2023-2024 Men's Track & Field Roster

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CJ Reeders

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 156
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Quinton, Va.
  • Highschool New Kent

Biography

2023-24 - 5th-Year Senior Season: Capped off his collegiate career with one final award-winning campaign ... Honored as a second-team All-American in the outdoor triple jump after placing 13th in the country with a 14.54-meter leap ... Also competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships during the winter ... Won the league title in the outdoor triple jump and garnered second-team All-Conference accolades after finishing as the runner-up at the indoor league meet ... Hauled in All-Region nods during both the winter and spring ... Was a first-team All-State selection in the outdoor jumps and a second-team selection during the indoor campaign ... Posted his top triple jump of the year with a 14.59-meter showcase at the Widener Final Qualifier in May ... Also threw down his top indoor mark with a 14.40-meter performance at the CNU Qualifier in February ... Won the triple jump during seven of his appearances, including a victory at the prestigious Colonial Relays ... Honored as the C2C Field Athlete of the Week on April 22 after winning the triple jump in his third straight outing at the New Captains Classic ... Finished third in the long jump at the C2C Indoor Championships and came back with a fourth-place showing during the outdoor league meet ... Landed a season-best mark of 6.78 meters at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic ... Also helped out as a member of the 4x100-relay, including a third-place effort at the outdoor conference meet ... Had 18 total top-five finishes during the year.

2022-23 - Senior Season: Collected All-American accolades in the indoor triple jump after finishing eighth at the national meet with a personal-best mark of 14.82 meters ... Also came in 12th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a 14.55-meter effort ... Earned first-team All-State accolades and was an All-Region selection in the triple jump during the winter and spring seasons ... Won four league titles during the year, including both the indoor and outdoor triple jump ... Matched his PR with a 14.82-meter landing at the spring competition ... Also won the long jump and 4x100-relay during the outdoor meet ... Set a new personal-best in the long jump with a 7.07-meter showcase at the league championship ... Celebrated as the Field Athlete of the Meet for his work during the spring competition ... Finished fifth in the long jump at the indoor meet as well ... Came through with seven victories during the year, including triple jump titles at the South Region Final Qualifier and Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic ... Had 20 top-five finishes during the year, including 12 of his 14 appearances in the triple jump ... Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week on January 17, January 30, April 3, and April 17.

2021-22 - Junior Season: Remained one of the top triple jumpers in the South Region … Secured All-Region accolades in both the indoor and outdoor campaigns ... Recorded his top effort of the season while posting a win at the Williams Final Qualifier with a 14.59-meter showcase … Had his top indoor mark with a 14.02-meter leap at the Vince Brown Invitational … Helped lead the 4x100-relay to a league title during the Coast-to-Coast Conference Outdoor Championships … Also garnered second-team All-League nods after finishing second in the long jump and triple jump during the indoor meet … Established a new PR with a 6.75-meter distance in the long jump at the Holiday Open in December … Collected second-team All-State accolades for his work in the jumps during the winter and spring … Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week on January 24 … Notched nine victories during the year, including five in the triple jump … Had 27 top-five finishes during the season, including three at the outdoor league meet … Finished third in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump to go along with his win in the 4x100-relay during the title competition.

2020-21 - Sophomore Season: Collected All-American honors during a decorated campaign as one of the country’s leading standouts in the triple jump … Placed seventh in the event at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships after landing a distance of 14.63 meters at the title meet … Posted a new PR in the triple jump at Rowan with a 14.87-meter mark … That was the finest effort in the South / Southeast Region and the sixth-best showing in the entire NCAA during the spring season … Hauled in All-Region nods and was a first-team All-State selection for his efforts … Also was named the Coast-to-Coast Conference Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year and was a first-team All-League honoree in both the long jump and triple jump … Won league titles in the long jump (6.64 meters) and triple jump (13.97 meters) during the conference championships … Was undefeated against collegiate competition in the triple jump during a month-long stretch from April 24 through May 20 … Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Conference Field Athlete of the Week on March 23 and March 30 … Posted wins in the triple jump during the UMW Opener, Blue & Silver Challenge, Colonial Relays, Eagle Invitational, Charm City Invitational, and Rowan Last Chance Meet … Also chipped in with four wins in the long jump during the year, including a personal-best effort of 6.65-meters at the Blue & Silver Challenge.
 
2019-20 - Freshman Season: Made an incredible debut while solidifying his spot among the nation’s top triple jumpers … Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the event during a fantastic freshman campaign … Won the conference crown in the triple jump after landing a distance of 13.85 meters at the league meet … Also earned All-Region accolades in the event after ranking fifth in the South / Southeast … Posted his top distance of 14.36 meters at the CNU Holiday Open before matching that performance at the VMI Keydet Invitational … Was honored as the CAC Field Athlete of the Week on January 20 following the latter showcase … Also scored in the long jump at the CAC Championships after placing sixth with a 6.32-meter leap … Took part in the 60 during the year as well and posted his fastest clocking at the Captains Invitational with a time of 7.54 … Had 12 top-10 finishes during the season, including two victories and three second-place showings.

At New Kent - Secured letters in three sports during his time in high school ... Won the 2018 and 2019 VHSL 3A State Championship in the triple jump ... Also set the school record in the event and was named the 2019 High School Male Athlete of the Year ... Earned All-State nods in the triple jump and 4x100-relay ... Picked up All-Region honors in both events as well as the high jump and long jump ... Nabbed first-team All-Conference accolades as a member of the football team as well ... Received two letters for his work as a guard on the basketball squad and garnered All-Conference plaudits for his efforts on the hardwood.

Personal - Clarence Curtis Reeders, Jr. is the son of Clarence and Cassandra Reeders ... Has two older sisters, Cierra Washington and Maddy Washington ... LeBron James is his favorite athlete, and Martin Luther King, Jr. is the person in history he would most like to meet ... "42" is his favorite movie ... Majoring in biology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-2020Freshman

    Jumps
    5'8" 156 lbs
  • 2020-2021Sophomore

    Jumps
    5'8" 156 lbs
  • 2021-2022Junior

    Jumps
    5'8" 156 lbs
  • 2022-2023Senior

    Jumps
    5'8" 156 lbs
  • 2023-2024Fifth Year

    Jumps
    5'8" 156 lbs