Curtis Thompson

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/ Track & Field

Photo by: Blake Williams/MSU Athletics

Position:
Throws
Height:
6-0
Class (Indoor):
--
Class (Outdoor):
R-Sr.
Hometown:
Florence, N.J.
High School/Previous School:
Florence Township Memorial HS

2015 Outdoor First-Team All-American (Javelin)
2016 Outdoor Second-Team All-SEC (Javelin)
2016 Outdoor NCAA Champion (Javelin)
2016 Outdoor First-Team All-American (Javelin)
2016 NACAC U23 Gold Medalist (Javelin)
2017 Outdoor First-Team All-American (Javelin)
2018 Outdoor USATF Champion (Javelin)
2018 Outdoor Athletics World Cup Bronze Medalist (Javelin)
2018 Outdoor NACAC Championships Silver Medalist (Javelin)
2019 Outdoor Second-Team All-SEC (Javelin)
2019 Outdoor NCAA Runner-Up (Javelin)
2019 Outdoor First-Team All-American (Javelin)

2019 Outdoor Season

USA: Finished 10^th 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)

Thursday, May 30

Friday, February 24

Thursday, March 31

World Athletics Ultimate Championship Track

Arop, Peters Place Second At World Ultimate Championships

Sunday, September 13

World Athletic Ultimate Championships Track Mockup

Five Bulldogs Set To Compete At Inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship

Wednesday, September 09

State Duo Brings Home Commonwealth Games Medals

Tuesday, August 04

Jul 25, 2026; New York, NY, USA; Curtis Thompson gestures after winning the javelin with a throw of 287-4 (87.59m) during the USATF Championships at Icahn Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Thompson Claims Fourth Straight USATF Javelin Championship

Saturday, July 25

Mississippi State University Athletics

2019 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Marco Arop

Katherine Badham

Jaylah Bailey

Blake Beavers

Sarah Blake

Logan Boss

Charles Brockman III

Shayla Broughton

Vince Castillo

Charlotte Cayton-Smith

Francesca Chambers

Terryon Conwell

Benjamin Craw

Lawrence Crawford

Cameron Crump

Giacomo DeLuca

Dejon Devroe

Reese Dunne

McKenzie Ethridge

Brian Evans

Shannon Fair

Alexis Farley

Shayla Felder

Cade Finley

Tiffany Flynn

Caden Foos

Clayton Fulgham

Faith Gilbert

Jesse Henderson

Audrey Honiotes

Montel Hood

Tyriq Horsford

Emma Hunt

Brock Isom

Freddie Jackson III

Tiffaney Johnson

Gralyn Jones

Stephen Jones

Olivia Knox

Karson Kowalchuk

Madelyn Lee

Alon Lewis

JT Mackay

Katie Martin

Mia Meydrich

Peyton Mickelson

Lester Miller

Reggie Miller

Okheme Moore

Monica Mosley

Daniel Nixon

Anderson Peters

Stephanie Peterson

Jeremiah Pierce

Asia Poe

Matthew Ray

Maya Reaves

Quintin Reiser

Slater Richardson

John Dalton Rohr

Sylvia Russell

Blaise Seale

Justice Sims

Kenya Small

Lake Spradling

Caroline Standley

Alyssa Staubach

Sydney Steely

Ava Strenge

Rasheed Tatham

Malcum Tatum

Carly Terp

Kristy Terp

Curtis Thompson

Zaria Tillman

Chardae Tryon

Emma Tucker