2021-22 Track and Field Roster

Jordan Menard
Jordan Menard | UIndy

Jake Mitchem

  • Position Distance
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Broomfield, Colo.
  • Highschool Broomfield
  • Major Electrical Engineering

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2021-22: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA First-Team All-America (5,000m) ... USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America (3,000m) ... CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America ... USTFCCCA All-Region (3,000m, 5,000m) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... Finished fifth in the nation in the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA Championships and took 10th in the nation in the 3,000-meter run at the NCAA Championships ... Qualified for nationals in the 3K at the Mines Winter Classic with a time of 8:22.56 ... Punched his 5K ticket at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston by running 13:40.44 which ranked sixth-fastest in the entire history of NCAA Division II and put him third in the program record book ... National 5K podium came thanks to a clip of 13:48.19 ... His 3K time at the national meet was 8:02.60 which put him third in the program record book.  Outdoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA First-Team All-America (3,000m steeplechase) ... Finished third in the nation in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the DII Championships ... USTFCCCA All-Region (5,000m, 3,000m steeplechase) ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... RMAC Track Athlete of the Week (4/6) ... Ran two races during the regular season .. The first was the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational where he broke the program record with a time of 8:37.87 ... His second race was a 5,000-meter run at Mt. SAC where he finished in 13:48.05 which not only ranked him second in the program record book but eventually ranked sixth in the nation for the season ... National podium in the steeplechase came on a finals time of 8:45.10.

2020-21: Indoor Track & Field - CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Threw the shot put one time at the Mines Front Range #4 for a personal record of 6.89 meters (22-7.25) in order to earn the COVID-19 eligibility waiver. Outdoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA First-Team All-America (3,000m steeplechase) ... USTFCCCA All-Region (3,000m steeplechase) ... First-Team All-RMAC (3,000m steeplechase) ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... Focused exclusively on the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the Orediggers ... Finished third in the nation in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the outdoor championships with a personal record of 8:55.19 ... His national bronze marked the highest finish for an Oredigger steeplechaser since Tyler Curtis won back-to-back silver in 2013 and 2014 ... Claimed RMAC silver at the conference championships with a time of 9:05.57 ... Broke the Stermole Track record in the steeplechase by running 9:08.77 at the Mines Pre-Conference Invite which was his first competitive steeplechase since 2019 ... His time at nationals ranked second all-time at Mines.

2019-20: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA All-America (3,000m) ... CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America ... USTFCCCA All-Region (3,000m, 5,000m) ... First-Team All-RMAC (3,000m) ... CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... D2ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Competed in the 5,000-meter run, 3,000-meter run and as part of the DMR for Mines ... Claimed silver in the 3K at the RMAC Championships thanks to a time of 8:30.29 ... Punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships in the 3K and finished the season ranked seventh in the nation ... Provisionally qualified for the national meet in the 5K and as part of the DMR as well, ranking seventh and 19th in the country, respectively ... Top 3K performance of the year was 8:17.04 at the Texas Tech Shootout which put him eighth in the program's indoor record book ... Ran the 5K at a clip of 14:45.50 at the Mines Alumni Classic & Multi, marking his fastest time to date in that event ... Appeared in four total meets over the course of the season. Outdoor Track & Field - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Distance specialist focused mostly on the 3,000-meter run ... Appeared in three events for the Orediggers ... Finished 12th in the 3K at the RMAC Indoor Championships in 9:09.11 and 6th in the distance-medley relay in 10:30.19 ... Season-best 3K of 8:40.44 at the Mines Triangular on Feb. 15 ... Ran a 4:18.97 mile at the Colorado Invitational on Feb. 2 ... Closed the season ranked 22nd in the country in the 3K. Outdoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America (3,000m steeplechase) ... USTFCCCA All-Region (3,000m steeplechase) ... First-Team All-RMAC (3,000m steeplechase) ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... Competed solely in the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the Orediggers ... Finished 9th in the nation in the steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, running 9:08.48 ... Claimed silver at the RMAC Outdoor Championships, racing to the finish in 9:01.72 ... Season-best time of 8:56.02 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic.

2017-18: Indoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... competed in the 5,000-meter run against CSU-Pueblo, finishing ninth in 15:19.17. Outdoor Track & Field - First-Team All-RMAC, 3,000-meter steeplechase ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Competed exclusively in the 3,000-meter steeplechase ... Placed 14th at the NCAA Championships in a season-best 9:13.87 ... RMAC Champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, running 9:18.48.

2016-17: Indoor Track & Field - Redshirted. Outdoor Track & Field - Redshirted.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Redshirt Junior

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  • 2020-21Graduate Student

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  • 2021-22Graduate Student

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