• NAIA Indoor National Championships Qualifier - 3,000-Meter Racewalk (2010 & 2011)
• Indoor All-MCC - 5,000 Meter Racewalk (2011)
• MCC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (1/10/11)
• Outdoor All-MCC - 5,000-Meter Racewalk (2010)
• AU Outdoor School Record Holder: 5,000-Meter Racewalk (2010)
• MCC Track Athlete of the Week: (5/17/10)
• MCC All-Academic (2011)
  

2011 Outdoor (Sophomore): Qualified for the 5,000-meter racewalk at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships…took second-place in the 5,000-meter racewalk at the 70th Annual Viking Olympics (25:57.50).

2011 Indoor (Sophomore): Finished ninth nationally in the 3,000-meter racewalk at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships (14:19.77)…earned first-place points in the 3,000-meter racewalk at the IC Snowbird Open with a time of 15:22.92)…was named Indoor All-MCC in the 3,000-meter racewalk…took third place at the Missouri All-Comers meet in the same event (14:55.40)…collected MCC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (1/10/11).

2010 Outdoor (Freshman): Placed 11th nationally in the 5,000-meter racewalk at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, nearly reaching All-American status…Finished with a new school-record time of 27:33.56 at the national meet…Earned All-MCC accolades as the racewalk champion…Previously broke the racewalk record at the Washington University Invitational, where he finished in a then-record time of 29:17.55…Finished ninth overall in the 5,000-meter run at the Spartan Open with a time of 18:40.56…Took 23rd at the Viking Olympics in the 5,000 after finishing in 19:50.74.

2010 Indoor (Freshman): Broke the AU indoor school record in the 3,000-meter racewalk as a freshman, setting the new record at the Dr. Jim Green Invite with a time of 16:58.33…Placed second overall in the racewalk at the Illinois College Snowbird, crossing the finish line in a time of 18:41.80…Took home 17th and 18th place in the 3,000 and 5,000, respectively, at the MCC Indoor Championships…Placed 14th in the 3,000 at the Carthage Opener with a time of 11:45.76.

Prior to Ashford: Competed in soccer, swimming, track and field and cross country for all four years while at Rock Island High School…Competed in the 1,500-meter freestyle, backstroke and various relay teams in the pool…Played the forward and defender positions on the soccer team…Four-time All-Academic Conference Team honoree…Member of the German Club, Letterman's Club and was an active participant in 4-H…Also pole vaulted in high school…Coached by Ed Lillis and David Terronez.

Personal: Born Aleksander Jal Jakobsen on Sept. 10, 1990…Son of Svend and Deb Jakobsen…Sister, Erika is a member of the AU women's soccer and track and field teams…Has another sister, Ariana…Enjoy playing video games, reading and swimming…Chose Ashford over Monmouth College.

Major: Accounting.