University of Georgia Athletics
2018-19 Track & Field Roster
Jonathan Pelham
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- LaGrange, Ga.
- High School:
- LaGrange
2019: Outdoor - Scored at the SEC Championships in his final meet as a Bulldog after running a 9:11.59 for seventh…Took third in the 5000m (15:00.32) at the Yellow Jacket Invite... One of 18 UGA student-athletes who earned a 4.0 GPA on the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019...Also named to the 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Competed at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 3,000 meters, clocking 8:38.40 to finish inside the top 35...Raced to a season-best time of 8:37.93 in the 3,000 at the Husker Invitational.
2018: Cross Country - Was in Georgia’s top five finishers at the first four regular season meets, including a 16th-place finish (25:07.6) at the 7.6k Bulldog Invitational in Athens…Scored at the 8k SEC Championships thanks to a 42nd-place finish (24:05.56)…Competed for the Bulldogs at the NCAA South Regional and was 95th with a 10k time of 33:58.7.
Outdoor - Secured a new personal record and a ninth-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:11.44) at the SEC Outdoor Championships, just three-hundredths off from scoring...Competed in three different events (1500m, 5000m and 3000S) for the Bulldogs...Recorded a new PR time of 3:56.64 and second-place finish in the 1500 meters at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial...Opened the season with a new personal best in the 5000 meters (15:07.88) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2018...Also earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Posted a new personal record in the 3000 meters (8:33.84) with a 17th-place finish at the Razorback Invite...Named to the SEC and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Rolls for Fall 2017.
2017: Cross Country - Opened the year by taking ninth (16:02.94) at the 5k WCU Festival…Grabbed top team honors at the 5k Gene Mullin Invite after taking second (15:47.61)…Finished his season by taking 75th (25:47.4) at the 8k SEC Championships.
Outdoor - Took second in the 2000-meter steeplechase at the Yellow Jacket Invite with a 6:05.00…Improved his personal record to 9:17.23 to take 11th in the 3000m steeplechase at the SEC Championships.
Indoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2016: Cross Country - Took 21st with a 27:23.43 at the 8K UGA Cross Country Invitational in his official Bulldog cross debut...Finished the 8K Commodore Classic in a season best 26:41.4 for 113th.
Outdoor & Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
2015: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Led LaGrange to a fourth-place finish at the GHSA AAAA cross country meet as a sophomore and to runner-up honors as a junior and to the region title in track in the AAAAA division as a senior…Personal-best times of 16:00 (5k), 9:38 (3200-meter run) and 4:25 (1600)…Earned the Granger, Heart, Coaches and MVP awards while suiting up for the Grangers…Named All-Region in cross country his final three years (runner-up as a senior) and was All-State his final two (10th as a junior and 13th as a senior) and won the region title in the 3200 as a senior…Was a three-time All-State performer on the track after taking sixth in the 3200 as a junior and seventh in both the 1600 and 3200 as a senior…Varsity starter on both the LaGrange golf and soccer teams that advanced to their state tournaments as a freshman and a sophomore…Captain for cross, track and golf as a junior and senior…Four-year LHS student council member and president as a senior…Student representative on the Troup County Task Force board and worked with his county’s Youth Leadership Program…Named AP Government Student of the Year as a junior…Member of National Honors Society his last three years of high school, on the honor roll three years and a member of the LHS Service Club as a freshman and sophomore.
Personal: Born February 4, 1997…Son of Steve and Sarah Pelham…Father, Steve, ran track and played soccer at TCU.…Majoring in Political Science and International Affairs.
Indoor - Competed at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 3,000 meters, clocking 8:38.40 to finish inside the top 35...Raced to a season-best time of 8:37.93 in the 3,000 at the Husker Invitational.
2018: Cross Country - Was in Georgia’s top five finishers at the first four regular season meets, including a 16th-place finish (25:07.6) at the 7.6k Bulldog Invitational in Athens…Scored at the 8k SEC Championships thanks to a 42nd-place finish (24:05.56)…Competed for the Bulldogs at the NCAA South Regional and was 95th with a 10k time of 33:58.7.
Outdoor - Secured a new personal record and a ninth-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:11.44) at the SEC Outdoor Championships, just three-hundredths off from scoring...Competed in three different events (1500m, 5000m and 3000S) for the Bulldogs...Recorded a new PR time of 3:56.64 and second-place finish in the 1500 meters at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial...Opened the season with a new personal best in the 5000 meters (15:07.88) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2018...Also earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Posted a new personal record in the 3000 meters (8:33.84) with a 17th-place finish at the Razorback Invite...Named to the SEC and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Rolls for Fall 2017.
2017: Cross Country - Opened the year by taking ninth (16:02.94) at the 5k WCU Festival…Grabbed top team honors at the 5k Gene Mullin Invite after taking second (15:47.61)…Finished his season by taking 75th (25:47.4) at the 8k SEC Championships.
Outdoor - Took second in the 2000-meter steeplechase at the Yellow Jacket Invite with a 6:05.00…Improved his personal record to 9:17.23 to take 11th in the 3000m steeplechase at the SEC Championships.
Indoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2016: Cross Country - Took 21st with a 27:23.43 at the 8K UGA Cross Country Invitational in his official Bulldog cross debut...Finished the 8K Commodore Classic in a season best 26:41.4 for 113th.
Outdoor & Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
2015: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Led LaGrange to a fourth-place finish at the GHSA AAAA cross country meet as a sophomore and to runner-up honors as a junior and to the region title in track in the AAAAA division as a senior…Personal-best times of 16:00 (5k), 9:38 (3200-meter run) and 4:25 (1600)…Earned the Granger, Heart, Coaches and MVP awards while suiting up for the Grangers…Named All-Region in cross country his final three years (runner-up as a senior) and was All-State his final two (10th as a junior and 13th as a senior) and won the region title in the 3200 as a senior…Was a three-time All-State performer on the track after taking sixth in the 3200 as a junior and seventh in both the 1600 and 3200 as a senior…Varsity starter on both the LaGrange golf and soccer teams that advanced to their state tournaments as a freshman and a sophomore…Captain for cross, track and golf as a junior and senior…Four-year LHS student council member and president as a senior…Student representative on the Troup County Task Force board and worked with his county’s Youth Leadership Program…Named AP Government Student of the Year as a junior…Member of National Honors Society his last three years of high school, on the honor roll three years and a member of the LHS Service Club as a freshman and sophomore.
Personal: Born February 4, 1997…Son of Steve and Sarah Pelham…Father, Steve, ran track and played soccer at TCU.…Majoring in Political Science and International Affairs.
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