JacobSobota
- position Pole Vault/Multi
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.
- Previous School Duke
- High school Bearden High School
- Major Data Science
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6583339/Duke/Jacob_Sobota.html
Career Accolades
- 2020 All-ACC First Team (Heptathlon, Indoor)
- 2018 All-ACC First Team (Heptathlon, Indoor)
- 2018 All-ACC Second Team (Decathlon, Outdoor)
Academic Accolades
- CSC Academic All-District – 2023
- All-ACC Academic Team (Indoor) – 2018, 2020
- All-ACC Academic Team (Outdoor) – 2018
- SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll – 2022
- USTFCCCA All-Academic – 2022
2022-23 (Graduate)
Outdoor
- Placed 4th with a personal best vault of 16’0”/4.88m at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
- Tied for 12th with a vault of 16’4″/4.98m at the Tom Jones Memorial
- Placed 4th with a personal best vault of 16’8.25″/5.09m at the Michael Johnson Invitational
- Placed 2nd with a personal best vault of 16’10″/5.13m at the Jim Green Invitational which ranks at number eight on the UK all-time performers list
- Placed 35th with a vault of 16’0.75″/4.90m at the NCAA East Preliminaries
Indoor
- Scored and placed career bests in both the Long Jump (23’0.5″/7.02m) and High Jump (6’3.5″/1.92m) at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships.
2021-22 (Graduate)
Outdoor
- Competed in pole vault for five meets including SEC Championships
- Best mark came in fourth place finish at the Black and Gold Invite (16’5.25”/5.01m)
Indoor
- Scored at SEC Championships with seventh place finish in the heptathlon
- Competed in first heptathlon as a Wildcat at the McCravy
- Finished third in the pole vault (16’5.5”/5.02m) and competed in the 60m hurdles at the Jim Green Invitational
- Placed seventh in pole vault at Virginia Tech (16’5.25”/5.01m)
2017-21 at Duke
- Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in economics
- Earned a silver medal in the pentathlon at the 2020 ACC Indoor Championships (2/27) with 5,184 points
- His performance included a first-place height in the pole vault (4.85m) and third-place finish in the 1000m (2:49.75)
- Finished fourth in the decathlon at the 2018 ACC Outdoor Championships, totaling 6,825 to earn Second-Team All-ACC honors
- Named to the 2018 All-ACC Academic Men’s Indoor Track and Field team
High School
- Lettered for four years in track & field under the guidance of coach Michael Morrison at Bearden High School
- 2016 Hershey National Champion in the Decathlon
- Finished as runner-up in the 2016 Tennessee state meet in both the decathlon and pole vault
- Named 2017 Bearden Team MVP and 2016 Field Event MVP
- Ranked number one in the state of Tennessee for both the decathlon and pole vault for the 2017 season
- Also competed for the Tim Mack Pole Vault Academy and for the Gymtek Track team during his high school career
- Lettered as a member of the Bearden Climbing team
- Member of National Honors Society
- Involved in student government
- Corresponding secretary in the Knoxville Teen Board as well as performing the most male service hours
Personal
- Birthday: February 18
- Parents: Jennifer and Jason Sobota
- Siblings: Josh and Jaedyn Sobota
- Earning M.S. in data science
- Hobbies: Hiking the Smoky Mountains, playing video games with friends, playing guitar
- Favorite athletes: Ashton Eaton and Tim Mack
- Fun fact: Played the standup double bass in middle and high school
- Note: Younger brother Josh is a thrower on the team