2017 Men's Cross Country Roster
Jack Curran
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Major:
- Accounting
- Hometown:
- Merrick, N.Y.
- High School:
- Sanford H. Calhoun
TRACK PERSONAL RECORDS
CROSS COUNTRY PERSONAL RECORDS:
6K: 19:23.4 (2017 Lehigh Invitational)
8K: 25:35.0 (2014 Princeton Invitational)
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2018 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 1500 meter at the Lehigh Games (4:10.06)...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC Academic Honor Roll.
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2018 INDOORS: Finished fourth in the 3,000 meter run at the Lehigh John Covert Classic with a time of 9:12.76…Ran a season-best time of 4:36.34 in the mile at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge…Posted a time of 8:58.61 in the 3K at the Bucknell Tune-Up.
2017 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 23rd overall at the 6K Lehigh Invitational (19:23.40)...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 OUTDOORS: Ran a personal best in the 5K (15:15.41) at the Bison Outdoor Classic…Set a personal best in 1500m at the USF Bulls Invitational with a time 4:13.16…Finished in fourth place in the 5000m (15:29.52) at the Muhlenberg Invitational.
2017 INDOORS: Finished sixth in the 5,000 meter run at the John Covert Classic (15:36.09)…Ran a personal best in the 3,000m at the Armory Track Invitational with a time 8:58.23.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed at the Patriot League Championships, where he finished 50th overall (26:46.6)...Placed 10th overall, sixth on the team at the Leopard Invitational (26:41.0)...Finished 97th overall at the Paul Short Run's Open Race (26:02.7)...Picked up his first collegiate win with a first place finish at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (27:30.89)...Finished 24th overall at the season-opening 6K Lehigh Invitational (20:16.5).
2016 OUTDOORS: Placed second overall at the Lehigh Games in the 5K (15:28.24)…Took third in the 5K at the Greyhound Invitational (15:23.17)…Finished 10th with a season-best time of 4:18.88 in the 1500m run at the Lafayette 7-Way.
2016 INDOORS: Finished seventh in the 3,000 meter race at the Bucknell Tune-Up (8:59.43)…Tallied a seventh place finish in the 5,000m run at the Lafayette dual meet (16:01.02).
2015 CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
2015 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 3,000 meter race at the Lafayette 7-Way…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 INDOORS:Â Did not compete.
2014 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished in 62nd place at the Patriot League Championships (25:59)…Placed 95th in the Princeton Invite with a personal-best time of 25:35…Finished 13th at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:52)…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 OUTDOORS: Did not compete…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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2014 INDOORS:Â Finished second in the 3,000 meter at the John Covert Classic with a season-best time of 9:00.18.
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2013 CROSS COUNTRY:Â Placed 39th in the Lehigh Invitational (20:21.39), which served as his first collegiate race...Finished 110th in the Paul Short Men's College Open race (26:51).
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BEFORE LEHIGH: Captain of Calhoun High School cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track teams…Qualified for the New York State Meet in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track…School record holder in the 5K (15:53), 4K (12:48), 3200m (9:16), and 4xMile Relay (17:48)…All-Federation in cross country senior year and was part of the Calhoun 4xMile relay team that finished 13th at New Balance Indoor Nationals…Finished cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track with the top time in Nassau Country in the 5K, indoor 3200m, and outdoor 3200m, respectively….Was named Calhoun’s Most Outstanding Junior Male Athlete and Calhoun’s Most Dedicated Senior Male Athlete…National, Math, and Spanish Honor Society member.
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PERSONAL: Son of Trish and Sean. Has a sister Ailish and a brother Ryan.
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GETTING TO KNOW JACK
Nickname: Sheep the kid
Why did you choose Lehigh? Can’t beat the combination of athletics and academics, and the campus is beautiful
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The campus
Major & Why: Accounting because it has great job opportunities, job security, and allows you to work in many different industries and see how companies operate from the inside out. Money is cool too.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Philosophy
Favorite Place on Campus: FML
Favorite Food: Pancakes
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: J Cole
Favorite Movie: Radio
Favorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
Favorite Website: ESPN
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jim Nantz
Favorite Pro Team: New York Jets
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Michael Jordan
Favorite place to study: Packard 416
Most admired person and why: Steph Curry because his whole life he was told he wasn’t good or big enough and he used that as motivation to outwork everyone to become the current best player in the NBA
Hobbies: Sports, chilling, reading
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: Hawaii
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Beautiful singing voice
Dream Job: CEO of Moe’s Southwest Grill
If I Didn't Run Track, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Pay my parents back for everything they have done for me, and travel the world
CROSS COUNTRY PERSONAL RECORDS:
6K: 19:23.4 (2017 Lehigh Invitational)
8K: 25:35.0 (2014 Princeton Invitational)
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2018 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 1500 meter at the Lehigh Games (4:10.06)...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC Academic Honor Roll.
