2012 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: One-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic (2012).
Junior (2012): INDOOR – Placed 16th in the 5,000 meters at GNAC Championships. ... Ran in two other meets, competing in the 3,000 at the UW Indoor Preview and the 5,000 at UW Invitational. OUDOOR – Placed 11th in the 10,000 meters at GNAC Championships. ... Competed in six meets altogether, running the 1,500 once, the 3,000 once, the 5,000 twice, and the 10,000 once.
Mountain View High School: Qualified all four years for the Oregon state cross country meet. ... Also placed among the top 10 twice in the state cross country skiing championships. ... Team captain for cross country and track.
Personal: Jordan Daniel Wolfe. ... Born March 2, 1991. ... English major. ... Is a junior academically.
Fun facts: Won his age group and was 10th overall in the Portland Marathon. ... Also won his age group and was 6th overall in the Dirty Half Marathon in central Oregon. ... Started running cross country in sixth grade and loved it, even though "I was always in the back of the pack." During the summer between sixth and seventh grades, set a goal of running a 1.8-mile loop in his neighborhood every day, and improved his standing signficantly "because very few kids train in middle school." ... If not running, would focus more on cross country skiing. ... Book he just couldn't put down was "Driven by Eternity," by John Bervere. ... Favorite junk food is dark chocolate-covered Acai berries. ... If he could be any action hero, he would be Peter Pan, saying, "I'm a huge fan of the whole story." ... Says he has a fascination with the idea of taking off with his guitar and jumping aboard trains around the country, doing street ministry, getting to know people, writing music, telling their stories (and God's story) and "living very simply."
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
3000: 8:44.28 (2012)
5000: 15:11.66 (2012)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
1500: 4:11.19 (2012)
3000: 9:06.69(2012)
5000: 15:22.37 (2012)
10,000: 33:30.64 (2012)
