Personal: Robert Fitzgerald Joshua Jr. ... Accounting major / Data Analytics minor.
SPU: One-year letterwinner.
Freshman (2025): INDOOR – Became the first Falcon ever to break 7 seconds in the 60-meter dash, going 6.94 in the preliminaries of the GNAC Championships on Feb. 17 at The Podium in Spokane. That bettered David Njeris' record of 7.00 set in 2022. Came back the next day with a 6.95 to place 7th and pick up two team points. Also placed 11th in the 200 in a personal-best 22.35. ... Made his college debut with a 7.05 in the 60 and a 22.71 in the 200 at the season-opening Spokane Invitational on Dec. 14. ... Bettered both those times at the UW Invitational, going 22.56 in the 200 on Jan. 31 and 7.01 in the 60 on Feb. 1. ... Ran in all four meets.
OUTDOOR – Broke the converted school record in the 100-meter dash with a 10.70 on April 26 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham. The original record of 9.6 was a hand-held mark for 100 yards set by Roy Duncan in 1958. Thr converted mark (adding 0.9 to go from yards to meters, and plus 0.24 to go from hand-held to fully automatic) meant that the time to beat was 10.74. Ran 10.59 on April 19 at the CWU Wildcat Invitational in Ellensburg, but the tailwind was a +7.3 -- way above the allowable +2.0 for record purposes. Gets to keep the 10.59 as his personal best. His 10.70 becomes the official converted and fully automatic timing record. ... Just missed breaking it again with a 10.71 for 8th place at the GNAC Championships. Also placed 6th in the 200 finals in 21.85, ran the second leg on the 6th-place 4x100 relay and the leadoff leg on the 7th-place 4s400 relay. ... Won his heat of the 100 and was 11th overall in the Oregon Preview on March 22 at world-famous Hayward Field in Eugene. ... In his outdoor debut on March 8 at the PLU Open, went sub-11 in the 100 (10.96) and sub-22 in the 200 (21.96). ... Set a PB of 21.62 in the 200 at the Vernacchia, the fastest fully automatic time in program history. ... Did the 400 once, clocking 51.08 at the UBC Open on March 29.
Auburn Mountainview High School: Went to the Washington Class 3A (medium-large school) state meet for the first time as a senior in 2024, placing 10th in the 200 and 13th in the 100. ... Broke the 11-second mark in the 100 for the first time earlier that same season with a 10.99 at the South Sound Classic. ... One week later, set a PB of 22.35 in the 200.
Fun facts: Began running track at the suggestion of his football coach. ...
Has been doing track for three years. …
Also has played tennis, football, and basketball. …
Favorite kind of workout a 6-by-150 meters. …
If not for track, would play tennis. …
Favorite sport to watch is soccer. …
Dumbest movie he has ever seen is “The Gambler.” …
Book he just couldn’t put down was the Bible. …
Favorite junk food is Gummy Bears. …
Favorite healthy food is salad. …
Last TV binging was done on the Cartoon Network….
His dream car is an Audi R8. …
Loves to shop for hoodies. …
Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers. …
Favorite athlete is 2024 Olympic gold medal Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo. …
Easiest subject in school is writing. …
Toughest subject is calculus. …
His pre-meet ritual is listening to music. …
If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be his friends on the 6th floor of his dorm. They would go to Wing Stop. …
If he could be any action hero, would be Miles Morales, the third predominant version of Spider-Man. …
His friends call him Rob or Robbie Josh. …
In 10 years, plans to be an accountant. …
Flew a plane when he was 16. …
Has visited 25 states.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60: 6.94 (2/17/2025)
200: 22.35 (2/27/2025)
400: 51.90 (1/17/2025)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 10.59 (4/19/2025, wind)
100: 10.70 (5/10/2025)
200: 21.62 (4/26/2025)
400: 51.08 (3/29/2025)
CAREER RESULTS
