University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster
Urlacher, Jak
Jak Urlacher
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Hometown:
- Grand Forks, N.D.
- High School:
- Grand Fords Central
Bio
Jak Urlacher's TFRRS Bio
Jak Urlacher's IAAF Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Big Ten Champion; Pole Vault (2024)
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Won the 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Championships pole vault title with a lifetime best vault of 5.51m (18-1)... Qualified for the NCAA West Regional for the second time, finished 14th overall with a clearance of 5.32m (17-5 1/2)... Won the Desert Heat Classic pole vault with a mark of 5.27m (17-3 1/2)... Finished inside the top three in every regular season meet... Was the runner-up at the Clyde Hart Classic pole vault with a mark of 5.20m (17-0 3/4)... Was fourth at the 44 Farms Team Invite with a cleared bar at 5.28m (17-3 3/4)... Ended the season with the No. 4 pole vault clearance in program history (5.51m | 18-1).
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Made a huge jump his sophomore season in Dinkytown in the pole vault... Opened the outdoor season at the Longhorn Invitational with a lifetime best 5.50m (18-0 1/2) to win the event and help him qualify for his first NCAA West Regional... Won the USF Bulls Invitational with a clearance of 5.10m (16-8 3/4)... Was second at the Jim Click Shootout with a vault of 5.20m (17-0 3/4)... Scored and placed fifth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships by clearing a bar of 5.24m (17-2 1/4).
2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed in four outdoor meets in his first season with the Maroon and Gold... Made his debut at the ASU Invitational, clearing a mark of 5.05m (16-6 3/4) to finish sixth overall... Was second at the LSU Alumni Gold in the pole vault... Finished 15th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the pole vault to cap off his first season in the Twin Cities.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Grand Forks Central... 2021 NDHSAA Class A State Champion in pole vault... 2019 NDHSAA Class A State pole vault Runner-Up... holds North Dakota Class A state record on pole vault at 15-07.50... two-time 2021 conference champion in pole vault and 4x400m relay... helped Grand Forks Central to four straight top-10 finishes at state... also played football in his senior year.
PERSONAL
Son of Brian and Angela Urlacher... has two siblings, William and Claire... enjoys listening to music in his spare time... plans on majoring in mechanical engineering.
Jak Urlacher's IAAF Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Big Ten Champion; Pole Vault (2024)
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Won the 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Championships pole vault title with a lifetime best vault of 5.51m (18-1)... Qualified for the NCAA West Regional for the second time, finished 14th overall with a clearance of 5.32m (17-5 1/2)... Won the Desert Heat Classic pole vault with a mark of 5.27m (17-3 1/2)... Finished inside the top three in every regular season meet... Was the runner-up at the Clyde Hart Classic pole vault with a mark of 5.20m (17-0 3/4)... Was fourth at the 44 Farms Team Invite with a cleared bar at 5.28m (17-3 3/4)... Ended the season with the No. 4 pole vault clearance in program history (5.51m | 18-1).
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Made a huge jump his sophomore season in Dinkytown in the pole vault... Opened the outdoor season at the Longhorn Invitational with a lifetime best 5.50m (18-0 1/2) to win the event and help him qualify for his first NCAA West Regional... Won the USF Bulls Invitational with a clearance of 5.10m (16-8 3/4)... Was second at the Jim Click Shootout with a vault of 5.20m (17-0 3/4)... Scored and placed fifth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships by clearing a bar of 5.24m (17-2 1/4).
2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed in four outdoor meets in his first season with the Maroon and Gold... Made his debut at the ASU Invitational, clearing a mark of 5.05m (16-6 3/4) to finish sixth overall... Was second at the LSU Alumni Gold in the pole vault... Finished 15th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the pole vault to cap off his first season in the Twin Cities.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Grand Forks Central... 2021 NDHSAA Class A State Champion in pole vault... 2019 NDHSAA Class A State pole vault Runner-Up... holds North Dakota Class A state record on pole vault at 15-07.50... two-time 2021 conference champion in pole vault and 4x400m relay... helped Grand Forks Central to four straight top-10 finishes at state... also played football in his senior year.
PERSONAL
Son of Brian and Angela Urlacher... has two siblings, William and Claire... enjoys listening to music in his spare time... plans on majoring in mechanical engineering.
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