Jake Simon

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Freehold, N.J.
High School:
Freehold Township

2017: Competed in all nine meets as a senior for the Pirates...Notched two first-place finishes and four top-three finishes...Picked up a first place finish at the Monmouth XC Kickoff 6K (9/2) with a time of 19:04.4...Earned first place at the NYIT Invitational (9/16) with a time of 24:23.42...Finished second at the UMES Cappy Anderson Invitational (9/23) with a time of 26:36.6...Finished third at the UDel Blue & Gold Invitational (10/7) with a time of 27:14.5...Completed the ECAC Championship (11/18) in a time of 26:48.6.

2016: Competed in five meets as a junior for Seton Hall…Finished fourth for the Pirates in the ECAC Championships 8K (11/19) with a time of 28:01…Earned an 8K time of 28:20.6 at the BIG EAST Championships (10/28)…Competed at the Leopard Invitational 8K (10/15) and finished with a time of 27:09.56…Ran in the Metropolitan Championships 8K (10/7) and crossed the finish line in 28:42.6…Began his junior season at the Monmouth XC Kickoff (9/3) and ran a 6K time of 19:38.29, placing sixth overall.

2015: Ran in seven meets as a sophomore for the Pirates...Finished second among team members with a 10K time of 33:43.1 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships...Placed fifth overall at the St. John's XC Festival (10/18)...Raced to a 24th-place finish with a time of 26:29.76 at the UMES Cappy Anderson Invitational (9/19) 8K...Ran a 20:00.33 6K to place 18th overall at the Monmouth XC Kickoff (9/5).

2014: Ran in six meets as a freshman...Completed the 8K at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 28:16.6...Placed 15th overall with an 8K time of 27:58.7 at the Embry-Riddle Asics XC Classic (9/27)...Finished first with an 8K season-best time of 27:16.2 at the Delaware Invitational (9/13)...Raced to a fifth-place finish at the St. John's Hofstra Fall Festival (9/7) with a 3.11M time of 16:14.9.

High School/Personal: Ran varsity cross country and track for four years...Served as a cross country captain in 2013...Was a First Team All-Division honoree in 2012 and 2013...Team finished among the top-six in New Jersey during 2011-12 season...National Honor Society member...Born April 17, 1996.