2020 Track & Field Roster

TJ Cox

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Casey, IL
  • High School Cumberland High School

Biography

INDIVIDUAL HS ATHLETIC HONORS
Track Most Improved (1) Wabash Valley Football All-Star (4)

TEAM HS ATHLETIC HONORS (REG CHAMPS/STATE/ETC)
FOOTBALL: 2017 - LOVC SE Div. Champion, IHSA Class A Sweet 16 2016 - LOVC SE Div. Champion, IHSA Class A Playoff Qualifier 2014 LIC Conference Co-Championns, IHSA Class A Sweet 16 TRACK 2017 LOVC Conference Boys Track Team Champions

CLUB/TRAVEL TEAM NAME
Cox Powerlifting

YEARS PLAYED
2013-Present

TEAM/INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
State and National Bench Press titles as well as All-Around championships in various age/weight divisions in multiple federations.

HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER(S)
Casey Reporter

PARENT/GUARDIAN/RELATIVE ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Father is a World Record Bench Press in multiple federations and still actively competes. Mother played on multiple softball state championship teams and played collegiate ball at Millikin University.

WHY I CHOSE KNOX
Out of all the campuses I visited, Knox felt like home and I knew it was the place for me both athletically, and academically.

WHEN I'M NOT AT THE GYM/FIELD YOU CAN FIND ME
Who am I kidding, I am always in the gym or on the field.

FAVORITE FOOD
Pepperoni Pizza

FAVORITE MOVIE
Varsity Blues

WHY I LOVE MY SPORT
It's me against the tape.

WHAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IN COLLEGE
The challenge of competing at the next level in both sports and in the classroom.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019First Year

  • 2020Sophomore