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Jesse Cherry
Class: Senior
Events: Distance
Height: 5-10
Weight: 141
Hometown: Eagle River, Alaska
High School: Chugiak
Collegiate Bests:
Indoor 3,000m: 8:18.11 (2010)
Indoor 5,000m: 14:02.86 (2010)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:03.24 (2006)
Outdoor 5,000m: 14:07.25 (2009)
Outdoor 10,000m: 28:44.03 (2010)
2009-10: Indoors, broke his own HPU record with a time of 14:02.86 to place third in his heat and 15th overall in the 5,000-meter at the Washington Husky Classic ... At the Big South Indoor Championship, won the 5,000-meter in 14:16.01 and took second in the 3,000-meter in 8:18.11 ... Opened the outdoor season placing sixth in the 10,000-meter in an HPU-record 28:44.03 at the Stanford Invitational on March 26 ... Won the 10,000-meter (30:13.20) and took second in the 5,000-meter (15:12.93) at the Big South Championship.
2008-09: During the indoor season, won Big South titles in both the 3,000-meter (8:22.24) and the 5,000-meter (14:45.38) ... Ran an HPU record 14:14.18 at the Washington Husky Classic ... Outdoors, set the HPU record of 28:59.16 while placing fourth in the 10,000-meter at the Stanford Invitational ... Won the 10,000-meter (30:41.82) and placed second in the 5,000-meter (14:36.88) at the Big South Championship ... Ran a season-best 14:07.25 to win the 5,000-meter at HPU's VertKlasse meet ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2007-08: Did not compete during the indoor season ... Outdoors, placed second in the 5,000-meter at the Raleigh Relays and took second in the 3,000-meter at the UNC Invitational ... At the Big South Championship, placed fifth in the 5,000-meter (15:09.80) and sixth in the 10,000-meter (31:30.66) ... Placed fifth in the 5,000-meter (14:50.67) at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Ran a season-best 14:44.83 in the 5,000-meter at the Duke Twilight meet ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2006-07: Did not compete during the indoor or outdoor track & field seasons ... Millis Scholar-Athlete ... Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2005-06: During his first indoor season, placed fifth in the 5,000-meter (15:04.62) and eighth in the 3,000-meter (8:39.36) at the Big South Championship ... Began the outdoor season taking 13th in the 1,500-meter in 4:03.24 at the Charlotte 49er Classic ... Won the 10,000-meter in 31:15.61 at the Raleigh Relays ... Placed sixth in the 10,000-meter in 32:28.89 at the Big South Championship ... Won the 5,000-meter in a season-best 14:45.51 at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Millis Scholar-Athlete ... Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
Prep: Attended Chugiak High School where he lettered in cross country all four years ... A member of the 2002 state champion cross country team ... In 2003 and 2004, won state championships in cross country, where he recorded a personal best time of 15:41... also a member of Team Alaska for both skiing and running... placed 10th at the junior nationals in skiing.
Personal: Computer Science major ... Son of Geno diCervo and Maria Cherry ... Born Jesse Aldo Cherry on June 28, 1986.
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