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Jason Renze

Class:
Freshman
Events:
1500m / 800m
Hometown:
Madrid, Iowa
Height:
5-10
High School:
Madrid
Squadron:
38 All-Stars

AIR FORCE HIGHLIGHTS

NCAA Qualifier, 3000-Meter Steeplechase (2023, 2024)

Three-Time All-Mountain West

JUNIOR YEAR | 2023-24: NCAA Qualifer in the 3000-meter steeplechase for the second-straight year…two-time all-conference honoree…clocked the fifth-fastest steeplechase in program history (8:46.22) to win the Stanford Invitational…finished third at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships following a 8:47.14 finish…finished 13th at the NCAA West Prelim (8:49.66)…posted Air Force Top 25 marks in the 3000-meter (8:05.45 at the Windy City Invitational, No. 19) and 5000-meter (14:10.76 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, No. 21) events during the indoor season…ran the opening leg of the distance medley relay that finished third at the MW Indoor Championships (9:59.23a)…academic all-conference…named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2022-23: NCAA Qualifier in the 3000-meter steeplechase…recorded the eighth-fastest steeplechase in Academy history during an 8:53.52 performance at the NCAA West Preliminary…first debuted on the program’s Top 10 after clocking a runner-up time of 8:56.17 at the APU Franson Last Chance Meet…did not compete during the indoor season…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete…earned Academic All-District honors by the College Sports Communicators…named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2021-22: Competed in the 800-meter run during three indoor meets…clocked a personal-best time of 1:57.67 (adjusted for altitude) at the Invitational at the Peak meet…raced in three 1500-meter events during the outdoor season…posted a personal-best time of 3:55.77a to finish ninth out of 29 runners at the Air Force Twilight Open…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.

MAJOR CROSS COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS: Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors as a junior after finishing seventh at the 2023 conference meet…helped Air Force to a runner-up finish in the team standings.

HIGH SCHOOL: Madrid High School…claimed three event titles at the Iowa 1A State Championships as senior, winning the 800-meter, 1600-meter and 3200-meter events…placed third at the state cross country championships as a junior…helped cross country team to three-straight state title.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jason David Renze…nickname is Mort…son of Dan and Misty Renze…has three siblings (two older, one younger)…majoring in astronautical engineering…future plans include becoming an engineer…hobbies include reading…favorite author is Brandon Sanderson…favorite snack is victory…member of Cadet Squadron 32.