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2018 INDOORS: Finished fourth in the 3,000 meter run at the Lehigh John Covert Classic with a time of 9:12.76…Ran a season-best time of 4:36.34 in the mile at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge…Posted a time of 8:58.61 in the 3K at the Bucknell Tune-Up.
2017 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 23rd overall at the 6K Lehigh Invitational (19:23.40)...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 OUTDOORS: Ran a personal best in the 5K (15:15.41) at the Bison Outdoor Classic…Set a personal best in 1500m at the USF Bulls Invitational with a time 4:13.16…Finished in fourth place in the 5000m (15:29.52) at the Muhlenberg Invitational.
2017 INDOORS: Finished sixth in the 5,000 meter run at the John Covert Classic (15:36.09)…Ran a personal best in the 3,000m at the Armory Track Invitational with a time 8:58.23.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed at the Patriot League Championships, where he finished 50th overall (26:46.6)...Placed 10th overall, sixth on the team at the Leopard Invitational (26:41.0)...Finished 97th overall at the Paul Short Run's Open Race (26:02.7)...Picked up his first collegiate win with a first place finish at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (27:30.89)...Finished 24th overall at the season-opening 6K Lehigh Invitational (20:16.5).
2016 OUTDOORS: Placed second overall at the Lehigh Games in the 5K (15:28.24)…Took third in the 5K at the Greyhound Invitational (15:23.17)…Finished 10th with a season-best time of 4:18.88 in the 1500m run at the Lafayette 7-Way.
2016 INDOORS: Finished seventh in the 3,000 meter race at the Bucknell Tune-Up (8:59.43)…Tallied a seventh place finish in the 5,000m run at the Lafayette dual meet (16:01.02).
2015 CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
2015 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 3,000 meter race at the Lafayette 7-Way…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 INDOORS:Â Did not compete.
2014 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished in 62nd place at the Patriot League Championships (25:59)…Placed 95th in the Princeton Invite with a personal-best time of 25:35…Finished 13th at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:52)…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 OUTDOORS: Did not compete…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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2014 INDOORS:Â Finished second in the 3,000 meter at the John Covert Classic with a season-best time of 9:00.18.
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2013 CROSS COUNTRY:Â Placed 39th in the Lehigh Invitational (20:21.39), which served as his first collegiate race...Finished 110th in the Paul Short Men's College Open race (26:51).
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BEFORE LEHIGH: Captain of Calhoun High School cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track teams…Qualified for the New York State Meet in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track…School record holder in the 5K (15:53), 4K (12:48), 3200m (9:16), and 4xMile Relay (17:48)…All-Federation in cross country senior year and was part of the Calhoun 4xMile relay team that finished 13th at New Balance Indoor Nationals…Finished cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track with the top time in Nassau Country in the 5K, indoor 3200m, and outdoor 3200m, respectively….Was named Calhoun’s Most Outstanding Junior Male Athlete and Calhoun’s Most Dedicated Senior Male Athlete…National, Math, and Spanish Honor Society member.
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PERSONAL: Son of Trish and Sean. Has a sister Ailish and a brother Ryan.
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GETTING TO KNOW JACK
Nickname: Sheep the kid
Why did you choose Lehigh? Can’t beat the combination of athletics and academics, and the campus is beautiful
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The campus
Major & Why: Accounting because it has great job opportunities, job security, and allows you to work in many different industries and see how companies operate from the inside out. Money is cool too.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Philosophy
Favorite Place on Campus: FML
Favorite Food: Pancakes
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: J Cole
Favorite Movie: Radio
Favorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
Favorite Website: ESPN
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jim Nantz
Favorite Pro Team: New York Jets
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Michael Jordan
Favorite place to study: Packard 416
Most admired person and why: Steph Curry because his whole life he was told he wasn’t good or big enough and he used that as motivation to outwork everyone to become the current best player in the NBA
Hobbies: Sports, chilling, reading
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: Hawaii
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Beautiful singing voice
Dream Job: CEO of Moe’s Southwest Grill
If I Didn't Run Track, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Pay my parents back for everything they have done for me, and travel the world
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