Christopher Newport University

2025-26 - Freshman Season: Secured a pair of All-Region honors while establishing himself as one of the South's top performers in both the heptathlon and decathlon ... Posted a season-best score of 3,602 in the heptathlon at the South Region Final Qualifier ... Came back with a personal-best in the decathlon at the Mount Union Final Qualifier after accumulating 5,049 points ... Set new PRs in five of the 10 disciplines during that competition, including a mark of 15.84 in the 110-hurdles ... Excelled in the hurdles throughout the year, including a fourth-place finish in the 60-hurdles at the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Championships ... Posted a season-best time of 8.88 in the prelims of the league meet ... Also finished fifth in the 400-hurdles (57.85) and ninth in the 110-hurdles (16.10) at the outdoor championships ... Threw down his top time of the year in the 200 (24.02) at the Shane Stevens Invitational ... Added his fastest clocking in the 400 (52.69) as part of the decathlon during the New Captains Classic ... Finished that competition with a score of 5,019 while posting the meet's top effort in the 400, 110-hurdles, and shot put ... Had seven total top-five finishes during the year, including a second-place effort as a member of the 4x100-relay during the Blue & Silver Challenge.

At Atlee - Was an award-winning contributor on the indoor and outdoor track & field teams ... Hauled in All-State and All-Region accolades for his efforts ... Guided the program to six regional championships and three state crowns during the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Also won a state championship and a pair of regional titles as an LSM on the lacrosse team ... Saw action as a wide receiver and cornerback on the football team as well.

Personal - James Kendrick Matheny is the son of James and Paulita Matheny ... Has an older brother, Paulo ... Ricky Bobby is his favorite sports personality, and Fleetwood Mac is his favorite band ... Jesus Christ is the person in history he would most like to meet, and his dad is the most impressive person he has met ... His dream vacation would be a trip to Greece ... "The Wolf of Wall Street" is his favorite movie, and "Psych" is his favorite TV show ... Salmon is his favorite food ... Majoring in biochemistry.