Colorado State University Athletics
2016-17 Track & Field Roster
Brueckman, Jacob
Jacob Brueckman
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Issaquah, Wash.
- High School:
- Issaquah HS
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 15:15.7
- 6,000 meters - 18:25.9
- 8,000 meters - 23:49.3
-10,000 meters - 30:43.8
Indoor
- Mile - 4:01.15 (3rd in CSU history)
- 3,000 meters - 8:25.09
- 5,000 meters - 14:45.33
Outdoor
- 800 meters - 1:52.13
- 1,500 meters - 3:39.04 (3rd in CSU history)
- 5,000 meters - 14:24.92
Accolades
- Academic All-Mountain West (2021 XC, 2021 TF, 2019 XC, 2018 XC)
- Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2020-21 XC, 2020-21 TF)
- Mountain West Champion, 1500m (2022 OTF)
- All-Mountain West, 1500m (2021 OTF, 2022 OTF)
- All-Mountain West, DMR (2022 ITF)
Brueckman at the NCAA Championships
2018
- 118th place, men's 10k (Cross Country)
Brueckman at the NCAA Regionals
2022
- 9th place, men's 1,500m quarters (Outdoor)
- 9th place, men's 1,500m prelims (Outdoor)
2021
- 26th place, men's 1,500m prelims (Outdoor)
- 40th place, men's 10K (Cross Country)
2019
- 81st place, men's 10k (Cross Country)
2018
- 51st place, men's 10k (Cross Country)
Brueckman at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 1st place, men's 1500 (Outdoor)
2022
- 4th place, men's mile (Indoor)
- 3rd place, men's DMR (Indoor)
2021
- 21st place, men's 8k (Cross Country)
2020-21
- 16th place, men's 8k (Cross Country)
- 3rd place, men's 1,500m (Outdoor)
2020
- 4th place, Mile (Indoor)
2019
- 30th place, men's 8k (Cross Country)
- 8th place, miles (Indoor)
- 2nd place, DMR (Indoor)
- 10th place, 1500m (Outdoor)
2018
- 38th place, men's 8k (Cross Country)
COLORADO STATE
Graduate (2021-22)
(Cross Country): Competed in five meets and scored for the Rams in each...At the NCAA Mountain Region, he was the third Ram to finish, while being the fourth scorer at MW Championships...Helped lead CSU to a 10th place finish at Nuttycombe Invite in which the Rams finished above 15 ranked/receiving votes teams by being the third Ram at 55th place.
(Indoor): Competed in three meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Helped add 11 points to the team score at the conference meet...Part of the third-place DMR to earn All-MW...Set a personal record in the mile at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 4:01.15, for 3rd in CSU history and won the race.
(Outdoor): Competed in six meets including the NCAA Championships, NCAA West Prelims and the Mountain West Championships...Captured the 1500m Mountain West Championship, becoming CSU's first winner in the event since the Rams won the first three in conference history from 2000-02...In the NCAA West quarterfinals of the 1500, he crossed at 3:39.04 for third in CSU history and fifth in the heat to advance to NCAA Championships.
Redshirt Senior (2020-21)
(Cross Country): Second Ram to cross at the Mountain West Championships in 16th place with a time of 24:15.6...Third Ram to score at the Colorado State-Wyoming Dual and help CSU defeat Wyoming, finishing fifth overall with a time of 18:25.9...Top Ram finisher at 25th overall with a time of 23:49.3 in the 8K Battle Born Collegiate XC Challenge.
(Indoor): Did not compete.
(Outdoor): Appeared in five meets...Notched his first individual podium finish at MW meet, taking third in the 1,500m with a time of 3:42.39 for the fourth-best time in school history...All-Mountain West, 1500m...Contributed six points to the men's team en route to the team title...Advanced to the NCAA West Regionals for the first time in career...Ran the then fifth-best 1500 in school history (3:42.96) and finished second at the West Coast Relays...Finished fourth in the 5K at Jack Christiansen Invite...Won the 1500 at the CU Invitational with a time of 3:53.25.
Redshirt Junior (2019-20)
(Cross Country): Seventh Ram to cross at Wyoming Invite 5K in 23rd overall...Placed 90th at the Joe Piane Invitational 8k with a time of 24:39.68...Finished third for the Rams in the Nuttycombe Invite 8k race with a time of 24:48.3...Ran a PR in the 8K at the MW Championships...Fourth Ram to cross at the NCAA Mountain Regional
(Indoor): Competed in four meets including the Mountain West Championships...Finished fourth in the mile at MW championships to add five points to the team score en route to CSU's Mountain West Championship...Placed third in mile at Potts Invite...Recorded a then mile PR at Colorado Invitational and finished fourth...Jumped to 11th on school list in mile (4:05.76) at Iowa State Classic and finished 16th.
