Jake Thompson

Hometown:

Powell, OH
Year:

SR
High School:

Worthington Christian
Events:

Jumps
Major:

Human Physiology and Preventative Medicine

Bio

2022-2023 at Taylor:

Indoor:

Holds top three high jump marks, with a best mark of 6-04.00 at Indiana Tech
Recorded a season-best long jump of 23-04.75 at Indiana Tech
Automatically qualified for NAIA Nationals in the long jump
Won high jump at the Trojan Invite
All-Crossroads League in long jump
Finished 12th in long jump at NAIA Nationals

Outdoor:

Took home four top marks in the high jump, clearing 6-4.75 at the Sunny and 65 Invite
Recorded a personal-best mark of 23-10.25 at the Little States Invite
Won high jump at Sunny and 65 Invite
Automatically qualified for NAIA Nationals in long jump
All-Crossroads League in high jump and long jump
NAIA Scholar-Athlete
Finished 18^th in long jump at NAIA Nationals
Named CSC Academic All-District and NAIA Scholar-Athlete

2021-2022 at Taylor:

Indoor: Provisionally qualified for NAIA Nationals in high jump … Posted a season-best mark of 6-07.00 to win the high jump at the Trojan Invite … Claimed a mark of 21-07.50 in the long jump at the Crossroads League Championships … Clocked a time of 24.31 in the 200-meters at the Indiana Wesleyan Classic … USTFCCCA All-Academic.

Outdoor: Won the high jump at the Huntington Invite … Claimed a season-best height of 1.92 meters in the high jump at the Indiana Tech Invite … Posted a mark of 4.70 meters in the long jump at the Emory Invite.

2020-21 at Taylor:

Indoor: Earned All-Crossroads League honors in the long jump with a third-place finish and a season-best mark of 6.74-meters … Cleared a season-best height of 1.91-meters in the high jump at the IWU Invite … Finished 11th in the high jump at the Crossroads League Championships.

Outdoor: Posted the eighth-best mark in TU program history in the high jump at the George Glass Invite, clearing a height of 2.00-meters … Turned in a sixth-place finish in the high jump and a fifth-place finish in the long jump at the Crossroads League Championships … Claimed a season-best leap of 6.74-meters in the long jump at the George Glass Invite.

Prep: Specialized in the jumps at Worthington Christian High and was coached by Mark Mousa … Awarded four varsity letters … Claimed Ohio All-State honors in the long jump at the indoor meet in 2020 … Ohio State Meet qualifier in the long jump in 2019 … Regional qualifier in the long jump and high jump in 2019 … Two-time all-league performer in the long jump and high jump … Claimed the second-best long jump in Worthington Christian program history … Member of the National Honor Society … Named Academic All-State in 2019 … Graduated Cum Laude.

Personal: Son of Pete and Andrea Thompson … Majoring in human physiology and preventative medicine.