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Javan Reece - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Javan Reece

Position Hurdles
Class Sophomore
Hometown Lantana, Texas
High School Guyer

CAREER RESULTS

2020 INDOOR (Jr.)
Placed fifth in both the 60 meters and 60 meter hurdles at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18) … Ran a personal best of 22.59 in the 200 meters at the Arkansas Qualifier (2/21).

2019 OUTDOOR (So.)
Ran a personal best 22.51 in the 200 meters at the Oral Roberts Invitational.

2019 INDOOR (So.)
Recorded personal bests in the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles at the Bob Timmons Challenge (11/30), finished fifth in the 60 meters (6.98 seconds) and third in the 60 hurdles (8.34 seconds) … Ran a personal-best time in the 60-meter dash, clocking in with a time of 6.92 seconds at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-1/26) to become the No. 9 performer in KU history and won the 60-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 8.14 seconds to become the No. 9 performer in KU history.

2018 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Made his outdoor debut at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/24) where he finished 14th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39 seconds … Finished fifth in the 110 hurdles with a wind-aided time of 15.42 seconds … Helped the 4×100-meter relay team finish second in the quadrangular section of the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a combined time of 40.97 seconds … Placed second in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.17 seconds and third in the 400 hurdles with a time of 56.98 seconds at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/5) … Placed 11th in the preliminary round of the 110-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13) with a career-best time of 14.75 seconds.

2018 INDOOR (Fr.)
Opened his Jayhawk career at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a seventh-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking in at 8.70 seconds … Finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) with a time of 8.43.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered for head coach Jon Aaron at Guyer High Scool in Denton, Texas.

PERSONAL
Son of Javan and Eliana Reece … Has two siblings, Jalen and Kamden … Plans to major in mechanical engineering.