Jacob Sobota

Duke Track and Field Headshots at the Blue Devil Tower on November 5, 2020 at Durham, North Carolina.

Position:
Multi-Events
Height:
6-1
Weight:
0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.
High School:
Buford

Honors: 2020 All-ACC First Team (Heptathlon, Indoor), 2020 All-ACC Academic Team (Indoor), 2018 All-ACC First Team (Heptathlon, Indoor), 2018 All-ACC Academic Team (Indoor), 2018 All-ACC Second Team (Decathlon, Outdoor), 2018 All-ACC Academic Team (Outdoor)

2020-21 T&F: Opened the outdoor season with an eighth place finish in the long jump with a PR jump of 6.91m (22-8 feet) and a 20th place finish in the 100m with a time of 10.92 seconds at the Raleigh Relays (3/25 - 3/27) ... Set a personal best in the 200m with a fifth place finish and time of 22.47 seconds, while taking sixth in the 100m with a run of 11.05 seconds at Duke Twilight (5/3).

2019-20 T&F: Appeared in two meets during the indoor season ... placed 13th in the pole vault at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14), jumping 4.80m (15-9.0 feet) ... earned a silver medal in the pentathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/27) with 5,184 points ... his performance included a first-place height in the pole vault (4.85m) and third-place finish in the 1000m (2:49.75) ... did not compete in any outdoor events due to the season being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic ... named to the All-ACC Academic Indoor Team.

2018-19 T&F: Competed in one meet during the outdoor season … finished third in the 110m hurdles (15.43), 4x400m relay (3:17.94) and first in the pole vault with a PR height of 4.80m at the Battle of the Blues (4/6).

2017-18 T&F: Enjoyed an impressive freshman campaign, earning two top two finishes in the heptathlon during the indoor campaign … finished second in the heptathlon in the Power Five Invite (2/3), totaling 5,204 points in the competition … took first at the Michigan Power 5 Invitational (2/2) in the 60m dash with a PR time of 6.90, a mark also good for fifth all-time in Duke indoor history ... earned First Team All-ACC honors at the ACC Indoor Championships, finishing in second place with a total of 5,516 points … named to the 2018 All-ACC Academic Men’s Indoor Track and Field team … a member of the sprint medley team that set the school record with a time of 3:16.52 at the Penn Relays (4/27), finishing fourth in the competition … finished fourth in the decathlon at the ACC Outdoor Championships, totaling 6,825 to earn Second-Team All-ACC honors … named to the 2018 All-ACC Academic Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Team following his freshman campaign.

Prior to Duke: Lettered for four years in track & field under the guidance of coach Michael Morrison at Bearden High School…2016 Hershey National Champion in the Decathlon…Finished as runner-up in the 2016 Tennessee state meet in both the decathlon and pole vault…Named 2017 Bearden Team MVP and 2016 Field Event MVP…Ranked number one in the state of Tennessee for both the decathlon and pole vault for the 2017 season...Also competed for the Tim Mack Pole Vault Academy and for the Gymtek Track team during his high school career…Lettered as a member of the Bearden Climbing team…President and Corresponding Secretary of Bearden Key Club…Member of National Honors Society…Involved in student government…Corresponding secretary in the Knoxville Teen Board as well as performing the most male service hours…Played double bass and bass guitar in the school orchestra…Participated in Younglife.

Personal: Son of Jason and Jennifer Sobota…Born February 18, 1999…Has one brother, Joshua and one sister, Jaedyn.

Duke Indoor PRs
Heptathlon [2] - 5,516 (2/24/2018)
60m [5] - 6.90 (2/2/2018)
60m hurdles - 8.27 (1/26/2018)
1000m - 2:50.02 (2/24/2018)
High Jump - 1.83m (2/24/2018)
Pole Vault - 4.90m (2/24/2018)
Long Jump - 6.97m (2/24/2018)
Shot Put - 12.57m (2/24/2018)

Duke Outdoor PRs
Decathlon - 6,825 (5/10/2018)
100m - 10.78 (3/31/2018)
110m hurdles - 15.18 (5/10/2018)
200m – 22.47 (5/3/2021)
400m - 49.35 (5/10/2018)
1,500m - 4:55.51 (4/19/2018)
High Jump - 1.74m (4/19/2018)
Pole Vault – 4.80m (4/6/2019)
Long Jump - 6.91m (3/25/2021)
Shot Put - 12.35m (4/19/2018)
Discus - 37.02m (5/10/2018)
Javelin - 39.43m (5/10/2018)

[ ] denotes ranking in school record book

Last Updated on May 12, 2021