2016 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: One-year letterwinner, four years with the program.
Senior (2016): INDOOR – Did not compete.
OUTDOOR – Participated in three meets, all in the long jump, with a season-best of 19-7 1/2 / 5.98 meters at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open on March 19.
Junior (2015): INDOOR – Did not compete. OUTDOOR – Participated in two meets, doing the long jump twice and the 100-meter dash once. ... Went a season-best 19-5 1/2 in the long jump on May 2 at the Saint Maritn's Invitational.
Sophomore (2014): INDOOR – Did the long jump in two meets and added the 60-meter dash in one. ... Placed 11th in the long jump at GNAC Championships (20-5 3/4). OUTDOOR – Participated in nine meets, long jumping in eight and triple jumping in five. ... Placed 11th in the long jump at GNAC (20-6 1/2). ... Went a collegiate personal best 21-0 3/4 at the UW Outdoor Open on April 12. ... Won the triple jump in PR of 40-11 at the season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview on March 1. ... Was 2nd in the long and 3rd in the triple at Oregon State Invitational on March 8.
Freshman (2013): INDOOR – Did not compete. OUTDOOR – Became a regular in the long jump for the Falcons, topping 20 feet for the first time (20-7 3/4) on April 26 at the Western Washington Twilight in Bellingham. ... Added the triple jump late in the season, and also did the 200 in three meets.
Horizon Christian High School: All-time school points leader. … Part of Class 3A Oregon state champion 4x100 relay team as a senior in 2012, also placing 4th in the triple jump and 6th in the long jump. … Ran on 4th-place 4x100 state relay in 2010, helping Horizon Christian win the overall boys team championship. … Won district title and placed 3rd at state in the triple jump as a junior in 2011.
Personal: Ben Garrett Smith. … Born Sept. 1, 1993. … Computer engineering major.
Fun facts: Also has done basketball, football, hockey, and cross country. … Favorite sport to watch is basketball. … Dumbest move he has ever seen is “Rubber.” … Book he just couldn’t put down was “Driven from Within.” … Favorite junk food is Twizzlers. … Favorite healthy food is dried fruit. … Favorite sports team is the Portland Trail Blazers. … Favorite athletie is Dwyane Wade. … In 10 years, wants to be working for his family and in the engineering field. … Wants to try skydiving “because I love a good adrenaline rush and pushing myself to the limits.”
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60-meter dash: 7.47 (2/16/2014)
Long jump: 20-5 3/4 / 6.24m (2/21/2014)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 12.04 (5/2/2015)
200: 23.10 (2013)
Long jump: 21-0 3/4 / 6.42m (2014)
Triple jump: 40-11/ 12.47m (2014)
CAREER RESULTS
