JJ Pedersen
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Milford, Conn.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Platt Tech
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- Major:
- Exercise Science
Bio
Personal Bests:
5k - 17:53.8 - Wellesley Invitational, Sept. 1, 2017
8k - 28:10.45 - James Earley Invitational, Oct. 7, 2017
As a Sophomore (2018):
Academic All-GNAC ... Participated in five events during season ... Finished 15th at Wellesley Invitational (19:01.2) ... Posted season-best 8K time of 30:06.20 at UMass Dartmouth Invitational ... Finished in 41st place at GNAC Championships (31:44).
As a Freshman (2017):
Competed in all seven races for Regis...was the Pride's highest finisher on five occasions...ran his best 8k of the season at the James Earley Invitational, where he finished with a time of 28:10.45...one-time recipient of the GNAC Rookie of the Week Award
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 Adanti-Pedersen...has one younger brother, Michael
