JackPendergast

BIO

Personal Bests

Cross Country:

8k – 24:01.8

10k – 32:23.0

Indoor:

Mile – 4:19.92

3000 – 8:28.40

5000 – 14:25.16

Outdoor:

1500 – 3:59.88

3000 – 8:24.78

3000 S – 8:55.81

5000 – 14:20.99

10000 – 29:44.16

In the Record Books:

Academic Accolades:

SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll – 2025

2024-25 (Graduate)

Outdoor:

Finished 14th at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 3000m steeplechase final with a time of 9:06.33
Placed second with a career-best time of 8:55.81 in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at the Jim Green Invitational
Ran a personal-best time of 29:44.16 in the 10k event at the Stanford Invitational
Made his outdoor season debut for UK at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge, winning the 5000m event with a career-best time of 14:20.99

Indoor:

Placed 24th at the SEC Indoor Championships with a 14:25.16 time
Won the 5000m event at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a 14:25.53 mark
Posted a personal-best time in the 3000m event (8:28.40) the Razorback Invitational
Made his season debut at the Vanderbilt Invitational, placing 33rd in the 3000m event with a time of 8:31.64

Cross Country

Placed 102nd, and scored points for team, in the 10k at the NCAA Southeast Regional in a time of 32:23.0
Placed 8th in the 8k Red Invite at the Bradley Pink Classic in a personal best time of 24:01.8
Placed 50th, and scored points for team, in the 8k at the Gans Creek Classic in a personal best time of 24:07.4
Made Kentucky debut at Southern Showcase, placing 39th in the 8k in a personal best time of 24:49.2

2023-24 (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

2022-23 (@ 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)

2021-22 (@ 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)

2020-21 (@ 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

Personal