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Javan Reece - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Javan Reece

Position Hurdles
Class Sr./Jr.
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.