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2022-23 Men's Track and Field Roster

Art Pittman/Atlantic 10
Tom Manning/Atlantic 10
Tom Manning/Atlantic 10

Jaekob Vollbrecht

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Spotsylvania, Va.
  • Highschool Courtland

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS

  • Shot Put: 18.16m
  • Discus: 58.05m
  • Weight Throw: 19.04m
  • Hammer Throw: 60.74m
2023 OUTDOOR
  • Atlantic 10 Champion in the Shot Put, Discus, and Hammer Throw
  • Qualified for the discus at the NCAA East First Round, finishing 16th
  • Set the VCU school record in the discus of 58.05m at the Vertklasse Meeting
  • Won the discus at the UCF Black and Gold Invite
2023 INDOOR
  • Won two bronze medals for third-place showings in the weight throw and shot put at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship
  • Named Atlantic 10 Field Performer of the Week following his win in the shot put at the VCU Rams Indoor Invitational
  • Took home runner-up honors in the weight throw at the Brant Tolsma Invitational
  • Finished no worse than seventh in every event this season

2022 OUTDOOR

  • Atlantic 10 Field Performer of the Week (Feb. 8, March 29)
  • Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the discus 
  • Finished first in discus at the VCU Final Qualifier 
  • Placed second and ninth in the discus and hammer throw at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships 
  • Earned top-five finishes in the discus and hammer throw at the Georgia Tech Invitational 
  • Placed second and fourth in the discus and hammer throw at the South Florida Invitational 
  • Earned a runner-up finish in shot put at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational 
  • Set a personal best in discus of 55.24m at the Texas Relays, setting a school record
  • Earned top-ten finishes in the discus and hammer throw at the Black and Gold Invitational 

2022 INDOOR

  • Finished fourth in the weight throw at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships 
  • Won the Kenneth Giles Invitational in the weight throw 
  • Placed sixth in the weight throw at the Doc Hale VT Elite 
  • Placed sixth in the shot put and seventh in the weight throw at the Virginia Tech Invitational

2021 OUTDOOR

  • One of three Rams to qualify for the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round, competing in the shot put and discus
  • Placed third in the discus at the VCU Final Qualifier
  • Set personal bests in the discus and hammer throw at the Atlantic 10 Championships, securing first in the discus and third in the hammer throw, while also finishing runner-up in the shot put
  • Earned top-10 finishes in the shot put and discus at the UF Tom Jones Invitational
  • Secured a win in the discus at the George Mason University Spring Invitational, also placing fifth in the hammer throw
  • Placed first in the discus at the USF Invite, also taking fifth in the shot put
  • Earned top-five finishes in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw at the USF Bulls Invite

2021 INDOOR

  • Secured a personal best in the shot put with an 18.16m toss at the Mason Winter Track Fiesta, also taking fifth in the weight throw
  • Earned fifth-place finishes in the shot put and weight throw at the Virginia Tech Challenge
  • Secured a runner-up finish in the shot put and a fourth-place finish in the weight throw at the Patriot Games
  • Won the shot put and placed third in the weight throw at the VMI Keydet Invitational

2020 OUTDOOR

  • Won the discus throw at the Bobcat/Shark Relays with a distance of 47.30m
  • The NCAA canceled the remainder of the 2020 outdoor season

2020 INDOOR

  • Earned a sixth-place finish and a personal best of 17.74m in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Invitational
  • Placed second in the weight throw (16.23m) and third in the shot put (17.37m) at the Carolina Challenge
  • Secured sixth place in the weight throw at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships after posting a personal best toss of 17.88m
  • Earned silver in the shot put at the A-10 Indoor Championships with a throw of 17.22m

2019 OUTDOOR 

  • Placed first and set a personal best by scoring a 49.91m in the Discus throw at the Fred Hardy Invitational
  • Finished fourth and secured a personal best after posting a 46.98m in the Hammer Throw at the Fred Hardy Invitational 
  • Earned a first place finish in the Discus Throw at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships, posting a score of 49.89m
  • Finished second in the Shot Put at the A-10 Outdoor Championships after throwing a 16.87m

2019 INDOOR 

  • Finished first at the George Mason Patriot Games, scoring a 17.11m in the Shot Put
  • Earned a first place finish in the Shot Put, posting a throw of 17.13m at the Winter Relays at VMI
  • Placed fourth at the George Mason Patriot Games after scoring a 16.11m in the Weight Throw

PRIOR TO VCU

  • 4x State Champion for Shot Put and 1x State Champion for Discus
  • 6x Regional Champion
  • 6x Conference Champion
  • 4A Indoor and Outdoor state meet shot put record

PERSONAL

  • Son of Amy and Edward Vollbrecht
  • Has three brothers, Jackson, Chase and Hunter
  • Born on Dec. 25, 1999
  • Major: Independent Studies, Business Communications 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Junior

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  • 2021-22Senior

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  • 2022-23Senior

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