Career Highlights
- 2021 SEC Indoor Bronze | 5,000m
- 2021 SEC Cross Country | 5th
- 2022 SEC Outdoor 7th | 10,000m
(2023-24)
Cross Country: Clocked 30:33.8 at NCAA Championships over 10k course, placing 100th as Arkansas finished fourth in team scoring … Finished 18th at NCAA South Central Region, posting a time of 30:05.4 on 10k course at Agri Park … Placed sixth in SEC Championships as Razorbacks claimed team title, clocked 23:33.5 on 8k course at South Carolina … In Pre-Nationals race at Virginia finished sixth in 23:17.1 on 8k course as Razorbacks won team title.
(2022-23)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary round in the 10,000m, posted a time of 29:42.33 for 36th … Finished 15th in the 3,000m steeplechase at SEC Championships with a 9:33.49 … Won the 3,000m steeplechase in 9:07.60 during his debut at John McDonnell Invitational … Opened outdoor campaign with a 28:28.73 career best in 10,000m to place 19th at Stanford Invitational.
Indoor: Limited season included a pair of races, an 8:31.00 for 3,000m at Razorback Invitational and 4:19.10 in the mile at Arkansas Qualifier.
Cross Country: Raced in the NCAA Championships, placing 175th with a time of 30.47.8 over the 10,000m course at Oklahoma State … Finished fourth in the NCAA South Central Region, covering the 10k course at Texas A&M in 30:29.7 … Placed 16th in SEC Championships with a 23:42.8 on the 8k course at Ole Miss … Finished 13th in Chile Pepper Festival to open season, covering the 8k course at Agri Park in 24:06.9 … Ran 24:41.8 over 8k in Oklahoma State’s Weis-Crockett Invitational, placing 62nd.
(2021-22)
Outdoor: Finished seventh in SEC 10,000m with a time of 30:03.22 and 17th in the 5,000m (14:35.33) … Produced a career best of 29:04.04 in 10,000 at Stanford Invitational.
Indoor: did not compete.
Cross Country: Competed in NCAA Championships as member of Razorbacks fourth-place team finish … Ran 30:41.3 over 10,000m course in Tallahassee, Florida … Placed 30th in NCAA South Central Region with a 31:55.1 on 10k course in Waco, Texas … Finished fifth in SEC Championships at Gans Creek in Missouri as Arkansas defended team title … Opened season at Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, placing 25th in 24:56.3 over 8k course as Arkansas claimed team title over Syracuse and Duke … Racing in Pre-Nats on Florida State course, ran 23:49.6 over 8k to place 47th.
Junior (2020-21)
Outdoor: Posted a time of 29:16:38 in his 10,000m debut at the Hayward Premiere in Eugene … Placed eighth in SEC 10k (30:11.03).
Indoor: Placed 10th in 5,000m at NCAA Indoor, running a career best of 13:39.50, which ranks No. 5 on Arkansas all-time list … SEC 5,000m bronze medalist (14:03.98), and finished sixth in SEC 3,000m (8:06.15) … Finished third in 5k at Tyson Invitational with then PR of 13:41.26 … Established career best of 4:08.41 in mile at Wooo Pig Classic … Posted a PR of 8:02.21 in 3,000m to place eighth at Razorback Invitational.
Cross Country: Fourth Razorback to finish course as Arkansas earned a fourth-place podium finish in the NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing 57th (31:04.2) … Earned first team All-SEC honor by finishing seventh in SEC Championships, third among Razorbacks as he posted a 23:51.3 on 5 mile course in Baton Rouge … Part of a 5-6-7-8-9 finish as Arkansas claimed the SEC title with 35 points … Placed third in LSU’s SEC Preview, second among Razorbacks, running 17:26.3 on 6k course as Arkansas claimed team title over Mississippi (29-37) … Placed 12th in the UAB Blazer Classic, producing a career best time of 23:50.4 to finish seventh among the Razorbacks.
College
Competed for Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee … Coached by Jeff Langdon … Earned 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year in cross country … Also selected Belmont’s Newcomer of the Year for the 2018-19 season … Double champion at 2020 OVC Indoor in 3,000 (8:08.76) and 5,000 (14:45.32) … Produced indoor best of 8:05.32 in 3,000 to place fourth in Music City Challenge and outdoor best of 13:59.21 in 5,000 to finish 11th in Raleigh Relays … Silver medalist in 3,000 and 5,000 at 2019 OVC Indoor … In cross country, as a freshman placed second in 2018 OVC Championships (24:07.2, 8k) as Belmont finished second in team scoring … Finished fourth in NCAA South Region and was top freshman in field (31:20.2, 10k) as team placed fourth … Qualified as an individual in NCAA Championships, placing 107th (30:41.5, 10k) … Opened season by winning 2018 Belmont Opener (15:24.9, 3.1 miles) … Finished ninth in Vanderbilt Commodore Classic (25:15.3, 8k), sixth at Louisville Classic (23:55.9, 8k) and 28th in Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (24:28.5, 8k) … During 2019 cross country season raced twice, placing 15th in Commodore Classic and 33rd in Notre Dame Invitational.
Best times: 3:54.16 (1500), 13:59.21 (5000). Indoors: 4:13.39 (mile), 8:05.82 (3000), 14:32.41 (5000). XC: 23:55.90 (8k), 30:41.50 (10k)
High School
2016 Georgia cross country Gatorade Athlete of the Year … 2018 graduate of Trinity Christian School in Dublin, Georgia … Coached by Ron Clanton and Evan Winegamer … Lettered in cross country, track and field four years … School claimed four GISA State team title in track and field (2015-2018) … Individually, totaled 12 GISA State titles, earning three each in cross country, 800m, 1600m, and 3200m to sweep all four titles as a sophomore, junior and senior … Produced Georgia record of 8:52.70 in 3,200m and established best times of 1:55.86 (800), 4:10.95 (Mile), 4:14.18 (1600), 9:06.53 (2 Mile).
Personal
Jacob Brandon McLeod was born March 22, 2000 in Dublin, Georgia … Hometown is Soperton, Georgia … Son of Kirk and Robin McLeod … Has an older brother, Kaleb, who competed in cross country, track and field at Belmont … Majoring in Biology … Ambition is to become an orthopedic surgeon … Person most admires is coach Rob Clanton … Chose Arkansas because the team is never satisfied with anything but a win.
