Senior (2021):

In his final season as an Eagle, Hedgepeth proved to be one of the team’s top competitors… Raced in five meets in 2021… Hedgepeth paced the Eagles at the Alexander Asics Classic where he set a new personal record of 26:07 and finished in 24^th out of 237 runners… He crossed the finish line in 27:48 at the UAA Championships to finish in 58^th… Finished 64^th at the Converse Kickoff (27:47) and 53^rd at the UAB Classic (26:15)… Was named to the 2021 UAA All-Academic Team.

Junior (2019):
Raced in five competitions ... Scored in two meets ... Was the team's No 1 finisher and placed ninth out of 211 runners at the 8K JSU Foothills Invitational with a personal-best time of 26:31 ... Clocked an 8K time of 26:34 at the Rhodes Invitational that ranked 53rd in a 213-runner field ... Eagles' No. 5 finisher at the 7L UTC Twilight, registering a 22:59 ... Emory's seventh finisher and stood 23rd out of 186 racers at the 8K Berry Invitational (26:40).

Sophomore (2018):
Saw action in four meets ... Season-best 8K time of 27:13 at the Bobcat Invitational was sixth on the team and 67th out of 162 entries ... No. 7 finisher among the Emory contingent at Pre-Nationals with a mark  27:54 ... Also competed at the Watermelon Run (28:10) and the 7K JSU Foothills where his outing of 23:24 placed 21st out of 176 runners. 

Freshman (2017):
Competed in four events ... Season-best 8K mark of 26:54 at the Furman Classic ranked 62nd overall out of 175 entries ... Scored as the Eagles' No. 3 finisher and placed ninth overall out of 79 runners at the Georgia DIII Invitational with an 8K mark of 27:54 ... Crossed the finish line in the No. 39 spot at the JSU Foothills Invitational, clocking a 27:51 ... Also raced at the Berry Invitational. 

High School:
Competed for the cross country and track and field teams at Richmond Hill High School ... Was coached by Levi Sybert ... Team captain as a senior after serving as co-captain during his junior campaign ... Helped Richmond Hill HS to region titles in cross country and track and field ... Top 1,600-meter time was a 4:21 ... Posted an effort of 9:41 in the 3,200 meters ... National Honor Society member.

Personal:
Son of Roger and Lisa Hedgepeth ... Born July 4 ... Majors in business administration.

Jacob Hedgepeth Top 8K Times (By Season):