2014 Men's Cross Country Roster
Poyner, Jacob

Jacob Poyner
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Winona Lake, Ind.
Bio
Career Results
Indoor Personal Bests
3000M -- 8:24.79 -- 2015 ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship
Mile -- 4:11.05 -2014 UCS Invitational
DMR -- 10:04.48 -- 2014 Kentucky Track & Field Invitational
Outdoor Personal Bests
1500M -- 14:41.05 - 2015 Raleigh Relays
2015 Outdoor
Took a first place finish in the 1500m at the Phoenix Invitational, only his second time competing in the event.
2014-15 Indoor
Earned season best 3000M time at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship... Finished first place in the DMR with a time of 10:06.97 at the Hilton Garden Invitational.
2013-14 Indoor
Recorded season best 3000M time of 8:26.03 at the ACC Track & Field Championships... Finished 6th at the UCS Invitational tallying a career best Mile at 4:11.05... Achieved a first place finish in the DMR at the Wake Forest Invitational. High School
A 2013 graduate of Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Ind. ... Competed in the 1,500m at the 2013 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, placing fourth in the prelims and ninth in the finals ... Placed sixth at the 2012 Indiana state cross country meet to earn first team all-state honors ... Led the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the 2012 state meet ... Also led Warsaw Community to a fifth-place finish at the state track & field championships ... Finished second in both the 3,200m and the distance medley at the 2013 Hoosier Indoor state meet ... Placed third in the 1,600m and fifth in the 3,200m at the 2013 outdoor state meet ... Took 10th place in the 1,600m as a junior ... Member of the 4x800m relay that placed 17th in 2010 and 11th in 2011 at the state championships ... Won the 3,200m at the 2013 Indiana All-Star for Track & Field Midwest Meet of Champions ... Placed 13th at the 2012 Indiana All-Star for Cross Country Mideast Meet of Champions ... Finished second (4:09.92) in the 2013 Midwest Distance Festival One-Mile Run ... Three time WCHS track & field MVP and two-time cross country MVP ... Named the WCHS Male Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Team captain ... Received the WCHS Max Truex Outstanding Distance Award in 2011 and 2012 ... Also received the 2013 WCHS Max Truex Mental Attitude Award ... 2013 WCHS Coaches Outstanding Senior Athlete Award ... Played soccer as a freshman before switching to cross country for his final three years of high school ... Earned a total of eight varsity letters ... High school teammate of Notre Dame's Spencer Rheinhardt ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Finished academically in the top 12 of his class of over 500 students all four years of high school ... Graduated Cum Laude ... Involved with the Tiger Student Athletic Board, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Warsaw Academic Science Team. High School Personal Bests
1,500-3:51.75
1,600-4:09.95
3,200-9:09.80
5,000-15:28.10
800-1:54
Mile-4:09.92
Personal
Full name is Jacob Stone Poyner ... Son of Tim and Sue Poyner ... Born July 15, 1994 in Winona Lake, Ind.
Indoor Personal Bests
3000M -- 8:24.79 -- 2015 ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship
Mile -- 4:11.05 -2014 UCS Invitational
DMR -- 10:04.48 -- 2014 Kentucky Track & Field Invitational
Outdoor Personal Bests
1500M -- 14:41.05 - 2015 Raleigh Relays
2015 Outdoor
Took a first place finish in the 1500m at the Phoenix Invitational, only his second time competing in the event.
2014-15 Indoor
Earned season best 3000M time at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship... Finished first place in the DMR with a time of 10:06.97 at the Hilton Garden Invitational.
2013-14 Indoor
Recorded season best 3000M time of 8:26.03 at the ACC Track & Field Championships... Finished 6th at the UCS Invitational tallying a career best Mile at 4:11.05... Achieved a first place finish in the DMR at the Wake Forest Invitational. High School
A 2013 graduate of Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Ind. ... Competed in the 1,500m at the 2013 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, placing fourth in the prelims and ninth in the finals ... Placed sixth at the 2012 Indiana state cross country meet to earn first team all-state honors ... Led the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the 2012 state meet ... Also led Warsaw Community to a fifth-place finish at the state track & field championships ... Finished second in both the 3,200m and the distance medley at the 2013 Hoosier Indoor state meet ... Placed third in the 1,600m and fifth in the 3,200m at the 2013 outdoor state meet ... Took 10th place in the 1,600m as a junior ... Member of the 4x800m relay that placed 17th in 2010 and 11th in 2011 at the state championships ... Won the 3,200m at the 2013 Indiana All-Star for Track & Field Midwest Meet of Champions ... Placed 13th at the 2012 Indiana All-Star for Cross Country Mideast Meet of Champions ... Finished second (4:09.92) in the 2013 Midwest Distance Festival One-Mile Run ... Three time WCHS track & field MVP and two-time cross country MVP ... Named the WCHS Male Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Team captain ... Received the WCHS Max Truex Outstanding Distance Award in 2011 and 2012 ... Also received the 2013 WCHS Max Truex Mental Attitude Award ... 2013 WCHS Coaches Outstanding Senior Athlete Award ... Played soccer as a freshman before switching to cross country for his final three years of high school ... Earned a total of eight varsity letters ... High school teammate of Notre Dame's Spencer Rheinhardt ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Finished academically in the top 12 of his class of over 500 students all four years of high school ... Graduated Cum Laude ... Involved with the Tiger Student Athletic Board, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Warsaw Academic Science Team. High School Personal Bests
1,500-3:51.75
1,600-4:09.95
3,200-9:09.80
5,000-15:28.10
800-1:54
Mile-4:09.92
Personal
Full name is Jacob Stone Poyner ... Son of Tim and Sue Poyner ... Born July 15, 1994 in Winona Lake, Ind.
Football Media Availability (9/18/25)
Thursday, September 18
Matt Barrie SportsCenter at Wake Forest with Demond Claiborne
Wednesday, September 10
Matt Barrie SportsCenter on Wake Forest Campus (Arnold Palmer Complex)
Wednesday, September 10
Football Media Availability (9/9/25)
Wednesday, September 10