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2023-24 Track and Field Roster

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Jarek Glenn

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rapid City, S.D.
  • Highschool St. Thomas More HS
  • Major Biology

Biography

Career Bests

2022-23
Cross Country
Finished 54th at the Summit League Championships with a time of 26:02.8 for 8,000 meters … finished amongst USD’s scoring five three times during the fall … clocked a season-best time of 25:44.3 at the Platte River Rumble, taking 48th in the field … finished 81st at the Coaching Tree Invitational in 27:27.3.
 
Indoor Track & Field
Raced at six meets during the season … clocked a season-best mile time of 4:27.30 at the Nebraska Tune-Up … took fourth in the mile at the South Dakota Kickoff … clocked a personal best of 2:34.89 for 10th in the 1,000 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic … notched four top-10 finishes indoors.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Competed at four meets during the spring … took fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at The Monday Meet with a season-best time of 9:49.58 … finished eighth in the 5,000 meters at the Aztec Invitational in a personal best 15:40.91 … tallied three top-10 finishes during the season.

2021-22
Cross Country
Finished 42nd at the Summit League Championships in 27:05.41 … finished among the Coyotes’ scoring five at six of seven meets during the season … placed in the top-seven at every meet … posted a season-best time of 25:56.46 for 8,000 meters at the Briar Cliff Invitational, placing eighth overall in the race … completed the 10,000-meter NCAA Midwest Regional course in 33:43.98 in 161st place … clocked 26:07.0 for 8,000 meters at the Bradley Pink Classic … made the Summit League honor roll.

Indoor Track & Field
Competed at three meets during the season … posted a season-best time of 8:57.24 for 3,000 meters at the Nebraska Tune-Up.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Clocked a season-best of 9:48.55 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the USD Twilight for fourth place … posted a season-best time of 4:27.07 for 1,500 meters at the Wildcat Invitational … tallied three top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.

2020-21
Cross Country
Fall cross country season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Indoor Track & Field
Finished seventh in the 3,000 meters at the SDSU Last Chance meet with a time of 9:20.41 … took ninth in the mile at the USD Invitational … tallied a pair of top-10 finishes.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Clocked a season-best time of 9:52.35 for the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the South Dakota Tune-Up … took fifth in the steeple at the USD Early Bird … clocked 2:02.25 for ninth in the 800 meters at the USD Twilight … recorded six top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Finished runner-up in the 800 meters and third in the mile, while also placing in a pair of relays, at the 2019 South Dakota Class A Track and Field Championships ... a five-time state medalist on the track, helping St. Thomas More win the team title four out of five years ... his senior track and field season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... a four-time state medalist on the cross country course and placed fourth as a senior with a clocking of 16:44.71 ... owns personal bests of 4:32.77 for 1,600 meters, 10:13.26 for 3,200 meters and 16:24.12 for 5,000 meters on the cross country course ... also played basketball for the Cavaliers ... was a member of the National Honor Society, participated in student council, was a Boys State representative and an honor roll student.

Personal
Son of Eric and Lorna Glenn ... biology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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  • 2022-23Junior

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  • 2023-24Senior

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