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Kahleje "KJ" Tillmon Season 2025

PositionSPRINTS
ClassSenior
HometownTucker, Ga.
High SchoolTucker

CAREER RESULTS (TFFRS)

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

2024 Second Team Outdoor All-American - 4x400m

2022 Second Team Outdoor All-American - 4x100m

Outdoor Track & Field (2024): Competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 4x400m which finished 13th at 3:05.80 and earned Second Team All-American honors... Ran the 4x100m (39.87) and the 4x400m (3:02.54) at the NCAA East First Round... Finished sixth in the 200m with a 21.10 at the ACC Outdoor Championships... Finished second at the Tom Jones Memorial Invite in the 200m with a mark of 20.81... Finished in the top three at the Weems Baskin Invitational in the 200m (20.94) and the 4x400m (3:05.56).

Indoor Track & Field (2024): Competed at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 200m with a 21.37 and a 12th place finish... Also ran the 4x400m at the ACC Championships in 3:06.00 with a first place finish... Ran a career-best 6.76 60m at the Doc Hale VT Meet with a first place finish... Ran a season-best 200m in 21.32 at the Tyson Invitational.

Outdoor Track & Field (2023): Finished fourth in the 4x100m relay at the ACC Championships with a time of 39.04... Placed ninth at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier in the 100m clocking in at 10.95... Clocked in first at the East Coast Relays in the 4x100m relay with a time of 39.19. 

Indoor Track & Field (2023): Ran a personal-best time of 6.77 in the 60m at the Virginia Tech Invitational. 

Outdoor Track & Field (2022): Named ACC Men's Co-Freshman of the Year ... Won the 200m at the ACC Championships, breaking an 11-year-old school record with his time of 20.41 seconds ... Earned second team All-American honors as part of the 4x100m relay team that finished 10th with a time of 38.99 seconds at the NCAA Championships ... Won gold as the 4x100m leadoff leg at the ACC Championships, the team's time of 38.69 a new school record ... As a member of the 4x100m team, broke the school record three times this year and ran under 39 seconds three times ... Finished seventh in the 100m at the ACC Championships with a time of 10.32 ... Set a new PR of 10.23 in the 100m at the UNF Invite to finish sixth and move to No. 4 all-time at Virginia Tech ... Ran a lifetime best 400m of 47.32 at the Raleigh Relays to finish 11th and move to No. 8 all-time at Virginia Tech.

Outdoor Track & Field (2022): Finished fourth in the 200m at the ACC Championships to earn second team All-ACC honors with an indoor PR of 21.16, tied for No. 7 in school history ... Won the 400m at the Virginia Tech Challenge with an indoor career best of 47.65, the No. 7 time the Hokies' record book ... Made his Virginia Tech debut by winning the 300m with a lifetime best performance of 33.58 at the Virginia Tech Invitational, the No. 3 time in Virginia Tech history.

High School: Holds the school record in 200m with a time of 21.7 seconds ... Member of the 4x400m state finalist relay team ... Member of the 4x100m state finalist relay team ... Walked onto the Virginia Tech team in the fall then earned a full scholarship in spring 2022.

Personal: Born in Philadelphia, Pa. ... Son of Lisa Tillmon and Anthony Antrom ... Majoring in marketing.