Redshirt Sophomore (2018-19)
(Cross Country): Finished in the scoring for the Rams at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational at 90th overall and fifth on team...Crossed in 68th place at Pre-Nationals...Represented the sixth Ram to finish at MW Championships...Was the seventh CSU runner to cross at NCAA Regional in 51st place...Scored for the Rams in the NCAA Championships, 118th and fourth for CSU
(Indoor): Appeared in four meets (mile, 3000m, DMR, 5000m)...Ran a then-PR in the mile at Colorado Invitational...Ran PR in the 5000m at the Husky Classic...Competed in three events at the MW Championships (DMR, mile and 3000m)...Third Ram finisher in the mile at MW meet.
(Outdoor): Appeared in five meets...Ran a PR in the 5000m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic...Recorded a 1500m PR at the MW Championships which registered at No. 18 mark in school history...The second Ram to finish in the 1500m at MW meet.
Redshirt Freshman (2017-18)
(Cross Country): Finished fifth for the Rams and 20th overall at CSU Invite for collegiate XC debut...Scored for the Rams in 28th place at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.
(Indoor): Appeared in three meets (mile and 3000m).
(Outdoor): Competed in five meets (800m, 1500m, 5000m)...Ran a PR in the 800m at Tom Benich...Took second in the 1500m at the Mines Sunday Last Chance.
Freshman (2016-17)
(Cross Country): Redshirted...No appearances.
(Indoor): Redshirted...Ran unattached in the mile at two meets.
(Outdoor): Redshirted...Ran unattached in three meets (1500m and 800m)...Finished in second in the 1500m at Jack Christiansen Invitational.
High School
Attended Issaquah HS in Issaquah, Wash....Placed seventh at the 2016 Washington 4A state championships in the 1,600 meters, earning all-state honors...Eight-time KingCo All-Conference...Four-time student-athlete honor roll...Mother, Lynn Crane, competed in gymnastics at Penn State and went on the be the head coach at Illinois and an assistant at Florida.
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- 800 meters - 1:56.45
- 1,600 meters - 4:15.00
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 15:15.7
- 6,000 meters - 18:25.9
- 8,000 meters - 23:49.3
-10,000 meters - 30:43.8
Indoor
- Mile - 4:01.15 (3rd in CSU history)
- 3,000 meters - 8:25.09
- 5,000 meters - 14:45.33
Outdoor
- 800 meters - 1:52.13
- 1,500 meters - 3:39.04 (3rd in CSU history)
- 5,000 meters - 14:24.92
Accolades
- Academic All-Mountain West (2021 XC, 2021 TF, 2019 XC, 2018 XC)
- Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2020-21 XC, 2020-21 TF)
- Mountain West Champion, 1500m (2022 OTF)
- All-Mountain West, 1500m (2021 OTF, 2022 OTF)
- All-Mountain West, DMR (2022 ITF)
Brueckman at the NCAA Championships
2018
- 118th place, men's 10k (Cross Country)
Brueckman at the NCAA Regionals
2022
- 9th place, men's 1,500m quarters (Outdoor)
- 9th place, men's 1,500m prelims (Outdoor)
2021
- 26th place, men's 1,500m prelims (Outdoor)
- 40th place, men's 10K (Cross Country)
2019
- 81st place, men's 10k (Cross Country)
2018
- 51st place, men's 10k (Cross Country)
Brueckman at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 1st place, men's 1500 (Outdoor)
2022
- 4th place, men's mile (Indoor)
- 3rd place, men's DMR (Indoor)
2021
- 21st place, men's 8k (Cross Country)
2020-21
- 16th place, men's 8k (Cross Country)
- 3rd place, men's 1,500m (Outdoor)
2020
- 4th place, Mile (Indoor)
2019
- 30th place, men's 8k (Cross Country)
- 8th place, miles (Indoor)
- 2nd place, DMR (Indoor)
- 10th place, 1500m (Outdoor)
2018
- 38th place, men's 8k (Cross Country)
COLORADO STATE
Graduate (2021-22)
(Cross Country): Competed in five meets and scored for the Rams in each...At the NCAA Mountain Region, he was the third Ram to finish, while being the fourth scorer at MW Championships...Helped lead CSU to a 10th place finish at Nuttycombe Invite in which the Rams finished above 15 ranked/receiving votes teams by being the third Ram at 55th place.
