Jake Shumaker '20 Recruiting Profile

Looking for a college that I have the option of multiple different career paths as I am, still, unsure, but would like to continue studying Engineering, Business, or Statistics. I would like to run in college at the highest level possible as I like to compete and the social aspect of track and field. I have competed at two different state championships in the 4x800m and the 800m. My sophomore year, our team set our school record of 8:11 with me running a 2:02 and last year my personal best was 2:00.02, but injury prevented me from running faster. At state, I split a 1:58 in the 4x800m. My 1600m personal record is a 4:40 which I ran sophomore year. I think I would be a great runner for any school as I continue to approve and am very coachable, while being a personable person who can get my work done on the track and in the classroom as I have a 4.64 GPA. What makes me different than other athletes is how I will work until the very end and then continue to keep working harder and harder, pushing myself to be the very. Being a multi-sport athlete in high school (soccer, basketball, and track) has helped me keep my endurance and develop a character to never stop working hard.