2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Jace MacConnell

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • Highschool Xavier College Prep
  • Prev School TCU

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Competed for the Wildcats during the 2021 indoor season and ran in both the 60 meters and the 200 meters.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
60 Meters 7.11 Army West Point (2.6.2021)
100 Meters 10.78 High School
200 Meters 21.98 High School
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2020
 
 
INDOOR
2021: Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Army West Point; Army West Point (2/6): Competed in the 60 meters and the 200 meters in a road dual meet … Advanced to the final of the 60 meters and posted a personal best time of 7.11 in the final … Came in third overall in the preliminary heats in 7.12 before finishing fourth in the final … Also placed fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 23.28.
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA
 
Xavier College Prep: Earned a total of 10 varsity letters during his scholastic career while competing in track & field as well as on the soccer, football and baseball teams … School record holder in the 100 meters (10.78) and the 200 meters (21.98), and was also part of a school record in the 4x100 meter relay … Named the Desert League MVP for both the 2018 and 2019 seasons … Five-time Desert Valley League champion, including three times in the 200 meters (2017, 2017, 2019), twice in the 100 meters (2017, 2019) and once in the 4x100 meter relay (2019) … Was a wide receiver and kicker on the football team, played shortstop and pitched on the baseball team and was a back and forward on the soccer team.
 
Personal: Born 12/11/01 in Galveston, Texas … One of 10 children of Matthew and Gina MacConnell … Siblings are Gabi (23), Dani (22), Connor (22), Mia (18), Stella (16), Lyla (14), Azarius (12), Biruk (11) and Melaku (10) … Enjoys playing the piano, soccer and digital art … Chose to attend Villanova for the challenge of becoming the best person he could both on and off the track … Felt that the school would shape him into the person he was meant to become … Biochemistry major.