Utah State University Athletics

Elle Jacobson | TFRRS ProfileHONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2024, 2025, 2026); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025, 2026); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025, 2026).

2026 (JR)
Indoor: Placed 22nd in the long jump at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a mark of 5.38 meters (17-8)… Ran a personal-best time of 7.78 in the 60 meters at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games, finishing 10th in the field… Set a personal best in the long jump at the Weber State Indoor Invitational with a clearance of 5.68 meters (18-7.75) en route to a third-place finish.
Outdoor: Finished 24th in the long jump at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a mark of 5.19 meters (17-0.5)… Set a season best in the long jump with a leap of 5.35 meters (17-6.75) as she placed second at the BYU Robison Invitational… Academic All-MW honoree… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2025 (SO)
Indoor: Finished 14th in the long jump at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a distance of 5.60 meters (18-4.5)… Set a personal best in the 60 meters with a time of 7.92 as she placed 13th at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain States Games… Placed second in the long jump at the Idaho-State hosted Stacy Dragila Open with a personal-best jump of 5.62 meters (18-5.25).
Outdoor: Placed 20th in the long jump at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a mark of 5.45 meters (17-10.75)… Set a personal best in the long jump with a leap of 5.82 meters (19-1.25) as she placed second at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational… Ran a personal best of 47.40 in the 4x100-meter relay at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational, finishing second… Posted a personal-best time of 12.72 in the 100 meters as she placed 11th at the Utah Tech Invitational… Named to the Academic All-MW team… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2024 (FR)
Indoor: Began her collegiate career by setting a season best in the long jump with a mark of 5.42 meters (17-9.5) as she placed sixth at the BYU December Invite… Placed 14th in the 60 meters with a season-best time of 8.09 seconds at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open.
Outdoor: Set a season best in the long jump with a mark of 5.49 meters (18-0.25) as she placed fourth at the Weber State Spring Open… Received Academic All-Mountain West honors… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner in the long jump, 100 meters, 4x100 meter relay and 4x200 meter relay at Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah… Was the state runner-up in the long jump at both the 2022 and 2023 state championships… Had career-best marks of 5.44 meters (17-10.25) in the long jump and 12.84 in the 100 meters… Played basketball and volleyball in high school… Totaled 127 assists to set the Jordan HS school record and lead the state in assists per game during her senior season, while averaging five points, two steals and five rebounds per game in basketball… Was the Valedictorian of her class… Member of National Honor Society… Earned Academic All-State honors and the seal of biliteracy in Spanish… Was awarded the Settersburg Scholarship and an academic scholarship from USU.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dax and Ashley Jacobson… Has three siblings… Father, Dax, is the dean of Westminster University’s Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business… Cousin Crew Wakley played football at USU and is currently at Purdue… Cousin Kale Wakley plays football at Utah Tech… Majoring in special education.

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