JakeAllen
- position Distance/XC
- class Senior
- Hometown Naperville, Ill.
- High school Naperville North
- Major Accounting
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7687100/Kentucky/Jake_Allen.html
Personal Bests:
Cross Country:
6K – 17:50.5
8K – 23:29.1
10K – 29:58.0
5 Mile – 24.40.7
Indoor:
Mile – 4:04.88
3000 – 7:58.05
5000 – 14:25.76
Outdoor:
800 – 1:52.66
1500 – 3:43.54
5000 – 14:04.86
10000 – 31:00.48
In The Record Book:
- Ranks 2nd all-time in the indoor 3000m with a time of 7:58.05 set in 2024
Academic Accolades
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2024
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2022
2023-24 (Senior)
Cross Country
- Placed 10th with a personal best time of 23:50.2 in the 8k at the Southern Showcase
- Placed 12th with a time of 23:56.7 in the 8k at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
- Placed 8th with a time of 23:55.0 in the 8k at the Crimson Classic
- Placed 15th with a personal best time of 23:29.1 in the 8k at the SEC Championships
- Placed 30th with a personal best time of 29:58.0 in the 10k at the NCAA Southeast Regionals
Indoor
- Placed 11th in the 3000m with a time of 8:02.45 at the Razorback Invitational
- Placed 22nd in the 3000m with a personal best time of 7:58.05 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational that ranks 2nd all time on the UK all-time performers list
- Member of the Distance Medley Relay team that placed 7th with a time of 9:47.50 at the SEC Indoor Championships
- Placed 15th in the 3000m with a time of 8:05.64 at the SEC Indoor Championships
Outdoor
- Placed 2nd in the 1500m with a time of 3:45.91 at the USF Alumni Invitational
- Placed 13th in the 5000m with a time of 14:04.86 at the Stanford Invitational
- Placed 2nd in the 1500m with a personal best time of 3:43.54 at the Jim Green Invitational
- Placed 13th in the 5000m with a time of 14:19.67 at the Drake Relays
- Placed 14th in the 10000m with a time of 31:00.48 at the SEC Outdoor Championships
2022-23 (Junior)
Cross Country
- Placed 17th at North Alabama Showcase with a season best 24:07.25 scoring 17 points.
- Scored for the Wildcats with a top 50 finish at SEC Championships.
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
- Placed ninth in the 1500m (3:46.18) at Florida Relays with the fastest time for the Wildcats in the 2022 outdoor season
- Ran a personal best 1:52.66 in the 800m at the Kentucky Invitational, finishing third
- Competed in six meets, including SEC Championships
Indoor
- Earned personal best in the mile (4:07.15) at SEC Championships
- Ran in three meets, including SEC Championships
Cross Country
- Competed in the NCAA Southeast Regional men’s 10K race
- Scored for the Wildcats with a top 50 finish at SEC Championships
- Finished in top 100 at FSU Pre-Nationals, scoring points for Kentucky in the men’s 8K (24:15.5)
- Placed 62nd (24:40.7) in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational in the men’s blue five mile
- Finished 6th in the Missouri Opener 6K (17:50.5), helping the men’s team win the meet
2020-21 (Freshman)
Cross Country
- Represented UK at the SEC Championships, finishing 46th overall (25:11.5)
Indoor
- Had two second-place finishes during the season, the mile at the McCravy-Green Invitational (4:07.93) and the 5000m at the Weems Baskin Invitational (14:25.76)
- Ran in the SEC Championships in the distance medley relay and 3000m, finishing 8th and 10th, respectively
Outdoor
- Won the 1500m at the Kentucky Invitational with a personal-best time of 3:44.18
- Competed in the 1500m and the 5000m at the SEC Championships, placing 11th and 15th, respectively
- Named Freshman All-SEC for being the top freshman finisher in the 5000m