| Height: | 5-8 |
| Weight: | 135 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Jonesborough, Tenn. |
| High School: | Daniel Boone HS |
| Major: | Special Education |
2016: Tusculum's top finisher in all six races, capturing runner-up honors at the Tusculum Open (Sep. 9) with a 5K time of 17:18.7... Opened the season with a seventh place finish at the Hyder McMahill Invitational (Sep. 3) with a 5K time of 17:14.5... 42nd at the SAC Championship with his 8K time of 28:44.0... Carded a season-best time of 26:58.9 at the Royal Cross Country Challenge... Tusculum Most Valuable Runner.
2015: Ran in all five meets where he posted three top-10 finishes including runner-up honors at the Carson-Newman Invitational (Sep. 19) with a 5K time of 17:08.8... Finished seventh at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational (Sep. 11) with an 8K time of 28:07.63... Placed sixth at the Hagan Stone Classic (Oct. 3) where he finished the 8K race in 28:43.8... Placed 32nd at the SAC Championship (Oct. 24) with an 8K time of 27:20.5... Season-low time of 26:53.3 (8K) at the Royal Cross Country Challenge (Oct. 9).
2014: Competed in all seven events for the Pioneers as a freshman... Posted his fastest 8,000-meter time of 28:22.87 at the Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 4)... His best finish of the season came in the season-opening Catawba Invitational (Sept. 5) with a 14th place effort after crossing the line in 30:40 in his collegiate debut... Broke the 30-minute mark (8K) in the final four regular season meets including a 28:28.10 at the Royals XC Challenge (Oct. 11)... Had a strong showing at his first SAC Championship (Nov 8) with an 8K time of 28:41.68 and was TC's third scorer with a 42nd place finish... Recorded a time of 36:59.31 in his first collegiate 10,000-meter event at the NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 22).
High School: A product of Daniel Boone HS... Coached by Lynn Jeffers and Ray Jones... Two-time All-Conference Runner and a 2014 All-Region Runner... DBHS finished as 2013 State Runner-up... Three-time Conference Champions (2012, 2013, 2014)... Three-time Region Champions (2012, 2013, 2014)... Varsity member of the AAA state runner-up team two years in a row... Lettered three years in cross country and four times in wrestling... Two-time state qualifier in wrestling.
Personal: Born March 10, 1996 in Jonesborough, Tenn.... Son of Jonathan and Stacey Bledsoe... Sister - Caitlin Phillips; Brothers - Gabe and Luke Bledsoe... Majoring in special education... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Favorite midnight snack: Animal Crackers; Jacob can't imagine a week without: Running; Favorite athlete: Matthew Centrowitz, Jr... Most thrilling moment in sports: Winning the Carson-Newman 5K race; Favorite Tusculum moment: Getting back from races and heading straight to Applebee's for half price appetizers; Advice to kids: "Do what you love and love what you do. No matter what your reason is to be great, find it and use it to make you better day in and day out. Embrace the suck and move forward"; Favorite food: Grilled Chicken Quesadillas; Favorite sport other than cross country: Wrestling; Person Jacob most admires: His mother; Toughest opponent Jacob has ever competed against: Adam Bernard; What people don't know about Jacob: He plays disc golf competitively and has competed multiple tournaments; When he was a kid, Jacob tried to be like: Darren Sproles.
