Jake Mangione
- position Middle Distances
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Lexington, S.C.
- High school River Bluff HS
- position Middle Distances
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Lexington, S.C.
- High school River Bluff HS
Jake Mangione Bio
Academic Highlights
2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Season and Career Results
2023
Indoor
Competed in five indoor meets for the Gamecocks, running the 400m, 600m, 800m and both the 4x400m and distance medley relays … Began his indoor season at the Clemson Opener with a PR in the 600m, finishing eighth with a time of 1:21.81 … Competed in the 4x400m relay at the Clemson Opener, finishing fourth with a time of 3:20.56 … Set a personal record in the 800m at the Carolina Challenge, finishing fourth overall when he clocked 1:55.26 … Two weeks later he ran his lone 400m race of the season, posting a new PR with a time of 50.64 … Competed in three DMR races, earning a pair of wins at the Gamecock Opener and the Carolina Challenge … Was part of the fastest DMR team of the season at the South Carolina Invitational, clocking 10:07.43.
Outdoor
Competed in two meets during the season, primarily running the 800m, while also competing in the 4x400m and the 4x800m relays … Opened his outdoor season with an eighth-place finish at the Weems Baskin Relays 800m race, running 1:55.67 … Set his new outdoor 800m PR at the USC Open, clocking 1:55.19 … Was part of the 4x800m relay team that won the Weems Baskin Relays with a time of 7:43.13.
2022
Indoor
Competed in four indoor competitions, primarily running the 800m with a couple of distance medley relays thrown in … Finished 10th in the 800m to open his indoor competition with a time of 2:01.39, his best placement of the indoor season … Set his indoor 800m season best in the South Carolina Invitational with a mark of 1:57.93.
Outdoor
Appeared in just three outdoor meets, all home meets for the Gamecocks, competing in the 800m throughout the spring season … His best finish in the outdoor 800m was fifth in the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 1:55.76.
Pre-South Carolina
High School
Was a regional champion in the 800 meters, and as a member of the 4×400-meter relay and 4X800-meter relay teams … Helped his team win a regional championship in 2019 … Helped his AAU team win state and regional tittles as well as finish as the runners-up nationally … Was a member of the National Honors Society.
Personal
Chose South Carolina over College of Charleston because he feels like South Carolina is home … Is studying exercise science … Has a younger sister, Meridian … Was born to his parents Greg and Kathie on June 4, 2003.
Personal Records
Indoor
400m | 50.64 (2/23/23) |
600m | 1:21.81 (12/2/22) |
800m | 1:55.26 (1/20/23) |
Outdoor
800m | 1:55.19 (4/22/23) |