Union College Athletics

2013: Competed in 6 races on the season.... Led the Dutchmen in five of the six races he ran.... Earned his second career race victory on Oct. 5 at the Mt. St. Mary Invitational with a time of 28:12... Earned two Liberty League Performer of the Week honors during the season... Ran a season best 26:17 at the NCAA Regional Championships on Nov. 16. 

2012: RECEIVED FRESHMAN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AND FRESHMAN ATHLETIC PRIZE- Presented to a freshman male athlete for attitude, ability, participation and achievement in intercollegiate sports.

GPA 3.84... Mechanical Engineer Major. Fastest Union Cross Country Runner in the past 14 years (26:07)... Fastested Union Cross Country Freshmen in past 20+ years... Placed first for Union in each race as a freshmen. Overall winner of Mt. St. Mary Invitational out of 164 runners... 3x Lberty League Runner of Week... Member of NYS All-State Team

Placed second overall at the Cobleskill Invitational with a 29:54.6 time in the 8k run (Sept. 8). Finished in fifth at the Airfield Invitational clocking in at 26:24 (Sept. 15)...Jesse took first place in the Mount Saint Mary College Men's Invitational with a time of 28:17 (Sept. 29)...Jesse has been awarded Liberty League Rookie of the Week for Men's Cross Country twice so far this season (week of Sept. 17 and week of Oct. 1...Finished first for Union and 41st overall with a time of 27:31 at the James Earley Invitational (Oct. 6)...Placed 24th at the NYSCTC Championships with a time of 26:44.62 (Oct. 20)...Earned an 11th place finish at the Liberty League Championships with a time of 26:08 (Oct. 27)...Compiled a 27:12.7 at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals, good for 95th (Nov. 10).

Prior to Union: Led his high school team to the Western Massachusetts Championship victory in 2011...Placed third in the two-mile race at the Western Massachusetts Championship.

Personal: Born on December 19, 1993...Jesse is the son of Jean Schwartz and John Coull.