2019 Outdoor Season

USA: Finished 10th in the javelin at the Pan American Games (8/10) … took fourth at the USATF Championships with a throw of 76.56m … placed third at the NSAF American JavFest with a season-best 78.82m throw that was his best mark since the 2016 NACAC U23 Championships.

Mississippi State: Was part of MSU’s historic sweep of the men’s javelin podium at the NCAA Championships (6/5) where he was the national runner-up with a 78.43m throw … threw 73.49m at the NCAA East Prelims (5/24) to qualify third … helped MSU sweep the javelin podium at the SEC Championships (5/9) with a second-place finish while throwing 77.88m … took second in the javelin at the National Relays (4/26) with a season-best 78.68m throw… won the javelin at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/12) with a throw of 73.45m … finished third in the javelin at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/29) with a heave of 77.54m … placed second in the javelin at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/23) with a throw of 75.81m on his first attempt.

2018 Outdoor Season

USA: Competed for the United States at the NACAC Championships (8/11) where he finished second to MSU teammate and Grenadian national Anderson Peters … threw a season-best 76.02m (249-5) at NACAC … won a bronze medal as Team USA’s lone men’s javelin representative at the inaugural Athletics World Cup (7/15) … threw the javelin 75.47m (247-7) to score six points for the Americans who won the event … threw at the NSAF American JavFest (7/1), finishing second with a throw of 73.85m … won the USATF Championships (6/23) in the javelin with a throw of 75.99m.

Mississippi State: Was part of MSU’s “JavU” corps that made the Bulldogs the first program in NCAA history with three men to throw more than 80.00m … redshirted the collegiate season but had a very successful summer.

2017 Outdoor Season

USA: Placed sixth at the USATF Championships (6/22) with a throw of 72.74m.

Mississippi State: Threw 72.47m to finish seventh at the NCAA Championships (6/7) … finished second at the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) with a throw of 73.22m … placed fourth at the SEC Championships (5/11) with a throw of 73.96m … finished second to teammate Nicolas Quijera at the SEC Relays (4/28), Florida Relays (3/30) and UNF Spring Break Invitational (3/24) … threw a season-best 74.07m at Florida … took second at the Bulldog Relays (3/17).

2016 Outdoor Season

USA: Won the NACAC U23 Championship (7/15), throwing 79.28m … placed second at the U.S. Olympic Trials (6/30) with a school-record throw of 82.88m.

Mississippi State: Won the NCAA Championships (6/8) with a 77.64m throw … placed seventh at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26) … took home a bronze medal from the SEC Championships (5/12) after throwing 71.82m … won the Jace LaCoste Invitational (4/30), South Alabama Invitational (4/14), LSU Battle on the Bayou (4/9), Florida Relays (3/31) and Florida State Relays (3/25) … throw of 81.03m at Florida State was a then-school-record mark … opened the year with a fourth-place finish at the Alabama Relays (3/17).

2015 Outdoor Season

Finished third at the NCAA Championships (6/10) with a throw of 75.42m … advanced to nationals after throwing 68.74m at the NCAA East Prelims (5/28) … placed fourth at the SEC Championships (5/14) with a then-personal-best throw of 75.62m … won the Jace LaCoste Invitational (5/1) and the Southern Miss Invitational (4/24) … took eighth at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) with a throw of 67.84m … won the AL vs. MS Border Clash (4/10) … finished sixth at the Florida Relays (4/2) … opened his career with a third-place finish at the Crimson Tide Invitational (3/27).

Before the Bulldogs

Competed in multiple events at Florence Township Memorial High School … threw the discus, javelin and shot put … also triple jumped … lettered all four years of high school, serving as a team captain for three … selected as Gatorade Player of the Year in New Jersey as a senior.

Personal

Born Curtis Alexander Thompson on Feb. 8, 1996 to Karen and Scott Thompson … has a brother, Christopher … majoring in mathematics.


