About Me
Jakob W. Hester joined the Transylvania Cross Country and Track and Field coaching staff prior to the 2012-13 season. He is coach of the sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers, as well as assisting with cross country. In his time at Transylvania Hester has helped take the track and field team to unprecedented heights.
In 2015 the women’s team earned four victories at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Outdoor Championships, which included the 100 and 200 meter dashes, the 100 meter hurdles and 4x100 meter relay. On the men’s side the Pioneers captured a victory in the 100 meter dash, their first ever HCAC running event champion. Additionally, Hester’s sprinters earned two male and one female HCAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honors. Both the women’s and men’s teams also had their highest point totals and finishes in school history.
The 2014 season saw its first HCAC outdoor running event champions in school history with victories in the women's 4x100m relay, women's 4x400m relay, and women's 400m dash. Other honors in the 2014 season for the Pioneer sprinters and hurdlers included an HCAC Male Indoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year award and two HCAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honors, each of which were also program firsts for both the men's and the women's teams, respectively.
Prior to arriving at Transylvania, Hester spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Lexington's Paul L. Dunbar High School, where he coached the jumping events, co-coached the sprinting events, and assisted with cross country. During that time he helped coach the girls' track team to four straight Top 5 finishes at the KHSAA 3A State Championships, including a runner-up performance in 2009. Also over those four seasons, he had 12 jumpers place at the State Meet, six of which were Top 3 performances.
Hester graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Kentucky in 2011 with degrees in Kinesiology and Health Promotion. He has been a USA Track and Field (USATF) Certified Official since 2008 and in 2013 received his USATF Level 1 Coach certification. Hester also earned a Track and Field Technical Certification in 2012 and a Track and Field Program Management certificate in 2013 from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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In 2015 the women’s team earned four victories at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Outdoor Championships, which included the 100 and 200 meter dashes, the 100 meter hurdles and 4x100 meter relay. On the men’s side the Pioneers captured a victory in the 100 meter dash, their first ever HCAC running event champion. Additionally, Hester’s sprinters earned two male and one female HCAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honors. Both the women’s and men’s teams also had their highest point totals and finishes in school history.
The 2014 season saw its first HCAC outdoor running event champions in school history with victories in the women's 4x100m relay, women's 4x400m relay, and women's 400m dash. Other honors in the 2014 season for the Pioneer sprinters and hurdlers included an HCAC Male Indoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year award and two HCAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honors, each of which were also program firsts for both the men's and the women's teams, respectively.
Prior to arriving at Transylvania, Hester spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Lexington's Paul L. Dunbar High School, where he coached the jumping events, co-coached the sprinting events, and assisted with cross country. During that time he helped coach the girls' track team to four straight Top 5 finishes at the KHSAA 3A State Championships, including a runner-up performance in 2009. Also over those four seasons, he had 12 jumpers place at the State Meet, six of which were Top 3 performances.
Hester graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Kentucky in 2011 with degrees in Kinesiology and Health Promotion. He has been a USA Track and Field (USATF) Certified Official since 2008 and in 2013 received his USATF Level 1 Coach certification. Hester also earned a Track and Field Technical Certification in 2012 and a Track and Field Program Management certificate in 2013 from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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www.transysports.com
www.transy.edu