Jake Reed

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Marysville, Ohio
Prev School:
UNC Wilmington

2009-10 (R-Jr.): Finished anywhere between No. 3 and No. 5 for the Flames in 2009 … his most impressive and most important performance came at the Big South meet … he placed 10th for the second straight year, clocking a season-best 8K time of 26:30 … On the Track: Narrowly missed scoring points at the Big South indoor meet, taking ninth place in the 5K final … was able to contribute three points to the Flames' Big South outdoor championship, courtesy of his sixth-place finish in the 10K … Awards Summary: One All-Big South honor (cross country – 10th place) … Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2008-09 (R-So.): Served as Liberty's No. 4 runner during most of his first cross country season with the Flames … teamed up with Josh Edmonds for a fourth-place finish in the Virginia Tech Cross Country Relay, in his Liberty debut … closed the year with two strong finishes, placing 10th at the Big South meet and 58th at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship … recorded personal bests for the 8K (25:28 at the Brooks Paul Short Run) and 10K (32:18.9 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship) … On the Track: His first track race of the year was a 12th-place finish in the Big South indoor 5K, two weeks after taking 15th place at the Myrtle Beach Marathon … redshirted the outdoor track season … Awards Summary: One All-Big South honor (cross country – 10th place).

2007-08 (R-Fr.): Transferred from UNC Wilmington to Liberty after the fall semester … On the Track: Took 10th place in the Big South indoor 5K final … put together his best outdoor track season, featuring 5K (15:12.55) and 10K (31:05.48) personal bests … the former came at the Duke Invitational, while the latter effort earned fourth place at the Big South meet and qualified him for the IC4A 10K … Awards Summary: Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

Previous School: Attended UNC Wilmington for a year and a half, running cross country and track.

Prep: Graduated from Buckeye Valley High School … placed seventh in the 3,200-meter run in the Ohio State Track & Field Championship as a senior, earning All-Ohio honors … ran a personal-best 3,200-meter time of 9:38 in high school.

Personal: Son of Cyndi Reed … sport management major … birthday is on July 10.

Cross Country Personal Bests
8K: 25:07
10/1/10 – Brooks Paul Short Run
Bethlehem, Pa.

10K: 32:18.9
11/15/08 – NCAA Southeast Regional Championship
Clemmons, N.C.

Track Personal Bests
1,500: 4:19.94
Mile: 4:40.21 (indoor)
3K: 8:57.67 (indoor)
5K: 15:12.55
10K: 31:05.48

Big South Cross Country Championship (8K)
2008 (Lynchburg, Va.): 10th place, 26:11.2 (All-Big South)
2009 (Winston-Salem, N.C.): 10th place, 26:30 (All-Big South)
2010 (Blacksburg, Va.): 16th place, 25:54.84

NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (10K)
2006 (Louisville, Ky.): 161st place, 34:16.4
2008 (Clemmons, N.C.): 58th place, 32:18.9
2009 (Louisville, Ky.): 107th place, 32:59.3