TJIDS Athletics

06/19/2026

Cavalier Basketball spent the last three days at the University of Central Missouri competing in thier overnight team camp.

Special thanks to Alumni Jay Ball for helping coach the JV squad!

Let’s go Cavs, November can’t come quick enough!

06/19/2026

Lady Cavs Basketball team recently competed in the Pittsburg State Team Camp.

June basketball events are vital to Winter success!

06/05/2026

Last week we held our annual Future Cavaliers Basketball Camp. Thanks to all kids that came out to support our basketball program!

Be on the lookout for Volleyball and Soccer Future Cavalier Camps in July.

GOCAVS!

06/01/2026

Just a couple of reminders for this week...

Summer Weights starts tomorrow
(Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday - Weekly)
Middle School = 8:00 AM - 9:00AM
Upper School = 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Freeman Free Sports Physicals
Wednesday June 3rd
6:30 PM @ Webb City High School

05/24/2026

Cavaliers finish 2nd overall in Class 1 State Track meet!

Individual Medalist…

1600m - Will Twiss
2nd - 4:27.06 (School Record)

400m – Liam Cook
4th - 50.38 (School Record)

800m - Jack Twiss
4th - 1:58.59 (School Record)

3200m - Vivian Sharp
7th place - 12:30.79

05/23/2026

Let’s Go Cavs!

The Thomas Jefferson 3200-meter relay won the Class 1 state championship and broke Greenwood's state record that had stood since 2003 in the process. It was the first of two golds on the the day for the Cavaliers. https://www.ozarkssportszone.com/2026/05/22/thomas-jefferson-sets-state-record-claims-two-gold-medals/

05/23/2026

Congratulations to Will Twiss - 3200m State Champion!

Spencer Long also gets the team 2 points with his 7th place finish!

05/22/2026

The Boys 4x800m Relay breaks the Missouri Class 1 State Meet record and claims 1st place in todays opening race of the State meet!

Congrats Jack Twiss, Spencer Long, Liam Cook, Will Twiss

Let’s Go Cavs!

05/21/2026

TJ Athletics is proud to announce the recent hiring of Austin Bunn and Jon Emery to head our Upper School and Middle School Cross Country programs.

Austin Bunn (Upper School)
“God placed the passion of distance running on my heart had an early age in third grade. Since then, I have thoroughly enjoyed the sport as an athlete and now as a coach. I started my coaching career at Marion C early, then started the cross country program at Jasper and then was led to start the cross country and track program at Cottey College. A short break after being called elsewhere from Cottey saw me coaching runners on the side in between. God opened the door to help at Thomas Jefferson last year with the cross country program and I look forward to carrying the tradition that I saw start back in 2011 as the head coach this next season.”

Jon Emery (Middle School)
In addition to being our Director of College Counseling, Jon is an avid runner. He started as a sprinter in 7th grade and eventually shifted to middle-distance, specializing in the 800 in high school track. Jon's first season of cross country was in 10th grade, and his mileage has steadily increased ever since. These days, Jon combines his love of running and road tripping by competing in marathons and ultras across the country. His long-term goal is to run a marathon in every state. Accounting for his summer plans, he will have covered 15 states by the start of our fall season.

Coincidentally, Coach Emery and Coach Bunn have been close friends since high school. Coach Bunn even designed Jon's first marathon training plan!

Congrats to both coaches and GO CAVS!

05/20/2026

Congratulations to Jack Twiss who finished 19th out of 96 golfers in this weeks Class 1 State Golf Tournament @ Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield.