Cornell University Athletics

Sherwood's up-to-date results

As a Sophomore (2014-15)
Sherwood competed primarily in the hurdle events in his sophomore season. His highest placing at an indoor event was his third-place finish in the 60m hurdles (8.51) at the Kane Invitational, where he also finished fourth in the 400 (1:07.57). Outdoors, he won the 400 hurdles at the Big Red Invitational, crossing the line in 53.93. At the same meet, his 4x400 team ran to victory in 3:25.17. He also finished second in the 400 hurdles at the Cornell Outdoor Invitational (54.47) and third at the Upstate Challenge (55.83).

As a Freshman (2013-14)
Sherwood put together a solid opening campaign for the Big Red. He was a fixture on the indoor 4x4 relay team, while he competed in a variety of sprint and sprint hurdle events. He had an excellent showing at the Bomber Invitational, helping the 4x4 team to a 2^nd place finish, while adding 4^th place finish in the 60 hurdles in a season best time of 8.42 and 2^nd place finish in the 400. At the Indoor Heps, he competed in the 60 hurdles and the 400, finishing 11^th and 13^th respectively. Outdoors, Sherwood found his niche in the 400 hurdles. He took home a 29^th place finish at the Stanford Invitational, however, the following week he shaved 3.62 seconds off his time to finish 1^st at the Bison Outdoor Classic. He had a fantastic performance at the Big Red Outdoor Invitational, helping the 4x4 relay team to a 1^st place finish, while scoring another 1^st place finish in the 400 hurdles. He stayed on a role, taking 1^st place in the 400 hurdles the following week at the Cornell Outdoor Invitational. Riding the wave of success, Sherwood took home 3^rd place at the Outdoor Heps with a season best time of 52.22, which was good enough to send him to the NCAA East Prelims. He concluded the season with a 29^th place finish at the prelims, coming up just 0.06 seconds short of his personal best.

Before Cornell
An accomplished runner at the high school, national and international levels, Sherwood was a four-year member of the track and field team at Cameron Heights Collegiate Insitutue, serving as captain his senior year. In 2010 he set a provincial record and won the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championship in the 300-meter hurdles. The following year he was OFSAA champion in the 100-meter hurdle event. 

Sherwood set a Canadian record in 2010 when he won the U16 National Championship in the 100-meter hurdles. That same year he also captured the 300-meter and 4x100 and sprint medley relay events as member of Team Ontario. In 2013, he ran the third leg of Canada's U20 record-holding 4x400-meter relay team (3:07.6).

Personal
Jordan William Sherwood is the son of Bill and Lorraine Sherwood and has two younger sisters, Dana and Sydney. He is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.