Jacob Law

Height:
6-1
Weight:
0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Crestwood, KY
High School:
South Oldham HS

2010
Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Was MU’s top finisher in three of six races ... Was team’s second runner once and third runner twice ... Ran a PR, MU season-best and the third-fastest 8K time in school history (25:45.15) at the A-Sun championships ... Placed 20th overall at the A-Sun meet ... Running in his hometown at the Greater Louisville Sports Commission Classic, ran a time of 26:15.30 to place 63rd out of 328 runners ... Was third overall at Mercer’s RunFit Sports Invitational, helping the Bears to the team title at their own event ... Was the team’s top finisher at the NCAA South Regional race, finishing the 10K course in a time of 32:24.90 (the second best time in school history at that distance).

2009
A-Sun All-Academic Team member … Was a second team All-A-Sun finisher with a 14th place (26:50) at the A-Sun championships as Mercer’s top placewinner … Was the Bears’ first all-conference finisher since 2002 … Also selected to the A-Sun’s All-Freshman team … Finished 114th at NCAA South Regional (at Alabama) with a 10K time of 33:57 (fifth-best 10K time in MU history) … Was 22nd of 205 at the Disney Classic (10/11) in a time of 27:03.2 … Ran the 15th-fastest 8K time in MU history (26:41.1) at the Greater Louisville Sports Commission Classic (10/3) … Was team’s second finisher at MU RunFit Sports Invitational (9/26) in a time of 27:20.09 … Was Bears’ top 5K runner in early season races at UT-Chattanooga (16:20) and at USC Upstate (16:03.59).

High School
Graduate of South Oldham (2009) … Ran for Stan Clark … Was the 2008 Kentucky state AA champion … “Senior of the Year” for cross country … Team finished third in the state in 2008 … Also participated in football, basketball and track, earning a total of eight varsity letters … Was twice second (junior and senior) in the 3200 meters at state track championship meet … Graduated summa cum laude … Was class treasurer and Beta Club president.

Personal
Son of Brad and Julie Law … Father works in inside sales and mother is a nurse ... Has one younger brother, Jeff, who is also a member of the Bears' cross country team … Born in Indianapolis, Ind. … Was recruited by over 75 colleges, including Tulsa, Ole Miss, Clemson, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt to name a few … Favorite actor is Johnny Depp … Favorite pre-race meal is pasta … Cites Christian influence as reason for selecting Mercer … An engineering major.