Jacob Heslington
Ht
6'
0"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Orem, 
Utah
Last School
Timpanogos High School
Roster Years
2016-2019


Personal

  • Parents are Gary and Gwen Heslington
  • Has six siblings (Amber, Ashlee, Jodi, Lisa, Cortney and Calle)
  • Married to Hope Heslington
  • Major: Mechanical Engineering
  • Enjoys drawing and all sports
  • Also recruited by SUU, Utah State and Weber State

Before BYU

  • 2011 and 2012 Utah 4A cross country state champion
  • 2012 and 2013 Utah 4A 1600m and 3200m state champion
  • Placed 28th at Nike Cross Nationals
  • Academic All-State in track and cross country
  • 4.0 cumulative high school GPA 
  • High school coach is Jody Benson

Stats

2019: Senior
Place Event Time Distance
3 BYU Autumn Classic 21:34.4 7k
8 Bill Dellinger Invitational 23:39.2 8k
4 Pre-Nationals Invitational 23:26.7 8k
2 WCC Championships 23:53.3 8k
8 NCAA Mountain Region Championships 30:43.3 10k
21 NCAA National Championship 31:10.5 10k
2018: Junior
Place Event Time Distance
7 BYU Autumn Classic 21:11.4 7k
6 Notre Dame Joe Piane Invite 24:09.4 5 miles
20 Pre-Nationals Invitational (White Race) 24:10.8 8k
7 West Coast Conference Championships 23:47.3 8k
18 NCAA Mountain Region Championships 29:39.6 10k
50 NCAA National Championship 30:08.8 10k
2017: Sophomore
Place Event Time Distance
18 BYU Autumn Classic 19:58.6 4 miles
33 NCAA Mountain Region Championships 31:15.4 10k

 

Men's Track and Field Athlete Profile

Mission

  • Guatemala City
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2016

Sophmore Year 2017

Junior Year 2018

  • Received All-Region honors with 18th-place finish at the NCAA Mountain Regional
Senior Year 2019

  • Earned WCC All-Conference First Team honors after finishing 2nd with a time of 23:35.3.
  • Named to the 2019 All-Mountain Region team after finishing 8th with a time of 30:43.3. 
  • Competed on the 2019 Nation Championship winning team, finishing 21st with a time of 31:10.5.
  • Earned All-American honors for his 21st-place finish at the national championship meet.
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year