Jay Whalen

Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Newark, Del.
High School:
Glasgow

Personal Bests (as of July 2019):

Indoor-
55: 6.69
60: 7.13
200: 22.23 (No. 7 all-time at MU)
300: 35.78
400: 49.66

Outdoor-
200: 21.99
400: 49.29

TFRRS Profile

2018-19:
All-BIG EAST (Outdoor- 4x100-meter relay)
Indoor (Sr.): Competed in four indoor meets... Set a personal best in the 55-meter dash at the Parkside Fall Finale on Dec. 7 (fourth place; 6.69)... Won the 4x400 at the John Tierney Classic (3:26.08)... Took bronze at the Black & Gold Premier in the 4x400 (3:19.77)... Placed sixth in the 4x400 at the BIG EAST Championships (3:18.89).
Outdoor (Sr.): Competed in six outdoor meets... Earned bronze at the Marquette Invitational in the 400 (50.59)... Took sixth in the 200 at the Illinois Twilight (22.26)... Won the 4x100 at the Marquette Mid-Week challenge (41.70)... Placed second to earn All-BIG EAST honors in the 4x100 at the BIG EAST Championships in the 4x100-meter relay (41.79).

2017-18:
Indoor (Jr.): Placed in the top ten in both the 300 meter (35.78 sec.), which was a personal best, and the 60 meter (7.15 sec.) at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 20) ... At the BIG EAST Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 23/24), placed ninth in the 200 meter (22.23 seconds).
Outdoor (Jr.): Placed second with 4x100 team (41.25) and fourth with his 4x400 team (3:21.57) at the BIG EAST Championships ... Took second in the 4x100 at the Beach Pacific Coast Intercollegiate by a 41.61 mark ... Started off the season with a second-place finish in the 4x100 (41.70) at the UNF Spring Break Invitational.

2016-17:
Indoor (So.): Competed in just two meets due to injury ... Took eighth place in the 200 meters at Notre Dame (Dec. 2) with a time of 22.78 seconds ... Placed second in the 300 meters at UW-Parkside (Dec. 9) with a time of 36.20 seconds.
Outdoor (So.): Set personal-best performances in both the 200 meters and 400 meters during his sophomore outdoor season ... Finished in fifth place in the 200 meters at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 22.61 seconds in the driving wind and rain, following a PR during prelims with a time of 21.99 seconds under fair conditions ... Took eighth place in the 400 meters with a time of 50.72 seconds following a PR prelim time of 49.29 seconds ... Ran the second leg on the 4x100-meter relay that eclipsed the school-record numerous times, including most recently at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 5) with a time of 40.71 seconds (w/ Word, Boos, Bell) ... Also ran the second leg on the second-fastest 4x200-meter relay team in school history, recording a time of 1:26.66 (w/ Word, Boos, Bell) at the Drake Relays (April 28).

2015-16:
All-BIG EAST (Outdoor- 4x400-meter relay)
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in the 60-, 200-, 300- and 400-meter dashes and the 4x400-meter relay ... Took third place at the BIG EAST Championships in the 4x400-meter relay as a third leg with Boos, Rice and Ebert (3:17.24) ... The same 4x400-meter relay team set a No. 2 all-time record at Marquette with a time of 3:15.58 at the Meyo Invitational (February 6) ... Won the 4x400-meter relay at the John Tierney Quadrangular (January 23) ... Took ninth in the 400-meter dash at the BIG EAST Championships (50.23 seconds) ... Placed third overall in the 200-meter dash at the Blue & Gold Invitational (December 4) with a time of 22.24 seconds, good enough for the seventh fastest time in program history ... Took 13th at the BIG EAST Championships in the 200-meter dash, running it in 22.55 seconds.
Outdoor (Fr.): Set a school record with his 4x200-meter relay team (w/ Boos, Bell, and Ebert) with a time of 1:26.12 at the Drake Relays (April 29) ...Placed top-ten in the BIG EAST Championships in both the 400-meter dash (seventh - 50.98 seconds) and the 4x400-meter relay (third - 3:17.44) ... Placed second with his 4x100-meter relay team at the Cal State LA Twilight Open (April 14) with a time of 42.01 seconds ... Took fifth place at the Drury Hotels Joey Haines Invite in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:31.08 ... Took sixth at the Beach Invitational (April 15) in the 4x400-meter relay as a third leg (w/Boos, Rice, and Ebert) with a time of 3:16.84.

Prior to Marquette: Whalen was two-year letterwinner in track and field at Glasgow High School (Newark, Delaware) ... Was elected team captain during his junior and senior seasons ... Garnered numerous accolades including: Athlete of the Month, Athlete of the Year, Academic Athlete of the Month, Most Outstanding Athlete, Sportsmanship Award, Coaches Award, and Pride Award ... Won conference championship in the 400-meter dash and 200-meter dash ... Qualified for the Junior Olympics ... Also played football during his sophomore season.

Personal: Whalen was born in Newark, Delaware to James and Cynthia Whalen ... Has three siblings, James, Patrick and Curtis ... Plans to major in physical therapy.

Championships History:

BIG EAST Indoor Championships
2019-
200-meter dash: 9th (22.27 seconds; preliminaries)
4x400-meter relay: 6th (3:18.89; Second leg w/ Sagan, Heller, Bendel)
2018-
4x400-meter relay: 5th (3:19.67; w/ Word, Oechsner, Davis)
2017-
N/A
2016-
200-meter dash: 13th (22.55 seconds)
400-meter dash: 9th (50.23 seconds)
4x400-meter relay: 3rd (3:17.24; third leg w/ Boos, Rice, Ebert)

BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
2019-
200-meter dash: 11th (22.67 seconds; preliminaries)
4x100-meter relay: 2nd (41.79; Second leg w/ Boos, Catarozoli, Johnson)
2018-
4x100-meter relay: 2nd (41.25 seconds; w/ Word, Bendel, Boos)
4x400-meter relay: 5th (3:21.57; Bendel, Oechsner, Davis)
2017-
200-meter dash: 5th (22.61 seconds; prelim-21.99 seconds)
400-meter dash: 8th (50.72 seconds; prelim-49.29 seconds)
4x100-meter relay: 5th (44.46 seconds; second leg w/ Word, Boos, Bell)
4x400-meter relay: 5th (3:22.11; second leg w/ Sagan, Van Saders, Ebert)
2016-
400-meter dash: 7th (50.98 seconds; prelim-49.77 seconds)
4x400-meter relay: 3rd (3:17.44; w/ Boos, Franz, Ebert)