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University of Rhode Island

2017-18 Men's Track & Field

Childress Cannon

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 142
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Bridgeport, Mich.
  • High School Saginaw

Biography

Personal Bests

  • Indoor
    • 60m: 7.07 (2017-18 at Husky Indoor Invitational)
    • Long Jump: 7.12m (2017-18 at New England Championship)
  • Outdoor
    • 100m: 11.11s (2016-17 at Brown Springtime Open)
    • 200m: 22.96s (2016-17 at Holy Cross Meet)
    • Long Jump: 7.06m (2016-17 at Atlantic 10 Championship)

2017-18

  • Outdoor:
    • Finished 12th in the 100m (11.39s) and 20th in the 200m (23.70s) at the Black & Gold Invitational.
    • Finished 11th in the long jump (6.85m) at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
  • Indoor:
    • Finished third in the long jump (7.07m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
    • Finished sixth in the 60 meter dash (7.13s) at the Coaches Tribute Meet.
    • Finished eighth in the long jump (7.12m) at the New England Championship.
    • Finished sixth in the 60 meter dash (7.09s) at the Beantown Challenge.
    • Won the long jump (7.00m) at the Beantown Challenge.
    • Won the 60 meter dash (7.07s) and the long jump (6.88m) at the Husky Indoor Invitational. 

2016-17 

  • Outdoor:
    • Finished fifth in the 100m (11.25s), 16th in the 200m (23.13s), first in the 4x100m relay (41.93s) and second in the 4x400m relay (3:22.34) at the Black & Gold Invitational.
    • Placed seventh in the 100m (11.18s), 10th in the 200m (23.30s) and eighth in the 4x400m relay (3:39.00) at the UNH Meet.
    • Finished 14th in the 100m (11.33s) and third in the 4x100m relay (41.31s) at the Northeast Challenge.
    • Placed second in the 100m (11.20s) and sixth in the 200m (22.96s) at the Holy Cross Meet.
    • Finished sixth in the 100m (11.11s), 15th in the 200m (23.08s) and fourth in the long jump (6.70m) at the Brown Springtime Open.
    • Placed sixth in the long jump (7.06m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
    • Finished sixth in the long jump (6.74m) at the New England Championship.
  • Indoor:
    • Did not compete.

High School

  • Attended Saginaw High School.
  • Earned four letters in track and two in football.
  • Team captain all four years of track.
  • Also a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal

  • Son of Terrell and Jennise Cannon.
  • Has an older brother, Terrell, and an older sister, Brittnie.
  • Enjoys playing video games, playing sports, sleeping and traveling.
  • Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant.
  • Favorite teams are the New England Patriots, University of Michigan Football, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers.
  • Chose URI over the University of Michigan.
  • Majoring in Computer Science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Sprints
    5'7" 142 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'7" 142 lbs