Harvard University

Senior Year (2023-24)

Indoor: Did not compete during the 2023-24 indoor season.
Outdoor: Recorded a season-best performance in the long jump (7.36m/24’1.75”) at the Pepsi Florida Relays, finishing in third in the process … Made his season debut at the Hurricane Collegiate Invite, placing fourth in the long jump (6.87m/22’5.5”).

Junior Year (2022-23)

Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors in the indoor long jump... Named a USTFCCCA Academic All-American... Set personal bests in the long jump, 100m dash and indoor 200m dash

Sophomore Year (2021-22)

(Indoor) Participated in five meets for the Crimson...Recorded a career-best and 1st place finish in the 60m with a time of 6.84 at the Beantown Challenge…Notched a career-best 7.18m in the long jump and a 6th place finish at the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championships…(Outdoor) Participated in five meets for the Crimson...Recorded two career-bests at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational by placing 2nd in the long jump with 7.44m and 5th in the 100m with a time of 10.64…Finished 16th at the Ivy League Outdoor Track and Field Championships with 5.61m in the long jump.

Before Harvard:

60m - 6.79
100m - 10.78
200m - 21.62
Long Jump - 24'5"
Triple Jump - 47'10.75"

Four-year member of the track and field team at Olentangy Orange High School… Indoor/ outdoor team captain in the 2019 and 2020 seasons… 3x Academic All-State… 2019 Columbus Dispatch Scholar Athlete of the Year… 2019 CW Scholar Athlete of the Year…Named Olentangy Orange Pioneer Award and Most Valuable Player in 2018… Won Emerging Elite New Balance National Outdoor Meet (LJ), third in the triple jump in 2018…Placed first in the Freshman New Balance National Outdoor Meet (LJ) in 2017…3x district champion (LJ), 2x regional champion, Ohio State Track Tournament champion… Holds nine records at Olentangy Orange… Uncle, Ian Thompson, graduated from Harvard in 2004.

“Jaeschel has the ability to make an immediate impact in both our jumps and sprint groups.” – Coach Mangiacotti