University of Tennessee Athletics
2018-19 Track & Field / XC Roster
Roster
Sacoor, Jonathan

Jonathan Sacoor
- Position:
- Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lot, Belgium
- High School:
- Sint-Victor Alsemberg & Olympic Essenbeek Halle
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- 60m: 7.11 (2017)
- 200m: 21.58 (2018)
- 300m: 33.41 (2018)
- 400m: 46.95 (2018)
Outdoor Track
- 100m: 11.36 (2016)
- 200m: 21.35 (2017)
- 300m: 34.35 (2016)
- 400m: 45.03 (2018)
SEC Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2021 - 4x400m - 1st - 3:04.08
- 2020 - 4x400m - 6th - 3:07.36
- 2019 - 4x400m - 7th - 3:12.40
NCAA Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2021 - 4x400m - 3rd - 3:04.10
HONORS
- 2021 Indoor USTFCCCA First Team All-America - 4x400m Relay
- 2021 Indoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-America - DMR
- 2021 Indoor All-SEC First Team
- 2021 Indoor SEC Champion - 4x400m Relay
2021 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Finished third at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/13) and helped to post the highest finish in the men's indoor 4x400-meter relay since 2002, along with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Christopher Bailey and Emmanuel Bynum
- Contributed to an 11th place finish for All-America honors in his first collegiate distance medley relay, combining with teammates Alex Kay, Joe Hoots and Alex Crigger for a time of 9:41.98 at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/12)
- Claimed gold at the SEC Championships (2/27) and helped to post a 2021 world leading-mark and school record of 3:04.08 in the 4x400-meter relay, along with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Christopher Bailey and Emmanuel Bynum
- Helped the Vols run a season-best of 3:05.97 at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invite (2/13) along with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Christopher Bailey, and Emmanuel Bynum
- Contributed to a season-best time of 3:09.66 in the men's 4x400, along with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Christopher Bailey, and Emmanuel Bynum at Virginia Tech's Doc Hale Elite Meet (2/6)
- Earned first place in the 400-meter dash at the Hokie Invitational (1/23) with a time of 47.36 in two laps around the track
- Made his season debut at the Commodore Indoor (1/16) in the 4x400-meter relay, combining with teammates Rasheeme Griffith, Emmanuel Bynum and Sebastian Cooper to place second with a time of 3:09.77
- Finished first in the 4x400-meter relay at the Tennessee Relays (4/9), combining with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Christopher Bailey and Kameron Helmlinger for a time of 3:06.93
- Opened his outdoor season with a win in the 4x400-meter relay at the FSU Relays (3/26), combining with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Christopher Bailey and Emmanuel Bynum for a time of 3:06.64 that ranked No. 2 in the nation at the time it was recorded
2020 TRACK AND FIELD
Indoor- Ran a split of 45.83 as Tennessee took sixth in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships (2/29), recording the seventh-fastest time in program history at 3:07.36
- Made his season debut at the Texas Tech Invitational (2/1), combining with teammates Emmanuel Bynum, Rasheeme Griffith and Alex Kay for a season-best mark of 3:09.10 in the 4x400m relay
Outdoor
- Did not compete, as the 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis
2019 TRACK AND FIELD
Indoor- Finished seventh in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:12.40 at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/23), along with a 47.42 time in the 400m
- Raced in the 400m at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships and finished 20th with a time of 46.22
- Ran two events at the Tom Jones Invite (4/27), including a ninth-place finish in the 400m (46.43) and 20th in the 200m (21.43)
- Finished third in the 400m with a time of 46.99 at the Tennessee Relays (4/11)
- Raced in two events at the Florida Relays (3/30), including 17th in the 400m (46.74) and 31st in the 200m (21.13)
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
- Represented Belgium at the 2019 IAAF World Championships, earning bronze in the 4x400m relay (2:58.78) and tying his PR in the 400m (45.03)
- Helped Belgium finish third in the 4x400m relay at the 2019 IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, Japan
- Took gold in the 400m at the 2018 World U20 Championships (45.03)
- Earned bronze in the 4x400m Relay at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships (3:02.51 – national record) and took gold in the event at the European Championships
- Won a 400m Diamond League title in Bruxelles, Belgium in August 2018
PERSONAL
- Recipient of the Dr. Ed N. Duncan Scholarship Endowment
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