Personal Bests:
5k - 17:11.2 - Wellesley Invitational - Aug. 30, 2019
8k - 26:37.0 - NCAA Regionals - Nov. 16, 2019

As a Senior (2019):
First Team All-GNAC ... Academic All-GNAC ... Competed in seven events, finishing in top six four times ... Set program five-kilometer record with fourth place finish at season-opening Wellesley Invitational at 17:11.2 ... Capped season with program records for eight kilometers and for seniors at NCAA New England Regionals with time of 26:37.0 ... Finished sixth at GNAC Championships with 8K time of 27:37.6 ... Also finished in third place at Endicott Invitational with time of 29:13 and in fifth place at Runnin' Monks Invitational in 28:01.5. 

As a Sophomore (2018):
Academic All-GNAC ... Participated in five events during season ... Finished 15th at Wellesley Invitational (19:01.2) ... Posted season-best 8K time of 30:06.20 at UMass Dartmouth Invitational ... Finished in 41st place at GNAC Championships (31:44).

As a Freshman (2017):
Competed in all seven races for Regis...was the Pride's highest finisher on five occasions...ran his best 8k of the season at the James Earley Invitational, where he finished with a time of 28:10.45...one-time recipient of the GNAC Rookie of the Week Award

Prep:
JJ is a 2017 graduate of Platt Technical High School in Milford, Conn...ran three years of varsity track and field and one year of varsity cross country for the Panthers...was named All-Constitution State Conference in cross country as a senior...led his cross country team to its first CSC title in 25 years as a senior

Personal:
JJ was born in New Haven, Conn...is majoring in exercise science...the son of Jon Pedersen Sr. and Kristen Adanti-Pedersen...has one younger brother, Michael