John Wacker

Ryan Murray

/ Men's Cross Country

Steven Jackson (right), David Scherrer (middle right), John Wacker (middle left), and Eddie Tristine (left) start their run for BC at the Battle in Beantown

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Class:
Senior
Position:
Cross Country
Hometown:
Santa Ana, Calif.
High School:
Mater Dei

AS A SENIOR (2022-23)
Cross Country
* Competed in the 8k (27:21.3) at the ACC Cross Country Championships
Indoor Track
* Set a PR in the 500m (1:06.00) and was part of the eighth-place 4x400m relay team (3:20.92) at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic
* Recorded a personal best in the 800m (1:52.22) at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite
* Ran in the 800m (1:55.70) and was part of the DMR (9:43.11) at the ACC Indoor Championships
Outdoor Track
* Placed 14th in the 800m (1:58.69) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational

AS A JUNIOR (2021-2022)
Cross Country
* Finished the 8k with a time of 26:17.1 at the NEICAA Cross Country Championship
* Competed in the 8k (28:02.8) at the ACC Cross Country Championship
* Ran in the 10k (34:23.7) at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championship
Indoor Track
* Placed sixth in the 1000m with a PR of 2:31.31 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
* Set a PR in the 600m (1:21.49) in a 12th-place finish at the Battle in Beantown
* Recorded a personal best in the 800m (1:53.02) at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic
* Ran in the 800m (1:56.69) at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships
* Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed 11th at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championship
Outdoor Track
* Placed fifth in the 800m (1:53.56) at the Friar Invitational
* Set a personal record in the 1500m with a time of 3:59.13 at the Georgia Tech Invitational
* Ran in the 800m (1:54.40) at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-2021)
Cross Country
* Set a PR in the 8k with a time of 25:56.2 at the ACC Cross Country Championship
Indoor Track
* Did not compete
Outdoor Track
* Placed 11th in the 800m (1:57.24) at the UMass vs. BC vs. BU event
* Competed in the 800m (1:55.77) at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship

AS A FRESHMAN (2019-2020)
Cross Country
* Ran the 8k (26:42.1) at the NEICAAA Cross Country Championship
* Competed in the 8k with a time of 27:10.6 at the ACC Cross Country Championship
* Set a PR in the 10k (32:25.5) at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championship
Indoor Track
* Part of the third-place 4x880y relay team and finished 10th in the mile (4:19.31) at the Beantown Challenge
* Placed third in the 800m (1:53.58) at the BU Multi-Team Meet
* Finished third overall in the DMR (9:51.99) at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic
* Set a PR in the mile (4:13.70) at the BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite
* Placed eighth in the DMR (10:02.06) at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship
Outdoor Track
* Season canceled due to the pandemic

PERSONAL RECORDS (PR)
800m (Indoor): 1:53.58 - Boston University Multi-Team Meet (1/18/20)
800m (Outdoor): 1:54.83 - West Point Twilight (5/6/21)
1000m (Indoor): 2:31.31 - 2021 BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/4/21)
1 Mile (Indoor): 4:13.70 - Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite (2/1/20)
3.73 Mile (XC): 20:06.9 - Stony Brook University XC Invitational (9/4/21)
8K (XC): 25:56.2 - ACC Cross Country Championships (10/30/20)
10K (XC): 32:25.5 - NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (11/15/19)

BEFORE BC
Four-year cross country and track team member at Mater Dei … cross country and track team captain as a senior … named cross country team MVP in 2018.

PERSONAL
Son of Ted and Erin … sister, Kelly, attends BC … Ted (father) played soccer at San Diego State and Erin (mother) ran cross country at San Diego.