Cortney Jacobs

Hometown: Atlantic, Iowa High School: Atlantic Height: 5-5

Event: Sprints Birthdate: 07/21/1987 Experience: JR/JR

2008 Indoor: Ran the 400 meters twice ... Ran a time of 59.65 at the Kansas Invitational and placed fifth ... Competed at the Arkansas Invitational (1:01.16).

2007 Indoor and Outdoor: Redshirted.

2006 Outdoor: Placed first in the 400-meter run at the Ward Haylett Invitational with a season-best time of 55.73 ... Finished second at the Tom Botts Invitational (55.95) ... Competed at the Big 12 Championships with a 400 meters time of 55.74 ... Placed 11th in the 800-meter run at the Tulsa Duels (2:26.73).

2006 Indoor: Competed in three events for the Jayhawks during the season ... Primarily competed in the 600-yard run ... Recorded her best finish of the year at the Big 12 Championships, good for fifth place (1:22.50) ... Placed fourth at the Husker Invitational (1:26.52) ... Finished second at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular (1:25.68) ... Placed fourth at the K-State All-Comers Meet (1:28.90) ... Also competed extensively in the 400 meters ... Placed 19th at the ISU Last Chance (57.38) ... Recorded her best time of the season at the ISU Classic (57.13) ... Placed fourth at the Jayhawk Invitational (57.33) ... Finished 11th at the Arkansas Invitational (57.42) ... Also competed in 200-meter dash at the Jayhawk Invitational, finishing eighth (25.75).

2005 Outdoor: Finished seventh in the 400-meter dash at the Nebraska Invitational in a time of 56.92 ... Had a fourth place finish in the 400-meter dash at the Kansas Relays in a time of 56.70 ... Finished sixth in the 200-meter dash at the Tulsa Duels in a time of 25.68.

2005 Indoor: Finished 10th in the 400-meter dash at the ISU Last Chance Meet in a time of 56.08 ... Was a member of the distance medley relay team that finished eighth at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 11:59.82 ... Ran on the fourth-place finishing distance medley relay team at the Husker Invitational (12:08.81).

High School: Won a total of 10 varsity letters at Atlantic (four cross country, two basketball, four track) ... Set the Iowa state record in the 400 meter-run ... Broke school records in the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 400-meter relay, 1,600-meter relay and the sprint medley relay ... Won a total of eight gold medals at the Drake Relays ... Member of the cross country all-state team in 2000, 2001 and 2003 ... Named the Southwest Iowa Track Runner of the Year in 2004.

Personal: Daughter of Steve and Marilyn Jacobs ... Born on July 21, 1987 ... Major is undecided.