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2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Jordan Rider

  • Position Javelin
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Kansas City, Mo.
  • Highschool Park Hill HS

Biography

Season and Career Results
NCAA Outdoor West Preliminaries Qualifier
2025 Javelin (28th; 63.19m/207'4")
Academic Accolades
AD Honor Roll - Fall 2024
2024-25 (Sophomore): Outdoor – Threw javelin in nine meets, claiming two wins and two more top-three finishes…Won the Midwest Classic with a throw of 57.25m/187’10”…Won the TCU Horned Frog Invite with a season-best throw of 64.81m/212’7”…Placed eight in the javelin at the American Outdoor Championships with a throw of 61.90m/203’1”…Qualified to the NCAA West Preliminaries where he took 28th with a throw of 63.19m/207’4”.

2023-24 (Freshman): Indoor – Did not compete in a Shocker uniform. Outdoor – Threw javelin in six meets, recording five top-five performances…Took second in the Shocker Open…Placed third in both the Shocker Spring Invitational and the KT Woodman Classic, throwing a season-best 58.22m/191’0” at the latter…Took fifth at the AAC Championships with a throw of 57.42m/188’5”, scoring four points for the team.
High School: Threw javelin at Park Hill High School…Three-time all-conference…Earned all-district and all-sectional recognition…Runner up at the state meet…Also played football…Earned a 4.0 GPA…Scored 30+ on the ACT…AP scholars with honor…Named academic all-state for football. HS personal bests: Javelin – 55.77m/182’11”
 
Personal: Son of Carrie and Erik…Plans to major in aerospace engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Javelin
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Javelin
  • 2025-26Junior

    Javelin