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Jacob Chicola
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Deville, La.
- High School:
- Buckeye HS
Bio
• 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
• 2015 All-Louisiana (3,000-meter steeplechase)
• 2014 All-Louisiana (3,000-meter steeplechase)
2017-18: Indoor - Posted personal-best in the 800-meters (2:05.66) at the McNeese State Indoor ... ran season-best 4:25.11 in the mile run at the McNeese State Indoor ... member of the Ragin' Cajuns distance medley relay team that finished seventh (10:23.92) at the SBC Indoor Championships.
2016-17: Outdoor - Posted personal-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:29.36) at the Florida Relays ... finished fourth overall in the 3,000-steeplechase at the LSU Alumni Gold (9:34.54) ... posted personal-best time in 1,500-meters (4:00.15) at the McNeese Spring Time Classic. Indoor - Clocked season-best time in the mile run (4:24.98) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships. Cross Country - Appeared in five events during the season ... finished 23rd overall (16:30.3) on the 3.1-mile course at the LSU Invitational ... completed the 10K course at the NCAA South Central Regional in 34:08.8.
2015-16: Outdoor - Placed fifth overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:48.60) at the LSU Alumni Gold ... clocked a time of 4:07.15 in the 1,500-meters at the Southeastern Lion Invitational. Indoor - Recorded a season-best time (4:25.02) in the 1-mile run at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships. Cross Country - Competed in five events during the season, posting a pair of top-15 finishes ... placed fourth overall at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational, completing the 5K course in 26:20.7 ... was 12th overall at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede (21:25.6).
2014-2015: Outdoor – Posted a top time of 16:21.30 in the 5,000-meters at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … recorded a time of 9:52.26 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to finish second overall at the South Alabama Invitational … time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase was the second-fastest by an athlete in the state of Louisiana, garnering him second-team All-Louisiana honors. Indoor – Did not compete. Cross Country – Competed in five events on the season … posted a top time of 21:27.1 to finish 16th overall at the four-mile Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational … best time in an 8K race came at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, finishing in 27:34.6 … clocked a time of 21:30.0 at the four-mile McNeese State Cowboy Stampede.
2013-14: Outdoor - Finished fourth overall in the 1,500-meters, recording a top time (4:03.89) at the Bobcat Invitational ... competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, posting a time of 9:45.85 at the LSU Alumni Gold ... earned All-Louisiana notice in the steeplechase ... set personal-best in the 3,000-meters (8:53.28) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays. Indoor - Recorded a personal-best in the 1-mile run (4:24.10) at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational ... finished second in the mile-run (4:26.66) at the Arkansas State Invitational. Cross Country - Competed in six events as a freshman, earning a top-10 finish ... ran a top time of 25:41.0 to finish 10th overall at the 8K Azalea City Classic ... posted a time of 21:24.7 at the four-mile McNeese State Cowboy Stampede ... made his debut at the McNeese State Cross Country Relays, finishing with a time of 18:52.7 on the 6K course.
High School: A three-time Class 2A state champion at Buckeye High School … claimed the state title in the 1,600-meters as a senior after finishing second in 2011 … a three-time state runner-up in the 3,200-meter run.
Personal: Born Dec. 8, 1994 in Pineville, La. … the son of Laina and Chuck Chicola … a petroleum engineering major.
• 2015 All-Louisiana (3,000-meter steeplechase)
• 2014 All-Louisiana (3,000-meter steeplechase)
2017-18: Indoor - Posted personal-best in the 800-meters (2:05.66) at the McNeese State Indoor ... ran season-best 4:25.11 in the mile run at the McNeese State Indoor ... member of the Ragin' Cajuns distance medley relay team that finished seventh (10:23.92) at the SBC Indoor Championships.
2016-17: Outdoor - Posted personal-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:29.36) at the Florida Relays ... finished fourth overall in the 3,000-steeplechase at the LSU Alumni Gold (9:34.54) ... posted personal-best time in 1,500-meters (4:00.15) at the McNeese Spring Time Classic. Indoor - Clocked season-best time in the mile run (4:24.98) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships. Cross Country - Appeared in five events during the season ... finished 23rd overall (16:30.3) on the 3.1-mile course at the LSU Invitational ... completed the 10K course at the NCAA South Central Regional in 34:08.8.
2015-16: Outdoor - Placed fifth overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:48.60) at the LSU Alumni Gold ... clocked a time of 4:07.15 in the 1,500-meters at the Southeastern Lion Invitational. Indoor - Recorded a season-best time (4:25.02) in the 1-mile run at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships. Cross Country - Competed in five events during the season, posting a pair of top-15 finishes ... placed fourth overall at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational, completing the 5K course in 26:20.7 ... was 12th overall at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede (21:25.6).
2014-2015: Outdoor – Posted a top time of 16:21.30 in the 5,000-meters at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … recorded a time of 9:52.26 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to finish second overall at the South Alabama Invitational … time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase was the second-fastest by an athlete in the state of Louisiana, garnering him second-team All-Louisiana honors. Indoor – Did not compete. Cross Country – Competed in five events on the season … posted a top time of 21:27.1 to finish 16th overall at the four-mile Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational … best time in an 8K race came at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, finishing in 27:34.6 … clocked a time of 21:30.0 at the four-mile McNeese State Cowboy Stampede.
2013-14: Outdoor - Finished fourth overall in the 1,500-meters, recording a top time (4:03.89) at the Bobcat Invitational ... competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, posting a time of 9:45.85 at the LSU Alumni Gold ... earned All-Louisiana notice in the steeplechase ... set personal-best in the 3,000-meters (8:53.28) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays. Indoor - Recorded a personal-best in the 1-mile run (4:24.10) at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational ... finished second in the mile-run (4:26.66) at the Arkansas State Invitational. Cross Country - Competed in six events as a freshman, earning a top-10 finish ... ran a top time of 25:41.0 to finish 10th overall at the 8K Azalea City Classic ... posted a time of 21:24.7 at the four-mile McNeese State Cowboy Stampede ... made his debut at the McNeese State Cross Country Relays, finishing with a time of 18:52.7 on the 6K course.
High School: A three-time Class 2A state champion at Buckeye High School … claimed the state title in the 1,600-meters as a senior after finishing second in 2011 … a three-time state runner-up in the 3,200-meter run.
Personal: Born Dec. 8, 1994 in Pineville, La. … the son of Laina and Chuck Chicola … a petroleum engineering major.
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