2024 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2024: Did not participate in cross country…Utilized a medical redshirt…
2023: All-Southeast Region and All-South Atlantic Conference first team…Won the SAC championship meet with his school-record 8K time of 22:51.55…Finished sixth at the SER championship meet with his personal-best 10K time of 29:36.4…Competed in Lehigh’s Paul Short Run, posting an 8K time of 25:28.0…Placed 11th in the SAC Preview, thanks to his 8K time of 27:45.4…
2022: All-South Atlantic Conference first team…Finished sixth at the SAC championship meet with his 8K time of 25:52.5…Competed in the UAH Festival Showcase 8K with his time of 24:47.4…Ran a 25:24.3 8K race at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run…Started his season with a 29:04.0 8K posting in the Catawba Fleet Feet Invite…
2021: Started season with his 27:24.2 8K effort in the Bulldog Stampede…Ran a 26:33.0 8K in the Division II Pre-National Invitational at Saint Leo…Posted a season-best 8K time of 24:15.5 at the Royals XC Challenge…Ran a 25:13.6 8K in the South Atlantic Conference championship meet, finishing in 22nd place…
2020: Rettschlag and the Bulldogs did not compete in the fall of 2020, due to the global pandemic...
PERSONAL
- Full name is Jakob Johann Rettschlag
- Born on March 19
- Born in Hennigsdorf, Germany
- Son of Klaus and Kirsten Rettschlag
- Favorite Athlete is Eliud Kipchoge
- Favorite sports team is Golden State Warriors
- Favorite movie is MCU
- Favorite TV show is Rick and Morty
- Favorite musical artist is 102 Boyz
- Favorite food is pizza
- Most memorable sports moment is the world youth games in Goeteborg, Sweden
- Person or people I admire the most is Pascal Kania
- Something people don’t know about me is I hit one out of ten throws from the 3 point line
- Nickname: Richi
- Favorite Quote: "Don't dream of winning, train for it!"
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