Jordan Venglass
Jordan Venglass
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Rancho Cucamonga, CA
  • High School:
    Rancho Cucamonga
  • Events:
    Javelin
  • Major:
    Government
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio

At CMS
Enters senior season ranked No. 9 in CMS history in the javelin (182'8")

2019-20 (Junior)
Competed in two meets before the suspension of spring sports ... Was second in the javelin at a five-team SCIAC Multi-Dual with a top throw of 166'5" ... Came in third at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers Meet with a throw of 167'5" for his top distance of the brief season.  

2018-19 (Sophomore)
All-SCIAC (javelin) ... Came in second place in the javelin at the SCIAC Championships with a top throw of 176'4" (53.75 meters), behind only teammate Maxwell Knowles ... Part of a 1-2-3 finish for CMS in the javelin as Connor Schulz was third, giving CMS 25 valuable points towards its team championship ... Won the javelin at the first and second SCIAC Multi-Duals with his throw of 182'8" (55.68 meters) at the second one at Caltech ranking ninth in CMS history ... Was second in the javelin at the San Diego State Aztec Open, the Occidental Spring Break Classic and the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers Meet. 

Prior to CMS
Attended the University of California as a freshman in 2017-18 on a track and field scholarship … A four-time (U-18) USA Track and Field National Finalist … Four-Year Army ROTC Scholarship Recipient … Earned Award of Merit by The Military Order of the World Wars … Christermon Foundation Scholarship Recipient

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in government with a concentration in foreign affairs, while minoring in leadership studies … Following graduation, he plans to commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and serve within the national security community, and pursue a career within the federal government … Spent the summer (2018) working as a clinical assistant for a physical therapy practice that treats primarily top athletes from around the country … Off the track, he serves as a contracted cadet within Claremont McKenna's U.S. Army ROTC battalion, while also working as a non-profit consultant for CMC's consulting group SOURCE … In addition, he serves as a senator in the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College.

News Mentions

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CMS Men's Track and Field Dominates First SCIAC Multi-Dual

WHITTIER, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team began defense of its 2019 SCIAC title with a dominant performance at its...

March 8, 2020

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Maxwell Knowles Named SCIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Maxwell Knowles captured the SCIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week Award for events through Sunday, Feb. 16, the...

February 17, 2020

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Javelin Throwers Pick Up Where They Left Off for CMS Men's Track and Field at Collegiate All-Comers Meet

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After going 1-2-3 in the javelin at the 2019 SCIAC Championships, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team...

February 16, 2020

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CMS Men's Track and Field Selected First in SCIAC Preseason Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team earned the top spot in the SCIAC Preseason poll in a vote of the...

February 5, 2020