Collegiate Bests:

Outdoor

Javelin – 82.88m (U.S. Olympic Trials – 6/30/2016)

2019 Outdoor Season

USA: Finished 10th in the javelin at the Pan American Games (8/10) … took fourth at the USATF Championships with a throw of 76.56m … placed third at the NSAF American JavFest with a season-best 78.82m throw that was his best mark since the 2016 NACAC U23 Championships.

Mississippi State: Was part of MSU’s historic sweep of the men’s javelin podium at the NCAA Championships (6/5) where he was the national runner-up with a 78.43m throw … threw 73.49m at the NCAA East Prelims (5/24) to qualify third … helped MSU sweep the javelin podium at the SEC Championships (5/9) with a second-place finish while throwing 77.88m … took second in the javelin at the National Relays (4/26) with a season-best 78.68m throw… won the javelin at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/12) with a throw of 73.45m … finished third in the javelin at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/29) with a heave of 77.54m … placed second in the javelin at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/23) with a throw of 75.81m on his first attempt.

2018 Outdoor Season

USA: Competed for the United States at the NACAC Championships (8/11) where he finished second to MSU teammate and Grenadian national Anderson Peters … threw a season-best 76.02m (249-5) at NACAC … won a bronze medal as Team USA’s lone men’s javelin representative at the inaugural Athletics World Cup (7/15) … threw the javelin 75.47m (247-7) to score six points for the Americans who won the event … threw at the NSAF American JavFest (7/1), finishing second with a throw of 73.85m … won the USATF Championships (6/23) in the javelin with a throw of 75.99m.

Mississippi State: Was part of MSU’s “JavU” corps that made the Bulldogs the first program in NCAA history with three men to throw more than 80.00m … redshirted the collegiate season but had a very successful summer.

2017 Outdoor Season

USA: Placed sixth at the USATF Championships (6/22) with a throw of 72.74m.

Mississippi State: Threw 72.47m to finish seventh at the NCAA Championships (6/7) … finished second at the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) with a throw of 73.22m … placed fourth at the SEC Championships (5/11) with a throw of 73.96m … finished second to teammate Nicolas Quijera at the SEC Relays (4/28), Florida Relays (3/30) and UNF Spring Break Invitational (3/24) … threw a season-best 74.07m at Florida … took second at the Bulldog Relays (3/17).

2016 Outdoor Season

USA: Won the NACAC U23 Championship (7/15), throwing 79.28m … placed second at the U.S. Olympic Trials (6/30) with a school-record throw of 82.88m.

Mississippi State: Won the NCAA Championships (6/8) with a 77.64m throw … placed seventh at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26) … took home a bronze medal from the SEC Championships (5/12) after throwing 71.82m … won the Jace LaCoste Invitational (4/30), South Alabama Invitational (4/14), LSU Battle on the Bayou (4/9), Florida Relays (3/31) and Florida State Relays (3/25) … throw of 81.03m at Florida State was a then-school-record mark … opened the year with a fourth-place finish at the Alabama Relays (3/17).

2015 Outdoor Season

Finished third at the NCAA Championships (6/10) with a throw of 75.42m … advanced to nationals after throwing 68.74m at the NCAA East Prelims (5/28) … placed fourth at the SEC Championships (5/14) with a then-personal-best throw of 75.62m … won the Jace LaCoste Invitational (5/1) and the Southern Miss Invitational (4/24) … took eighth at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) with a throw of 67.84m … won the AL vs. MS Border Clash (4/10) … finished sixth at the Florida Relays (4/2) … opened his career with a third-place finish at the Crimson Tide Invitational (3/27).

Before the Bulldogs

Competed in multiple events at Florence Township Memorial High School … threw the discus, javelin and shot put … also triple jumped … lettered all four years of high school, serving as a team captain for three … selected as Gatorade Player of the Year in New Jersey as a senior.

Personal

Born Curtis Alexander Thompson on Feb. 8, 1996 to Karen and Scott Thompson … has a brother, Christopher … majoring in mathematics.


Collegiate Bests:

Outdoor

Javelin – 82.88m (U.S. Olympic Trials – 6/30/2016)