2026 Men's Cross Country Roster
Jake Peters
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Dacula, Ga.
- High School:
- Mill Creek HS
| PERSONAL BESTS | |
| 8K | 24:53.6 |
AS A SENIOR (2025)
- Season best 8k: 24:53.6 ... 6k: 19:57.48Â
- Ran a 25:41.6 8k at the SoCon Championships, placing 15th overall and first on the Bears
- Ran a 25:47.1 8k at the Georgia Tech Invitational, placing 20th overall and third place team finish
AS A JUNIOR (2024)
- Season best 8k: 24:42.04 ... 6k: 18:58.52
- Ran a 24:42.04 at the MGA/Julius Johnson Invitational, placing fourth overall and third for the Bears
- Ran a 18:58.52 at the Covered Bridge Open for a 10th place overall finish and a second place team finish
- Named to the All-SoCon Second Team
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
- Season best 8k: 26:25.80
- Ran 26:25.80 at the Firetower Project Run, placing 43rd
AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
- Season bests: 26:43 (8k)
- Ran an 8k PR of 26:43 at the Julius Johnson Invitational placing 15th
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Mill Creek High School in Hoschton, GA
- Team went undefeated his senior year, winning the 2021 GHSA 7A State Championships
- Ran high school PRs of 15:38 (5k), 9:11 (3200), 4:18 (1600), 1:59 (800)
- Earned All-Region honors in cross country and track
- Placed second in the 3200, eighth in the 1600, and was part of a third-place 4x800 team
PERSONAL
- Majoring in Engineering Management
- Son of Bernard Peters and Kara Rice
- Has two younger sisters Lauren and Marilyn Peters
GET TO KNOW JAKE
- Enjoys camping, hiking, and playing the guitar
- Favorite snack is trail mix
- If he had a yacht, he would name it The Hayman
- If he could choose to have any superpower, he would choose the ability to fly
- The best gift he has ever received was his dog and he named his dad as his hero
- Favorite dessert is a cookout milkshake
- Favorite movie is Avengers: Infinity War
- Favorite color is orange
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