Jake McDermott

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Position:
Distance
Hometown:
White Bear Lake, Minn.
High School:
Cretin-Derham Hall
Height:
5-10

Eligibility (Cross Country): Redshirt Freshman
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor Track): Redshirt Freshman/Redshirt Freshman

2015-16 Season

2016 Indoor: Finished 11th in the 3000 meters in 8:54.75 at the Red and White Open (2/19)

High School

He finished fourth at the Minnesota Class AA state cross country meet as a senior in 15:33.00 and also placed 10th at the 2013 Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional in 15:42.60 ... placed fifth in the 3200 meters (9:02.58) and sixth in the 1600 meters (4:14.67) at the Minnesota state meet ... finished 20th at the 2012 state cross country meet as a junior in 15:57.70 ... played three years of varsity soccer and was team captain his senior year.

Personal

Parents are Marty and Char McDermott ... has one sister, Marinna ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... loves outdoor sports such as fishing, hunting and snowmobiling ... majoring in civil engineering

Why Wisconsin

"Wisconsin has a great academic program, especially for engineering. The school has a great running program and the tradition at Wisconsin was really appealing."

Personal Bests

Indoor				Outdoor
3000 Meters	8:54.75	2-19-16

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || April 15, 2024

Monday, April 15

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || Feb. 20, 2022

Monday, February 20

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || February 22, 2021

Monday, February 22

UW Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2020: Jeff Braun

Saturday, November 14

Wisconsin track and field earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors for the 2025 season

Monday, July 21

The Wisconsin men's cross country and track and field program places fifth in the USTFCCCA POY standings

Wisconsin men’s program places fifth in USTFCCCA POY standings

Wednesday, June 18

Adam Spencer at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships

Spencer takes fourth in 1500-meter final at NCAA's

Friday, June 13

Jason Swarens celebrates after being crowned a champion at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Spectacular Swarens: Senior wins shot put at 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships

Wednesday, June 11

University of Wisconsin Athletics

2015-16 Men's Track and Field Roster

Roster

Paul Afflitto

Cooper Barth

Zack Benning

Eric Brown

Riley Budde

Ryan Clevenger

Ryan Davis

Benjamin Eidenschink

Corbin Ellis

Charlie Foss

Tim Guthrie

Olin Hacker

Isaac Hale

Joe Hardy

Jack Heinrich

Jacob Hirsbrunner

Carl Hirsch

Grant Krieger

Ryan Kromer

Daniel LaLuzerne

Lorenzo Larry

Zach Lorbeck

Jared Lovelace

Andrew Madison

Joe McAsey

Jake McDermott

Josh McDonald

Morgan McDonald

Tyson Miehe

Brandon Mortensen

Austin Mudd

Ryan Nameth

Coleman Nelson

Trent Nytes

Dairius Ragland

McKena Ramos

Russell Sandvold

Malachy Schrobilgen

Sawyer Smith

Troy Smith

Zack Snider

James Stecker

Alex Teague

Aaron Thompson

Kyle Thompson

Serge Trezy

Jake Wallenfang

Zac Webster

Tucker Wedig

Aaron Wickman

Kai Wilmot

Christopher Wright-Madison

Zach Ziemek