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2012-13 Men's Track and Field Roster

John Jantz

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arlington, Mass.
  • Highschool Arlington

Biography

Jantz's CAA Scoring
Jantz's Personal Bests
1500-meter run - 4:18.10
Mile run - 4:42.54
3000-meter run - 8:47.05
5000-meter run - 15:17.63
10000-meter run - 32:30.53

2012-13
CROSS COUNTRY
• Finished 22nd overall at the Nassaney Invitational (Sep. 8) with a time of 26:50.10.
• Took 22nd at the CCSU Ted Owens Invitational (Sep. 22) (26:55.73).
• Clocked in with a time of 26:07.23 at the New England Championship (Oct. 7).
• Placed 24th at the CAA Championship (Oct. 27) with a time of 25:57.80.
• Crossed the finish with a time of 33:15.30 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (Nov. 10).

2011-12
CROSS COUNTRY
• Won the Northeastern Invitational with a run of 26:30 (8K) in his first race of the year at Franklin Park.
• Clocked in at 16:04.85 (5K) for 24th place at the Bryant Invitational.
• Clocked in at 26:42 (8K) for 10th place at the Ted Owens CCSU Invite.
• Recorded Northeastern’s third-best time at the New England Championship, crossing in 25:58 (8K) for 51st place.
• Crossed the CAA Championship with a 28th-place run of 26:48 (8K).
• Posted a time of 33:51.8 (10K) for 121st place at the 2011 NCAA Regional Championship.

2010-11
INDOOR
• His 15:37.01 earned second place in the 5000-meter run at the Dartmouth Relays…took 17th place with a 9:21.15 in the 3000 meters at the Yale Invitational.

CROSS COUNTRY
• Looped the 5K Bryant Invitational with a 15th-place time of 17:00.53.
• Finished the Boston College Invitational (8K) in 32nd place with a time of 26:21.60.
• Turned in a time of 27:19:00 in the CCSU Ted Owens Invitational (8K) good for 11th place.

2009-10
INDOOR
• Finished fifth in the 3,000-meter run at a pace of 8:47.05 at the Jay Carisella Track & Field Invitational.

CROSS COUNTRY
• Recorded a time of 25:55 at the New England Cross Country Championship (8K) for 74th place which was NU’s second-fastest clip of the race.
• In his first race as a Husky, Jantz led the way for Northeastern, earning the top spot for NU with a 21st-place time of 25:57:00 at the BU Invitational (8K).

BEFORE NORTHEASTERN
• Attended Arlington High School for four years.
• Ran cross country and track for two and captained for one.
• Cross country team MVP.
• Named Best Distance Runner for track and named Most Improved.
• Three-time Dual County League All-Star.
• Took eighth in the Eastern Massachusetts Division II State Championships. 

PERSONAL
• Born Dec. 15, 1991
• Plans to major in Mechanical Engineering
• Class of 2014

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    Distance
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2011-12Junior

    Distance
  • 2012-13Senior

    Distance