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University of Central Arkansas

2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

Jesse Applewhite

  • Position Mid Distance
  • Class Sophomore
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Quitman, Ark.
  • Prev School Heber Springs HS (Meridian CC)

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests
600m: 1:22.86
800m: 1:53.41
1500m: 4:10.69
XC Personal Bests
5K: 16:11.6
6K: 20:42.9
8K: 27:37.0
2021-22 (Junior): Cross Country: Placed 22nd in Little Rock Open 8K race with a time of 27:37.0...placed 16th in UCA Cross Country Challenge 5K with a time of 16:11.6...placed 107th at Memphis Twilight 4M with a time of 22:10.1

2020-21 (Junior): Indoor: Placed third in the Southland Indoor Championships with a 1:52.24 in the 800m… clocked a career-best 1:22.86 in the 600m at the KMS Open… captured a first-place finish in the 800m at the Arkansas Invitational with a 1:54.62 time… finished the 1500m at the Richard Martin Jr Invitational with a career time of 4:10.69.

2019-20 (Sophomore): Indoor: Placed sixth at the Southland Championships in the 800m with a time of 1:54.72 … recorded a career-best time of 1:53.41 in the 800m prelims of the Southland Championships. Cross Country: Clocked a career-best time of 20:42.9 and placed 23rd on the 6K course at the UCA XC Challenge … recorded a personal-best mark of 28:09.9 on the 8K course and finished 24th at the Little Rock Invitational.
 
Prior to UCA: Was a member of the Meridian Community College cross country and track & field teams … posted a personal-best time of 1:56.66 in the 800m (outdoor) at the Southern Miss Open … clocked a career-best mark of 1:55.20 in the 800m (indoor) at the Carey Last Chance meet … ran a 27:34.93 for a personal-best time in the 8k at the MC Watson Ford Invitational.
 
High School: Posted a personal-best effort of 4:34.07 in the mile run (outdoor) his senior year as he placed second at the 2017 4A State Championships … finished 15th at the 2017 4A State Championships in the 3,200m run with a 12:12.15 … won the 800m at the 2017 Arkansas Indoor High School Championships with a time of 2:00.95 … placed third in the mile run at the 2017 Arkansas Indoor High School Championships with a run of 4:42.21 … finished third at the 2016 Arkansas State Cross Country Championships with a time of 17:09.00 on the 5k course … won the 800m at the 2016 4A Outdoor State Championships with a mark of 2:01.05 …  won the mile run at the 2016 4A Outdoor State Championships with a run of 4:35.65.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Mid Distance
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Mid Distance

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