John Reese
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 165
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- Hometown:
- Morton, Texas
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Morton
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- Events:
- Mid-Distance/Jumps
Bio
Personal Bests: 800: 2:10.28 1500: 4:43.48 3000: 11:48.93 3000s: 11:19.70 HJ: 1.80m LJ: 5.51m TJ: 11.62m
TFRRS Profile (Top performances and meet-by-meet results)
Freshman (2020-21): Competed in 10 meets (four indoor and six outdoor) ... Placed third in the high jump (1.80m) at the HCAC Outdoor Championships ... Placed fifth in the triple jump (11.62m) and sixth in the high jump (1.75) at the HCAC Indoor Championships ... Member of a 4x400 relay team that placed fifth at the HCAC Indoor Championships ... Set personal bests in the steeplechase (11:19.70), high jump (1.80m), and long jump (5.51m) at the HCAC Outdoor Championships.
Prep: Lettered in cross country, football, basketball, and track ... Set school record in the 800 meters ... Earned All-District honors twice in football and once in basketball.
Personal: Son of Gina Reese ... Majoring in history with a minor in physical education.
News mentions
After a slow start on day one of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Friday, the Defiance College men’s track team had an impressive outing on Saturday, winning two events and finishing 6th out of 10 teams with 54 points. Tawon Cannon and Robert Marshall each claimed event titles.
The Defiance College track and field teams competed in the Reggie Thomas Classic hosted by Tiffin University on Saturday, with multiple athletes setting new personal bests.
The Defiance College men's track & field team placed fourth out of five teams thanks in large part to sprinter Robert Marshall who placed first in both the 100 and 200 meters. His times in both events are the fastest in the HCAC so far this season.
The Defiance College track & field teams traveled to Owensboro, Ky. on Friday to compete in the Kentucky Wesleyan Twilight Invitational. Joshua Gaffney placed first in the men’s 400 meters with a time of 52.60 seconds.
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the results of its preseason coaches poll for the 2021 outdoor track and field season on Wednesday morning. The Defiance College men’s team was chosen to finished fifth in the conference while the women were picked to finish ninth.
On Saturday the Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field program will begin the 2020-21 outdoor season at the Cedarville Yellowjacket Collegiate Open. This season will be the first outdoor season for Defiance head coach Nathan Christianson, who was hired during the 2019-20 indoor season.
Despite being picked last in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason coaches polls, the Defiance College men's track and field team placed third at the HCAC Championship in Terre Haute, Ind. on Sunday afternoon with a total of 66 points. This is the team's highest finish since 2015 when they placed fourth. Gabriel Melvin won the 60-meters with a time of 6.98 seconds followed closely by teammate Ja'qway Janvier who placed second with a time of 7.02 seconds. Robert Marshall finished second in the 200-meters with a time of 23.07 seconds, a personal best, while Janvier returned to the podium with a third-place finish in the event.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Three first-place finishes from Ja'qway Janvier set the tone for an impressive outing by the Defiance College track and field teams at the John Hartpence Invitational on Friday evening. Janvier ran the third-fastest time in school history in the 60-meters, clocking in at 6.96 seconds in the finals to win the event. He followed up this record performance by win the 200-meters with a time of 23.48 seconds and also placing first in the long jump with a distance of 5.93m.
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