University of California Athletics

CAREER BESTS:
High Jump (Out): 1.97m (6-5.5)
High Jump (In): 1.99m (6-6.25)
Long Jump (Out): 7.32m (24-0.25)
Long Jump (In): 6.87m (22-6.5)

CAREER HONORS

• 1x ACC Men's Freshman of the Week (2025)

2025 (Outdoor): Appeared in six meets for the Bears… posted a high jump mark of 1.96m (6-5) at the ACC Outdoor Championships… recorded a long jump mark of 6.93m (22-9) at The 130th Big Meet… at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, reached a personal-best long jump mark of 6.96m (22-10)… won the high jump competition with a mark of 1.97m (6-5.5) and posted a long jump mark of 6.83m (22-5) at the Hornet Invitational, earning ACC Men’s Freshman of the Week honors.

2025 (Indoor): Appeared in four meets for Cal… cleared the high jump bar at 1.98m (6-6) and posted a mark of 6.84m (22-5.25) in the long jump at the New Mexico Team Open… at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, leaped 6.87m (22-6.5) in the long jump… opened his season with a high jump mark of 1.99m (6-6.25) at the Spokane Sports Showcase.

HIGH SCHOOL: Posted the third-best high jump, the fourth-best all-conditions long jump and the sixth-best wind-legal long jump among all California boys in 2024… owns the high jump and long jump Mission Bay High School records… led Mission Bay to three-straight California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State team titles (2022-24) as Team MVP… competed in the high jump at three-straight CIF State Championships (2022-24), as well as the long jump in 2022 and 2024 and the triple jump in 2022… finished fourth in the long jump at the 2024 CIF State Championships… two-time CIF-San Diego Section (SDS) high jump champion (2022-23) and 2024 runner-up… two-time CIF-SDS long jump champion (2022, 24)… three-time Eastern League high jump champion (2022-24)… two-time Eastern League long jump champion (2023-24) and two-time runner-up (2021-22)… two-time Eastern League triple jump runner-up (2023-24)… two-time All-American (long jump/triple jump, 2022)… 2022 USATF National Junior Olympic long jump champion and triple jump third-place finisher… 2022 California Field Athlete of the Year… 2022 CIF-SDS triple jump and Eastern League champion… competed for CTG Development club team… also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Intends to major in music… son of Brandon and Jhosie Cheeks… father Brandon played basketball at Long Beach State… mother Jhosie played basketball at Cal Poly.