Lehigh University Athletics
2025-2026 Men's Track and Field Roster
Jacob Chernin
- Position:
- Long Jump/Triple Jump
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Carrollwood Day School
- Major:
- Engineering
2026 Outdoors: Competed in six meets for Lehigh… placed 10th in long jump (6.21m) and placed ninth in triple jump (11.6m) in the Shippensburg University Keystone Challenge… placed fifth in the triple jump (12.27m) in the Monmouth Season Opener… placed seventh in the long jump (6.15m) and third in the triple jump (13.14m) in the Muhlenberg Invitational… placed 20th in the triple jump (12.58m) in the IC4A-ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships… placed fourth in the long jump and set a personal best (6.32m) and placed third in the triple jump and set a personal best (13.42m) in the Carol & John Covert Classic… placed fourth in the long jump (6.12m) and placed fourth (13.15m) in the Lafayette College vs. Lehigh University Dual.
2026 INDOORS: Competed in seven meets for Lehigh… set a personal best to place seventh in the long jump (6.27m) at the Penn Select… set a personal best to place sixth in the triple jump (12.92m) in Lehigh’s win over Lafayette… placed fifth in the triple jump (12.80m) and 11th in the long jump (6.05m) at the Philadelphia Metro.
2025 OUTDOORS: Jumped at six meets for the Mountain Hawks… placed eighth in the triple jump (12.22m) and 16th in the long jump (6.09m) at the Keystone State Challenge… placed sixth in the triple jump (12.45m) in Lehigh’s win over Lafayette… placed seventh in the triple jump (11.78m) and 14th in the long jump (5.81m) at the TCNJ Invitational… placed fifth in the long jump (6.13m) at the Covert Classic.
2025 INDOORS: Competed in four meets in his first season with Lehigh… placed sixth in the triple jump (12.78m) and ninth in the long jump (5.98m) at Fast Times Before Finals… placed 13th in the long jump (6.04m) at the Penn Select… placed sixth in both the long (6.20m) and triple (11.97m) jumps at the Moravian Indoor Meet… placed 10th in the triple jump (11.60m) and 11th in the long jump (5.81m) at the Bucknell Tune Up.
Why Lehigh?: “I wanted to experience a new area beyond my home state without giving up the opportunities and facilities some of my local schools could offer. Lehigh was the perfect fit for me.”
Personal: Son of Lynn Chernin and Adam Chernin… siblings Devin and Alissa
