Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Jacob Swinton
- Induction:
- 2022
- Class:
- 1996
Men’s Track & Field: 1994-96
Jacob Swinton joined the men’s track & field program as a sophomore and quickly earned All-America honors during his rookie season. He finished in seventh place in the 100-meter dash at the 1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
Swinton was a four-time IC4A champion in three different individual events (1994 indoor 55, 1994 outdoor 100 and 200), and he was a member of the 1996 IC4A champion 4 x 100 relay squad as a senior. He also finished as the 1994 Penn Relays 100 runner-up, during a year when he ranked No. 19 in the United States and No. 43 in the world for the 100.
The native of Pompano Beach, Fla., helped the Flames win Big South Men’s Track & Field Outdoor Championships each of his three years with the program (1994-96). Liberty was the runner-up at the IC4A Championships in 1994 and 1995, while Swinton helped Liberty capture its first-ever IC4A Championship as a senior in 1996.
He still holds the program’s record in the 55-meter dash (6.20) and owned the Liberty 100 (10.20), 200 (20.64) and 4 x 100 relay (39.86) standards for more than 25 years. Swinton finished his last race in life when he passed away from cancer in February 2022 at the age of 50.
Jacob Swinton joined the men’s track & field program as a sophomore and quickly earned All-America honors during his rookie season. He finished in seventh place in the 100-meter dash at the 1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
Swinton was a four-time IC4A champion in three different individual events (1994 indoor 55, 1994 outdoor 100 and 200), and he was a member of the 1996 IC4A champion 4 x 100 relay squad as a senior. He also finished as the 1994 Penn Relays 100 runner-up, during a year when he ranked No. 19 in the United States and No. 43 in the world for the 100.
The native of Pompano Beach, Fla., helped the Flames win Big South Men’s Track & Field Outdoor Championships each of his three years with the program (1994-96). Liberty was the runner-up at the IC4A Championships in 1994 and 1995, while Swinton helped Liberty capture its first-ever IC4A Championship as a senior in 1996.
He still holds the program’s record in the 55-meter dash (6.20) and owned the Liberty 100 (10.20), 200 (20.64) and 4 x 100 relay (39.86) standards for more than 25 years. Swinton finished his last race in life when he passed away from cancer in February 2022 at the age of 50.
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