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 Jason Baker
Jason Baker
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenwood Village, Colo.
High School:
Denver Christian
Height:
6-0
Event:
Distances
Birthdate:
04/18/1983
2004: Won the 1,500-meter title at the Baylor Dr Pepper Invitational (3/20) with a time of 3:58.05 and won the UTA Invitational (3/27) with a season-best time of 3:57.06...Finished 15th with a season-best time of 9:31.91 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/1)...Did not compete indoors.

2003: Did not compete during the spring.

2002: Clocked a season-best time of 9:20.46 to finish ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/19)...Took second in the event at both the Michael Johnson Classic (4/20) and the Texas Invitational (5/4)...Also recorded a third-place finish in the 1,500 at the Michael Johnson Classic (4/20)...Recorded three fifth-place finishes indoors, two in the mile and one in the 800, recording indoor best times of 4:19.05 and 1:57.71, respectively.

Cross Country: Compted in all six of the Bears' events in 2004...Was the Bears' third finisher, 38th overall, with a time of 31:44 at the NCAA South Central Regional (11/13)...Finished 69th with a time of 26:56.66 at the Big 12 Championships (10/30)...Was the Bears' third finisher, 50th overall, with a time of 31:34.2 at the Chile Pepper Invitational (10/16)...Finished fourth overall with a time of 26:17 as the Bears took seven of the top 10 spots and won the North Texas Opener (9/11)...Competed in all of the Bears' meets in 2003...Was Baylor's top finisher (26:28) and fifth overall to lead the Bears to second-place finish at the Texas State Classic (10/4)...Was the Bears' fourth-highest finisher (25:22) and 141st overall at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (10/18)...Did not run during the 2002 season...Posted a season-best finish (seventh) at the the Baylor Invitational as a freshman...Ran a career-best 8K time of 25.26.7 at the Big 12 Championships (11/2).

High School: Lettered in track and field, cross country, basketball and baseball at Denver Christian in Denver...Was the 3A state champion in the 800 meters and the state runner-up in the 1,600 as a senior...Named first team all-state in the 800 in 2001...Posted personal best times of 52.1 in the 400, 1:56.8 in the 800 and 4:28 in the 1,600 as a prep...Finished third as a senior, fifth as a junior and ninth as a sophomore at the cross country state championships...Named his team's cross country MVP as a junior...Selected as a second-team all-league pick during his senior year in both basketball and baseball...Member of the honor roll for six semesters.

Personal: Full name is Jason David Baker...Born April 18, 1983, in Denver, Colo...Son of David and Laura Baker...Majoring in business.