1/13) in 3:44.77… Also finished fourth in the mile in 4:22.79… Placed third in the 5,000 meter run at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/20) in 15:09.72… Finished 12th in the 3,000 meter run at the Wagner Invitational (1/6) in 8:39.66… Placed 39th in the mile run at the Terrier Classic (1/28) in 4:17.37… Outdoor: Finished fourth in the 10,000 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) in 32:24.72… Placed 20th in the 10,000 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/19) in 33:40.18… Finished seventh in the 1,500 meter run at the Wolfie Invitational (4/22) in 4:03.97… Member of the 4x800 relay team that took second at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/25) in a time of 8:25.89… Also took 24th in the 1,500 meter run in 4:18.78... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2015-16: Cross Country: Placed 12th at the Fordham Fiasco in 27:35.37 (9/12)… Finished 50th at the Metropolitan Championship in 28:29.9 (10/9)… Finished 74th with a time of 26:35.7 at the A-10 Championship (10/31)… Set a personal-best with a 33:10.9 time over the 10K course, placing 147th, at the NCAA Regionals (11/13)… Finished 29th at the IC4A Championship with a time of 26:42.0 (11/21). Indoor: Placed 14th in the 5,000 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 15:24.35 (2/20)... Won the mile run at the Sean Atkinson Invitational in 4:26.93 (1/15)... Took seventh in the 3,000 meter run at the Yale Invitational in 8:49.21 (1/9)... Placed 26th in the 3,000 meter run at the NYC Gotham Cup in 8:51.86 (1/22). Outdoor: Metropolitan champion in the 10,000 meter run, winning the event in 34:08.02, while also scoring sixth in the 5,000 meter run in 15:12.43 (4/9)... Placed 19th in the 10,000 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 33:02.91 (5/7)... Won the 5,000 meter run at the Fred Hardy Invitational in 15:15.61 (3/26)... Placed sixth in the University Division of the 3,000 meters at the Colonial Relays in 8:40.15 (4/2)... Took ninth in the 3,000 meter run at the Wolfie Invitational in 10:18.68 (4/23)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2014-15: Cross Country: Competed in seven meets... Had three top 30 finishes... Took 15th overall in the season opening Fordham Fiasco in 27:38.93 (9/6)... Was 24th overall at the Metropolitan Championship in 27:18.2 (10/10)... Took 29th overall at the IC4A Championship in 26:47.5 (11/22)... Placed 73rd at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 26:30.1 (11/1). Indoor: Placed 18th at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the 3,000 meter run in 8:55.22 (2/22)... Scored sixth at the Metropolitan Championship in the 3,000 meter run in 8:46.01 (2/6)... Took seventh in the 3,000 meter run at the Metro Challenge in 8:54.59 (1/23). Outdoor: Opened the season with a 12th place finish in the 5,000 meter run at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/28)... Took fifth in the 3,000 meter run at the Colonial Relays (4/4)... Placed tenth in the 1,500 meters at the Wolfie Invitational in 4:09.28 (4/18)... Won the 5,000 meter run event at the Tom Farrell Classic in 15:50.03 (5/2)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2013-14: Cross Country: Competed in five meets during his freshman season… Best finish came at the LIU Post Invite where he placed second overall in 25:53.14 (9/14)… Finished in 138th at the Iona Meet of Champions in 28:01.91 (9/21)… Took 53rd place in the Metropolitan Championship in 28:15.78 (10/11)… Was 66th overall at the Princeton Invitational in 27:05 (10/19)… Finished 128th at the IC4A Championship in 28:28.5 (11/23). Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Did not compete.

Before Fordham: Multi-sport athlete at Masuk High School, earning varsity letters in cross country, track, and baseball... Served as team captain of the cross country and track teams... 2013 CAS/CIAC Scholar Athlete of the Year... Set school records in cross country (5K), indoor 1600m, indoor mile, indoor 3,000m, indoor 3,200m, the 2K steeplechase, and the outdoor 5,000m... Earned All-State honors in 2013 in the indoor 1600m... Named Oustanding Distance Runner for indoor track three times (2011-13) and outdoor track once (2013)... Two-time Second Team All-Conference selection in cross country (2011-12)... 2009 Rookie of the Year for cross country... Member of the National Honor Society.

Major: Political Science & Economics.

 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (8K): 25:53.14 (2013)
Cross Country (10K): 32:19.32 (2017)
Indoor 200m: 26.46 (2015)
Indoor mile: 4:17.37 (2017)
Indoor 3000m: 8:39.14 (2017)
Indoor 5000m: 15:09.72 (2017)
Outdoor 800m: 2:02.16 (2015)
Outdoor 1500m: 4:03.97 (2017)
Outdoor 3000m: 8:40.15 (2016)
Outdoor 5000m: 15:12.43 (2016)
Outdoor 10,000m: 33:02.91 (2016)

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'8"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'8"
  • 2015-16Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'8"
  • 2016-17Senior

    XC/Distance
    5'8"