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2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

Matthew Olivencia-Jacques

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown San Francisco, Calif.
  • Highschool Galileo Academy of Science & Technology

Biography

2014:
Competed in four meets as a freshman … Notched a 4-mile mark of 25:55.1 in collegiate debut at the Main Line Invitational (9/25) … Finished an 8,000-meter circuit in in 32:43 in the open race of the Paul Short Invite (10/4) … Recorded a collegiate-best 8k time of 32:19 in the open race at the Princeton Invitational (10/18) … Completed fall by placing 50th overall and fourth on the squad with an 8k mark of 34:41.6 in the junior varsity race at the Centennial Conference Championships (11/1).

High School:
Four-year letterwinner at Galileo Academy of Science and Technology ... Honor roll student every year … Member of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) drum corps and was a logistics and supplies adjutant for the organization.
 
Why Did You Choose Swarthmore?
“Swarthmore offers students an enormous variety of classes and opportunities to grow in and out of the classroom. The small student body, helpful professors, and the beautiful campus and woods out back sealed my decision.”

Swarthmore Bests:
4-Mile:
25:55.10, at Main Line Invitational (9/25/14)
8,000m: 32:19, at Princeton Invitational (10/18/14)

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2015Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2016Junior

    5'8"