2024 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Name: Jalen Atkinson
Major: Computer Science
Career Aspiration: To be a web designer
Person that has influenced him the most: Mike Tyson
Favorite Athlete: David Rudisha
Favorite Sports Movie: Creed
Favorite Sports Team: Canadian track team
Favorite thing about being a student-athlete at Medgar Evers College: The flexibility of his schedule
Pre-Competition Meal: Rice Krispie treat and Gatorade
Favorite memory competing at the high school level: Going to championships for cross country during his junior year
Primary goal for the upcoming season: To beat all of his personal records from high school
Most important characteristics a team must possess to be successful: Leadership, confidence, and humor
Two things that Cougars fans would be interested to know about him outside athletics: He is a very artistic person, and he enjoys watching horror films at midnight with a strawberry cheesecake