(Indoor): Competed in three meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Helped add 11 points to the team score at the conference meet...Part of the third-place DMR to earn All-MW...Set a personal record in the mile at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 4:01.15, for 3rd in CSU history and won the race.
(Outdoor): Competed in six meets including the NCAA Championships, NCAA West Prelims and the Mountain West Championships...Captured the 1500m Mountain West Championship, becoming CSU's first winner in the event since the Rams won the first three in conference history from 2000-02...In the NCAA West quarterfinals of the 1500, he crossed at 3:39.04 for third in CSU history and fifth in the heat to advance to NCAA Championships.
Redshirt Senior (2020-21)
(Cross Country): Second Ram to cross at the Mountain West Championships in 16th place with a time of 24:15.6...Third Ram to score at the Colorado State-Wyoming Dual and help CSU defeat Wyoming, finishing fifth overall with a time of 18:25.9...Top Ram finisher at 25th overall with a time of 23:49.3 in the 8K Battle Born Collegiate XC Challenge.
(Indoor): Did not compete.
(Outdoor): Appeared in five meets...Notched his first individual podium finish at MW meet, taking third in the 1,500m with a time of 3:42.39 for the fourth-best time in school history...All-Mountain West, 1500m...Contributed six points to the men's team en route to the team title...Advanced to the NCAA West Regionals for the first time in career...Ran the then fifth-best 1500 in school history (3:42.96) and finished second at the West Coast Relays...Finished fourth in the 5K at Jack Christiansen Invite...Won the 1500 at the CU Invitational with a time of 3:53.25.
Redshirt Junior (2019-20)
(Cross Country): Seventh Ram to cross at Wyoming Invite 5K in 23rd overall...Placed 90th at the Joe Piane Invitational 8k with a time of 24:39.68...Finished third for the Rams in the Nuttycombe Invite 8k race with a time of 24:48.3...Ran a PR in the 8K at the MW Championships...Fourth Ram to cross at the NCAA Mountain Regional
(Indoor): Competed in four meets including the Mountain West Championships...Finished fourth in the mile at MW championships to add five points to the team score en route to CSU's Mountain West Championship...Placed third in mile at Potts Invite...Recorded a then mile PR at Colorado Invitational and finished fourth...Jumped to 11th on school list in mile (4:05.76) at Iowa State Classic and finished 16th.
Redshirt Sophomore (2018-19)
(Cross Country): Finished in the scoring for the Rams at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational at 90th overall and fifth on team...Crossed in 68th place at Pre-Nationals...Represented the sixth Ram to finish at MW Championships...Was the seventh CSU runner to cross at NCAA Regional in 51st place...Scored for the Rams in the NCAA Championships, 118th and fourth for CSU
(Indoor): Appeared in four meets (mile, 3000m, DMR, 5000m)...Ran a then-PR in the mile at Colorado Invitational...Ran PR in the 5000m at the Husky Classic...Competed in three events at the MW Championships (DMR, mile and 3000m)...Third Ram finisher in the mile at MW meet.
(Outdoor): Appeared in five meets...Ran a PR in the 5000m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic...Recorded a 1500m PR at the MW Championships which registered at No. 18 mark in school history...The second Ram to finish in the 1500m at MW meet.
Redshirt Freshman (2017-18)
(Cross Country): Finished fifth for the Rams and 20th overall at CSU Invite for collegiate XC debut...Scored for the Rams in 28th place at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.
(Indoor): Appeared in three meets (mile and 3000m).
(Outdoor): Competed in five meets (800m, 1500m, 5000m)...Ran a PR in the 800m at Tom Benich...Took second in the 1500m at the Mines Sunday Last Chance.
Freshman (2016-17)
(Cross Country): Redshirted...No appearances.
(Indoor): Redshirted...Ran unattached in the mile at two meets.
(Outdoor): Redshirted...Ran unattached in three meets (1500m and 800m)...Finished in second in the 1500m at Jack Christiansen Invitational.
High School
Attended Issaquah HS in Issaquah, Wash....Placed seventh at the 2016 Washington 4A state championships in the 1,600 meters, earning all-state honors...Eight-time KingCo All-Conference...Four-time student-athlete honor roll...Mother, Lynn Crane, competed in gymnastics at Penn State and went on the be the head coach at Illinois and an assistant at Florida.
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- 800 meters - 1:56.45
- 1,600 meters - 4:15.00
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