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Jan Figueroa
Jan Figueroa
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Grad.
  • Hometown:
    Casselberry, Fla.
  • High School:
    Lake Howell HS
  • Previous College:
    Florida Gulf Coast University
  • Events:
    Distance
  • Major:
    Masters of Communications

Bio

As a Senior (FGCU): Competed at Florida Gulf Coast University...Opened the season at the FAU Invite (8/30) with a 5k time of 16:27.20, scoring fourth as FGCU placed second overall... Placed 41st at the prestigious Mountain Dew Invite (9/14) with an  8k time of 27:20.4 as the men placed seventh overall... Posted a time of 25.44.5 at the Live in Lou Classic (10/5)... Capped of the season at the ASUN Championship (11/2) with a time of 27:25.43 as the men's team placed fourth overall. 

As a Junior (FGCU): 
Opened the season at the FAU Invite (Aug. 31) etching a 5k time of 16:05.12 for a 10th place finish overall and 18 seconds than 2017… Came in 34th overall at the Fordham Fiasco (Sept. 8) with an 8k time of 27:42.93 … Placed 237th overall in the Paul Short Run (Sept. 29) with an 8k time of 23:53 … Ended the regular season with an 8k time of 29:20:47 (30th overall) at the USF Invite (Oct. 12) … Clocked a season-best 8k time of 26.20 for 25th overall at the ASUN Championships (Oct. 26) … Finished the postseason with an NCAA Regional (Nov. 11) appearance with a personal best 10k time of 33:55.40 for 93rd overall.

As a Sophomore (FGCU): 
Opened the season at the FAU Invite (Sept. 1) etching a 5k time of 16:23.35 for a 12th-place overall finish… Came in 35th overall at the UF Mountain Dew Invite (Sept. 23) with a personal-best 8k time of 26:34.20… One of two runners on the men’s time to race in the Notre Dame’s Joe Piane Five Mile Gold Race (Sept. 29) (26:43.90)… Ended the regular season crossing the finish with an 8k time of 27:22.30 (16th overall) at the USF Invite (Oct. 13)… Clocked an 8k time of 26:13.90 for 16th overall at the ASUN Championships (Oct. 28).

As a Freshman (FGCU): 
Competed in five races this season … started his career off with a 12th place finish in a time of 16:34.1 at the FAU Invitational (Sept. 2) … followed it up with a 14th place finish in 16:30.26 at the UNF Invitational (Sept. 10) … placed 34th in 27:47.56 at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 24) … improved his time by nearly 30 seconds as he crossed the finish line in a personal-best time of 27:19.21 and finished 31st at the Upstate Invitational (Oct. 1) … concluded his season at the ASUN Championships (Oct. 29) as he finished 40th in 27:23.13.

High School: Graduated from Lake Howell High School...Coached at Lake Howell by John Rothrock...Holds Senior Record in the 1600 m, 1200 m, and 800 m...All Cross Country Conference in 2013, ‘14, and ‘15...Cross Country State Qualifier in 2014 and 2015...Two-time Lake Howell Team Captain...Lettered all four years...Team captain at FGCU in 2019 and 2020...Also coached by Joseph Salerno for the Narpletics

Personal: Has 150 hours of community service...Received All-Academic Honors in 2012, ‘13, ‘14, and ‘15...Majored in Sports Management with a Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies...Currently in Graduate School for Communications...Son of Joselyn and Jesus...Has five other siblings, Alegyari, Andrea, Jeslyan, Gilliannie, and Jesiah...Birthdate: 1/07/1998