2021 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster

Jakob Hanna
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Indoor:
- Senior
- Outdoor:
- Jr.
- Hometown:
- Brandon, S.D.
- High School:
- Brandon Valley HS
Hanna's Performance History & Personal Bests
2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country: Placed 8th at the Summit League Championships in March, which were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic … All-Summit League second team … Ran 25:37.1 for the 8k at the conference meet.
Indoor: Placed 2nd in the 3000m, 3rd in the mile, and 7th in the 5000m at the Summit League Championships, clocking personal-best times in all three events … Ranked 4th all-time at NDSU in the indoor 3000m after running 8:18.42 at the conference meet … Personal-best 4:09.72 in the mile at the conference meet … 14:48.08 in the 5000m.
Outdoor (Junior): Personal-best 1500m time of 3:56.40 at Wichita State on Mar. 27 … Ran on the Bison distance medley relay that took first at the Tennessee Relays.
2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): Ran in two meets for the Bison … Placed 27th at the Summit League Championships in Fargo on Nov. 2 … No. 7 finisher for NDSU at the conference meet … Season-best 8k of 26:26.5.
Indoor (Junior): Season-best mile time of 4:19.25 at Minnesota’s Jack Johnson Classic on Feb. 1 … Personal-best 3000m time of 8:38.30 at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 15 … Won the mile at the UND Tune-Up on Feb. 22 in 4:19.94.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): Ran in five meets for the Bison, finishing in NDSU’s top six on four different occasions … Finished 28th at the Summit League Championships … Season-best 8k time of 26:12.7 at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Oct. 13, finishing 16th overall … Took 10th place at the Bison Open on Aug. 31.
Indoor (Sophomore): Season-best mile time of 4:19.06 and season-best 800m time of 1:58.63 at the UND Indoor Tune-Up on Feb. 16.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Only competed in one outdoor meet, running 2:00.18 in the 800m and 4:05.87 in the 1500m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic on Mar. 29-30.
2017-18 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt): Competed unattached in four meets as a redshirt … Season-best 8k time of 26:25.6 at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Oct. 14.
Indoor (Freshman): Ran the leadoff 1200m leg on the Bison distance medley relay that won the Summit League title … Also placed 9th in the mile at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Season-best mile time of 4:20.60 at the Jack Johnson Classic on Jan. 27 … Also posted times of 1:57.39 in the 800m and 2:32.14 in the 1000m during the season.
Outdoor (Freshman): Recorded a season-best 1500m time of 4:00.89 at the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic in the season opener … Season-best 800m time of 1:57.07 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.
High School: South Dakota AA state champion in the 800m as a senior in 2017, as well as taking state runner-up honors in the 1600m and 3200m … Placed in the top four at the state meet in three events as a junior, taking second in the 3200m and fourth in the 1600m and 800m … Clocked high school personal-best times of 1:56 in the 800m, 4:18 in the 1600m and 9:30 in the 3200m … Claimed ESD Conference titles in all three events … Member of Brandon Valley relay teams that won a state title in the 1600m medley and finished second in the 4x800m ... 13-time conference champion ... Academic All-State honoree.
Personal: Son of Dan and Beth Hanna ... Has one sister, Abbi ... Mom, Beth, swam at the University of South Dakota ... Majoring in physical and health education.
2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country: Placed 8th at the Summit League Championships in March, which were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic … All-Summit League second team … Ran 25:37.1 for the 8k at the conference meet.
Indoor: Placed 2nd in the 3000m, 3rd in the mile, and 7th in the 5000m at the Summit League Championships, clocking personal-best times in all three events … Ranked 4th all-time at NDSU in the indoor 3000m after running 8:18.42 at the conference meet … Personal-best 4:09.72 in the mile at the conference meet … 14:48.08 in the 5000m.
Outdoor (Junior): Personal-best 1500m time of 3:56.40 at Wichita State on Mar. 27 … Ran on the Bison distance medley relay that took first at the Tennessee Relays.
2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): Ran in two meets for the Bison … Placed 27th at the Summit League Championships in Fargo on Nov. 2 … No. 7 finisher for NDSU at the conference meet … Season-best 8k of 26:26.5.
Indoor (Junior): Season-best mile time of 4:19.25 at Minnesota’s Jack Johnson Classic on Feb. 1 … Personal-best 3000m time of 8:38.30 at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 15 … Won the mile at the UND Tune-Up on Feb. 22 in 4:19.94.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): Ran in five meets for the Bison, finishing in NDSU’s top six on four different occasions … Finished 28th at the Summit League Championships … Season-best 8k time of 26:12.7 at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Oct. 13, finishing 16th overall … Took 10th place at the Bison Open on Aug. 31.
Indoor (Sophomore): Season-best mile time of 4:19.06 and season-best 800m time of 1:58.63 at the UND Indoor Tune-Up on Feb. 16.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Only competed in one outdoor meet, running 2:00.18 in the 800m and 4:05.87 in the 1500m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic on Mar. 29-30.
2017-18 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt): Competed unattached in four meets as a redshirt … Season-best 8k time of 26:25.6 at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Oct. 14.
Indoor (Freshman): Ran the leadoff 1200m leg on the Bison distance medley relay that won the Summit League title … Also placed 9th in the mile at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Season-best mile time of 4:20.60 at the Jack Johnson Classic on Jan. 27 … Also posted times of 1:57.39 in the 800m and 2:32.14 in the 1000m during the season.
Outdoor (Freshman): Recorded a season-best 1500m time of 4:00.89 at the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic in the season opener … Season-best 800m time of 1:57.07 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.
High School: South Dakota AA state champion in the 800m as a senior in 2017, as well as taking state runner-up honors in the 1600m and 3200m … Placed in the top four at the state meet in three events as a junior, taking second in the 3200m and fourth in the 1600m and 800m … Clocked high school personal-best times of 1:56 in the 800m, 4:18 in the 1600m and 9:30 in the 3200m … Claimed ESD Conference titles in all three events … Member of Brandon Valley relay teams that won a state title in the 1600m medley and finished second in the 4x800m ... 13-time conference champion ... Academic All-State honoree.
Personal: Son of Dan and Beth Hanna ... Has one sister, Abbi ... Mom, Beth, swam at the University of South Dakota ... Majoring in physical and health education.
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