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2021-22 Track & Field Roster

Bill Barrett

Jackson Higley

  • Event Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Los Altos, Calif.
  • High School St. Francis
  • Major Physical Therapy

Biography

Higley's Performance List (TFRRS)

2021-22 • Senior
Cross Country
• Ran in all five meets, including the A-10 Championships and NCAA Midwest Regional.
• Helped the Billikens to a runner-up finish at the A-10 Championships.
• Placed third overall in the season-opening Ohio Intercollegiate Open.
• Had a top 8K time of 24:55.9 at the Gans Creek Classic.

Indoor Track and Field
• Ran in two meets and set PRs in both.
• Won the 1,000 meters at the John Coughlan Invitational with a PR of 2:29.96.
• Posted SLU’s top time of the season in the mile at the Hoosier Open with a fourth-place finish of 4:10.79.

Outdoor Track and Field
• Ran the 800 meters, 1,500 meters and a variety of relay events for the Billikens.
• Scored at the A-10 Championships as a member of the eighth-place 4x800-meter relay team.
• Turned in a PR in the 800 meters of 1:53.14 at the Kentucky Invitational, good for fifth overall.
• Also posted a seasonal-best time in the 1,500 meters (3:51.93) at Kentucky.
• Competed on three relays at the prestigious Drake Relays.

2020-21 • Senior
Cross Country
• Competed in all three meets.
• Placed second among the Billikens and 50th overall at the A-10 Championships, crossing the line in a 5-mile time of 25:53.1.
• Finished 21st overall at the Golden Eagle Invitational.
• Ran the 8K at the EIU Open in a PR of 26:42.1, good for 25th place.

Indoor Track and Field
• Season not held due to COVID-19.

Outdoor Track and Field
• Scored in two events at the A-10 Championship, placing eighth in the 1,500 meters (3:52.69) and running a leg on the fifth-place 4x800-meter relay.
• Had a PR in the 800 meters of 1:53.48 at the Sycamore Open, third overall.
• Ran the 1,500 meters in a PR of 3:50.86 at the Tom Botts Invitational.
• Placed second in the 800 meters at the Billiken Invitational.

2019-20 • Junior
Cross Country
• Ran in four meets for the Billikens, including the NCAA Midwest Regional.
• Had a top 8K time of 29:29.3 at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational at Nebraska.

Indoor Track and Field
• Scored in three events at the A-10 Championships – distance medley relay (fourth), 1000 meters (sixth) and 4x800-meter relay (eighth).
• His 1,000-meter time of 2:30.61 in the prelims at the A-10 Championships was a PR.
• Turned in a PR in the 800 meters (1:55.06) at the GVSU Big Meet Invitational.
• Recorded a mile PR of 4:20.29 at the Don DeNoon Invitational at Southern Illinois.

Outdoor Track and Field
• Season not held due to COVID-19.

2018-19 • Sophomore
Cross Country
• Made his collegiate debut at the National Catholic Invitational at Notre Dame, finishing 24th with a five-mile time of 28:31.

Indoor Track and Field
• Ran in the Titan First Chance and Saluki Fast Start meets.
• Ran the 600 meters at the Titan First Chance meet and placed ninth in a time of 1:25.69.
• Turned in an 800-meter time of 2:02.22 at the Saluki Fast Start.

Outdoor Track and Field
• Ran in three meets for the Billikens.
• PR'd in the 800 meters at the Tom Botts Invitational with a time of 1:56.05.
• Ran a leg on the Billikens' 4x400-meter relay team that placed third at the Billiken Invitational.

2017-18 • Freshman
Cross Country
• Did not compete.

Indoor Track and Field
• Competed in a myriad of events for the Billikens.
• Registered a top 800-meter time of 1:57.58 at the Thundering Herd Invitational.
• PR'd in the mile at the Don DeNoon Invitational, crossing the line in 4:25.78.
• Ran a leg on the Billikens' Distance Medley Relay that placed fifth at the A-10 Championships.
• Turned in a second-place finish in the 800 meters at the Saluki Fast Start meet. 

Outdoor Track and Field
• Primarily competed in the 800 meters for the Billikens.
• Had his top 800-meter time at the Joe Walker Invitational, finishing in 1:56.75.
• At the Billiken Invitational, posted top-10 finishes in the 800 meters and as a member of the 4X400-meter relay.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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  • 2021-22Senior

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