Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: One-year letterwinner, two years with the program. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2020-21. ... USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week for NCAA Division II on Feb. 22, 2021 after winning the CWU Winter Invite.

Sophomore (2020-21): Won the CWU Winter Invite with a time of 26:06.5 for 8 kilometers. That was his first collegiate victory. It was the team's only meet and took place on Feb. 20 due to the 2020 fall season being canceled by the covid pandemic.

Redshirt freshman (2019): Ran and scored in all five meets. ... Finished No. 3 for the Falcons in both championship races, placing 27th overall at GNAC in Billings and 112th at NCAA West Regionals in Monmouth. His regional time of 32 minutes, 36.9 seconds was 89 seconds faster than his first collegiate 10K mark of 34:05.7 just four weeks prior at the Western Washington Classic in Bellingham. ... Made his college cross country debut with a top-10 finish (7th overall, No. 3 for SPU) at the season-opening PLU Invitational.

Freshman (2018): Did not compete.

Issaquah High School: Ran in three consecutive Class 4A (large school) Washington state meets. Placed 131^st as a sophomore, 87^th as a junior, and 90^th as a senior. Lowered his time each year, from 17:29.3 as a sophomore to 16:53.8 as a junior to 16:34.2 as a senior in 2017. … Also ran in the Nike NXR Northwest Regional championships for three straight years. ... Won several academic and leadership awards, including the 2018 Issaquah School District Student of the Year.

Personal: Jared Brandt Putney. ... Undecided major, but leaning toward communications.

Fun facts: Started running cross country and track in middle school, then got serious about it the summer before his freshman year in high school. ... If not for running, would play soccer, which he did until high school. ... Also enjoys film and photography, hiking, paddleboarding, and surfing / skimboard. ... Favorite sport to watch is soccer. ... Dumbest movie he ever saw was "Arrival." ... Books he just couldn't put down were "Calvin and Hobbes" collections. ... Favorite junk food is Sour Patch Kids. ... Favorite healthy food is spinach. ... Favorite TV programs are "Stranger Things" or "The Office." ... His dream car is a Jeep Wrangler. ... Favorite sports team is the Seattle Sounders. ... Favorite athlete is American middle distance runner Matthew Centrowitz. ... Easiest subject in school is history. ... Toughest subject is Spanish. ... His pre-race ritual is a power pose and smiling just before he walks up to the starting line -- "It gives me confidence and relaxes me at the same time." ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Chance the Rapper "because of all the things he is doing for his charities. His music is amazing, and he seems like a fun guy to have around." He would serve either chicken and rice, or lasagna. ... If he could be any action hero, would be Spiderman "because he is awesome, hilarious, and he is now part of the Avengers." ... His friends call him Squad Leader.


PRs ON OTHER COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
PLU Invitational @ PLU Cross Country Course 26:15.7 (2019)
John Payne / Curtis XC Invitational @ Chambers Creek Park 26:23.7 (2019)
Western Washington Classic @ Sudden Valley Golf Course (10K) 34:05.7 (2019)
GNAC Championships @ Amend Park (7.95K) 26:22.3 (2019)
NCAA West Regionals @ Ash Creek Preserve (10K) 32:36.9 (2019)
CWU Winter Invite @ CWU Athletic Complex 26:06.5 (2020-21)


CAREER RESULTS