2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Graham's Personal Bests
800m: 2:03.41
1500m: 3:59.12
Mile Run, Indoor: 4:22.12
3000m, Indoor: 8:55.01
3000m Steeplechase: 9:23.66
2012 Indoor
Did not compete during the indoor season.
2011 Outdoor
Raced in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase at the ACC Championships, finishing 15th in personal-best time of 9:23.66 ... Turned in season-best time of 3:59.12 in the 1500m at the Tiger Track Classic ... Also placed 17th in the 1500m at the Wake Forest Open in a time of 4:05.41.
2011 Indoor
Specialized in the one mile run, where he turned in a season-best time of 4:22.12 at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... Finished seventh at the Liberty Quad Meet in 4:25.61, and placed 18th at the Virginia Tech Invitational in a time of 4:34.31 ... Also ran in the 800-meters at the Liberty Quad, finishing in 2:03.41 to place seventh ... Member of the DMR team that placed ninth at the Hokie Invitational.
2010 Outdoor
Ran a season-best time of 4:02.69 in the 1500m at the Tiger Track Classic ... Earned seventh place in the 1500m at the Spec Towns Open ... Finished in 9:35.98 in the 3000m Steeplechase at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
2010 Indoor
Ran season-best mark of 4:26.97 in the mile run at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... Finished the 3000m run in a time of 8:55.01 at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet.
Background
Broke six school records, including the 1,500-meter, 3,000m and 5,000m marks ... In 2009, won gold medals in the 1,500m, 3,000m and 2,000m steeplechase at the Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athletic Association (CISAA) meet ... Four-time cross country MVP and two-time track and field MVP ... Member of Canadian National Cross Country team ... Captured title in 2,000m steeplechase event at Metro Regional meet in 2009 ... Took silver in the 3,000m ... Finished eighth in the 2009 NSIC 5,000m ... Placed 10th in 2,000m steeplechase at the 2009 Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) Track and Field Championships ... Member of Toronto Olympic Club's Junior Men's Team that won gold in 2007 and silver in 2008 ... Gold medalist at the CISAA cross country meet in 2008 and 2006 ... Team won CISAA in 2008, 2006 and 2005 ... Also earned silver medals in 2007 and 2005 at CISAA ... Two-time letterwinner in cross country and track ... Coach was Paul Craig ... Honor roll student.
Personal
Born Oct. 3, 1991, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada ... Son of Stephen and Gillian Graham ... Majoring in Communication with a double minor in Global Trade and Commerce Studeis and Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise.
Up Close with Jake
My favorite food and pre-race meal is...Chicken Parmesan.
My favorite professional sports team is...The Toronto Maple Leafs.
I would like to travel to...Greenland, along with many other places because I hope to travel a lot in the future.
If I could have one superpower, it would be...Flying, so that I could travel anywhere.
My dream job is...Something I will enjoy waking up for every morning.
The best book I have ever read is...Shake Hands with the Devil.
My favorite quote is..."Don't take life too seriously, nobody makes it out alive."
If I could appear on the cover of any magazine, it would be...ESPN because it has the biggest cover.
The hardest class I have taken so far at Wake Forest is...Business Ethics.
After graduation, I want to...Take a year off to travel before doing another degree or starting work.
