SPU: Two-year letterwinner.
Sophomore (2024): Ran and scored in four of the five meets. ... Finished No. 3 for the team in all three regular-season meets, with a highest individual placing of 65th at the Emerald City Open on Oct. 12. ... Was No. 4 for the team and 64th overall at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 24 at Sudden Valley. ... Ran his first sub 27-minute 8K on Sept. 28 at the Bill Roe WWU Classic at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, coming across the finish line in 26:56.4.
Freshman (2023): Ran in all six meets, scoring in five of them. … Was No. 4 for the team in both postseason races: 62nd overall at the GNAC Championships in Anchorage on Oct. 21, and 132nd at the NCAA West Regionals in Monmouth on Nov. 4. … Made his college debut on Sept. 2 at the Puget Sound Invitational in Steilacoom, placing No. 3 for the Falcons and 33rd overall. … Two weeks later on Sept. 16 at the PLU Open in Tacoma, finished his first college 8K race in 27:11.70, scoring No. 4 for SPU and 43rd overall.
Mead High School: Placed 22nd at the Class 3A (medium-large school) Washington state meet as a senior in 2022 with a time of 16:30.3 for 5000 meters, helping the team take home the 3rd-place trophy. ... Broke 16 minutes for the first time when he clocked 15:59.4 at the Pacific Northwest Regional XC Showcase two weeks after state. ... Finished 39th at state as a junior in 2021.
Personal: Jonathan Lieb. ... Psychology major.
Fun facts: Has been running for eight years prior to arriving at SPU; started taking it seriously as a junior in high school. ...
Played football for five years. ...
Favorite course was Sun Willows Golf Course for the Washington state meet in Pasco, saying, "It's perfect for running, but the hills and wind are pretty brutal." ...
Favorite sport to watch is football. ...
Dumbest movie he has ever seen is "The Exorcist." ...
Book he just couldn't put down was "The Pillars of the Earth." ...
Favorite junk food is double-stuff Oreos. ...
Favorite healthy food is fruit. ...
Favorite TV program is "The Office." ...
His dream car is a Ferrari. ...
Loves to shop for clothes. ...
Favorite team is the Seattle Seahawks. ...
Favorite athlete is NBA star Scottie Barnes. ...
If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be American stand-up comedian Theo Von. He would serve chicken fettucine. ...
If he could be any action hero, would be The Flash because "I would get a full ride to college and I would never be late anywhere." ...
His friends call him Johnny. ...
In 10 years, plans to be starting a family and working in a career that he enjoys. ...
Went on a five-day backpacking trip through The Enchantments in Eastern Washington with his dad, saying, "It was hard, but I love that I shared that experience with him, and it was one of the coolest things I've ever done with him."
PRs ON ALL COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Puget Sound Invitational @ Fort Steilacoom Park (6K) 19:22.4 (20240
Puget Sound Invitational @ Fort Steilacoom Park (5K) 16:15.3 (2023)
PLU Invitational @ PLU Meadows 27:11.7 (2023)
Bill Roe WWU Classic @ Hovander Homestead Park 26:56.4 (2024)
Bill Roe WWU Classic @ Lake Padden 27:23.1 (2023)
Emearld City Open @ Lower Woodland Park 28:29.4 (2024)
GNAC Championships @ Sudden Valley 27:25.1 (2024)
GNAC Championships @ Kincaid Park 27:492 (2023)
NCAA Division II West Regionals @ Ash Creek Preserve (10K) 34:57.4
CAREER RESULTS
