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2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Jameson Sparks

  • Events Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arlington, Mass.
  • Highschool Arlington

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

CAREER HONORS
• America East All-Conference Steeplechase (2024 Outdoor, 2025 Outdoor)
• UVM Record Holder (Steeplechase - 8:54.96)
• America East Academic Honor Roll (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)

SENIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2025):
Opened his season placing second in the steeplechase at the Colonial Relays (Apr. 4-5) … Came in fourth in the steeplechase at the Friar Invitational (Apr. 11) … Finished third in the 5000 at the UMass Commonwealth Invitational (Apr. 12) … Logged sixth and eighth place finishes in the 1500 and 400 hurdles at the George Davis Invitational (Apr. 19) … Ran to a 10th place finish in the 1500 at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (Apr. 25) … Broke the school record in the steeplechase at 8:54.96 to come in third and finished 20th in the 5000 at the America East Championships (May 3-4) … Placed fourth in the steeplechase at the NEICAAA Championships (May 10) … Won the steeplechase at the UMass Last Chance Meet (May 15).

SENIOR INDOOR SEASON (2024-2025): Started out his indoor season at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 11) where he ran the 3000m race and placed seventh…Ran the mile and 3000m races at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 17-18), recording 11th and fifth place finishes…At the Riverhawk Invitational (Jan. 24-25), Sparks ran the 3000m race…He placed 11th in the mile race at the Scarlet Knight Open (Jan. 31)…Secured an eighth-place finish in the 3000m at the Showdown at The Heights (Feb. 7-8)…Recorded a personal best time of 8:29.30 in the 3000m race at the America East Indoor Championship (Feb. 22-23). He also secured a ninth-place finish in the distance medley relay…Finished out his season at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship (Mar. 7-8) where he finished fifth in the mile race. 

JUNIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2024): Opened the outdoor season with a fourth place finish in the 1500 at the UMass Lowell Invitational (Mar. 30) … Placed fifth in the 3000 steeplechase at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational (Apr. 5-6) … Earned a second place finish in the 3000 steeplechase at the Pacific Coast Invitational (Apr. 11) … Came in fourth in the 5000 at the George Davis Invitational (Apr. 20) … Recorded an 11th place finish in the 1500 at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (Apr. 27) … Finished third in the 3000 steeplechase at the America East Championships (May 4-5) … Logged a fourth place finish in the 3000 steeplechase at the New England Championships (May 10-11).

JUNIOR INDOOR SEASON (2024): Opened his season with a second-place finish in the 3000 at the Dartmouth December Invite (Dec. 9) … Finished second in the 3000 at the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational (Jan. 13) … Placed third and seventh in the mile and 800 at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 20) … Ran a personal best in the mile (4:18.82) at the Terrier Classic (Jan. 26) … Finished the 3000 in 15th at the Scarlet Knight Open (Feb. 2-3) … Finished seventh in the 5000 at the River Hawk Invitational (Jan. 27) … Placed third in the 800 at the Middlebury Field and Track Meet (Feb. 10) … Finished seventh and 18th in the distance medley relay and 3000 at the America East Championships (Feb. 19-20) … Placed sixth in the 3000 at New England Championships (Mar. 1-2).

SOPHOMORE OUTDOOR SEASON (2023): Opened the season with a 12th-place finish and 3000m time of 8:56.00 at the UMass Lowell Invite (Mar. 24) ... Won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:36.26 at the Black & Gold Invite (Apr. 1) ... Was seventh in the 1500m at the UVM Quad Meet (Apr. 8) ... Posted a personal-best 1500m time of 4:03.40 at the Commonwealth Invite (Apr. 15) ... Won the 3000m steeplechase at the Rutgers Relays with a time of 9:29.98 (Apr. 22) ... Placed sixth in the steeplechase at the America East Championships with a time of 9:29.05 (May 6 & 7) ... Ran a personal-best steeplechase time of 9:13.80 for fourth at the New England Championships (May 12 & 13).

SOPHOMORE INDOOR SEASON (2023): Placed sixth in the 3000m at New Hampshire (Dec. 4).

FIRST YEAR OUTDOOR SEASON (2022): Opened the season in the 1500m at the UMass Lowell Invite (Mar. 26) ... Won the steeplechase with a time of 9:49.64 at the UNH Wildcat Invite (Apr. 9) ... Placed third in the steeplechase at the UMass Outdoor Invite with a time of 9:32.12 (Apr. 16) ... Ran a two-mile mark of 9:30.86 to finish eighth at the George Davis Invite (Apr. 23) ... Ran a personal-best 1500m time of 4:05.05 at the UMass Outdoor Invite (Apr. 30) ... Placed ninth in the steeplechase at the America East Championships with a personal-best time of 9:29.80.

FIRST YEAR INDOOR SEASON (2022): Made his debut at the Dartmouth Indoor Opener, and finished ninth in the mile (Dec. 11) ... Was seventh in the mile at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 15) ... Logged a fourth-place finish in the 1000m at the Middlebury Winterfell (Jan. 22) ... Was 13th in the mile at the Middlebury Invitational (Jan. 29) ... Placed 10th in the mile at the New England Championships with a time of 4:28.50 (Feb. 5) ... Ran a personal-best mile time of 4:28.31 at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 11) ... Was fourth in the 3000m at the UVM-UNH Dual Meet (Feb. 13) ... Ran a personal-best 3000m time of 8:37.09 at the America East Championships (Feb. 26).

BEFORE VERMONT: Graduated from Arlington High School in Arlington, MA ... Competed on the cross country and track and field teams ... His high school was the Middlesex League Champions in 2017, 2018, and 2020 ... Was awarded Middlesex League All-Star Cross Country team in 2019 and 2020 ... Was awarded Middlesex League All-Star Track and Field team in 2020 and 2021. 

PERSONAL: Was born in Allen, Texas ... Is majoring in Psychological Science ... His favorite movie is "Ford vs. Ferrari".

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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