JJ Pedersen
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Milford, Conn.
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Platt Tech
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- Events:
- Distance
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- Major:
- Exercise Science
Bio
Freshman: Indoor: Placed 24th (4:39.78) at the USATF Indoor Championships. Outdoor: Had a pair of silver finishes at the GNAC Championships in the 1500 meter (4:21.91) and 5000 meter (17:26.61)...placed second in the 5000 meter (16:49.07) at the ECSU Invitational.
Prep:
JJ is a 2017 graduate of Platt Technical High School in Milford, Conn...ran three years of varsity track and field and one year of varsity cross country for the Panthers...was named All-Constitution State Conference in cross country as a senior...led his cross country team to its first CSC title in 25 years as a senior
Personal:
JJ was born in New Haven, Conn...is majoring in exercise science...the son of Jon Pedersen Sr. and Kristen Pedersen...has one younger brother, Michael
News mentions
Maddie Boucias (Buckland, Mass.) set a new school record in the 800 meter (2:29.99) to highlight a solid showing for both the Regis (Mass.) men’s and women’s track and field teams Saturday at the Sean Collier Invitational hosted by MIT at Morrison Track.
Not one, not two but three runners broke the program record in the mile to highlight the Regis (Mass.) men’s track and field team’s showing at the David Hemery Invitational hosted by Boston University on Saturday at the BU Track & Tennis Center.
Sprinter Bernice Boateng (Danielson, Conn.) qualified for this month’s DIII New England Indoor Championships, and Daniel LaFlamme (Watertown, Conn.) and Jovan Sematimba (Burlington, Mass.) broke their own school records in the weight throw and 3,000 meter run, respectively, to pace the Regis (Mass.) track and field teams at the Wesleyan Indoor Invitational on Saturday.
An unprecedented five school records were broken on Saturday as the Regis (Mass.) men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Stampede Invitational hosted by Tufts University.
For the second time in as many meets, junior Fatima St. Hilaire (Danvers, Mass.) set a new program record to highlight a strong showing by the Regis (Mass.) men's and women's track & field teams on Saturday at the Panther Invitational at Plymouth State University.