2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Jared Backstrom

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Washington, Ill.
  • Highschool Peoria Christian HS
  • Prev School Peoria Christian HS

Biography

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Honors: 2019 NAIA Scholar-Athlete

2018 (Sophomore)
Jared participated in 6 collegiate meets as a sophomore...his first meet was the Elmhurst Earlybird Invite on August 31, 2018, with a finishing time of 23:46 over a 6K course… crossed the line at the Gil Dodd Invitational in 31:40… he challenged the competition at the Warrior Invite with a finishing time of 31:06, placing 40th… completed the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge with a finishing time of 31:11...closing the season with a respectable 31:46 at the CCAC Championships in Davenport, Iowa.

2017 (Freshman)
Raced in all five meets as a freshman... made his collegiate debut at the St. Francis Twilight Invite on Sep 1, with a time of 18:11 over the 5K course ... ran a 31:40.3 at the Forester Invitational, hosted by Lake Forest College on Sept. 15 to place 40th overall ... ran a 31:10 at the Warrior Invitational, hosted by Wisconsin Lutheran, to finish 80th overall on Sept. 30 ... posted a time of 31:13.5 to finish 249th overall at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge, hosted by Aquinas (Mich.) on Oct. 21 ... ran a career-best time of 30:39.2 at the CCAC Championships, hosted by Judson on Nov. 4.

Major: History

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

    5'11"