Josh Moore

Josh Moore clears the bar in the men's high jump at the Louisville Opener

Photo by: Chris Carter | Louisville Athletics

Weight:
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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Radcliff, Ky.
Prev School:
Eastern Kentucky
High School:
North Hardin

Josh Moore TFRRS Profile

CAREER HONORS (at Louisville)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2025)

CAREER HONORS (at Eastern Kentucky)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, High Jump (2023)
• ASUN Indoor Champion, High Jump (2024)
• ASUN Outdoor Silver Medalist, High Jump (2023)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, High Jump (2023)

2024-25
Indoor:
• Competed in the high jump at six meets
• Cleared a season-best bar of 2.03m (6-8) to claim ninth place at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Posted a clearance of 2.00m (6-6.75) at both the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational and the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
• Picked up an event victory at the Bellarmine Open with a mark of 1.98m (6-6)
• Made his Louisville debut at the Louisville Opener, finishing as the runner-up with a clearance of 2.00m (6-6.75)

Outdoor:
• Competed in the high jump at five meets
• Finished in a tie for seventh at the ACC Outdoor Championships after clearing a height of 2.01m (6-7)
• Posted a season-best clearance of 2.05m (6-8.75) at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational, where he finished in a tie for second
• Made his outdoor debut for the Cardinals at the Pacific Coast Invitational, posting a mark of 2.02m (6-7.5)

Eastern Kentucky Honors:
• Qualified for the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the high jump, where he placed 19th nationally
• Won the high jump at the 2024 ASUN Indoor Championships
• Claimed the silver in the event at the 2023 ASUN Outdoor Championships

Kentucky Wesleyan Honors:
• Became the first athlete in program history to advance to the national championship, placing ninth in the high jump at the 2022 NCAA DII Indoor Championships
• Set both the Kentucky Wesleyan indoor and outdoor records in the men's high jump, while also setting a new Great Midwest Athletic Conference record in the event

Personal:
• Birthdate is January 15, 2002
• Son of Charles Moore
• Has three siblings: Eric, Jaylen and Jordan
• Majoring in criminology
• Also participated in football, basketball and baseball in high school
• Hopes to work as a detective or compete professionally after graduating college
• Proudest moment of his life was qualifying for the 2023 NCAA DI Outdoor Championships while setting a new personal-best
• Chose UofL because of the academics, coaching staff, and facilities
• Favorite thing about UofL is the coaching staff and the jumps group