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2022-23 Men's Track and Field Roster

Kobe Cox

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Eglin, Fla.
  • Highschool Lakenheath HS

Biography

2022: Outdoor — Broke his personal record in the javelin throw (59.60m) and placed ninth at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships … Jumped 1.98m at the UAB Green and Gold Invite, earning second place … Four top-5 finishes during the outdoor season. Indoor — Placed sixth in the high jump at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships after recording a 1.93m height.

2021: Outdoor— Set a personal record while placing eighth in the javelin throw (58.41m) at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Took second place in the high jump (1.91m) and third in the javelin throw (56.96) at the SLU Pre-Conference Tune Up ... Recorded a personal-best 12.49m triple jump and finished fourth at the USA Invitational. Indoor— Marked a personal-best 2.01m high jump in a sixth-place finish at the Jaguar Invitational. 

2020: Outdoor— Won the high jump (1.89m) and placed fourth in the javelin throw (51.70m) at the Jaguar Opener. Indoor— Did not compete. 

2019: Outdoor— Took fourth place at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships with a 52.23m javelin throw … Competed unattached at the South Alabama Invitational, where he finished fourth in the javelin (49.63m) and eighth in the long jump (6.37m). Indoor— Did not compete.

High School: Lettered three years each in basketball and track at Lakenheath High School in England … Left holding the school long jump and triple jump records.

Personal: Born May 2, 2000, in Eglin, Fla. … Son of Christopher Cox and Amanda Buning … Has one brother and three sisters … Favorites— movie: “The Longest Yard”; pro sports team: New Orleans Saints … Likes pizza.

Major: Accounting

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    Jumps
    0 lbs
  • 2020Redshirt Freshman

    Throws
    6'3" 197 lbs
  • 2021Junior

    6'3" 197 lbs
  • 2022Sophomore

    6'3" 197 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    6'3" 0 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    Combined Events
    6'3" 0 lbs