Aleksander Jakobsen
Aleksander Jakobsen Image
Class: JR
Position: Racewalk
Hometown: Rock Island, Ill.
High School/Previous: Rock Island
 
Honors and Awards
  • 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.


2011-12 Men's Track & Field Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.Wt.HometownHigh School / Previous
 Fuad AgoroJRJumps  Hoffman Estates, Ill.
 Ademola AreSRHurdles  Hazel Crest, Ill.Hillcrest
 Christian AwahJRHurdles  Willow Springs, Ill.Lyons Township
 Breyonte BrewerFRThrows  Country Club Hills, Ill.
 Rafael CrisotoJRDistance  Franklin Park, Ill.West Leyden
 Kendall DeerSOHurdles  Lyons, Ill.
 Jacob FeinmanSOThrows  Hometown, Ill.Oak Lawn Community
 Alex GonzalesFRDistance  West Allis, Wis.West Allis Central
 Matt HolleySOPole Vault  Genoa, Ill.Genoa-Kingston
 Aleksander JakobsenJRRacewalk  Rock Island, Ill.Rock Island
 Justin KilpatrickFRSprints  Hazel Crest, Ill.
 Kevrin KimbroughFRJumps  Rockford, Ill.
 Branden LambaiseSOMultis  Germantown Hills, Ill.Metamora
 Justin LudwikowskiSRMultis  Roland, Ill.Roland/Iowa Central C.C.
 Michael MaloneFRJumps/Pole Vaul  Country Club Hills, Ill.
 Patrick McClainJRDistance  Gary, Ind.William A. Wirt
 Brian MeyerSODistance  Bloomington, Ill.Bloomington
 Jeremy MillerFRHurdles  Clinton, Iowa
 Joe NaszkeSOJumps  Seneca, Ill.Seneca
 Julius OtengJRRace Walk  Kumasi, GhanaKumasi
 Emmanuel PancholSOJumps  Rockford, Ill.Jefferson
 Zach PavlichFRDistance/Throws  Davenport, IowaDavenport Assumption
 Doug PowersSRDistance  Greenup, Ill.Cumberland/Danville C.C.
 Jaryd PrinceSOThrows  Clinton, IowaClinton
 Travis PruittJRSprints/Jumps  Freeport, Ill.
 Jerry SikkemaFRThrows  Fulton, Ill.
 Demetryione SingletonSOHurdles  Champaign, Ill.United Township
 Austin SmithSRJumps  Port Byron, Ill.Riverdale
 Joe SnyderJRThrows  Winnebago, Ill.Winnebago
 Peter TamulewiczFRSprints/Jumps  Bolingbrook, Ill.
 DeMykhal TeagueSOSprints  Silvis, Ill.United Township
 Spencer TouchieJRThrows  Hometown, Ill.Oak Lawn Community
 Quentin WoodsFRPole Vault  Davenport, Iowa
Chris Adams - Head Coach - 4th season
Tyson Graham - Assistant Coach - 4th season
Audra Adams - Assistant Coach - 3rd season
Sheena James - Assistant Coach - 4th season
Franklin Barnes - Assistant Coach - 1st season