Track & Field

Coach Jacobs
 

Coach Jacobs is in his 21st year at the MCC Track & Field helm. Jacobs graduated from Glendale High School as a State-Champion Pole Vaulter. A two-time All-American in the Decathlon at the University of Arizona, Jacobs also threw the javelin and was captain and MVP of the Wildcat Track Team.

From 1979-1988, he competed internationally in the World University Games in Mexico City and three USA/USSR Decathlon meets, where he was the top American finisher in 1981. Jacobs also competed in the 1980 & 1984 US Olypic trials.

He began his coaching career as an assistant at Mesa in 1982 moving the following year to Arizona State, and then coming back to MCC in 1988 as Head Coach. Under his direction, Thunderbird Track & Field consistently ranks in the top 10 in the country and recently as high as #5 in 2004. He has developed numerous All-Americans and Mesa's facilities are considered among the best of any community college.

steve.jacobs@mcmail.maricopa.edu
480-461-7563

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Track & Field 2009

Mesa Men’s & Women’s Track & Field consistently rank among the Top 10 junior college Track & Field Programs in the nation.  Mesa records fall year in year out and 2009 was no exception.  A National Champion in the Hammer Throw was crowned as Alesha Asijie brought a title home to Mesa.  Samia Stokes set a new MCC record in the Discus with a throw of 152’ broke a record once held by Michelle Amete.  Nearly 30 athletes represented MCC at Nationals in Hutchinson, Kansas in May 2009, and the team returned with the aforementioned National Champion and four other All-Americans in Samantha Henderson, Stokes, Robbie Haynie, and Sean McPherson. 

Mesa’s most acclaimed program has nine National Championships in its possession, the last coming in Men’s Outdoor in 1980.  The late great Hall of Fame Coach Carvel Jackson captured six titles from 1969-1975.

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