2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Jordy Hewitt
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Blackwood, Australia
- High School:
- Flinders Athletic Club
Last Updated: November 25, 2019
At Michigan
• All-NCAA Great Lakes Region Honoree (2016, 2019)
• All-Big Ten Second Team (2018)
• Joined the program in the winter of 2015, competing in the 2016 track and field season before running his first year of cross country in the fall of 2016
Redshirt Senior (2019-20)
Cross Country
• Ran 31:57.9 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 96th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 23), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Earned All-Region honors by running 30:46.4 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 18th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 24:31.7 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 22nd at the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 3), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner.
• Ran 24:29.3 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 84th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 18), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
Senior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Did not compete.
Indoor Track & Field
• Did not compete.
Cross Country
• Ran 31:38.30 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 198th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 17)
• Ran 31:50.3 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 33rd at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 9), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Earned Second-Team All-Big Ten honors by running 24:03.2 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 13th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner.
• Ran 24:49.38 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 74th at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 13), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner in the seeded Cardinal Race.
• Ran 24:27.0 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 100th at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (Sept. 28), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner.
• Ran 16:06.5 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 24th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)
Junior (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 3:58.87 in the 1500 meter run to finish 26th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28) and ran a leg of the 5th-place 4x800 relay.
• Ran 1:54.53 in the 800 meter run to finish 7th at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran 3:49.81 in the 1500 meter run to finish 8th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)
Indoor
• Ran 1:54.38 in the 800 meter run to finish 3rd at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran 4:13.21 in the Mile to finish 38th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran 4:09.21 in the Mile to finish 9th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran 4:12.27 in the Mile to finish 4th at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20)
Cross Country
• Ran 25:34.6 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 44th (open) at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13)
• Ran 18:33.9 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 15th at the adidas XC Challenge (Sept. 15) in his season debut.
Sophomore (2016-17)
Outdoor
• Ran 3:55.14 in the 1500 meter run to finish 3rd at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)
• Ran 3:56.52 in the 1500 meter run to finish 19th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25)
Indoor
• Did not compete
Cross Country
• Secured all-region honors at the 10,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet by placing 23rd in 31:04.7
• In his postseason debut, ran 25:51.9 to place 57th at the 8K Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30)
• Finished 73rd at the 8,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) race, helping U-M to place with his scoring performance of 25:06.5
• Finished 46th at the 8,000-meter Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 24) and scored with a time of 25:55.7
• Scored at the 8,000-meter Sycamore Invitational (Sept. 10), running 25:46.9 to place ninth overall
• Ran to a 12th-place finish at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2) in his collegiate cross country debut, finishing in 15:54.8
Freshman (2015-16)
Outdoor
• Finished the 1,500-meter run in 3:47.95 to place seventh at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14)
• Ran 3:46.78 for a new 1,500-meter PR at the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 1)
• Won the Collegiate Open section of the 1,500-meter run at the Mount Sac Invitational (April 15) in 3:47.60, and Also competed at the Long Beach Invitational (April 16), finishing third in the 1,500-meter run
• Made his outdoor 1,500-meter debut at the Battle of the Blues (March 31), winning in a personal record time of 3:49.35
• Made his outdoor debut in the 800-meter run at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invite (March 26), finishing fourth in 1:50.93, while also competing in the Distance Medley Relay
Indoor
• Made his postseason debut at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-27), competing in the mile (4:09.68) and scoring as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team, which ran a season-best 3:09.65
• Finished third in his heat of the mile with a new PR of 4:05.61 at the Iowa State Classic (Feb.12)
• Competed in the mile run at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6), running a new PR of 4:08.19
• Debuted for U-M at the Notre Dame Invitational (January 23) by placing fourth in the 800 meter event with a PR of 1:53.26
Before Michigan
• Competed at Flinders Athletic Club in his native Australia• Took third place at 800 and 1,500 meters at the Australian U-20 Junior Championships in March, 2015
• Finished eighth in the World Schools Cross Country Championships (April, 2014), held in Israel
• Under-18 National Cross Country Champion (2014)
• Won twin titles in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter races at the Australian All-Schools Championships in Adelaide, Australia (2015)
• At 17, won the open state championship at 800-meters, clocking 1:51.52
• Holds multiple school records at Westminster
Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Born February 14, 1997
• Son of Brendan Hewitt and Carolyn Harris
• Father, Brendan, ran track and cross country at Fresno State University (1984-85)
Other Sports
• Also played Aussie Rules Football from Grades 6-11
Career-Best Performances (College)
Event | Time | Date |
800m (I) | 1:53.23 | 1-23-16 |
800m (O) | 1:50.93 | 3-26-16 |
1500m (O) | 3:46.78 | 5-1-16 |
Mile (I) | 4:05.51 | 2-12-16 |