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2019 Cross Country Roster

Isaiah Jean-Baptiste

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 130
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cherry Hill, NJ
  • Highschool Cherry Hill HS East

Biography

2018-19
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic team.
- Ran a collegiate-best time of 1:54.85 in the 800 at the Widener Invitational.
- Part of the 4x800 that finished second and earned a silver medal at the MAAC Indoor Championships.
- Part of the DMR that finished fourth at the MAAC Indoor Championships.

2017-18
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
- Part of the 4x1500 relay came in second and set a new Rider record at the Colonial Relays.
- Finished 10th in the 1500 at the MAAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 4:00.27.
- Part of the 4x800 relay that finished in third at the MAAC Indoor Championships.
- Part of the distance medley relay that came in second at the John Thomas Terrier Classic.
- Came in 42nd at the MAAC Cross Country Championships.

2016-17
- Ran a PR 26:09.1 in the 8k at the Rider Invite.
- In first collegiate race, ran a 16:37 in the 5k in Rider's dual vs. TCNJ.
- Earned All-East honors at the ECAC/IC4A Indoor Championships as part of the 4x800 relay.
- Ran a season-best time of 4:24.32 in the mile to win at the Spartan Regional Invite.
- Part of the 4x800 relay that finished in first in a dual meet versus TCNJ.
- Finished 14th in the 800 at the Penn Challenge with a time of 1:58.23.
- Was part of the 4x800 relay that set a new Rider record with a time of 7:32.83

Before Rider
Three-year varsity letter winner cross country at Cherry Hill High School East… team won the Group IV State Championship in 2014 for cross country...First Team Olympic Conference in 2016...personal best in the 5k (16:19.66) and also ran the 5k at Holmdel in 16:39...team captain as a senior…two-year letterwinner for indoor track, competing in the 800 and 1600…Meet of Champions in the 800 meter…in 2015 was 12th and in 2016, finished eighth…Indoor Nationals 4 x mile (2015-2016)…personal best in the 800 meter (1:58.21)...1600 meter (4:26.06)…Performer of the Year in 2015…team captain as a senior…school record in the 4 x Mile (17:58)…four-year letterwinner for outdoor track, competing in the mid-distance, 800 and 1500 events…800 meter Meet of Champions in 2015 (20th) and 2016 (10th)…1600 meter Meet of Champions in 2016, placing ninth…Outdoor Nationals 800m EE 2016 (22nd)…First Team All-Conference in the 4x800 meter in 2015…First Team All-Conference in the 1600 (2016)…All South-Jersey in the 1600 for 2016…Camden County 800 meter Champion in 2016…personal best of 1:54.59 in the 800 meter and 4:16.76 in the 1600 meter…Break-Out Athlete award in 2014…Don Witzig Distance Award in 2015…team captain as a senior…school record in the 800 (1:54.59), 4x800 (8:03) and DMR (10:19.9) which is also a Woodbury Relay record…also competed at the Penn Relays…Summer Track Club: Willingboro Track Club Honors: AAU Junior Olympic 1500 third place in 2015…AAU Junior Olympic 4x800 champions in 2016…AAU Junior Olympic 1500 (eighth place) in 2016…academic honor roll as a senior.

Personal
Majoring in Information Systems… hobbies include creative writing, planning and organizing and business ventures…son of Saint Fort and Naomi Jean-Baptiste…younger siblings Nezzy, Abby, Isaac and Joshy.

Isaiah Jean Baptiste TFRRS bio -> https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/5960562/Rider/Isaiah_Jean-Baptiste.html

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    5'7" 130 lbs
  • 2017Sophomore

    5'7" 130 lbs
  • 2018Junior

    5'7" 130 lbs
  • 2019Senior

    5'7" 130 lbs