Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Two-year letterwinner in cross country. ... Competed in outdoor track as a true freshman in the spring of 2016. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2017.

Sophomore (2017): Competed in three meets. ... Ran No. 7 for Falcons (72nd overall) at GNAC with a Lake Padden 8K PR of 27:37.58. ... Also was No. 7 for team (121st overall) at Sundodger, his first time in that meet. ... Best time of season was 27:07.2 at Charles Bowles Invitational, his first on that course.

Redshirt freshman (2016): Ran and scored in all four meets. ... Ran No. 3 for SPU (112th overall) at WWU Classic on Oct. 8 at Lake Padden. ... Ran No. 4 at Saint Martin's Invite (57th overall, highest overall place of season). ... Made college XC debut at Humboldt State Invite on Sept. 10, running No. 5 for SPU and 64th overall. ... Was No. 4 for team (78th overall) in GNAC meet at Lake Padden.

Mt. Baker High School: Competed as a senior in 2014, placing 31st at the Class 1A (small school) state meet in 17:10.39 for 5 kilometers. ... An 800-meter specialist on the track, went to the 1A state meet as a junior (6th in 2:01.45) and as a senior (4th in 1:56.61). ... Won the Northwest Conference 800 championship and the Bi-District championship as a senior. ... Also anchored the 8th-place 4x400 state relay as a junior.

Personal: Jesse William Phan. ... Born Aug. 18, 1997. ... Business administration major. ... Older sister Chynna also attends SPU and runs on the cross country and track teams.

Fun facts: Has been running since age 11. ... Just ran track from 7th to 11th grade, then started cross country at the suggestion of his track coach. ... Favorite workout is 1,000-meter repeats on the track. ... If not for running, would do more rock climbing / bouldering "because it's a really fun way to work out, and it's a lot of fun." ... Favorite sport to watch is football. ... Dumbest movie he ever saw was "Lars and the Real Girl." ... Book he just couldn't put down was "The Lightning Thief." ... Favorite junk foods are ice cream and cookies. ... Favorite healthy food is avocados. ... Favorite TV program is "New Girl." ... Favorite team is the Seattle Seahawks. ... Favorite athlete is Kenyan middle distance runner David Rudisha. ... Easiest subject in school is math. ... Toughest subjects are literature and writing. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be his grandpa, so he could hear about his life. ... If he could be any action hero, would be Superman "because he has many different superpowers, not just one." ... In 10 years, wants to be working as a school athletic director and still be running and doing some races. ... After graduating, wants to take six months to a year and travel to every continent (except perhaps Antarctica).


PRs ON 2017 SCHEDULE COURSES:
Magnuson Park (4.5 miles): Did not run.
Sundodger @ Lincoln Park: 27:06.24 (2017).
Charles Bowles Invite @ Bush's Pasture: 27:07.2 (2017).
WWU Classic (10K) @ Lake Padden: 34:58.4 (2016).
GNAC @ Lake Padden: 27:37.58 (2017).
NCAA Regionals (10K) @ Ash Creek: Did not run.


PRs ON OTHER COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Humboldt State Invite @ Patrick's Point State Park: 27:44.92 (2016).
Saint Martin's Invite @ Saint Martin's University: 28:11.40 (2016).