Jason Messner

Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ventura, Calif.

2023 (Senior)
• Ran the 800m at the Beach Opener and Vince O’Boyle Classic
• Clocked a season-best 2:03.97

2022 (Junior)
• Competed in six 800m races
• Ran a season-best 1:58.00 in a third-place finish at the Battle in the OC
• Earned Big West All-Academic honors

2021 (Sophomore)
• Finished 10th in the 800m at the Big West Championships (1:57.35)
• Won the event at the OC Dual with a collegiate personal-record 1:56.90
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team

2020 (Freshman)
• Competed in the 800m at the Beach Opener before the season was canceled
• Crossed the finish line in 2:01.05

High School
• Lettered in track and cross country at Foothill Technology High School
• Claimed the Tri-Valley League individual cross country title as a junior
• Two-time CIF-Southern Section Finalist and advanced to the 2018 CIF State Cross Country Championships
• Won the 800m at the 2019 CIF-SS Division 4 Track & Field Finals
• Tri-Valley League champion in the 800m and 4x400 relay
• Named the league MVP and earned All-Ventura County honors as a senior
• Established school records in the 800m (1:56.40) and 400m (51.42)

Personal
• Majoring in mechanical engineering
• Member of the UCI cross country team

TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 1:56.90 (2021 OC Dual)