Jacob Hess

Schedule

TRACK

vs Liberty Kickoff

Thursday, December 4

TRACK

vs Liberty Kickoff

Friday, December 5

TRACK

at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener

Saturday, December 6

TRACK

at The Burg Open

Friday, January 9

Full Schedule

Liberty XC Media Day on September 25th, 2023. (Photo by Cassidy Paxton)

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Distance
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
West Milton, Pa.
Prev School:
Lewisburg Area High School

TFRRS Profile

All-CUSA Honors (1)
2023 Cross Country – 12th

2023 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)

• Top effort of his freshman season was a 14:58.83 5K at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2022-23 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)

• Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted

• Racing unattached, clocked a season-best 8:32.51 for second place in the Brant Tolsma Invitational 3K

2022 Cross Country (Fr.)

• Liberty’s first ASUN Men’s Freshman of the Year after placing 28^th at the ASUN Championship in an 8K personal-best 24:29.1

• Came in 79^th at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship to serve as the Flames’ No. 4 runner

• Placed sixth in his collegiate debut at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational, earning the first of two ASUN Men’s Freshman of the Week honors (Sept. 21 and Oct. 5)

Prep

• Graduated from Lewisburg Area High School

• Helped his squad win three consecutive Pennsylvania AA cross country state titles (2019-21)

• At the Pennsylvania AA state cross country meet, placed fifth individually in 2019, second in 2020 and third in 2021

• Placed 10^th in the 3,200 at the Pennsylvania AAA outdoor state meet three times (2019, 2021 and 2022)

• Top times included 4:17.18 (1,600), 9:10.97 (3,200) and 15:03.77 (5K)

Personal

• Son of Ronald and Jessica Hess

• Parents both ran track & field and cross country at Bucknell

• Brother Thomas runs track and cross country at VCU

• Birthday is Oct. 9

• Mechanical engineering major