Allison Jacobsen

Class:
Senior
High School:
Carmel
Hometown:
Carmel, Ind.

2016 Outdoor Track: Ran in three races in the spring ... Finished the San Francisco Distance Carnival 5K with a 17:51.07 (4/1) ... Ran her personal-best 5K at the Illinois Twilight with a 17:46.02 and finished 12th (4/22)... Ran an 18:39.26 at the Keeler Invitational 5K (5/12).

2016 Indoor Track: Finished in third among Wildcats in the 3,000m race at the Illinois Orange & Blue Open (Feb. 20), running a time of 10:32.61 ... Ran in two events at the Windy City Rumble (Feb. 6) ... Finished 11th in the 800m (2:30.88) and seventh in the mile (5:13.67) ... Came in second among Northwestern runners in the 3,000m race at the Illini Classic (Jan. 16), finishing in 10:34.01.

2015 (Cross Country): Ran in three races ... Her 16:29.8 finish in the 4K Badger Season Opener (Sept. 4) was fifth among 'Cats ... Posted a time of 22:53.3 in the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1) was fifth-best for the team in the race ... Also participated in the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 26) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2015 (Track): Finished the 5,000m event at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (Apr. 3-4) in 17:48.92 … Ran a strong 3,000m race at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 21), coming in at 10:27.56 … Knocked 23 seconds off her personal record at the 5,000m event at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet (Feb. 13), finishing in 17:36.89, the third-best finish in that event for the Wildcats all season long.

2014: Participated in three events ... Posted her best 5K time of 19:02.5 at the UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational, placing sixth among 'Cats and 39th overall (Oct. 11) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2013: Competed in four races ... Recorded a season-best 5K time of 19:21.89 at the NIU Huskie Open, finishing tenth for the Wildcats and 24th overall (Nov. 8) ... Did not race in any 6K events ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2012: Competed in five events in a strong freshman campaign ... Recorded a season-best 5K time of 18:10.42 and finished fourth for the 'Cats and sixth overall at the Northern Illinois Open (Nov. 2) ... Ran in two 6K events on the year, with a personal-best 22:09 at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational and a 22:25 at the Spartan Invite ... Finished fourth among Wildcat runners with a time of 18:18 at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational.

High School: Lettered all four years in cross country and track ... Three-time IATCC All-State performer, twice being named to second team, and two-time IHSAA All-State runner ... Personal-best 5K cross country time of 18:32 ... Member of three state championship-winning teams, finishing as a runner-up in 2009 ... Team placed fifth at 2011 Nike Cross Country Nationals ... Also an all-state performer in the 3,200, placing sixth as a junior in 2011 ... Helped Team Indiana win the MidEast Meet of Champions ... National Honor Society member and Academic All-State honoree in cross country and track.

Personal: Born Allison Grace Jacobsen ... Daughter of Katie and John Jacobsen ... Middle school and high school teammate of current 'Cat Renee Wellman ... Chose Northwestern over Butler, Purdue and Penn ... Majoring in economics.