Jakob Bertoline '26 Recruiting Profile

My name is Jakob bertoline, I’m the class of ‘26 at Eastern High School in Greentown, Indiana and I’ve been running cross country since 6th grade and I ran track for 3 years. When I went to my very first cross country practice, I didn’t know what to expect because I wasn’t much of a runner and I was invited to do cross country by a friend who was on the cross country team. After my sixth grade year, my PR was a 17:30 3k, during the offseason, I was running a lot and when I started my seventh grade year, I was faster than last year and I was having fun running. After my seventh grade year, I dropped 3 minutes off my 3k from a 17:30 to a 14:23, but I still trained hard in the offseason to finish my middle school career. After my eighth grade year, I dropped 2 minutes off my 3k from a 14:23 to a 12:23. Now, I’m a sophomore in high school and my 5k PR is a 19:23, my mile PR is a 5:45, and my 3200m run  PR is an 11:37. I’m glad I started to run and I’m ready for the 2 more years of high school cross country.