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JackPendergast
- position Distance/XC
- class Senior
- Hometown Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- High school Cedar Rapids Prairie
- Previous School Iowa
Personal Bests
1500m – 3:59.88
3000m – 8:24.78
3000m SC – 9:04.89
Mile – 4:19.92
5000m – 14:38.74
2023-2024 (@ Iowa)
- Placed 11th at Stanford Invitational in 3000m Steeplechase in a season best time of 9:14.78
- Placed 16th in 5000m at Meyo Invitational in a collegiate best time of 14:38.74
- Placed third in 3000m at Larry Wieczorek Invitational in collegiate best time of 8:24.78
2022-2023 (@ Iowa)
- Ran collegiate bests in 1,500 meters at Bryan Clay Invite (3:59.88) and 3,000-meter steeplechase at Drake Relays (9:04.89)
- Iowa’s top finisher at Bradley Pink Classic with a season-best 25:04.40 (8,000 meters)
- Ran a collegiate-best five miles at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite (25:00.8)
- Ran a season-best 10,000 meters at B1G Championships (32:24.0)
2021-2022 (@ Iowa)
- Ran Iowa team-leading 9:09.55 in 3,000-meter steeplechase at Mt. SAC Relay
- Ran season bests in 6,000 meters at B1G Preview (18:43.5), 8,000 meters at Gans Creek Classic (25:06.4) and 10,000 meters at NCAA Midwest Regional (31:53.2)
2020-2021 (@ Iowa)
- Placed 66th in 8000m at B1G Indoor Track & Field Championships
- Competed at B1G Cross Country Championships and NCAA Midwest Cross Country Regional
High School
- 2018 Iowa State Cross Country Meet – Runner-Up
- 2019 Iowa State Cross Country Championships – Seventh Place
- Two-time All-Iowa First Team – Cross Country
- Two-time conference champion – Cross Country
- Three-time All-Conference – Cross Country
- School Record Holder – 3200m (Indoor)
Personal
- Son of Derek Pendergast
- Has two siblings, Matthew and Mia