Jake Russell

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Centennial, Colo.
High School:
Cherry Creek

2020-21 (Freshman): Helped the 200 Medley Relay team take the silver medal at the Atlantic 10 Championships (4/14-4/17) with a total time of 1:29.19 on the opening day of competition … Reached the finals of the 100 Back at the league meet with a new UMass freshman record time of 49.27 in the prelims on his way to a sixth-place finish … Time in the 100 Back ranks fifth-fastest all-time at UMass … Won the 200 Back consolation final at the conference meet to finish ninth overall with a time of 1:49.95 … Claimed the top spot in the 100 Back at Boston University (3/20) with a swim of 51.63 … Helped the 200 Medley Relay team take second at BU.

Before UMass: Team captain and four-year team member at Cherry Creek … Helped the 200 Medley Relay team to a gold at the 2019 Colorado State Championships … Added a fifth-place finish in the 100 Back at the state meet … 2019 All-America First-Team qualifier … Qualified for the Junior Nationals with a time of 49.39 in the 100 Back.