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2026-27 Track and Field Roster

Jacob Puhalla

Jacob Puhalla

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Moon Township, Pa.
  • High School:
    Moon Area
  • Major:
    Exercise Science

Summary

Biography

2026 Outdoor: Competed in four meets...Competed in the 1500-meter run at the Horizon League Championships (5/9)...Recorded a season-best time of 3:54.85 in the 1500-meter run at the Virginia Challenge (4/17)...Clocked a season-best time of 1:54.03 in the 800-meter run at the Raleigh Relays (3/28).

2026 Indoor: Competed in five meets...Recorded a personal-best mile time of 4:17.59 to place 13th at the Ashland Jud Logan Light Giver (2/7)...Posted a season-best third-place finish in the 800-meter run at the YSU Collegiate Invitational (1/16)...Opened the season with an eighth-place finish in the mile at the YSU Icebreaker (12/5).

Louisville (2024-25): Spent two seasons with the Cardinals...during the 2025 outdoor season, competed in three meets...ran the 1,500 three times and the 800m twice...had a top time of 3:56.43 in the 1,500m...during the 2025 indoor campaign, competed in four meets...ran the 800m three times and was part of the 4x400m relay squad...during the 2024 outdoor season, competed in the 800m at the ACC Championship...competed in five outdoor meets, running the 800m four times and 1,500m twwice...competed in five indoor meets in 2024...ran the 800m on four occasions and the mile, twice.

High School: Won Pennsylvania indoor 800m title in 2022...three-time WPIAL 800m champion, setting the meet record in the event in 2022...qualified for 2023 New Balance Nationals in the 800m.

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